Berkshire Chronicle Reading 04-1918

OUNn READING.

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IIOOIl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . of
of Ute worD 01 .rt lbaned ~r. tIM
(~;;J;~~.ag). _LIII<_lftI. .all W _ ' . U aDd ill. U. _._;.__ 1 Monck ........ in ~e ~ Art Oallery
......... aeeRn~ 1fi abe &l'f'Mioll Jum, are to be retaroed.
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The R.... P. Burnett, the iDcumbHIt-eld
1;11. HOllIe
bnncIt of the :Arm, (If Bt. IlUJ'. ~l Chapel, BMwII«' i8
OI'pIliatioa .hicih
orlp to Mqa. to be lioeoaed early in· Ma .
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BciOtla'. ~ fortllliPt &DIll iDiQaliy8. Her Lieut. W.ilfred
~ Ja.p<mica C"""Il'"
k_ deeint to a1en_ tile hclme I.d tile Wuu..6 RoIwIJ. Re&dinr, hae pr_ted to th~
O...eral'.
7 - -col to inali. Mtueum 6" • .\.Yerman Ooina isued to Briiiab
the W _ ' . HDme U8ape, 610 branCh. priaoaera of Will'.
ol .hich lat.... been formed iaall pan. of ~e
Sidney Gilford. M.B ., of '60 London
UDited IiDr!om\ .widl ... m.mbetship of oYer
, Readinll, bu been . ppointed 'to under·
30,000. Memoeranip of the Leagu.» not reo tah the work of medinal euoerintendenco of
atriote\l to 8al ...tioni.ita; . all wom&J!. o.er 18 the m&terwty and child welfar& centree pro7 - of ..~ whether married or .ingle, IjfO yided by the Re&ding Town Council.
Mmitted if ~7 will oonfonn to • f.w aimpIe
Police Retu,n.-F. Tooyey, W. Grll.ce. L.
ru_ - l ' 1 for tlte ellicient man&pmeat Flitter, J!'. Willdna and A. T. Cane h."e been
of .dI!, OrganiatiOll, and p.y • modeA .til>- re.ppointed membera of tho !Wading PoliC. ,
ecnption of ... P6nn,T
Foroe po demobili.Mtjon.
The eYenin-« moeQn~g w.. held in the S.ln..
Tile Rov. T . Evens.-In memory of the
tien Ann1 Citadel, 8t Mart'. Butta, Read- Roy. T. Ena. (r.ther of tho He". T . G.
inr, whioh . . . crowded. loin. Booth, "ho Enn.) , .. ho frequently aaai,ted d St. Agnea·.
w.. accorded • Yell: ~thu.riutio weloome,... • ciborium is being gi"en and "ill be dedi.
Colooel Ricb and MajOr cated and I.I8Od .t Eaater.
Brown (Diriaioul Com·
Wild Flowers. -The offer of Mr. H.
Brow", Maior a.n d MJ:.. A. King, oC 22. , Queen Victoria Street, ReMf.
l::~~~~~:::~); and StaJf·Capt.in and ing, to IUppl, wild Bo.,ers ror display in the
M ....um during tho oprir\!f. wmmer and
w • autumn, h.. hOOD acoopted with tho boo,
thanks of the Council.
.. Flvlng Fai,.n-The folln ..ing appell'" in
the minvtee of the Watch Committee: .. That
thl>propoeal of Lieut-CoJoneJ Henderecn,
R.A.F ., of 6, Cambridge Square. Hyde Park.
London. to mako &nan~cnts for a 'Flyiag
1110 Fair' in this locality be not objected to."
St. Gil.' Finance.-Tlle :Vicar of St.
be true to
offioera and. Gilee' II&Y. of the parochial balaJlc~t :
Salvation Army Ie They IU'& Qu.ite sdi,factory and 00 parD
nd .
IIOIdJ e.D --UI6 ran k and file laTourabl,. with last ycar." Tho Clergy
mlat raise .nother £60 thi. year. Th ..
They
at the lOId,iers of he
church
coIJeoQons
wefO
eepeciaUy
good'
I""t
might be real Salntion ArrD3 801.
th& IICI\m that they would rem.in yeur.
T ho 8ishop's Engallements.-'1 he Bi.hop of
Qua to thoeo glorio~ -principle. which God
h~d taugh. their found r. <1eneral William Oxford'. enlt'lLgcment. during April inriuJ •
Booth, .,ho had be.... m .. de~ the meam of vioito to Henlev. WAltham St. La .... rellce•
etartlng that wonderful movement which God Wind8or. W.rlield. Goring. St. Bartholomew',.
had apreMf all oYer the world. 'Thoy would Rcading (where he ie preaching on Edt""
be inklred,ed to know that their "or~ among,t Day). and St. Gilea'. Reading (Easter Day
the eoklier. w~ not to ocme to .n e'nd whpn 0" Bing). He M abo taking part in ,h& P ......y
pf!&Oe w~ declared.
