Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1914

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1110 d ignity .1. an~
wllich G"and Master
h iD duties left

an

upon t he d epll t iee

fel lowa ' A.M.e. at
oondll(' ted

the

.conference

t a ct nnd w ith scTnpu) ou3

one o f the deJ egat.ea to "

mall .

'1'1 ", IMt inc:den t in a mlem!ll'l~l
el' i ng wa.s t.he prescn
SC \'.c uty- fhe guinoae and a
.

to G .M. Wright.
i n a body and

.. F or he '6 '" JOUy Eood
CORDIAL VOTE OF T.B~J!fi".:
G. M. Wright wao
vo te · of tha nk s tor h is
in th e c h.ir o n the moLiOll
whu in nn eloqlljlnt 8pesea
h eon\!lliment on hi. ekilJ'
'Ito g Uild Il.laster, in ':"~ok;;O~t~,if.1~~

tl , .~ l'nnl! .J i me nt . ami.d

a
8:ud that th ough

e ll :h U~ ; l1.., m.

ol,fih '\' h ad

b een

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Royal Soa
\Vomen, 1,

r.1 ..., b<'C n ave. r1 happy one.

Royal

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HO:!pita,l: ' Margate:
;

National' ·

yontnor:

Hoopital,

A )[ ARK OF CONFIDENCE:
P. rn . W . P. Wright, with:. 1~ ~~~ ~
"'"" 0) •.'0 1.... 1 a t tho hej,d ~l . the pnlH;,.\ "
11 ,,· . (·,,·l'll<1 n of r epl'6Belltati rlla to . :tjle .

roo.ei.Jn,f ,' 40

k'~. i!la n t~ e n ~xt c a ndid&tei ~n

·d om i· :

. ciliary treatment is twenty· throe , en and
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fourteen women, which numberfl inolude ife~~~J~
!~~!~ile
eight. men and fou,' women awa.iUn
Bdmi8~ I'

in

~~ trlore

.the "li.{<&~

.ion to Mnatoria, a.nd for whom I a.rrangemente witt bo made immediately vaCAncies '
occur. It wjl1 be noted that the number of
pcrrOIl&!l on tho wo.itin .. liat oontinuCs to in·
c reM6, and in view or t.he lA rge nlJ~l:ter of

apnlica.t..iona whioh &J'l9 still be.infC reoei'ved we
can 800 no proepoot of improv I?ment in this
r e<J>eCt. The number of beds whiohlthe com- !!.''"'!J~:' JII
mit/oo havo occupied at thel prell&llt' time i.e r~~r:~~ii~

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if

lOU

thigher
he committee
will
permit of.
We &re ' ~f
tJJeany
'e stimated
annuL) I oom" of
Qpini
on than
tha.t j if
ben~ fit ie to be derived by

~., k , n~ t n bu t e to t he app.MCiatioQ
a i· l ~ ... fm cc ess ful ye ar of Qmoe. . _..,'

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The, nnmbm- "of pn.t.i cnta r eceiving

to l h r. i-' xc C' ll-e nt. way
which the
",ra n d Tnll.'{k! r had Bo·p port.ed him
tll <" )i2 H. r .

~' (ln r{' r e n('e,

Batbina:

\V()men , 1.

lJU: ,1I' er hi , chnin ef offioe to .
rua.."I~~r"i': C'Ct.. t h e grand ma8ter:u;.;j1:.~=~'

na t lon ;.l

Tlul number o! pationto m oa"!LI!?r\&
i'l):p.enae of the oommittee ie as
, Southern Ban&torium, Hutin"i":
W oodhurot Sanatorium, Dorking:
5.

very hard

c ;:, l'd H' ry muen the loyal
~r hi, Nlll ea gUe:! on. the board.

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A report from the 8aita·torlU[t' •.Il
Cnmmittee stated:-:- "
".

immred peraoM fr-om in8titutional

~rH, Dill S,1'OW OPTrMISTIC.

~Ilt:ment

wR iti.n,ll'
periodthat
aft.cr
idenot1/ not
of be
the
iIon'!'
t i'l very
esscnt!al
thereevwould
a .,.~~i"'u;I~.
c..l j~Cf\eo 11M hoen discovered. We &~O further .()f opinion that thia matter Mould at once

h "l la id bMore tbe Na.t.iona.l Hea,lth ~nBura.nco
Co mmi..ion (En~land). and have. Utere!or.,
"Pl'oint.ed Mr. J. Rabean Ichairmul of thio
. "b·co mmitteel. Mr. ·E. P. (:QUier. land the
clerk to the commltt..e ... a deput.;ti,on to

B.':0:. IT. B ri,!ow, Pr?y. p .8., .eeen by
n.

