Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1915

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•F()ulsh<>m, J. Allen, . 'II.: tD;,tter.ell. · J;;t;:t~:~:s~:::
F. R. Asht,m" H : .C. Stratton, F .
·H. FI1l1 urook, ,G. W. Hayw.a.rd, v. ~~~~~t~Ba~~\k:
'$,. H. E ,..rl4lY, Hi Sootche,r, ' W ; . e.,
· F.rank Euwn.>:OO, ,E ..' E: W lls,' T. 'B lrovni\
Holh,way, Frank Jiiu.llbroo~, J .
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Bridgoo, A. G. · P al n1er, vy:.- A ... -TOC-- ''L
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Wi. R. H nmbling, C. Han.ia, <;:-. .1
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wife: 81'w the .~olj~b~.e"' ''It ·the tram t'e=.!!-hru., ·,
8.I\/J . ~liat.JrIl , ~s~If:·.-"'fI.S·. at. S·t. : Mary.'s · enurc!);.,
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.~, Gr~en · 6Md··ti1.: ..t'.wli~m:1l&-~~e..,q' to- sign on
!lB. & , &J!~l!\l const'o.bk . ,he.
stipulated. th ..t '. Ii..
The committee. in presenting t1ieiJ'
oourd:l\arve ~fr.om.,tJie ~liours of, 'to. fu.. 2.
report, 6JlJid :·
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T,!fe !,1I\glstr~tes" clerk (Mr. A" Ii. ' Jones) Baid
'rhe c1u h has, to a considerable
thp,t, mlgnt 1)e w, but it 'WaS' IBid down tb iit'
'oommon wi th otlier eimil·..r liS~~!~;i~~~~'
~li~n~ver h e _wa_s' c~!led: ., out' he" had , 0 obey.
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, Are r.1?\l,.Sllggeeting; that:: Yl1u only!,tbough~- th~t.
effects of the ..great · Eur opcan
the C{)untl'Y bag b "'ln engaged ·
mJlmsel:r , proud fhp.t tbelr pr'!Bld ent you were'-lIlIoQle to "erve. at that ,pa.rtloular timer"
No politiel\l gatherings or I'nnl',"" !..1
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" ?£:PlI.!l~a~~nt f?r the bo,:-ough was,
11z:. ·,G;Mn:. Yes, ~_ -q\tite. .ljhought . so, _
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Iiolding a.~ 091tlOn ~n ., h18l- M3J ~ty,!s ForceS' (li P.. 'l:Jre) cl.erk : W·f, y, djd: you' pot· .~av .t hat OIL the
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.hey- h ea.rllly ' ,?ongratu1l'ted Colonel CM-.H'-J wroto' tli'nt 1 wae ,in, ,and. t hought th ..t
of t.he day fro lIl 'a fin nricinl poi nt
W.llBOn _.()n t,he honour which had )jeen bestowed wa.s 811ffioient .... r . .
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greatl v docl-enoed the . r eceipts.
uP,OP .him, . 8J?d· they "U} 4-op~ that wh en the
,,1r:' Green snid ~· t·bat;: aliliough he was .. blG. to g~
' We 'have every confid'e nce" nOweYelr,
a.n~~&1 mee~lIlg WIl8 bela! tIi~y \You~ weTcome to .. churep tv,dC'C" on' tbe" SUtl'd"y" be' was' utter.ly.
the un ited support or f\Jl t ho
tilr~!'l' M'em~er . ~ec~~t&d '!ft:Ja thOse -,hoD<!;u rs un1l.~· .to. g(). on;AlltYe on . th.e., b.ridJ¥l '.fo..r four hOllis:
be able to retrieve ' our fin
w~.ob' Ire' , d."8e"".ed,
D.~g the: , l."st , e ight Whe·9:·h~ Il'BClllv<\d'.the..notl<l!'1l!e notified_the polipe
as' wc 'HO ,l\blo to res)lme 'our or,diilal~V
m6nbhs; poht:i.eal life o'ad been l1<lmeXls~ t III the of-bis .<Iondition.
