Berkshire Chronicle Reading 12-1917

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JOLLITY EVERYWHERE;

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"with u seful sifts, suJ."

"Cjibed l'lr. Ily frl.e nda of 'b& stair ,..nd OL.lrers, a~
p&tiellb, , who ' in additi
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co lected quite .. 1.rga euri\ of mo"ay. - Tha, <1i · Corps
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consisted of , ~~ usWlI Cbrl~tulli. far a, an. 1).180 .
'ill tact, t.he meuls /' th'roughout the d n.y C01~; most enr"r'"''
pr sed Lh. b est 0 everytlting. The RaMl ln/! and ttl<! ()o1'Ilml~'i,plUlt
· C~r:e nnd, Comforts CopIllUtI:.oo '~u t. a. q"uan ti tv of .r~he st.aff
Mfabl{)s ' ,m ...cIdltton to' 8npplyln.g clgaratt:as, Ijn 1M.~lbod
ih~ nlte rnooD. the pntie nte reaiding "' in the hor ·
PJ 111 were entElrtalned to conoorts in theIr differ·
on wards, the !ollowing sisters arra.nging e'x :cet

t, ll r og r ibme8' The 1\1188... Wd~t, Cope,

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tions which,W'Ork of th e p,,'

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the whi st drive Wel'e disbt
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~pplication at Jacksons' Corners,

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co~oe .. t and • plAY;, o.l'rangaa.~bY ~r8. Wysard,

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I A p1&&it.nt 8urprlBll aw&ltad tIl<! l)Opular Com.
h flll .. whist dri ve at tha Curzo Club, Mr. A.
nd .. nt {Mr., ,J, S. HendartlOrI)'l th.e ' 1IIatron
P"i l b~ick; who toOk charge Jof , t he.. men for ihe ( MiM Ego.n), "00 the Qu...rtermasoo,. IMrs:, Bow.
duv, making 1\11 the arr.. nlll\?De~ts. I Alter tea a lay) 'at Innis...ra {V. A.D. , OS Berb), Bath Rood.

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· ~b r:yonc seemed happy. On Christm ... E v.e II e
nuraes dnd 'several ot th,e R iA,M.C. pr0o¥d
round the ,varlo ue waros Blld sang carols,
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Cl~ ristm R8 morning each J'atJent 11n,d-' a Christ.m

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Chrietmae: Da.v,

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of thO' ma.ny kJndll oaaes Ghown by , I tb-ese three
~&djes tho pationta. who D~lllber a.bout fifty,

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C !'zon Club, 'and " th" <lav'~ ~1 nlc ..suM fini shed . ~endet80u , ,on hcl,"lt ' 01 his wit", tbanked tha
wi h .. , whist drlva, held< '1t'thOj tib~Il"'. E"oolleni pt.ti.~nts I<>r tlHlir . kiOOn....,. Th.. . dinner, which
rt • '.were Bi.Jen to the ol.el· pnti ellts '11 the consIsted of ~eeae, plum ,!>uddillg, Iruit, ote .•
",am •. . "'rhe Commanding Officer (Col. :0<"" very kindly pro.lded by Mr, G, P. Ta.te, 01
W -J. rJ nurl ge) and th e oth~~ medical .offioers Ptulgbourne, w ho, wIth. M
:rs. Tate and 'L ieut,
gr a.tly lnf.er~8ted tbemBehoes i]n the . proceedin,tt9, p:' ~te-•. wore pre8~~t nt the Christmas t ree , 8Mb

