Berkshire Chronicle Reading 11-1916

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VOLUNTEERS' GIFTS TO
. , COLONEL HODGSON.
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The popularity of COIOl~~1 iloug""n with th ...
Reading Compa ni :es •of the BerksHire
Volunteers.
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w~ich he has now ceaf ed. to command, wa s nbun...
uantly · dCm()D ~t ra.tetl on Sunday whon, in the '
~.()i·n Exchanlle, h e nn.d Mrs. li()dri son were' the
l'ecipiell ts or ••:vera l well-chosen
!lifts.
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~u Tips)l 1'\1 11,bore the j'olCololl el J . If:
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. we .h"Jt ulways , I'rei\ll. WI t h g'1!at h" l)l11''''''"
I he time -wo SIlent under ~·ou,· 'COl ltn atH .
Captain J' . .J~ . lhtten "aid tI,e gi t., had \Jeen

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lI ho ' was at . ],I ]'esent: in the 'OOFt)R, but · by tho,e

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EA.SY RE-l' A. YMl'iri'TS. ' .
STUAIGHTFORW ARD · DEAJ:.TNG.
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NO PREI.li\fINARY CHARQBS.· .

Jl~' firm in ' ~Londo{l with ' whom

will be. safer ' t h QI; tl)e:O'I,I-osb,bh.li·e d
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PROV,INCJ.:S DlS€OUN'l'
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COMPANY, ; Ltd., 19 • . LANSDOWNE
lWAJ). C 1~()y DON j .

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64, ~ MiNSTER STRE ET.

,·riWlf;~ fl1~ d, 'were doing w e l l. If l :0 10.11('1 Hodg8;OIr
cou hl ' sce t ho. le llers' whi el, he (Cnptllin . llattell) ·
· Jta d l'c(~ ej ~' ecl f J'urn r;Ollle Q f , rli~'3 men ,Iw wns ~ure
it·_ w(} lird rlo.llis h etu ,t ~() ()d. lu ri~k jJ}.g hi~ 1\ccep i­
of the girls t hey did so whi> ye"'Y deep feel-'
,·[\,lib.l(l ~ for wlll,t he I,nd .10ne , j'OI' the
inl)'v \lIl;,·e llt.
"J'uey ' rcillemiJe l' ed' wifh gmt itucle '
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11110:to ~li8. unceas ing. caro l.u ~~I· g l·~tlt
nl1 wC'lthers . ilntI t.o Jll !':l detel1nnnaholl
"''''' ; u'nuertii ken .ho~lu ; De <10110
f-.'I'J1·J"col':"0<,tlv
,Unw owe(~ their 1)l'efh'~1 1t efficiency. · i
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. Hod~""D: - 'fJiere ' ""8 -"lso: 1 bo e"lel. a
; ~ D1I\It . token ' for' :M .. "~ ){Q.d~"'; l1; · in up[lr~ intion
,of the kind in te l'est Rll o · l h~d fllwuys .t llhn ill t he
. uilly" .icul:. . TI,e;} ihe... · lm8 t he cOlinI' rO'f th eir
m;' 8cvl ,,· rri l:h"+." ; wJlich t11~~V . h o ped . hit') woul d · ~p_
· }) l'('-ci.,·te. (TJangllte-I' OlJHJ applau &e.) TJley wis hed
the c.o1rmel long l~ fe ,
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.CQlo Jl e1 . ] [odgFion', 'wll o 'l'ci)Jj ed ill.' it cJUln\cf.er- ·
f.iU itl lu~ . was n. Pl'(1 lUl ·:U1RlI . . T he-X'
had done him n. g,·cnt . llOlIour. Then ·t he Cjues, '
tion callW : did h~ .de8cl'v6 it ? . TheJT b ad done
!Jim a n hOllour Which I,e noye\' expe'd ed . ..When
be gaso . up tll ~ . ~Ol~lll~l} U h e ma.de 1t he re9uest
that. he .hould hayl' ltILU 1QlIlU. wltti the numes .
of the menihers ·<:if· thli fo rce. ! l ' li ey. had not o nl:r '
givell h im t healllulU, bnt ·t1iey· had l.iu(I",1 to it.

· i r;t i c speec h,

Roo.-ding .'

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whoru Cnlolle.r UotIgoon had t.rained an ti sen t out
to thf' bigHel' wOl'k I in t.he ~O\ ~'D1y (lull, who, ell ioBJ
through
th" c0Io nel'" CHl'e ' ~I\tl trouhle, . had
S'fl iJwd l.he i l.' ~ stripes alH I in s{}me chsr..'i t~Omm'i 8-

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;lI'ph 'e ld (he llresti gf: of th ~ . coqis . ..C;:Qlonel Kellie
flni l1 ' it WU 8 ' hilll!':lelt',' It wa~ not hi~l~~. l C b u t
'thei ~ : ~e~eant_m.!\lI O r ~~ltl ,tlu.·rJ: ,_ i nst nlcoors ,~ .to . .
.who m : they_.owed t \e etticienry ot , t:h~ 1 CQI' ]l~. Col.