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OUr hest t hanks are due to
oluli, and;. ~00<t: 'pol~tic. ; w~ ' JP'&Ctically ~xtinct
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sa;d;"it.. Be?rp.E?d that·,. the cnrd
'(Mr. P el\Ch) for the '
th~ug?OU~ tlie .~lDgdom .. ~e~. ~e~ fighting for ~h!ob: ~~. G,l~eel!' lrtro:.se!lt-#, tbe; Police' l.lre&ted
tlmt V).Cfury. wnlcli woul~ .. lie W
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, . a .,wro!\g . -,mpJ;~!!6l()n' 'altogether, . .I{e stated on ~it.
r'!ndel'M in controlling Ithe
. ftlt;\uel . .ndl.,it': wa.s .Q!!. matter: '!'f'
I ' tb&~. -lt.e .\~'lIdlJ', ..that: h &. lIii!~,t4, ta,\r-e- . to', his ' b.jd;
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lIlElIUlEllS WITH THE
th ..lt. whatever _ ..tl1m-r! politicaL
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"We a m proud to ho able t o: se.y
when the, gre.a.t oaltaame: u"nn them
, ~~e.• Bene~, havrn,g d el,b"rat'!d'; . the ()ltnu'man .
bem of Illis club, including our nr,~silJ.ent:
&II th~e; differen~ I\nd , st;?od'
to 6a.td> :l;li~~ , d:h:o~urse oire- could- n»pre ciate the faot ·
. shoulder ~.. the d efeDCe ' Q~_tbelr" country fa.p- that 80 JIlany' .citizens had oomee'{orward
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man , anu ch nirman of the
8ponded 1.0 tb"ir coun t ry's, call
plause}, Durin.g ~e c'o~ing_ y,eo.~ ,they had got, to ~ii!Je ' to a.ssis~ . i~ the , pr.o osrv.ation.of law ' n.nd ,
~e~, ~eat'er C."SIS, n w'!l.6, f ·great reflection. order" l But ID acceptll1g, th e d.utiilto of a willill gneeA to mak e eve ry slluifice
h onour of t.he Empire by joiomg
on th'tl Y~'ltl\ of· tile oo~try. tlint ~ 63 per cent; of cons~'abl~ . .Gree,n -Itad· mllde
Fo1'Coa.
Two members, . Private. .
,the recullts were married men,
It was' ' only
effect
h e' wOllta to ·the
the 2nd B"U.. li on G r elludier Gtlards.
necef.i&af)\'. lh Urjng before th~ iYoullg ~ men t4e ,
di6charg~ ' am .the- .l
Morley, Royal E ngineer., liave
nooesllity '01. enlisting, bnt he did. not beHeve
. If·ia :-view<wn&, ,.and ' ,
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hn.tlle.
All honour tQ .
t}ra.t., Uwy: Bnou[d' cDme to force . '
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The clnu is pr<>uu to have had'
tlIielr &el'vicee. ~ ~nd he was "
certain t1iat'
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TIWro ~ro u very large number of'
~.,~~';~~~~:o~t',itlhe,
and ' ·other.
for i vanou. 'Tel\SOn6 nrc nna bl e· ,to
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would!
l,u, A'\11lIy. drilling w;Lh the local' dil:f/lj1,c<i ,.",,;",~,'~!'
whose services wouJd ,be of UBe
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(j) ONGRATUL ~TIONS TO' CAPT.
'We heartily ~ongrutuillte our
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every.!' conof the club and MeUl!>.,r (or.
