Berkshire Chronicle Reading 08-1916

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.Mi~~ Giady. .str~eter. 'pupil of
has 'gained'tlle si ll'er medal .at '
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. At " m~etill'g ' Of tlle R eadi ng ' 1:Il~L"lCL,
th e fo llowillg brethren were
sent tl,e Pi.trict at It llI t'e<1 UI<
J"venile Irederat ion, to b e
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On AU1l"1l8~ 26th ,: Bros. W. J. "" .ts,on'"
well. E. Meadowcro·tt; and '1': Jut,te.,wl.r t:hj
nomirfation of officers vias a.s '
Bro. T . E. ' Povey, ·D .S:C.R.
J. Coope,' , T. Whiteh elo, A,
Si8tor M. E. Goddar<\. Com
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ment: (a) ' Town SeotiBn , Bros. E .: F. Gaine. ~n d
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, W. E. D oad m ...i); (b) CO'ln trv Section, Bros. T . J.
H ew lett. G. Fulker., and SiBter
HooBon. Aucl i.
St. Gil.;' schuol journey commenced o.n Monday. tor~ Bro, 'J. Pr·eeman ,
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Til" ln11111,,1 festi va l of th.e 1'1.' J[Jltryo UlielllOch s t
. S ,Id. V .SellOi)I. London She'l1', t~k I ,place on
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I .lt~f t he T~n;pc l'an cs HI n. :M l'. T. Waite
g':~~~~'l\7dT' Jltl e ll t) flUd i\fr. J. - a.lla.T(~ and Mias

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host rw ,lhn~ h~lpers,
(:hildren's e ]oyment. ~:!.cur~
'p ·StrG"tll' \' Hi ll and in othBrt filitectioDs

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of "'a khcg or l s mall sums to .purehase tJlem W1tll
will hu wcltOlhc. ' Va llotice tllRt the li avo~tlteR
' :Ollcort Party h.,.o a lso undertaken to help ~ "pply

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i-"I·: -h n OF A READIl\G VETERAN.·

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(li:'a-th tilok plac('. o n S ur:t(~ay . lllor~in.1 g} a,t
51,1of :!oj r . Th onH" Henry HOll.,:". · 16.
Quo u's l'oUasr", nr,uin~. A few da.'"s prevlOusly
(I ~M~orl had I ~\e ~\':i o.f h ~:-; !:;On, l ;r'nvate II A. J.
lJ Oll~~, hciug nli s,';ang . I t b ow g fea red that 11s ~nu.

t ho ' go of

Vr i.\·nto H Oll s" wont. outto find ,Malor
III the mea nWlnlo tetum "". but

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TUBERCULOSIS DISPEN~A.nY CAR·E .
ASSOCIATION.
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A mee t.i ng of the Execll ti vo Com m i t.tee of the
Tubercu10sis Bispen8&ry Care Assoc iation I Wl\S
- hel~ at 1.1L,ondon !>tre.e t. on Jlll i 23th, whon a
r epprt w~ ,.~ceive~ fr om th e .Relief S~lb .Comm l t­
tec of aaslst"ne. glven to patient. durmg the l ..... t .
tlll"ee mont hs. , In this period 37 c!'oSes h,,'6 been
dealt ~,th, ,nud , 23 ~re a~. p resen t ;receiving. llelp
E~tra nourishment, 18 b eing ~,.anted in 12 caae••
sev en chi l<h'en are boarded ou t in country homes"
and 1.",0 '01Q'r e ..i~1I be sent this ,veelt:. TV!o YOLln!!
men have l been lsent _ay for .. fe~ weeks' holi day. and ; t I. hoped tliev will D" -fit to resume

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(lv f'Jl()ok(.d :l~.\A re ..,der se-nt us 29 . .Gu., ~t·lld l\umh.•irt
{IU:~ . o ll,f'I::{ n:~I" e I ('.ont ri buted thol r tIll. es. w 1 8
ttl" h ..'i!'lket {)~d ~ \lr fron t office O?untol' l!i soon ;B- .
plo"i<hed after 'it i. emptied of it, coptejta. ~,ch
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work on their r e turn. Nine O&3e8 hA.a b een
c loBed . two are Buspended f;;r ~ time .• IUId t hree
have b eil n referred to the board of gu';rdil\n~.