(Applauaei.
The mili. Home Conforence and i. preaching in London.
tary lW*borities in France had learnt to a1"
Sar.t. Stebbin'1s' SUtCHS.-RefJ{t. Howard
prEteiakl their ~ort. (91' the bafPin@tlll ' of the Stebbingo. R.A .F .. eoored .. further .thletic
troop~, and had I'\!questod th.. they shou Id aucc_ on Thurad.y in a thre& and a hllif
rem&J.o lie lnog al tho Army of Oooupation mil",' C~J1try h.ndicap. Nn at 31a1lJ ·
remained. GeMul Bootb had Uerefore agreed ford Camp. DOm!t.
Durin~ tile PIlot fOllr
that 30 cenae. of SaJuLion A~ acti"itv month tb ... old member of the R.eadirur At h·
hould be established amonist the troopa. G«l leti" Club (he won hie lint ori .. in a harripr
ha<l bleAACd ilioir "ol'k ;n ocnnection wjth the road raco from Tueale to R~nR' in 1904)
hut. in FrlUlC6. Over 20.000 n&IDee bad ben ha.a .,on four pri ... for aocomoli ing the fMtl'8gdtored .. oon"ert.. Many of the n.m~ ...t time in ruLllling and walkin face!. Sgt.
did not belon/l' to thooe who had retumed Stebbingl. wbo ~WIU ro·electNi "",i.tant han.
borne, but they believed th&t th.y had ~n oocretary or UtA R.A .C. on Monday. fa joining
';'fely canied '''bome!'' in the arms of tho tl1"" .taIY of thp .. Chronicl e" 0\1 hi. rl'lM!e
S...1ou.. She was glad to 8&Y, ho ..... f , tbat from military duti.e• .
a Itt.fge number of the ....mea on the OOOYert
W ar Trophies for Reading.-,The T own
roll had been, handed in, and were n01f the
n&mee of thoeo ' .. bo wished to give their liv811 Council h....e accepted th.. IJndermpnti onffi
""Dtured
German trophiee ol ored by the War
to another ~ rf\Iy- the Baloration Army. _ ~ A
A
requeet had .Ile<l!' made throagh the Working Office TrophIes Commi"t'fI. namelT :
Men's Bo"iet a.\ Prall'ue for Salntion Antly m&<'hine.gun "ith ammnnition belt, ' ba r.ol.
..orkora to be acnt to Hungary. She did not moont.in(f and Ble.m oondeMe", oft'et'P<l at th~
know, owing to the ahorm... O~08iC8N how WM 01 the office", comma,ndina- the 1/4tb and
that r~eet ..... to be mot, btl
re nrobably 2/4th BattalioM. Royal &lrbhire Regimont;
their r&llk. .Y~ me andc yaun.r .. b.rrel """ina- coyer oIYflrPd at the ..iob of
were
who JlOII8I16d the gilc-' f l6nguagee; ~ «<me..l offidr Oomman<linlf the ~rd 'l\ri·
and the officer oommandinll' "'., 8\h &~
and
honod tltey would ret
:s to iDeet ~e
the new caU. Then, too, there
a pathetjo taHon, RO'l&1 Berhhi re R .... im J)t; .t the
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of
offi"". commanding the let Bat.
r~u8oli for help from Ru...u.. w ere the <*In.
ditione followin/l' tho upheaval w ch IUeooeded talion. R~al Berk.hire RClPmeot, a granateD '
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the revolution had beOqm& terri e in tM, _. werler .nd • machine ..lfUn moun inK.
Weddlng .-The wedding took piace at ' St.
treme. Accordinll to • oorr.-poo eDt in Petrograd (frep?, wh08tt l~r Mra.
th read ea<. Jobn's Church. Roading, on Saturd'.J: of Pic.
traclal, religion had been "'ppl
, ..,d no O~8miili. of Ru.ssell'. Water. near ' Henle".
ooe wu allowed to teach ohildr
to uao the .. Mi. E. Cooner. ot21. Eldon Btre.t. Read·
name"" God or to pray. Te.aoJlera hed been in eening in jhe W.R.A.F. at Milton. Both
turned out of their schoola.~
. wtlich had been brill., .nd bridetrTOOm "efe in uDifor'm. The
oonYerteci into danein~ aead
' . An order bnae .... ..ttended by , ber ''''0 si e66 ..
bad _tly Peeo iNullld \hat none
to bridesmaid.. Mr. T, l h .in (l*other.itt·law' of
haY... prinCe gt'&"-,, and all tte while peY· thA bridegroom) ""ted .. bes\ m.n. TIle bride
.ona were bei~ murdered in th priJOna and " ... gi.,en away by her father. Tl'Ie Re". W.
in die hOll....