l ll!'on l (' J ~

wa ,

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N'pl'('sen t &tive:.

sa.id be

optImi stic regarding the

futUre

Odd (e ll o'.\·shi!'.
An e ncouraging I.e.
tu r e ( I f , t he A: 1tI C . , he a d-de d ,' was ' -t:be

of
I

~ x t r:l '.'rd ll lnr y

mt.e rest

evinced

in

W I\ ;t,

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ing adequa.te san.toris" &CCOmmoda.Uon, rh::!~~~~~IL~~':~~
nnd
pleaded lor a Ilnitv of the 'fob that· I
wo uld rej(1lrd the prohlem. as~.. t~wn pr\lh·
lcm .
They had mnny eviaen'i'!8 ' of the

beh,a.f o f tl, e iuve nqe s. after a'll

n r~ l!() US d'l Y 8 - work, " , be said .
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'I1 w~ s rath er a tim id pro posal, " att.id
B r~. Dr;6tow , d isc llORh~ ir Lhe resolutioll '
\~ h ! (:h . W M ado~tod, that th~ r~p reeeJJt6,.
: Ll (l n a t t b-e ,A.M:. C. 8hould , in future , ~ba ~
a t the r at e of olle d eputy for B.c r, 1,500", ~
8' ld Qn c for e very 6eoond 1,000 or part

Joval BuvPOrt of the Ioenl'""c • .A;1lt by all

elllF .... of P<llitlc81 tbought, .. Re, lhowever. ·
deprecat.<d the .t endency li"rritin.lI. in 800Ile W,';!lin1ilkiiJ.

qu'"l1lra to esy .. Why ohould weitake any
r e8pon)ib'lity . witIr . regard to' per)!ons who
ohould ' get · .11 they !""laiN> -~nder the
I""u~anoe ' Act.! ..
Adlnltting.... . he' . waa
bound to admIt. ,that ther..
in
th<J Insurance Act . urge*t1y reqmring
amendment. he oould not see why in.ored
pe~M had not some clo.im. upo~ the local
authority AS ordina.ry , 4lit:,teJl6 .f1 arid jf
there W&8 .. n<>ed 10r 65. !>etta hlo ·thoUght .
there WaB a C&8<l for the <JUl:i8r'diOing' Of .1
th,t number 01 bed •. "
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R eforrin·g to the d.p~t&tion to t11e COm.·
nli&"i ioners, ' Mr. Rabson said" the did nb\
come .away !Vith an 8"""rance ·!that any'
thillll definlt<; was I!oillg to ~ jdone. bul
at the .&me tune tellrng-flPtlts wefe -.brgnll'ht
before the Qfmmj8f1ioner.s M
the disp.rity· het...""" the number rof cue.
trealed by Re.ldiug apd the <1OUnty reo· .

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"J don't think it will h.ve the

t hereof.

e fTec t d esi red. and it Can only
~ fl. rdc d n~ a te ntat ive PTOPOSal .

be re..
There

w""'rpdinto.

" II{) doubt th a t s dr ~6tic change .will
h:1Y{, t o be m ad e .
·P cmonn.l1v. I . tbink
!iO!) I'{' !)r ese-ntn th e s i~ q u ite sutflcient .to
ca r n o u t t h e b ueinct!s of n confer.enoe.
At : l r p:;i.'llt the nu mber m a k cIJ it quite.
u llwI E> H!' ..
Th e di ffic ulty is to get. :;_'.
I t .," " \ ,'v)lI ch c a n n.cc ommod ,d o us. A - De- '
Bu lt . {) ~ the gro wt h
the socie ty has heen
to llllll t to a g reut -exte nt th e tOwn8 wh ici
•e n n ~f'com moda t.o U6. . For ' in8tanC8",
thi' N~ lIS not a. haJJ l a.rge ellou~h t;O:. &C-

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or

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c(")J "n~ o rla ~ e

u !'\ in R e a-ding,

R .. dtng

1884.

In

We meti!"<irl

to

The j1.\l.mbe,l of del;;'

on that ,OOCf'R"ion was 4!.J&.
T lJ18 yc a r the 1lu.mber HI dele gate&- was
96e. "
Bro. Bri..tow . . id they' had c'~
~ al:f'S

p r~.se n t

The roDort WI18 then
U 'lQn the motion of
was deoided to
quest · the town
mediate con6ideration to
formulating ' . echeme lor
of all !l"''' ' rm

member.
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It m~y be ment ione d th n t t he recoD\me nd atloJ\ ur t h o direci.Q r s which
agre ed to Wll6 th a t Tc p rese!1 t !l tj ~h should.