~ L\T t' lfE S F9 R WpGNDED SOLDlEftf3 .
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IV" jmili led p ut in o ur last I ss l~e t hat f" l thoUlh
tl, e"e w.. a p)entifu~ Bupl'ly of e. ,g.a r6~tes. f~~ ~he
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(BRITISH) AMM~NIlION.

dl;ti e.. Miss
Harr,son W!\8 known In Reading I\.~ a . tale n ted
amateur nct ress.
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F ) t,C,O., [It Un i,·e rs it.\, Col,le !'6, Readlng, . wns
;Q;de(h31' 111 in obtaining t~e DIP omtl of .A.SSOC1!ltec.
·A.I.CT. .. fo r orga n playlJlg au art of . t caehlllg.

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'l'1 '1 l'i 1'l'Â¥ COLLEGI~ OF MUS C, LONDON. .
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e.nt eXtlmill. u. tions h d in. 1.01.1(10.0' :lIr.
A' H. Lu s t-v, pupil of Mr. P .. R. Se n i oner,

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and .ister of Mrs. C yril Lov6-;-wltjo has be-en en'
SlI i'WH SCHOOJJ Al\ N IVE.~{SARY . .
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Th o SUlld llY , S~ hool AnnlV~TFry of tho Castle · gaged in. tbe e dito rial departmoot of the" SOllth
sll·o"t Co n regat LOllal Ch\l.rch ook place on ~\"'­ "mpton Times ,. for n early fOllt yearB. b as joiT\ed
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,1 ('11 1a l'f!e congregu tlOlIB 'j Vere presellt, Ih& the li terar y sta,ff of the " North I ],fail >" Ne",.
~I:,'r;\;l ;:\..~, <.1ssi~te-d by the cho~r . sang, special ca,$t1 e.. on -Tyne. She WD.S the first 'w oma n journa:l~
ist to hold a .taIY appoint ment -in I the southern
" - oml Lwo elo'luent sermpl)s were preached

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l1(} thing more was Boon of House. Another &On of
t ho ~ SCt\ll 3(, U i ~ wo und ed. :Mr, ~ouse appears to
h~\' ~ \\' o lTi ~ ri a great d en l .over Iu s t.WO · 80~R, ,~he
fll odi p ll o'·ldon co a t th~ lnqu e!Jt showed t~nt ·he
(I! ~d from .hcmorrh ngo f r~ m lOllg+sto..nding ulce~8,
'I'he Ideceasod ~e rv ed for 12 yoars m the :Royal
,n~ rl c. oS H pg i m Oll. IT 0 had bee n for 26, yeari$ .at . tl~e

Tile R....ding Favourite. paid .. ·visit to No. 2
(Battle} War Hospital on . s;aturday.
The chair
was "Kain filled in exoellent Ill'anne. by Mr.
qeorgc Goo.d\\',in. Mi". E. Ca rter occupied th e
post of aocolDjJan ist, · and Lh e followin/! ...~ ti.tes
I/lIve. IJ.S lIBual of their hest: M,:•. F. Hart. Mrs.
.j>. ~i .l;oD, 1I:1i•• M. Bailey, 1\Ir. J . . C. Aldr~ dge ,
Messrs. GrIlr,t and G'·.,....eo, Mr. J . Hermo".
Mess rs. F. G . ,HOUSE>, A. T"vlor. P. Utten. J .
Smiti., . !l.nd E. Hobbs.
Mr.: S. L. 1'.fill •• who
m ade one of his rare &ppa aro.dces for "~he
]i'avourites . oaused g reat fun with Il i& song ", fi'a.,r
Away." ,The chairm'an set R new example, Gne
t hat could be well follow ed at 8I"a1\ ' expen"' .
"'V ~th e ... ,. "nd that was h e had p ersuaded fri end.
o( hi s t·o supply a sm"\1 quanti t.v. 'not lof cig.arettes.
hut 'match es, and · lhese were mollst thMlkfully
received by th e wounded boys. T ,e ' Favourites
ten~er thei r thank • .to the ch"irmsn 'or cll!arett~.
I,;e sup plied •. "od also ·1.0 Mr: and Mi,·.. Good"'ln
· and 1'.{e88,·•. Sta nl ey Gol.ling aud
Bowman for
theif kindn ess in supplying nJatcl.eB. Til e non:
~cretan; wil\ undertake t o distri",:,tie ' an~ s upplr
match es '''t· Ufe ' var ious war 'h oapi) als . if · ;,hey
are. sel)t' to hiim at· 26, "Eastern ~venur