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. Uodg8.o~I·: ~.I~e7.i1y ' .re!et i'ed : to · Hn m ~. i.lIcitlenb:l i .
t:he ·e" ..h~ "~ ' 8t,,"ce 01 th .. corp •. - lfe .11111 b"IOIlge:d

. )1 ~1nc .W~\B· ~o" ~~ ~I,11 .~be ~ .
:]fe' thll.\lked thom I,-olll tJie ' hottoru .. Ill,,:
'f'iJ' : a It.'· U'~ Il'oo,rtim<;s: th".v·, lt~d~ 8.lv· 'L' him 'llid '
, t1 I~.j!\lO(l,lel lo\~... llIp _ th~y" ha(~-' 8ho w . lum . . -He .
" Wfif! proucl ,1;0 teel t ha b be .h nd ' COiU.Uf
. ~ uded .t he
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.p uuh lAi :m~~t. "uY .i:!£. t)~t!I;I , f;9m"li91.... ~,t ,~clWI , h~.;

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.~~~~l~~_l l~ .: ~\"lti "' ~ : \\:oul.d -l.~e . ~l~-,u,nf. ar~ l:nr' 6fJ~l .r~~ ..~f. ~
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&JUl. mjght . ay, " 'Wh y d id yo.lr l~a,· .. fH ' He ,

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'felt: t]Jis, that · ithl"Y ,li.1 Hot know W
b'W ,,: a,
t.o hap,Pell, nno, t.hi~t fl .s · he .could 9t do ' ,
sucee.,,". da.y" \II tlie saddle .t WO\lJ I be bettel
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w h o coul d
out , th;!l <lu t ies. Hfi'thO !ight ' ''.~hat.. is t he '
good of me . going nbollt Ht3{ld lng dOll g th iS and
ttle oth el' ~'ld then ;i' tlul lllen II'He a il ed Ulmn
.to g'o to rl'j mlH w~v 01' 'M('60pobl.lllia·~~ cou ld nut

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C,O. a'S-" n"k~ ! R specl",lity · In
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BLA '-COSTUMES, DRESSES,

SKIRTS BLOUSES. etc .• In' every size
, rc(\rly fo~ I;inediate w~ar. In . a.d ditl6n
to this 1\ofou l ing .t> rd ers takj' 'pr$ce!lenco .
of all others ' and a compotent Il r ter w il1
at once be 1nt on receipt of order, The
M illiner y D .\Jartment has ahvays-h).stock
the mos t la h(pnah)e .. sha'pca;ln: HA.'l~; .
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'lilt! 1 . • IIould ha vh to.)"lJ,,1 ove 'i the command to l3o m ~ per":On ilP~LDtoo by , t~e )111UlOl: I;:.
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ti(>s .wh om you

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No w. luoy Illul II ad . llnm to kl~o\v th~1 ma n who
h ad .s n<:c~ed ed hiln. a nd t hey hk~) IlI r1!. It was
fur hettel' t lmt . they s hould !la,'e
'm an wJio

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eou ld g{j With tJl£~.m an r.w~~I'C, .QJUI t hat, ",~l ~ t h e

I'eal reaOO Il wh .v be su ,d

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JIO:.might tcU·ke hi s.· pl ace . i l l . U,o

· Colonel

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:COATS. and COSTUMES.
Offer N •. 8 . . S~e~ial paroLase
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only. Wrao;> Co .. ~. Bla"lret•• Twe~""
etc. ("Chldinll C)al. frOID 4 9 (6 to
4 luina",.
Pr]~ 3D/-

Olf.~ No; 9p 20 only C;)ab hI Blall'

Offor No.6: 50 Sample Ccillum.1
ia G .. b or<Jine T ..... d •.elc: . Many 4}
to '5 iu\n."~'
Pries 45'/- '

" keto Tweed, etA,. being fpeoial offo ...

AIl thi . leal on', !rood •. S a mple Coat..

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.MrsL HQdgso n, who ·was ,cordllllly c lJ;.,erel ',
.( Thank you yery UH1Ch ; it ha~ <in
by sur·p rine. J
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C{)lonel J10<l110011 p lacet! the n ew
~flri p 8 /' and _it was nQticed · th a~-:.. i t
aui t'ed ]lii?_ Ctl lc!.lIl·. .
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Off~r No.5, 78 tine q,nlily Dap
cloth Coato, '~Ilt in the new ·tAll Ilyle,
Ragi.lD a1aeve and pat<;h pocket •• vor,
correct, nav, and black ollly. Also
·wlth belli. ,
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No Sale GOods ,ent •• approval.
All Pos' Ord.rs prompl ly execuled ami ' ,cal po,' paid,

] IOU!::,S4Jll , "'h ieh we ro e ntJ1\l S la~JI
wero nr,o cheerg for 11"6. Jlodgso ll
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' c-ia£cd . the' wonls. of-to' :the ' lll6ti'uctioJJ:ll