"u

be. at t h" r ate o f o lle d epu ty for eyelT
1,;)00, a nd on e f<lr e ye Ty seco nd 1 obO .~.Gr

part t.h oreof . tl t.e propo rtion belng.-· nO,
fe we r t han 750.
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Sf' Yc ra l. ' ll.:m e ~H1JI,H:O Tl te wer e
propose4
from ,van ous o lslT] f'ta. hut these w.ere....aU

n.. sab red.
Th a n.. ndi ng d ia tr ict COl18id.
e reel . the mnt ter at the last halt.yearly
'n .~. when t hey agrOOd to submit '&

r-e:;olut lo n t() t he f o:1o wing effect :d ni s t r iei.s ,
o r grou!>6 ot di6triot8
. A ~ nll l rl be en(il lad to appoint three d"pu~
I fl ',. 10 re' I""'\ of ti,e .il .... l 5.000 m..m,ijerli;·
,n.n,d f ill-e d ep uty for every add i ~ionaI 1,500'.
J rll~l11"bt~ rs o r p J\Tt thereof {such pa.rt r &0 "
, ~o n~llS t of n o t loos t ha.n 1.000 members) J '

the case 01 grouped d illtricto a jqint .

m ee tin g o f the districts formin~ the group
should lte h eld · .~nu ally fQr the purp~

o f electtng dellu!,. .. and .,very lodi'6 i..:
th e di6tri c.ts e bou!d be entitled to
a.p pomt del egate. to oucb joih~ m<>eting."
T he Readillg' resolution wa. not pro.'
ceede d wi th at the A .M.C.
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J UnrLEE OF CUD DES DON
COLLWE.
The nn nllai fe-&tival of Cuddeedon College . .. ~';:..
Wu s hc lJ o n TlI.a ..day, when tho 60th anni.T~_
!

. a r." of the foundation of tho college "II

CO lli ll JU m orn.t 00.

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T ho vi~ princ~pa.! prCi1Cnted Canon John~ ~~. ,~,
ft l~m, form e r prlflClJl:&l of the ' ooUoge, ,and ;.:f!".
.no w ~ha. n ccllor of Linooln Cathedral, with a -. , . .
portralt b y. Er"""t Carloi' .ud Teplic& to be
g lvon to hlS WILe, a . cope for u.ae ini Linooln

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.. C.4hedral, and tJlO "'pen..,. of talring
·D .D. dog"...., together WIth the balance /if

'Ithe subscription. rai.::.ed fro m p.a.t and p '..

£ent IlI ombe", of Cuddeodon

Hi

rooognitillll

of h w long aDd dovotcd 86l'vice . to tile 00&..
logo.

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TIle

aftE-r

• Anniver... rv
Cavershsm Free

W<lre eelebrat<ld on
,,!ere
wl.l\ch .·
" . the l>~rentB take in ..:~ '!iCHi~n:r..;~~lCi.
On Sunday
t
U ' .th-e Rev. J.
B"'th.. ~II...'d
re. , .preachers at ._. _: -.-." '"

1l0~1
I,Th....
the ..,rv,oeo;

d ('\c"" .... f'I=t fm; thp t.l"V'flhTH~nt .ti'

'III E SIZF, OF' THE A.M.O.

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Mr. Roberts seconded. .... /'
Mr. E P. Collier 8Up!'Orted, and ...'ith
:re . ..rd to a l1<lint. rai...a by Mt. !taboo,,;
agreed that tl\er~" were great a~om!,Ji... i~ '
tIle l>resent meihoq of 1'emuner:atioO'" to

c on fi d e-nee.
Whe n the fmmra noo Act
CUTlie i ll t o o!)eration the r e wss a g~a,1
~URh of m~m b ers . '" Insuranoe was thMl
}n tJl e a ir, and be b "'lieved that it WM
o nl v t he f!l.lI inq ou t of /lIlIlly of thoSe who
ca. me ' ! n nt . th:'lt tim.e thnt had caused " ..

re du ctIOn In th e indep e ndent

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p E>·... t,Vf'l v

to klok forward to the future with . gnat

shl p.

of

1h e renort. nrge d the nee. ssity OF provid·

,no

p .m.

npon the Commi..ione1"6 ·w ith • vl<!'" to
ro·

11\Ylll g bolore them the ' c'(a.ct .~i~on in
g:l. rrJ to &&natorlUm benefit in Readu,g.
Mr~ R abson, in moving tlle adeppon

?n .. -en dc I"(>ci i o ll .
"It does no t leok _ iIe
If thf' r(" is nny d :minutio n of interest : ill
~h c. c:wc;~ . whe n w e eee be tween 600 6.l'rd .
d 't' [) ULl-CS ~ tt.e n di l1 g a meeting at:' 8..30

im~ i

respect.lvely.

of log PMtor
treRtmeot
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