. allie t o'-a.tteool to bUi ParH,.· offic.9'f. .~r
well -enrned pr")ID otion ill his
mphtoory'
but w'h en ' t-he :w,a.r termino.ted he sideration . t1-eat hini l!0nslde:ra~ly, and w,o uld
We arc aure t he !J ;·gh posit i·on
attaiued. wou¥ ' come back Bndl' tf\ke his pl/l-Ce . a.mongs t order bbn to :pay the OOBts of. the" prooee4ingt!,
will he flll ed with that Z Cl\1 and
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to. duty: thelll once more. fte (the. chai rman) 'looke d for,;. ~nt .: Q-Rll;EN' A:ND
C0STS.
wh ich has always cl. nrnctoriaoiJ our gallp,nt Me m- wiord ... every ' memb'er did- to .. glori!)cU9 futu re,
:Mr, Green : , Whll,t' is the .. alt¢rnatilCe T'
T·lre
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ber, and we. slDc er; ll' tr us t he m.s.y. be sjllllr ed' to and·
everlll8ting-peooe, ~Jid ' ther S&lisbury- Club,
The chairme.n: ¥ .ou . are or~red to pay the
roturn to h IS Parhl\mentary du t les Unb~med.. :,
put ..out ita, 8~g' in'. thl\>t dir!,ction (apDepo,t of the S.P .C. K.
' OO6tsl of' the pnl.ceedin'l's. " ~o " l1ne-· has b eeD im" ' ,
ll'ho mempership at tho cl".b rem airI 8 . about the
Mowbrah Pu61;catlons,
.sa.mo. S6ve~tY'l!OvWI new D!embers 1111o+e
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BeOOn~Cd• . He 8a.i~. that Colo~el P()soo·. . .of course -thete woiild' lIave to be a.
Statloneri. Relief; Stamlfu,
· el1l'Olled durll'g the ye!\J, SlI\ce . ou~ la.st· MlnuaJ ; Wilsqn.'·s l'&Cen.t. »;ppolDtment was ~ . v.ery hIgh distta.i ri t ,in defimlt of payment. - i
MI:'- Green e.sked· if 'ne oould' raise n. que'stion ..
me etin~ W e h llve · had ·the m isfortunel to, loee tw<) J honour, MId' t.lte pr()motion w4icQ' he J(afned was
Printer; B\;okb lnder.·
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mem ba,:!, by d eath-Mr. J amea Drew :. an d: Mr: in every; C~pllOt· toor:'lUghtly ,desen-ed (app,lause). The!e~magistral;eg had. practically.. con victed , him
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George Short.
B Glh were ol~ ' .'~ld 'esteem'ed: Thty. liov,edJ.: th!l~" evel). further' h <>J)Ollrff' 'would · be 0( : thIs.
...The clark said there' wruL no _ con.vi<l'tio~, .but he
memberR of thei club . . A l ast . tribute of,
beetow~{' upon him: j' C!,>ptain Rushby'B- ~. d 'lath
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~a.t , blOw; to ~heIl1- ~&ll. He was re&pooted ha9 b.een' discha rged: on .pa:ymellt, of-the oosts:
at W~gton:
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At the annual conf'ill'imce of the' iA,C, C;,~ I
. ·est-.eoiilned 'bJ all, land .b:e ' migltt- so.y that
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In. London on Frid"r, June 5th, ' Mr.! w.. :D, G'ea.r. W1illfuAt;onl Club, in 'whioh he Iiook soaeep ~ tnk~n the action' of snmmnlling 'nl e. for not carry::
was· presented with I th e distingilislt'ed service' intilTe8t;· . o.~edI ·its ·.. p,resent ,. positi9n· to . Captain ing out my -duties in a';proper.ma:Jmer I'oouid 'not
consoientiously w-ork.. .with...him e.g ..in . as a special
m¢sJ, an honour he r ichly d eeerves for ' much RUl!lhby! s' aoillt.y floud' fol'ooiliht, (.q.plause).