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.R~DU.CTIONS

~oys' S~~ol &n ~~liday, Clothlng.

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ni "C ~it f acto r, . Th e f\mornl took prnce ."esterday. Ii" 'Hearlinp: ·Cemetcr... . and was ntten~"d b~
J l ilflll~c \~ (If t Ile ~u \,sr til13 1;11 ~I nd Rond~ ng Ve~~rans

S'rf<ANGE I fCIDENT IN A BArt~ER 'S SHOP .
.'\ ;l...:n JI:l l l0 1f, l'(~prE'~'eu tabve." of whlCll acteu us
On '11 J1esc1n.y S uwu el S teve.nR, of 3~~ E lgar Road,
ho."·er< . The bt·lglers w lrnd ed t ho La st . Po~t/'
Riiad ing , " wOllt to 29. Elgar I<.oad/ wl'e r. MI".
Tr. \ ,\ ;\ [) , Jc~' E ItTA I NM E NT 'ro -;WO;UI'{DED Wl. ooler ra~ries 011 ti,e busill&.s Qf a barbe.r, alid '
risked the pr0l" 'iot;i,r if h e co,uld lendl him a ";'7./(r.
"OLD] Elt~ .
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, . .I( ' " Wcd ues<1l1 .. ;Iuly .26. Mrs. E . ·M . M j · Ed \v",rds · Wh~I"r rephed t h a t h" could .110 ~ do ·, AO. but
<oU.1 . giv~ him ." ah ..vl\, to whi ch Strveus agreed ...
g-:H·,\ Lnc,t hor W H.st drIve, .
and elltotbnnmen t
i "~ low n at lonta!:lIe \· .11ll, London Roa d, tQ Whi s t . \Vh eeler )Va" g~ttil1g some 'later Stev"n~
tOOk
' up !l. . l'a7~ r and c·nt hiS. thro:l.t. He. \v~s.t.akon
;dJ4J Ut l :U), woulHlp,(1 sv ldien;. '?l-lr. J. 'V.' S hn.ck el
1"1' lI l lcrt~d ~ eXl'ell ~Jlt service, a nti :l\lr. C. &id9d~le, u.s t-cJ tl,e J·:-H-<l.\"a l Berka I(ospih,l, where h e l S _ det ain(l(1.
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'I.Y i'<H(lU!" flf ~~I> IA'lVCff'·O\"o. killd],. l ~llt 1>1" ~lle
OFdcER'S PLUCKY RESC:U,K
Ubllst"no l :lub l 1Ilt-. l'ombs fur1lJshed pl ~Y lllg
On Wedne.sdav two officers ware thrO,\Â¥ll rnto
c u ·ds, flowers \ltel'O Be nt b:? l.'frs. AlIa]}.t. ~ [FS .
t h e. ' ratE'l r. ljea r th ~ promeiu.ldt'-. t hrough .~ fSf\i~illg­
Hill o! t . J\I r:- > . n oh e l", 1l,Irs . ~Ma.tthewa, · a nd M.l's.,
l krril· k , ('o nf(>c ioncl',Y R.m.l othm' gifts . ~y IhlrR. ' boat .C1lIlSJ7.IJUt · Llou t . A. llarlow. of. t1\o Dulce o f
Lanc1kter's "yoomanr y, and I.ie-llt . Ln$ll moro. of
1! .I !Ti ~ , .!\ l r ..; . D e rJ"i ck. 1\lr5. Bille tt, ltIrs. ~rnY,
tl' E> nOYlll I>'lying CotVs, were in the Icr.aft. They '
:~ I. I.J ~lr";.I I H' nll p.e~'J whils t t h O. prize.s, 14 1n nu b er,
n il"e I nbo~,t ,·o ~o )l~ towed..· by nil.. eJoctqlc lallDc h.
W('l"t' g(,ll~.m u sly giYen by'lI,·s. T. U. J\:cu!) :Mr.
:, ,,11 Thl i, s j'm,,, tt. lIlra. h erm ,*,. M ..: nnd ·· M rs. and when one o.f the officers .mdvcd to !get. out to
tie th" 'roptJ the boot ca\»~lzed ;tnd l t1.. rew hoth
l\il lelt. Mr ;. · Di $liop. Mrs. F'red alld Maftc C.
into "the·' " a ter. Ilie II t . Barlow, who ;iS a . Iong';Ii" ( k~ !. Mr. "nd 11rs. l~id sd"l o, Uq: W'a rre~ a nti
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officer
got .illt<> difficult ies. For ". ~hi Je Li"",t.
L lw :' rd;- SUPpl1l11 (, I garett\~!i. l ·h~ gU~5t~ nl' ~'l yed
, B3.l'lo,," · con Ili not filHI hi fl ooin-pa.nlOn , but u ltlH

