Berkshire Chronicle Reading 03-1918

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WELCOME.

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What have you planned to wear for E..ter? You have not yet
bought for ' the holiday.; but you ought to lo~ no time.
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It i. far better for you to choo~ now, when
our .tock."" ate ~ theil.: finest, when th.y are
freshest, than to leave ,our aeleeli«»;n UD~i1 every department oveHlow. with holiday shOppeli. "
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Channing Models .ma~ be Cleared
Out and GnodA to Replace Them Must Cost More
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CHILDREN'S TIME."

.!ldren " Muslin. IWd Volle FROCKS. 101lg
."AlAted. Very IilWlty .uropl• . of spril'l! styles.
2 / 1 ' . £0 21 /. .
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Jllt.ntA· MUllin and .Embroldery FROCKS
Â¥ALlllee aOA1'S:
'fheae . ,poe very tbarmio.
Irnle mode~ lor Eaater. _ ~ 1 1 1t to 1 a l1 , .
'J:ollillIDg FROCKS as .h.~"!l'n b low. in cream
•• 11. "(1d cashmere; ..lao lit ,e'1 retty slJ&d ...
.... ILed 10'( ill/,."le· we&r.
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b.ldren 8 WaalJlng FROC 8 . in all .ise_.ee
berow.' p~ndl ,·..1 from (J /' 1 {.

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&II ehD"'D rohove.
Etfeclh'e!y'trinuntd f&ocy budi".
and ... ilb d e"f. Ililor collar.
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The pe.fed lmo5PWri epndition Illa./\f~l\ I
all he .. rt., and everyone "'''" in the be t of
llirll.. In keen I\n1.idp.t;oD 01 lhe "Royal .I.H.
'Ibe M.yor qf R adlng. n.ri~ll.i. Che.ill ot olllc~.
~nd t.l>e lIl,yofe 8 ",~re elll"ly on ,·he eeene a the
Great We"",rn Rail .....y Company's III_Uoo . ... Uh
Il,t' ili:der.tiljable Town CLerk ""d MM. Clutt.er·
budr, and 1110 Worsbip recei""d gu.n)' consnlu!&liODS 00 U.e splendid d.y ...bleb hlWl f<lvouy~d Uie
.u.picious o(I<!aMion. By \.en o'cl~k ~ CQlUliderabl
crowd 1...1 lWIembled , a.nd Ille elde~ .,hildren 01
lbe _oodal")' ocllOols ",ore bu V lIettlllg into lin •
h~ the apptoaehe t~ the rail ..... y .tation ond
"IODR Quean Vi tori.. ir d. A stron" forte 01
RCl'dlng poli<e. includin/! two moull&ed men . ... ~s
vr nt ullder Clpt. J . S. H'~dCl' Oil (elV,ef Mn ·
Ha-ble).
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about Jilly spoclil.l conot ble.
rooderecl excellent service in
. tin to keq") t he

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the ne... U l lOn in ..U the Irote8
.b~ Very faahioor.ble cut aof
11 : l\!IUally styliab.
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THE ARRIVAL.

