Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1918

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OU." R.adin., OIl Euter MODi
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¢tnella Stock, onl, dtll1rliter 0 Mr. u, 1 ... ""
" Stook, "GM,n Hllda,~ un cll"" t, "
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married to M.r. Low 1 I ', '
" ~. ~eLilpr1n'J,.. W llin.ford. ,Id. • '''.
of M~. and~,. J ohn Batton. Mi .... -. '
w~ ,Ive!' .""ay bY. her fath er, olld
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brld~ald. were MIse Mabel Datle .. ( ,
~ brIdegroom) alld ~i .. Ada 1'Oulld
bnde ,!ore a drey of I.ory c1,armeu .
moo WJ$h p arll, .nd a tuin of I ne/·
ceded iUc. Tl)e train, a I heirloom "
the bn'lJe by her aunt. Silo al~,. ;,
.ombroid~red tulle voil aod orang,·'
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'nd cawed. bouquet of catndion .',,1 v. I.
fleather.
The bridesmaid were al~ll"
abell.pink crepe..dc~bine: relieved Will,
bl.11 ewel: t hoy "or pink tulle m eb

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T-here w... a large
T. MorS0,' "ho
Hr. Sam Brook:
Lonclon' . Mr,'
J.l$., Mis
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~ A"","", .1 th~ ,..,
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an
r historical picture ~
with..
Abbey. which will be 01 in.tvMt !t. ~ho
for the Yeo.table
tra.IlWonl 9 ll~inB' The picturl', ' oil
pa1nttnr, mea. trlng 6 ft. by " ft" w
b6
food on ~e linl' III Bullery ,alld i8 th&
.wo!k of Hr. Stephen Rt'id,
ell·......n
painter of .b.istoriea~ snbjl'ct
h. ' '..me
~bited

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bme .Ihln the IIoh Land was in Air.
In ~rdN' to
~l'Ith pale-blue strealllers, pink mo
sn d >
9,1f."..n 8Uooow- from till' )vI'. tern JIO'I{ns of
Europe, JIeraoliu" Patriarch C)f 1 ert
m, I f-Choi~l!'I't
Ing3. They carried bouqu .. t. of pink l
eooomfllnied by the MltSterR of the 'l'Nnplt' II-",U&ll~ll
tiolll and forget·mo·note. Muter J e hn L
vener (SOIl of Mr. P . R. Scrivencr, F .R.('
and ° .t he ' LJlit a4 were d i patched
a
.. u trainbeac r. · H WI>$ al ired in a "
dep~W_ too Italy, 'frano
I\D.d E1IjJ1~,
~i1dr
awt.
T ! bridegroom pr
t ~"
urgmg th.' autborihea to u.n.dertslce ~
.bridemiJl!lb wit Rold brOOi'h... M r, (",
\lruude ~t ,S aladin. O.n roo.chine Eng.
land Hel'lletin met: Henry II in tbe ;.c~1>:- lIml1,..,r,"'" ~. ·
Batten ibrothcr of the brid groom) 8 ,·\ .. ·,
beJi man. The service was choral, MT l'
~ Hou.e of R.ading Abbpy, lind implored
Scrivener, ' ·F.R.C.O. , preeidinr et th o ~,
b.1I~, to 8 ve the Holy Land from . the inA
large number oj gue3ts then pr""r~ 'f
Ad..... In ~port of hi s appeal Heraoliull
the George - Hotel,
rcheiter, wh e , ~ II,
~~ded tond~ King the- bys oW;e Tow.. of
oeption wu held.· Tho numerom I'rp,.. .
~n 1I' • .oc lIle Holy. 8<-~\lJChre, t~r
oelved included the follo..-in!" : Drid.. t, ,
witll the "'IIIl!ll'. fI4 Ilia Km~om of Jft'Ugroom , <liamood tie·pin ; bridegroom I ... I
It-.u tb~. IIC6U .bioh the artist
Cheque; bride'. mother, how.ehold li,"",
~••. porba.joed WIth rt.re kill &lid ~ ttel
eheque: bride'. father, cheque ; b ride;(,
tiCII!-, £h. aolltrut b~tw n the ~.tern
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ra\ber .nd motber, c1Iequo; M' ~.J.h "
lane!! UId th&. westen JDODareh _ 8« the
to
ten, Cheque; Mr. C . Batten , chequp, :_peclallY ~bye. The noble <1laptM me,
'Batten,
¢Iequ8 ;
r. and Mri. W". ,
OIUll of ~ Allbe,. torD;l1 an "ir· tutu",
Muter J . a Dd Mias W.tp,... ('.'
