Berkshire Chronicle Reading 12-1915

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gift of , £2 2•.. ffor. tho War Buppli"" D~pot, which'
OW"" ~uoh apwema.tcd.
~ferenoo wo.. ma.de to .. the
oplcnd.d work! being dono by tho War Burpli.. .
Depot and Mr. Clayron njentioned that up to date "
£!AlO . ~ 1>?-B~ 8ubscr>bed. I ,M!. Gladwin 8a.id I the ' .
War 9ffioo .hoo ooopboo. cortalO patterns of the .
Bupphea Depot.
With muoh boNiiality M·r. F . Magg8 was el~ed'
a vioo-p"f" ident of ' the ' '()ommeroia l Trave,IIeie
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Benev~t In6tibUtion.
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Tile 8001'eta.';y ' mentiot><>d that'l in oonnection with .
the final J6Obtl~ment with r~ga,d ro th? (Und8 of &n' ) '
old comme,Clal trav" lIer,,' 8"",ety, di.soovored by.-',
Mr. I. W. StokEfl, of Reading, the authorit.ies o( the \
Benevolent had doub\ed ' th",t gentlema.n'. vat.... i
Jt. was !,grood to Iflve ·thoee mcmb~rs of the ' 08llOcUIMon wtth t1>o ColOlU,8 a free ~eoelpt.

A · . ",Usfacrory report ·wa. pr.....nted at the ann~aLl.
-meetm/!, of ,·the ; Rea.d-in}!' 'and Di8tlTj'ct C.ommerclal
,Travellers' ,AW..<:iatioi'l, held 'o n Saturday., .cv:e ning at .
the Groot ,We.te:-n ' Hotel. ·· Those present·. were
M" •• ,.. .. ·W. F . Kynnsron (ch.a.irman), 'e. Gladwin
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(vice·chairinan" S. A. Cressw,,11 (hon: trcasu!E\:') •
W. C. Goo:l~y, A. Hugh.,.., ;T . Hunt, H . L ....;. H.
;CONCE~TS AT THE WAR '
Lay, F. E ., Mn'glls, W " J : Neilh W. T. Penfold, J . .
G. RoW!, C. T. Payne, E. SmltlJ, A. W. Warmmll'ham, .F.. Wi'lls, W. G. ~ Ather8mith, H . 'Burton, W.
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,H. Clayron .(!ton.eecre.l'!'ry).. .
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' Apologi~8 were .received .from. Mr. A. W,. .Pa.y~ ,
· who is rccov~ ring from 'scvere/ illnc83, a,nd Mr. Wal,
PARTY. \
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Th,! alUlual .' r"por~, .. pr~red by the ' eec~etary,
oontamed the follmVlng: Too w&r b,a.s affected u.
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and I cannot; .p""" over the ro8ignation ' of . some 01
OI;lce aga.in . the wounded soldiers at Battle
our old meTobc~a without expr"""ion of ' ilinoore
School Hospita.!, in:(no uncertain manner, voiced
regret, &.rid Iwpe the ,Ieee i~ but tem,!>onlory. ,When
their appreciation and thanks at the ,close of '
I draw att.en.tlon t:o ,the unprooedented 'experi'lIlOO I· another ,v ery' enjoyaDle"and succe6sfut" concert '
of our oommeroe generally, durinjl' the ' past .' y';"r,
' p rovided by ' the R~ o.ding ' Favourites Concert
with heavy &M . totally UJl(\~pooted blows at i.t s very
Party, ,:A vote of thanks, proposed by one. of the
life, it is 'tittle obort of miraculous tba:t we find our
soldiers, to the &rti.te. was endoMed by thr".
trade and oommeroe 60 good and .finanoo 80 soup.d,·
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Our all8ooiation, oonsi.tinll' as it doee of reprooen-.
rou81Og C eers.
e c air was a y
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' tatives of m&Ily of the I....gest and moot reliable ' I Mr. Percy Ullen, Mis. Lewis being "t the piano"
~'hOu.&e8 " ,.in the oountry, h.... also (""rhapa unOOnwhile Mr. R. J . Irving sgain officiated as pro·.·.
eciously) pas~l through a period ' of gi-eat .uncer·
gramme steward. .Madame E. . Bright was hear.d
taintv an1 .dang>er, Dt?CeSsitating caroful . procedure.
to greaf advantage In,,her two item8, ': My He ro~· .
At tho time o£ .my last report we none of us knew
a.nd" Wh en you come home," wh;lst Miss Doris ·
wh",t W..... before "'s, &nd the fact that we ' 'iu-e 110
Bright held her audience spellbound by her : '
sound , . .fin&ncialiy, and ,. that we . have ·108\'.·so few
sp~endidly delivered recitation" Handed down,"
~r •• .~. due entiroly to our valiant ·Army ' and
and caused laughter' with a second !,iece termed ,'
g-\""IOUs ~..vy (whom C:pd protect). .
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" Domestic Asides." Mrs. Pel1lY Bishop j!8ve IS
W9 num.ber .to date. lb7· members, M . agaiMt "169
fine rendering of Tosti's . ' ~ Gc·~d.bye. " Mr. p . ..
I...t· yea.i-,.. ..nd I : atill hope to receivo some oVCI'due ' Uffim a&ve a very fine character sketch of .. The · :'1 ,
8ubscriptlons for 1915.
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, The InotitwtioWl.-Exoollent work has h<>en done
Sheeney Man," c.using great laughter by hia ·
. hore with botter r~8ult". We have more Bubsor.ibero.
make,up and facial expre88ion. while later
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READING FAVOURITES . CONCERT