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nt the Free Lihrary, tea. w i.e:; ~ par tak etl of at t he ~ta.bty rcspond~. Later in ihe day Capt,
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lui ~ompetit~rs. ~ :fbc othor ,I ati eD'" had more ....,...,ged .. eubscrlpLion betwecnJ ~em.e1ve.~,tanu
m~91C' In witch, tlie , R.A']',f.~ t roupa. composed /Il ade' " pr",!e'.'tat ion 1.<> ' GaCh , ru.rs. HelldA1'6~:m
of m6m'le~s f tha staff, g ' aLly oi.tiogui .hed tw.a. th~ recll/t~nt of ,, 'handsome suit 0&110, Mtss
Ih mBllhee. On Boxing nay M y Warren kindly 1Eg:a ~ "'as gi"m a ho.ndbag,. and Mre. Bowley ..
· u'~le rt06k tbo. ... dutiea of sseiJ g to th e wo.nta of 'Ir rltlD~ Cn.Eoe . The presentations were mnde at
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-: ' kLNo, 'l' evcr~thin:~a:' bright ari~ gay; a. ~
sbr.:: king whi!-lll "faa f\lle

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Chnotma6 ..t the Reo.dmg Wa.r Hospltli.l.g"
'V ,A.~. HoepitaJ to make it brlgbt lU nd obeer!
(or our brl\ve woundll d, alld il." t hanks to t
co.\n mandibg 0lli~if, 'the matrpns .. ·tbe oomm..n
ft nta, tbe 1sisbers, l.nui"se8 o-nd Ithe staffa a.s w
'" q"ite " large, number 9f kind- friends, - ~ne ..
..It spent & mos t. enjoya~l&, Uma. . , '

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nn s poke' che~ wot'ds totbe patient&. 1 The
m t!'Oll (Mi •• Steenl and th" I who,l e 01 tho sl ...!!
lwc'e' . ,. untirin~:-in ,their ..e ffor ts to' l lth "e. those
u)l lor t h eir chatge'"': a. most eri~oya.hl c Clll·fst..mA.s,
nn in Lh1. they were in. every way succes.ful.

~a.~rit w~ given ~o fewer l~~.an preeenta,

iW h' ch · wei'. subscnbed for by the .tall' ' at the

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llospjba.l. M:rs, Ful1ert,on, 1'I{1'8 ,. F , BLandy, Her. '
bert's \Vorka. R P.- n.dlllg (collected' liv ' Mrs, and
IMiss Geor~), Mias SolbV, 1IIrs. A.usten.I..eigb,
Rifleman Amst"l(, {an ..1<1 patient), anonymo"s,

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Th words Iwar a I'r"~tily' dec0f',t.cd. The iBiBbou
of Oxford; II£c 9nl.panil>d hy til" R e" , F . J, C,
,Sergi, Child WIL.'I ]'a,tI,el' Christmas: Hi.
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Christ,n1!1.8 Day. BLgI'C W8.."I lent by A1r: A ; l-I , .Bull. A. brass ' band,
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1 1a j-js[ ma8 :~wa8 apent very l)loD.santly at. '''ilson

H b.pital, ,wbich Iwas ve<y prettilY 'Ldooorated 1)1
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" s.. tOrs and tba patient., ' Ml?'. Hodgson, who
or anlscd ,the dooorations, '. 'Ind .a ' 'number of
ot erB h.·Vlnl! sent .. Idrge lQuantity of 110l1y Bnd
' ev~,gre, eb•. - On' Cbris~."'s Eve ctorols we .. a Sling

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ltertai nillg. -and th e ~-en.. ·amuSed themselve s in a
I""tiety , of i-othor .'"ays . . Serg~: :M"ior , H~n.rb ,
thaltked lIlr. TAO<> (wbo &1"" gave the dinner In.st

ye .. r) f<>r ,)rovidirig the ""past. and lir. T&te
spoke ,of toolPleaeurJ it gaV<l him to renc\jlr tpe
patlenh ' <Ij , Ulhdn/fSs. CIt""r. were acoorde.d !~.
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wer,e'partaken. 1 Du-'llg
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Co' m i tres scnl! do DlImber of tJliD~, R!ld every
JlO ienli W&8 giVeIi nopo.r.eel c.ontainlng l\'S'etul pl'e·

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iCa.na.dif'n Continfleny-," pn