The coun~.,. .red budly "Britton (Vicar) COI1duct..d tho serne... About
better than t.b towns. Horrible act. of cruelty 40 of ber oomradllll of tbe W.R IA.F. from
had- beeD committed ~ ~~e peuanu.
Tlte Milbon formed • Irllard of honour on louing
writer OClIIoOluded: " I"" IlM !laD be d\me t To the obureh. The bride and bridelrroom reOW' kno"ledae Groat Britain htl. lIenr been ceived mll'D'" ,...,ful preoenbs from thpir oom·
at ... I,. Cor wayo and meana .hene"6Z aha radM &nd frieoo..
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h.. made ' up her mind to ad. Will- abe not
Readll'D Women's New Ubllt'al Auocia.
~~ on thia ..weal to thOlle who miglK Join tlon.-'l1he atllI.ual meeting of the abQ"e was
beoda and foroea with her, and _d • h D beld .t the A.embly 'Roo""', Bridge Street:
-not military belp
koow ...nat on Wedn..Iay I.., "eek, .,hen a satiHactor:r
EDJl:laud and the other n.tioD8 ha". eu/feced lIener&! report ...... Ilr_nted
the ccmmit·
III '\he wart No ; w'e "l.Dt 00 more bloodabed. te!'. and tho 1m.nnal otatilment made I;>y Mro.
bu., ... beli... e UL the '!)OWt!I,l' of a ab'onc. MMlDd. Cat16}', lion. h .....urer. w.. ocnsid"red enoour·
determined, .edty .ill over the erratie, .Iod- aring. The executive oommiUee "81:0 el~
W. power. th.~ h.v., ~ed in CTUllhinJl' .tren.gthp-ned by seTeral ne ... m .. mbe..... Reterrified and defBlWllle. people, .nd mark. ..ore made as to the special Wart.
uu~~ce, I wbo aItt doing their wont \;0 deetro:f them made for the ... oounded al><1 the ...r aninI!'
bodY and _I. WI!> belie... that authority and
eme, £179 ·lfls. IlaviDI!' l>een aubecribed.
control from ouuide can A....., 111&111 II..., rept'e88llting 232 WILl' "'\Ting cert.ca~ beld
obeek man1 eyi~ and brlnl aome ord.... into by the member..
Trib<Jte wae paid to th ..
thia 011&01. We cannot reach th!> ..orld, be- worlc of Mr. and
SDI\lding and the e,,·
we are "cl.t..d. cut off trom eyer,body; celIent and OOIlr&g8OUl! fight put up by Mr.
lou' we
God helping UI. reach the he&r1; Frederick Thor'lOby at thl!t recent General E1ec·
of the British n.tion.' Mrs. Booth proceeded tion. Th., feeling of ~e meetinlt .... that
to aped: of ili. w~ which bad attended Liborallom ..ould apin be in tlte for.ll'fOlIJId
tlIe Salvation Army'a. work in
~, in the future. Toa was served .t 5 o'clock •
• nd Cuba.
and Lady Rathoreedll1l g..,o a muoh'.llpreciat..d
M ... Br.mwell Booth 1'!•• \he guest during addr
on tIitt preRnt Labour queanon.. The
the 41ay of Mr. Leonard Suilon.
r maining pari , of the ......ning .... "Pent in
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lucial q.,j ovment. and an excellent eonoerl
WIUI giye1\ by "The Yell ow! POI"lU" Concert
Part , the followin" artirles talcif1jl" part:
Mn. ,WN-D , MiM Glady Cpat.e. M' 1. Hayward. Mil. Eva Gibbo, Mr. Will Hi...... Mr.
Fred Hill, Mr. F..dw;n Love and Mr. M. E .
Love.
Innlle.,e V.A.D. Hosp ital.-The
wae ..
bre.ldng-up party .t the .boye H
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IThUl'8d.y Jut .. eek, when ~e atalf, patienu,
&tid ... few ol tho former patienu met for tit.
lut a e before the liOllpltal cJoted on Marc!lI.
~, .fter three yea,.' WOl't. All oMee haye
beoIl treated. and 913 men paeaed through tha
capable banda of the m.U'on- and RalI. The
Hey, H. Wlrdle,. Jt£nr. \he hoepital ch.tI.
lam, .-de " pl-mg Ip~ and ..nOlle pre_taUOU which 11, ... ..ked to GJldettalte.
The Comm.ndaM {MM. Bend6l'&6n1 ".. pre-ted with a «<*I w&tch, auiiably imcribecl,
from the whollt . . ; the Qoarlenn.-r Mra.

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APPLICATION lro THE IEADlMG
TOWN..Ie'NClL

Bowl~ ellyer bowl i Mi.troD, Siner Brown
Selb7 each 1Il tum reotimlr " preMitt fr_ til. atair. in r6OOp111on 01 lon«
ancl belloY ~ The
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help aDd lo:rali.:r to her, ..melt _Wed
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the belp abe reoel,,"
Mr Ql:!a11Hmutler.
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