The .I.ief militl'rv lorooJ. o( U Crow" were r eo
}1"eot'nlt'd bv ·Brj&.~ G.". Grove. C.B .. COl ' maud·
mg \h 7th Dillrl • Col. H. ~. Colerldlle. D.S.O .•
(lornnuUldinll Ole trooPI in eadinll. and Cal' !.'
Sleete•• tdr oracer. Tlla ban of hi Roval BHks
t;ad.r 13anwl\Mter White, el It.ened ti..i proceed,
Ings 'lith IOUle excellent III ic. IUld "bout 10.10
tb •• train. of tile 'IId<;t. B~d heYl\ld~ t1le a.p-.
proech
tt •• ]at Berb
olunteers 8Jld Ui
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bool Ollloou'
ri.ining Corp•• wbo
fOl"med t.he f!U""d. of
....oor. The lIoe
soldierly ~JlHraoee of 81\ . ...Jlk. IIUOlt.ly iu,.
"reMed' Ihe cro ... d. &lid WN reDlwlled upon b1
.ome of lhe London vi ito.·.
Tho "olunteel"e
...err In CQm.n>and of apt.~. F. Kiogham~ and
oilier ofII~l"II prewent "'~l" «!II, Ke\li~ (in oom,
man4 of 1M battalioo). Cap OuJ.hrie (adint.all~\1
Lieuta. Oade r W.oU Ale;. ray . • nd Ilf&rrioU.
Lie\l~. ..nd 0 M.·I Oreel\h
." .lId Plant. Mom ;
be.. of tho IIlUngforo. M deJl"ea~ aIlO
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b\l1y C()1DD&lI~ "ere ~o p:8tlnt UDder their
oAlo."" he ~r()(\ nlllIIbeJilljr about 150. I • ut.
Keet.on wao i.p cemm... a or· the Read ing School
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J. H r~er~ Eli" 'on. w .ring h i. uniform ..,
lord lieu\eIlADt.. .eaclted the tl't.ion Il000 ..1I.er,
b~in, IlCcomp.,n;1<1 by Daro Edit}) Benyon and
X;1I8 Winilre" Bel.yon.
101 r.11 •• Dl\lOh l"terMI
,... &rOllaeel 10 Ule app rail II Uie Ro,.l wolor·
cue (",Heh " . . 0\ down peeioJly). the Ctr fot
tile Kill~ OD~ QUfl6n bein slIrmoUJ]Wod by lIIe
Royal Stan!l.... cl. Tbe bell of
t. lAurence' ••
... ere I"uill, iortb .. merry
And durin! tbe
Hy the other ehurch to .. 18 t.etiOtlnded ...it.b
joyo.. 1 ,.eH>ome 10 Ihe BoY. isiron.
jA' Ibe a.nJlOUn""lDoDt. It..t the Boy..1 tta.iJI ......
.il!Dalled tboee .. bo w~re £0 ftC..
-\be Ro)'.1
~;oit.or. pr_d~d to the dOln pla.tlorm, )lr. J.
n. Nobl. (at..tion",.eter): n pecter Jenoin,.
(Paddinl£on). ""d ol.l>er ,Ollie .1. being in ~III"Re
01 the ~l~t.torm . A num"rEt.ge ~n_1 public
... ere "Uowed t~ .. itoe ... Ule rivtJ 01 the ~1111
pArt... The Kin,', RoyAl tt 'n bavlnll. (ODIe to ..
.... odotill• t1..lr X.j euel .... re r_ind by the
Lord LielltelllWlt and Dame ~Itll Beny"". the

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h. vi.it of tie Ring Jld Queen to RNding 00
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paased of! with \he .,e.teo' ..,IAt. So
compr4!hen.i.e ~1!1 ,t...ocrat.ic ...... \be ROyl'l
pMlI ruDme tbAt t .... ob io UI .., Ulere would
be every opporlu ity for Ule ciUS6Il8 0( Beadiol!.
youol\ and old to lee \beir Ilajeoile •• and OIlTy
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olle thing ..... required
to~" • _"'orable d J
"tQooplete u~ IS. Tbl _
lortheo.-ioa in
0". of tbe mod ,10riOIl 1Ir.rclt days ... lrkh ,,,n
lbe olde. inh.bit.."t C!Ould hue rein mbtred; ,U
10M Iiterilly ~ng'8 ...... Ihe.. Lfld ille I...ge
cro",ds ... auecli ~ i1' ll ..j 1.1 a' .PPUnnCe .. iU,
&be IIreAtest oomfort. llulled wilol. baf1n ..,ticlpaI.lon ~ 'l'he ....ciO'utlllesll of tl\etr M ..jml". \belt
ev;dent inwet!t' in their viAU ItoIld tbeir ple"Sl\re
\ .. everything ... ~Jcb ..., oI.own them lII&d" th"
day eoe ot w.mi~c<l ..til!fa<l OD £0 akl wbo h&d
...,ythin, to do .w ith HI"
r ..nl!tm1ents.
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.,..tIlyiDg tbat tb, .enlor ecb lAro of the ditferen\
_ndtarv and e~eDl@Ilt.ary
.ools ... ere Ikll'orded
oPPorlmfltlu of IIIceilll lIIe K nil and Queen. and
IA> tIle'" tbe dar 'I'ill &I ....y. be ODe ot sreal