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fil·.r.; t took p art ~Il a whist d~ IY o .
hf' il g: 1 (c ut) Pte. H.Qb c l't ~ (119). 2

· n inteliY s ucceeded i n I'Mc uing him f rom. unoor-

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' ·""rl k ," 11.1:1 ) . "IJ. W .lIIoney ('1 3), ,6 W.BE>.inett
(11 11. .7 C. H . 1-',, 11 ,>1\' (1 08). 8 G.llti
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1,·,Ii) H. '\ " Iuit h (10G) . ]0 W. Ki
W".lkor ( InS) . I~ A. SiDcl~ir
II. /0":" i., ( IOn), A. Williams
iL l \ :11:'; l JP( \l1 ~lbtl' ibutoo bJ. M.r s .
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npat h' lhe boat. He was h ear UI.y cheered 11" he
brou ght the . r esc ued officer to the bn nk.
VISIT OF TilE IlAILWA
MEN'S! M.P.
M ... J. -n. 'Tho w .,), th e Rai hvll,l' Meti rs M.P .. w,,"
Hj)Cai< e r at !l ",ell-attended m eetin g ill t ho
I .. a rge l Town TIall on 'l'hursdny eveuing . . H? said
i t was grati<fying · to find that tpe tnajol"lty at
l oast , Bf rail wa:ymen i n .Reaain~ wer:or10"w'llr a.d oo.
1;Jnio!1ists an d that their lllE>m/>orsb,p. here nUlibe.red l ul'\vltrds . of · l,?~O. Th eirs W8 ~.; the la rgest
al.d Istrongest Single I rades U.nlOn III t he world.
'i'he long hour s and IOIY waKes in the ra ilway Ber-

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vilJO iw ere dne to ,the. ' a pathy~ ludi-Jt;()rence and

asked if lhe committee iva ra I>r •.
. {UlY definite statemen t a t thi8:~
to the ehu.rnct er of the cla im which
; made by . Mess rs. Huvtley and P~l mer.
Riot D"ma~es. Act.
A'(lermaD ·Bull r eplieli that th ey had recei ved l\
Messrs . Huntley and' P almers. · TIle
ittee wouH:1. d ea l with,'·i t.t ,\ltd bring
'a nd t hen Mr. Quelch wou ld be in
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seliisbnes8 of tho rnilwllYlllen t1"ml"1'lves. They

h i ~d · ol:al)~ 'd ef~r·red tJl eir programD?--e o.wing . ,OO tl~e
\\'rH. ' He 1l011dcmned, the SToat · "',58 \11 prtces.!II
. view· o f the u,lIp reC:ePoll tod buln.llce-q,h eet.g wluch
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Tire girt. at t,Ir O:RMd i;,g. Biso"i t Factory lIavo jll.t
b eolr yery gratifi<'d by tho r ecmpt of a .I<>tter fror '
I\.fI'3. W . A . ~Ionni. chn¥-m Lin o( tho FnuG a.n cl Ca.k()
S~b ·Goml1l.ittce of -the Head ing O.ro ~tid COn\fort,