.
~~ lor one of the lamou,' in- 80CW
a reaSOJUl.ble eepices;
wg.. basin and jug : Mr. and Mr< .. J
~eD..ts III t!i.t biatory of RaIding. Thill 1i1I~ .use
. &eCl1rity to .verT member of: the ",edd;ng
fait ; Miss L. B tlen, frU ,1 t'
Jec~ 18 of ~ial interest to-day ••ince the oommulI..'ty. That Beetion .I?f tbe
humaa Mra, B. break
Moore, Indian brocaded Irall
del""eranoe of the Holy Land 1II'bich HllJlry rac& .... bloh coo.troUed the ltves and "Beryi~
and
Mo.
H
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Jell'erie&
(S IOUgh) ~'lvon jan ,
It. Willi uubl. to uQdertak" haa been IUl"Om· of the reat of eo many o.f them w
weil
pliahad b,- ~lte 1\1'1111 of our pr_t ](ing oreaxli·ed a~d e:tulp1led. and ""as strongly Mr. and Mis. B rowII (Br c Dell), < I.,
Mr. and M",. B. ' Read C.rl II, duna I"
at one of ~ incident. of the ,reat war
!'tlp!'e nted III he H'ouse ot Commons, and
~ The ~ ha b~n ~ntEd under 'the It followed. therelore, tha.t it the "orkers bc.wl; Mr. and Mrs. E. 'Brow . W i1~11 (
tnltrucitiol\ 4>f Dr. J. B. IIurry, and ,,1" in were to hpe a jUBt and a re&llODablc fruit dishes; Pte. and Mise t,erwood, 1
clu!,. O?~T" ~ offered to the COrtlOration for standard 0' life out of the fruits of their lilWln d!,chc e aet; Mise Lea r, aIl~d b.
Miuea E . B. d M. Tarr • llilver m"-'
exhibltlOD m the Art Gallery.
labour theY' oould o'llly obtain it
o ani· ~e
pot ; Mr. and Mr . Gorring, et of oak t·"
aallon.
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,ilver and cut-gla .., I'"
M~ Rlae~al~l wbo [ alao addree
the Mias E . G orring,
D., P . and H . Warm lf,~I'
~~, .aid mat woml'n had been rather i!r ; the M '
Wilton
clUna
salad
bo..l: Mi L. 1',,1,
M
....,..w&rel in ~inilla their unions. and .she
deGouued th'eir aetioD. in kaepinc 1II'agea linen pillow ca..... ; Master L. W IS~ , '
down br 1I'0r\:iq meN!\1 for pocket m:>ney butter Imife; MiM K. Tllln " 'ilk ,'"
lOIlpI; Miss L. Stewart, .iI •• r SUllOr .. '
AI that of black-leas •
Mias L. Lacey, hand.p:un~ table "
Mr. .Q~lclt followed ~ith a v~ro"s Miu
J . Walderllra. , nn cy ha dkordll~;, \
d.nunc"Iohon of the e.n8tlJlg capltnliAt T. St_m,
pillow c es ~ ~ I I " ~,
CONCLUDING PERFORMANCE. 11t.t:em,
a.nll . urged that the workers should and Muter S.linen
Brown. ca.."() of
f'
orf~~ .!.~l order to sooure their fair share kqi.es; Mr. and Mrs.
. Walke\'. caoc (.f· '
o ......
t """,Ill Ll prod ueed wealth ot the .....ieUe rillgs ; MuterPA.
and
Mi,.
D.
B,
Tbe . perfo!llln.ncee of "Florette" b.r
ooun ry.
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silve r butt.er knife : Mio!wt G. Farley. ,.
OperatIC SOClety of the Berb Traini/lg (:of.
jewel -case; Mr. anti Mrs. H . Faries. , I
lege of Musid, Broad ' treat, Reading, came
dish: M r', and M~dLme .\u~till. haJ1d·p,,,
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to II. CIOOfl on So-turday , and for a Arat yen·
tur~ a coneit!ers.ble well. ure of 80ccesa was 11L'~·L"I~l
Pari. handkerchief bo,,: the Mit."" Ed;'1
Ella Strong, black .. tin table con lr,' ""
!,obi&,'ro. 'rhe . audi~ce on Saturday . evt'.noooy ; Mr . Stron", hand''''orkNi dill, I
mil' _9 ~ qUIte
w.iaetory proportiooa,
cover: [ i E. ' B rcwn,· \in~n nig)'l t urI" ...