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be-nev.olent" and our

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Join tho £«I>st ill spirit, and hy our uru!.od Eoifortwo
. ~al.I ' ra"' · a . 'lum t,hat. :wi\1 be . 110. reala,,;,istlLnoo to
throo worthy cb .. nhes ·we. a'e "Qut ' to help..
lIn oonohis'on, I e"p""" mv tbanks ro our chdir,
m4.n : Mr.~ W. 'F. Kyn:t.Ston,. '(or "h.is zeal apd ron.d.v
"'I,i.tanoe at ' iLn titne3.. I regret tha.t his Y<"Il' of
office haa affo:U&d him so littlo opportunity of pr.o\"i~" his worth.
W.b"t·he has oone he h..s . dono
wfllingl.v. hut 'I readily r!)OOgnise how much more
htt: wo",ld ~vo .d,one had .there boon opportunity.
Our th8.nks are h18 due and \1'ell deserved.
My
...\:>eCiai tho.nk. ..,;" tendoced to "n officers al)d
memb""" of oommitteca for faithlul ....iatance a.nd
rellul .. r .. tt-endanoo.
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~ !!'he ohainna.n. in propoein,Cf ,t he adoptrion - or tbe
ropo:t, Mid th<.'y thanked their hon. secretary .lor
hi. ~rt.
It was up to oommcrcial travellers to
do &11 thoy coUld ro keep too Hag wa~ing.
Commerciial travellers' .houIa be ' ;" gr&&t 8.s~t ·to too
oollntry. They oOuld riot ..n be in - khaki, but in
the interclilinge of oommeroothey wore doing som~
thing to keop t·h o Empi.ro going.
Ho hoped the
differ.. nt tribunals under Lord Derby's s('henie w{)llld'
b,..r this in mind'. Too sdbeme. would par\licularly
affoot ·the firms ' whiCh' wore omploying young. men,
as ag&inst the old establiaOOd firms whiCh kept to
the old "Iineo. With regard' to their &8soCiAtinn. ' he
wnS sur.; that the 8u8pensinn of tho """",I · funetioM
m<>l; with their wisb.ee. The idea of tho" ph..nrom
dinner" I>a.d met with ,approval wherever he hu.d
shciwn the J1lenu allover t.h e · oountry. a.nd .giee.t
credit for initiating it was due ro Mr. Ma.ggs. · He
hoped the m<moors would make it a great suc"""•.
Mr. M&g~ !tCcondod the :propo.;!.ion, whioh waS
.carried.
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,to tho finllonOCfl, whioh "l'e in a ..o.ti.£acrory oondi-

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"Rocking
The sketching by Mr. J. '
of great aUrscLion . TI.. ~