Boxin~

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s • • to . .. On Chri.~!I!M. ,."f.t~rnoon · th ere. WM a .IOM, n wbist' drive, 'and'ltocday. (Fridarl a conw .t 'd rive, ..tid \the· 'IIatlenta ' were, Slven, the ' oort; is to-Ue gi....n h" Mrs. 'Avres' concert party.
p Y i1~l!'e 01 im'iting friend. I.<> the ..ten. There iMd He n()erson and "the whole of lIer . slalf ·
Iso colRlert\,- w~1i9b ',ndded if!1'e.~I.v to tha_ worked ind efatigo.bty lor Ute cOmfort ' of the
en oVll\ent of the! 801diers. The ooncert. 'vere paIlents, '·who one and &11 expl'e!>8ed ' the opinion
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nged by ' Mi •• TyrieH ..... d Mro. Giles· Ayres, . t h ... til..,. c ould not ,"~vc · "p~nt .. hfllllier
. . ant" ~Y ~e GJBd~ore lL&dieB' qrc'f]~8tr8., und.sr ' C~hl!l~mas. \ The '\Vard~,..,!,el·e pl'eUUy l!eeor'~?:'.;
th dlrecMoit· of . Mi.s OkeT 1'ayl~r. . The m ..tron
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• (M s Hodges) tuld the who1e of tile .l...1f wei'll UIl· . At Sutharland8. of which too CQIJlJl1;'ndan~ i.

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Mrs, W. Ar: ·Cbilde, a delightful concert i~ fan,,-]'

<l.resa aod ' 8 ;0 dr ..mat\9

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!;Ian'. concert . part~ from ,· ·Pat:tgbo\lTne. "

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A s , nt 'other l!oslntal~. dtrols " 1"e"" sung
!liven 011 , Ch ~jStfu.8S Eve,),: Tbe ' com~etition 'in .
CbristmllB E ve b Yr,,--t he''' wtera and the nurses . On
dccora~io g was eagcn"lv elrt.ere,:i into bv . t.h~ ,
Cb't 'istma8 morniilg Ca:oon T~ot.ter eonducted &. I ' .' .•ar,.etlu. The prize. .. w~r'q . ;distributed during _~
se rjvice, i0119We~lJ. r by 8t\pther , the R ev. P.
jn the (;oncerf ' bv .M.1ss :Aloo.tiz~ber· t
G-o~don;Levy, 0
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Ati m,i<J..ljay
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,d Mios Weldon; . tha judll.s , ip t.he competition ,
p.\len t.S ,Mt <10
to dmner ... .. t wInch the .
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Church in Ul'l "'lIrniog . WBS ' f<\!lowed . on ,
· C)1 fistm~s fare was pa.r laken of. Owing t~
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a re&! Christmas jilinner ,of
J]e~8 Col. Frc9mah, th~ 'ooniDii\ndiug bMeer, waa
puddillS (fr.omj the Kiw:-g'.e

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U1~erbken by Capt. an,d, :pro Fie1dinJ>: . qla~ke,
.J Dr Lambed, I\lldl Mr. R. H: Els er';, of Sonm ng.
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Wjlliams. , dreeBe d up fts JFathqr Chl . ~t..mM;

ga e ",\cb rR'lti..n~ l~ 'p"""ent. tAle 'majority of th"
gH i bqing ,· ItinfllJ; [presen ted by Mr. ' E lger. • ~n'
,fh evebmg game~ were ilwlul~ ,In, nnd till!'
RQJ? iers derl"ed ~
' e&t pl .....ure ..t an I"'tertaij>·
m~t given by 4\ P arrot tTO~p!J', which ~mpr.iBlld
~'II' cOI1~'r t party, ar·
ged' bV }fr~ , Ban. of Couttl~tldS, l"an,!(bourne,
.idod t h e mu~dpnl si de .ot. • the f..ostivitiea · QD.