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I" The .cake sent by t ho gi rl worke rs o f 1- 1 es.~~ .
Hun tley' and Pallner. has: heen 0{1 tho grrot ... t UBO
to this , co rnrni,ttoa ; · .t 11l1.."1 ·bean

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to: th~ V a.~lOU3

war ht>spi tals . ,viz., No. 1, Battlo (NQ. ~ 2) .. WIIso)1
( No.3). H er:ll.nds (No. 4). and Ka.t""gr()\' 8 (No. ~).

I t supplies on o.n nvc l·o.g() 120 m e n , per week , and 1.3
·Bent oitt o p Sa.turdaY6 for Sundays' ~.ca-6,
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"TI,o frui.t ,a. rri \'{'iI· i ll Buch . splendid ~ rmJ l l. !On th~t·
i t i.1 3e ht. to vory i ll mim, a lso for pM,mnls on {rUl.t
·i..liot..s ; lit is .impo5sjblo - to t.cll in .d{'lta il ho w m.an),
men i\ sll prli,;_ wrokly , "" t,h. amOlll]t and lund.
, vury; b ut it also i~ 8o n t~ to{) nil · t.he war ~ I-oap tt,a~., .
l~o cbmrriit.tce is m06t g l·",toful to thl> gHis . and
thin.l"'lit ·is .ploudiol of th cnr to ha ve oontnb utrxl so
lo ng n/l<l eo .r egular ly ;. i~ is. the g ..eat.es.t comfort to
kno.w that t.lu s a. ffioun t. ,.o ( fl'U lt. and ('ak ~ ca n .00 ~o
peudod on toO . n.rri:vo rooll w ~ a.nd he 8et· aBide -tor

(theso ,t,ciaJ pur r'o.oo. (Signed) , I;IILDA ?vCOUNT .
T he apove lette .· cert.• inl.y:,revec.ls· t he ",xisrenee

o f a ~oo,t crodi t,abI.o ! a.nd. p8~triptic fecling CLmotltf~t,
"til& girl. a t M""'J\I. H unt.lcy ..lid Pa lnt"r.. ,Ol\ .11) .
qui .." wedoa rn t llM, moo t ho' sl.-J.; Rta d orl the~ .vol·
n nt.a'T'Y , ' coil ooti on~ i n iMay, 1915. t.11.cJ.r ~lIhA (:rl r.Jot. :o nd
ha.vo a..mo u nted l toO I¥> l"M.3 -a. sum t.hAll £lrT t . l2s . 9.1 ..
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tho ·w i fe. Of : l'tc. J\!lbOl:t).h" ~l.(J y"l ~cr~lB l{o~ .- .
' Illent \c1!ed of wounrl".olJ .:r.u ly ~O).! (Jf a c1,l\lg~lt'ir.

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·1:iA·rtin~n.~n Augri ri\l 2;."·nti" 29, Shaft-ash'u ry . Rt)f,d,.

).~o"dinfi': J a me8 li<i.rij.e l", ,;the bej~ved h1.Mm)ld of. '
Sarllh Barker, agel! 7-1. . .
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lan.ou ~. CUI at tendance o fficer in

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g"I'l1;utcd ('onci itiOllu.l exem ption b y

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·MRS. MOUNT'S AfPRECIATIVE LETTER~ .

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paid a visit to (illrlre.'t's
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" W onderful" ~ilmlml~t
Sale, it is : y~ur duty~
yourself & your boys to .do
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