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' gOM wO.fk done on behalf of tlJ e club, - 'Mr,
'J1e propOB~tion ' was carried. I
" The cleM sriidi it . ,nil, open for M"!'. Green to
J , 'M: Wri l(nt . WI\,S 'pres"nteQ. with I' an e;Ltra . bar'
, ' Crn- "N""L WILSON
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8(lJ.ld in hj:s -'resigna~ion, and.,tp.e· .Abief constable
for 'h,s additional five vears' service. lIt1-. E : .L.
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Brya.nt ana .Mr. T. Edw'l-T:ds &Iso Iattended. the ·
Mr. P~ooh ' mov.ed' the ·xe-el'ectk.n J. ~f [ Colon'e I . would th·e n consider. whetlte1.';·:he· would, . lIo-cept it
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Lelllie WU1;on" NI~ n /:,"e&ident. 'They .)"~! j'ustly or. not. He' was not bound _to-acce nt" it.
oonference I lIB . del eglltes fiom the <11ub.
.-M-r. <kee ll declared. that .he . would nnt .pay..
ru;QEITNE . RULERS~ \
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proudr of ' hiilr !!II tlleir' Member, a.nd i~ : was . a
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, 1i _,. great. priviIeJ(o <to- the club·Aa.t they had 8uch a ,The police ()ould ..take. what action ·they. chose; '
ITlie soc~...l e1 ,e of the o~ub .liM '1ndl!ll", the ~cir" ~!.d.ent. CAllone!, iWi~son--w"," with()ut: a doul)t
BEFOR~
G-OiNG OFF ' DUTY.
Tlie · UBUal, on9' 0[, the, mOfit!.stttaigCtforward· fearleBs a.nd REPORTING
cpmst8nCBS1J been well mamtamed.
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r men he -lind ever sean I . Thosll f were " Mr... Jolm Humppreys, ·of' " G:rP,"court," . Con'
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ILII ·au t umn
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t~e entries"
~;. an~the I comDetitiOn~ ; .tli'0',!kInd of- men R' &din§; wanted u.nd tbe-...saliB .. naught Rise, Ren,din'g , w!l~",. nel<t -' l1]JlmonOO tha.t.
Keenly ' oonteete~. 'i!lie ,. StEjwart Abf!lD;! ;:: \iJiiI,J: · liu!T .Clu!ii"r.e'qui-red; . ~ ~
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I~, nge cUf' was 'Yon by Mr: G'. J. jRogep, ~, 'rhe . ! Dr. _G-\.I F . M.-u.rxeU, ~onded ~ and, the propOBi c ' been on ·th .....4th ·
special con8~ble,
there negle ct ·a.Dd
e ompetitlon for the ",Leslie ~ilsolli " c up lii n«;>.J;, ti>on :W;IIi8I '
wlithi.,&o.ore.m~t.ion.
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Mr. A . J, refuse
U,K eyoor" and ! 31 B ei1t~I" CUl'8 ha.ve lafJ:orded..
LFoster,' report ~~~s~~, :!~.,:
the members ,/"ooy. evenl1lgs' .euJP.YII1-ent, a;ltliongh
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wo ha ve 80 far .,Dot succeeded iD *lnning ' eitner.
of the
trophv. The wni.~t drives have be~n vefy~ p·oP.u ..
lar. in the ChrlstmllB drive nearly 100 p.embers'
took p."rt, alld We \vere ~ble, owing ' tO,·the
gen ercl!!ItY .of sev4l!1\1 m embers, to olter 25 prizes,
The committee take this
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oord ing their gratef:UI' thanks
gentle- ,
men who h"ve ' so kil)dly c
prize .
fun da for the! variOUI! eomp
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j The alfr esco ool\ceft.s· on the laWjll ..in
part of the summar were pumerously :a.~I~qe<il;;J
by the mempcrB' e.nd their lady. fneDda'
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mnch appreuia~
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.1'tlrDler-1lEIcondell,
. We "Te Imuch mdebted:: to lIIr•
., Eckett for i'th~i!; vo~untary'
la,w n and garden in' iluch
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