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aw.l he r at.arrl d id e v er.Yt~tinq pbssible.' f-Jr t he
p~tli e n~" , ,!,,11O w~ro respOtjsH~le for U18 e,rec Uve

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\\ a.~ ' tho (loooratio~8; which' were mQst effec~~\'e ,
I ,fie bLock tbe fittgs" e,v,ergreens, and holl" w.~.
kiDf lV given hv lI~ss V«1"y, an(J A hlOck wllS lt t
1,) elect ri c bulbf::-, : th~ cnhTes .h aving h een -eorried
f fO Il another bl04,
':Qlp.a who 'i.er... r68ponsible
!'l foT t bl ~ work '~""'1 serg~.. H eywood, ., Wtlm~ley.
, Olll P eacock , I I) BI bl(>ck the l1o t ient8."f t1il> RoPy .. l
Fl ~ illg . Corps maqe -tlY,O excellent .' model aero·
»hrles ... . '~li~h add;ed to ~e n;t~r8ct.1yeneM of the
clr90 l'!lUons. Tha l dJnna~ '!on s"W of. the usual
Chrl. tm lUl f ..../>. T he w"pta
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whist drive, : c~J;'ming_ .' n.nd

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speeches ' tina ' , ~heers. the, .
'ft'om tbo ~iug and Queen,
National ~ntbem : In the
w.a.s :played 'lo1\ tb,e I Cintm
ner.miasion of, :M:r. Subton. There
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in and cake nnd 'fruit, tw&8.!11!(!de ·
ora kera and dil,.,.·ibl.<> .. l'ucky """k
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After . .~monJl · or.\1er6. by tI,le C<>ru.Jn"'alld.1.ng
0 , eel' (C:>pt,. ;and lI>(- GI F, ~~urrell\' alld U!9.
!II rrell I>"d fnmjly: , TbJ,'Clmstmaw 1~ae" " dndt

wa' provided for ,thoae , h C !';look;. ' l?ro~ "
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The gIlts '. wer~.
~"'~Il ,by... the .!1SIf,rs M !·t,e ho~plt&1 ".11<1 Irlcpds.

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h<&d! a b rim Lub . . · L".Plte

InQ .v · receii·ed ' !'1f' thi~''1'·'''' thel'opteome of ,"'\

ex ... l1en t · d evice o~ the 1"ptt'r~ o f M;ias,

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rOT une ()r her. cti,e n!•. j" 10 ' c~yld .. PBY
om unG ,t.hey ~il'El!l. TiJe endl'lg 'qa",,: nlld Co~m ­
.for", Oommit,~ ~l!jmt " In mber of', ,tllIngs, ai/d,
e'r.t. "lid · Dr, lIIjurrel\ nd the other members
[of liho m ed ical s~(f
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Dr. ' H "e.t het· J

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Nl ~ht: the prizes"lp;i!r:e ·J{iren \ ~y : Mrs,

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and M&S Rogers, ~ Pte.
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or r.inno f()r~ s.oJoB. ; mld Jt\. COI,cert, gIven , by ~
pnrty .pr ~!\ ni .ed tJy MP:es V~'"y, ' waf ' grently '
nPtTBC I...t.ec!. [TI", !,...rtis~. eo ri .,eluded. ' ~i .. ,. Sprat,.
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m.. ienl pOrU n., gtant!'y toO t 10.1 deligl" of tbe;
"!>.~'ent.8 . , 'I'h nia~'on ~M iSll B r o"!lI), I ~nd ~ her
, . l IT 'YOl'k03l. ,hArd .' to ",,-.ur~ l,th ~ eniQ~~~ent o~

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h n 1 a ~l'l ""<Ii-<! ·ClIl'LStrna •. th'/-r["," I.<> lhe , Co"!,
on diidLI (bi rs. AbralJl), tb9 Q'~i'rtermllSter (M.r~ "
p, Poulton), a nd th e'1lhcr members of .tI!a
.tllf ' who were indefBtigllbte ' In ' th eir clfoft~.
0, Christmas Ev~ the ~oldi ers Ihad II vi~it riom
hf. Aaron Mobbs, who, atitirl'<l ' M ,Father
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;~pp;ii;~:-W~J~,(fi. is . for~ in havwg
.fu[ceptioria{ Jli3r~!ailla to 9ff,e r•.

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