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V ..y(ll' alld .... or_, tbe T

n Clerk Inll Mrs.
Cllltterb~ ;Brill.·Gen. Gro e. (';01. Col rid~e
....d C.,t . • teele. 'lb. ~ Uem.n in ..aiUll8
"ere 1.0.... Crome~ and M~jo Rejl;inold Se,moW".
'!Hi 01, Couotee.1pf .Alrlie _ "'... tbe lady' In. '''''';\--

!rg. TrII •• IUnl! .with th. K(l,Yal train ..ere Vi .
count ClnuchlU (chairman of &.he O.W.R. Co. ),
,r R,nett ~rn.r. Bari. (d oty-el!alrm~Il\. Xr.
C. AI.t.iIl.\.j)n (eupe>"intendeut of the line). 11., H.
J,. Wilkialoo (dhlaiooa! • periniend e n~. Lon·
dOll). &lid Gtber OlllelaI8. •
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Horn,. 1oo1led n ·
aarnblv .. ell..... did Ule Q en. 1;1 r .... Je.ty
woN • bille coat aDd uirl) the ,k'irt beiDI
."llIroldo@red ... ith lIow8I"& of the 8&lDe shade of
bl.\e. 8l!e bad .. dar" 'nT eo
.tt~ ..lid. mull'•
...,11 ..o~ • bl118 ..ehet h ..t of "0 .hade. !If .iol t.
purple Mel bin.. &l)d une
inBs wiUl
diamoDds.
Tbe Klaa wIt u.. Itation .. ' the Lord Li ten·
alIt, ..Del re.... ked W'lu... i
pt pleuore on ' Ule
IDea... of .tt. weafber. On Ie .pp........... "f hi •
....t, Ihe bud I&roek up e NatjoD&l Anthem.
~r ..hl"b ill. Kin, ill~ d Uie .... ard · of
he...... .....
Boyu p&(t.1pfOClO'eded te~\>. 1
War 8 .........ia SIaUon ~. Q~.D Vicleri",
1&rM, BIoM! 8VMt, ..<I 1:QI"d RoIId, 1...1'1

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8MMoI BoeoI idSoLonl.
QUeen VI~£oria
8troet:~1V~ 8ktt, -.ell
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Anae·.
l!ton HOUle SchOOl
OK Bill HOUle 8&11001. he""ioD PMk Schoo :
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hool. V..-Iool"OQ!Jh
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lila Bli_d. JIIt!,.. 81e.enaon. Pori·
_ Cl'l...... 8 J..,.h'. _001 . .. Blue Co.,
&ehool. JlejajJeaa RGUA
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SUGAR CARRIERS.

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WRITE WELL,' JlUT CHEAPLY~
WlUTlNG PADS. eon!.aiD jnS 200 .abeda 'or 1 /1 •.
1IoIdi. .• COKPBNDllJVS eomplde 1II1Ul ptDl!U tor

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waITING PAD of 68 Rleel sheetl for ltd.
' BI»leD<lid COKPBNDIUKS r0tA;nln.
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II- hol••• pMit.iOll 011 IWlOtI\e pw\ 0( the route.
The boy. qt Ole Xl,.
I(roo lin,; formed
till n ...r tit. nih'1I1 .&1.011. TIl., 1. Kn,lelleld
!~.l oleo,
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t !Ic!ootnwo.t.r
pI.ce Ju ~n V'JC£on.
&,"l. 8f.. .Iou'. (Newbury) Troop- ...ere altJO
\" Ole to....
Tbe _ior ebildre" 01 the .lementuy oeb~1
ill thf' leWD U..,ludioll •
t..b_ frIND Hlnmer
Green) I..od th opportunlt. ..I ... itn"";ne the
Royal p~IOIl at ..,t.I",,~ poln~ .
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Wldren "er
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Ute Risher Bdoe..
IiMI ~ittee. tile ehainl~ 01 \be Scllool X_rio
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