. . better JllIIn ns ·· •• '·o"r:-nHIJor,
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Colo/ler H odgson said

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camo -d<lwn Mrs.
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Wcilt tQ' , M e¥o pob\lnia Ot'
Il'we t-heir ca ll1p''c. co lonrs.
it'· in n. few . ye;,'I' E/ time

. ceas~d . to exist. they
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. tll'itle "by' the
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of love '." t9 .tl!i~· old chap."
Th eu1lt hey . haa'. ;1180 gIven t OQ' wl-l~ f>o methlJlg---:
well~ J l B did . Hot · know what -6he ·· \V()f~ ~d. sa?; ; she:
- ha ,t. hdttel" Ap""k .. fol' hel'self. A. ' fol' 1 rlp •• well; .
he ,c.o uld :ll:'?t I:f{~~,a k , . b,~l,t; ',JJ.e 'Z!'us- tillro ' he .woutd :
Rwnggel' now. , Wh en '\, iJp6 " f.,;IWt ,tbe VOhlU- ,
· tc~l'" (lO . looked · up iu ~o'
·(the : cQ~OIieV.) c. fa c's '
ll~ .rnuc h as .to · 8ay,.
Now-.~ t11en) . com~ a)o ng , ·_ JOl~.r
'Ul!" ~ }J.:il'j heart was fVll of gvat~tu d e l to thellt Co

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oj' .th ~ · CI).llllllflllti oC tbe h,itbilioll ~rn' rece \\etl .
uy Il.1I . with ·1 t hc f,jreatc•., l re-gref-.
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Th o Vol ullt~m' movr. mCl\ t ill' .1~ eadi n g . \HI ~
initiatcll " by...· you , . aild t.he hi 11 .. s late ' {)(
.(ucic IJey .the ,('l rp . has a.ttained . ts . due sole ly.

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OffiCOTfi • . r 1111 - m en { J)D.!'l t '<.llnd prese t )
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Sir,- lll, a:-,~rll~ ;-':Oll . to .fl,C (~ept t) li .:; pre-Re nin':
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lJOI)g<;0 1I .0111'L11",·e .celi' tbat th e Vbhllitcer:9 had '
'.tol)e '. ~lLeii· . btiot to keell 'Ull tr,,; £ti'(1' of '.lfici.ncy.
If> wlu clJ he. h"ouuht tbe1U ' IJ~fo,'" I\e left.
The
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ON' "III l' i lHi of Sccur.ib.-,

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l.'eutenullt '1'. 1 ~. Ke-nt. ~c'on d Li epte na n t Wa lkeI'. D ,,, . Mi lle I'. Q.:!.!.S. · Rydi lt. Se''l!cullt,Mujol'
Burling'. ~.S. :U . ])r,;)v . .€olO lle1 Hodgson was' ncCOp'pa lli ed by JlII'8. Ho dgson n lll\-. hi ' n icce. and
Mr. n nd I.Mrs. A .., 8. · C(}Qpel' were" Inlso present.

SveO'.l o" er:
W edd ing Ring/~;;:;~td~~~
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l:l~ Lb liol1 . Ber)" hil'e Volun,
teer Regiment.
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191fj:" OJ! t h. collnl'
for the: cololl(>l.\~ pet was inl:cribed : .. '1'0 Tips,
0 \11' .maRcot, -tJ:OllJ,. the R,end \nll .Volllnt·.er".'!
CoIOIl~1 Rel) ;e '''a s"i n· cprnnmnd of .t he hatt.a IiOTI i . th? Q tI~ ~r officers r. pl'e~ht
ng Cal]~llin
·l:IaCtell, (,.pbun. and A.d]u tant Jungham,

purity, Villue 'Illd " lasting .
wear. 22·C.1. Solid Gold, ta lest
fashionable" style,,'. Sord ' J,y
weight, 10/8, 15/-, ~1/ .. '·
upwa rd,_ Vvith a l,andsome

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'. . H9pe Brotl;er~l kt10i,. ,vllat the 11Jan
~~ho ba~. to face theNorih ,Sea gales, or
.-- to wade \Ilroti.gll frJY.zen rilUd, 'or to fly
. at ' high altitudes, )eaJ.ly. Jieeds .. to . keep
, o.lIt tlie .. cold. · A : timi!ly . "isit" .·witt
enable you to choose the right thing

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"LUCKY" . WEDDING
RINGS, world, renowned for .

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·A;,C!J1\Hi; .- a 1Ij~ 1,,'ber ';qf th.• .

Lel'. thoo' happl,
noos.s of YO\lr Wedding Day be cto wned by
the thought that th~ Ring is
the most pe'r fect t.h at l!ioney
can buy-one oC H . S amuel's

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of .our men on , the S.lll ps and III

t~. the. exceptionally m iserab le w~" ther.
'rhe .
lI iff:s : ~o,\';isted of '."1 illunli~ateu I a lb um und.
f:n h·el~ sa h rm' Jor . Colonel H .OlIJ;soll, qn opal
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