to ha.ve heavier roll. made upon them .... a ..Mult
my baby to sleep."
of the w...r. (Quite rooently t·he children of a \ comC. Aldridge proved
me:'cial traveller who has fallen in the def"noo of
"Storm Fi<'nd." · by Mr. A. Taylor, and the
our EmIJire ". w<>re admit~ei to tho schools without'
.. :Green Isle of Erin," by Mr. W. A. Glasspool,
were hea.rtil'y applauded . ' Mr. F. G. House WBB
('ioctio.n). . ~v<.'ral I)l<.'mbe~ when r('mittin/!' sub·
scriptions a.dd a little far the ." Samaritan.". We
in good voice, and gave a capital rendering of
U89 tl)i. · fllnd for mronOOr. only, a.nd . it'. a. rca l
"Wh.n the ebb· tide Hows,"
Mr . . Bill Mo..
he~;,.u,.,i~.~The' ,,";'otmt hithru-to on' deposit with had bis usual 'rousinll reception. and si nging "Th3
the L on~n COunty and W~tmiWlt.er Bank has· bOOn
Magi3trllte," gave th e ., b oys" a good chnnce of .
t,ransferrod to tho lill.o5 4~ }>er ocnt. Wa.r Lo&Il.
joinin~ in the ch{)rus, which they did rot ne.3' eet: ..
E1unds generally are oati.sfacrory.
Mr. Jlm Del! ca used much fun by .. H e's 'uwved
to a. bigger house ' now," and · 110 'ronr of laughter
, In9ura:nce.-$e1'e-ral claims h" ..e boon made duriug the year under accident poEci-es, and Ifl <>ve,ry
went up when the bi~Oler house "':18 found to be
c~se ·.ett.loed to the cnt:ro sati6faction of the ' assured
Wormwood Scrubs, Mr, Ted Hobbs. as uBual,
mem~'".
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proved a favourite hy. h
is 'ren"eri
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Clal.
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Willie.
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Il"l Annual Dinncr. -A f""olu'ion wa. oo.rr~ in
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...""M Comm".tee, November 6th: "That in place (Me•• rs. J. Graham, E. Ch.!>ffian, ' R. Jam es,
of tho &Multl d.inoor, 110 . " poontom ,d·innor" be ar'
Il,nd S. Evans) were in ~ocd form, nnd splend :dly
ra.nged to raise fund. for the Commerc.ial Trav,,1Ier.'
rendered" I II absence." Cigarettcs were hnllded
~ncvplent Insb:tut,iWl. . Cornm()r()i~1 Tra~oll ors'
~olIlld p tll#ig th~ evcni·lg. a.nd one lind all had II
' /SClloola·. , and Roading Cbamb,," of CotIlJIH>roo War
'thorouszhly elljov~ble time.
S~pplies Depot. The prioo of the tioket, to .be Os•. ,. : At Wilson Hospital on Sntn~<lay Mr. T. J .
allil upwa.NI., cr 1•. for <>o.oh ooursc of the monu
Wl1ld~on rook. the eh..ir, whi:e Miss A, G. P"ntprovide:!." I sinoere.!y hope . for. the ••dive interm
in? pralided at th e piano. . 'T he ,a.rtistes •. who
of every ~n.be" in thi<! novel effort. .T o all, far
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In acooNlaooe wit.h precederut the ' vioe-ciIa.irman
(Mr. C. Gladwin) will ..oo the chairm&n. llOl(t year.
M':. Cla.yton proposcod tha't Mi'. A. Hughes b6
the vioo-chairman for . the " eMuing year:
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. KYlNLston, in eoconding, sa.id he WR. sure Mr.
'Hughel would adorn . tho position.- Tho proposition wa.s ·, carried'. with. acclamation.
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" Mr: CrOMwell w/'o. unanimously r~ected hon.
treasurer, on ·tq., propooi.tion of Mr. . KY"I'Bron,
.000nded by M,," · Bal>OOn. who both refehed fio his
i.horougb"..,.,g o.n<l capa.o::ty. ' ..
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· hon' !l eecreh.ry. ; ea..~ toor,! lVa• . no one ,h~ w~ld ·liKe
bett.etjto 8er·V;& hIm Idurmg his yror of office tlUU1
.Mr. d';ytan. , ~r . . Kynaaton, in" secondihg. 60,i4
they were delighted . that Mr: Clay ron --«'ould tako
on tho duties . a.gain.. The ' proposition w-o,.; 'oarriOO .
accl..mot:ion.
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.Tho Gen..ml Commit:t;ee
re:"looted, with ./;he I
6uootitutipn, of . Mr. Kyn.... tQn' for th~Joe\V VI" ....
ohair man.
follo't" :
. . ' .. B. BcnMtt . .W .
Baker, . E:
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I?enhllJll,
W. C.
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E . .MILl{gs. W. , J.
Payne,' ·Wf,· T .. Pen·l
'. A. W. Wa"Qiingham"

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we r e mostly a!te.rna.t!ng t lelr turn-s Wit
ll06pi t~1. an p-oved to be in goOd fonn.

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In ad· .
dition Master Reg. Brind played a p' a'lO 8O!0 of
"Popular AirsJ' . A d istiocliy novel turn was
given bV Mi'. Harry T~leaven, the p"pular
ventriloquist, in .& couF,1e of "hum" FOongs,
'.. The Ba8soon ,"
..nd' Our silver wooding. "
Ci,.,.rett!'s; kind:y provided by I the cha!rman,
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A FANCY TIN OF

STREETER'S ' Gold [or Silver '
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For a XMAS PRESENT
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