~(l there ~, no doubt tbat now the ~ty
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Mr. and Mr" F. E.dll , silver bulle,
18 known It, ,future performanoes :will at·
Mi Cra ne, pa il of gl83. \'asas ; I\lr. '11.1 \'
~r~t gre<,\t!U' ll\U>fest. 'l'here was certainly
W.
artin, Silver buttcr d i; h : M r, 1f ."I·
a. mll.rked improvement . a.~ the wet'k Pl'()o
Walforo, . tendard lorn I); MJ!I.' Eo W I,·
ceeded, . ":ftd lio!Jb ;Millll BeMh ice lon ps • . the
painted huH pl Att'. ~ Mr. fl<>ttrill . s.l.-.. ;.
~~rprllnng prl!lOloal, nnd- Mr. H. O()I'~
dish : Mr. A. Bel.om . filler ' er> i. t ie r i,
RlYlere, the kill fiJ oonductor, assured a
Mr. H , H oHinlfllwor th lind Mi-a D. V"
rellresentath'8 ~f this paper that they -.re
~ilver photo frame. : Mi .. Pounn •. oak oi"
,,~11 p~ \I'lbh the performanotoi and
frame; and llumerOIl$ other.. Lal er;-'I r
"lUi the Ult81'~ t .. hich had been eveli:ed
Mrs, Balten lell by mll ior fur their h ,0
bI th.e 9Cci.-ty', cI~but. It is r.ite inteBded
tbat It ~haJl clinllnl18 ita WM •
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JIlQOn, ,
IfU{:h sati faction "118 a ordecl by the fact
that.Mias Margaret Harrisl1n .... able to All
tha t,OIe of the PI-lnCe at !lbe la two perPRESE~ ­
56 D. _ lItd IHlllWn
wh~
f (Irnle;nce.,
dollutieed for
at ahort Dolle • '\>l&~
the ~rt on the Brat loar occaaiona ~
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tine. quaUty ol li.. I£ilrri£on'8 OjC3. "'-itl{ it..
Pltrlty Imd ~wO&ln_ of tone. combined .ith
!her e.x~eIlF enunciation lind sym...tMtio
R. Allen.
8XI?rtIlHIO,!. Inr.-l the OOll.rlloter of the
and C. A.
PrlD08 1I'1th much oharm, "It was no
w
unanimoully
On Tile day eV&Ilin.-:. lit a me!'ting vf ' .
dreem OJ in the la.st act was moat art;;.tic.
ULley wI! elected lJorkeJIlro Lodao of OdclfeUows . I' PI.' ~n'
ally and· f~lj£ intt>.rpr.eted and~ enD. C. BelJiJ, ... ho tion of n l'.P.G. [ .'8 emblew and gol d l'"
00,", wa ~ qt 18
~. 1111 'i;Li:rri
I'l.a
Ute d'oti.os for a WIIS m!\d.. t o p .I'.G ],! . W . n. Whit !'. on I
shoftd Joer a
d. for htfli:ri08ies )1 W
bowever: cOOl8nted completion of hi.-! period of d b trict "flu
n ~urat and oonviocing p6rtr.,.1 of tilt
aA<"Ot...I'V. Mr. C. II. Dixon Tllo , 1a.rgC) J'lItbering inelrulod: 1' ro\', (, .
Pr,_: Mr.s. E . W. SIAuah~r ... t1he KiDtr
the {l\aj)e of Mr. C. 1) roard. D . I'~. t . W. E. D om . l' r
a.nd Mias Milo. AI the witCh (to whom rot«of \bo committee
lted C.f\. n. Bristow, P,P.G.M .• A. Wok! ..
eAoe wa.s Dl.a¥ \Nt week) were _D til N~(ul: 14eaa.... W. Tu~ P .G.s C. Allen, H. Porton. S. n,,\t
&!elll'id .aMoDt.giIt at. all th41 p e r f _ .
H. T . BOIl\lll. R. S, W . .uenwood . C. OibeOll, F. Qib>on, \\'
)It.. Mllna, "'IlWltpte rllr IIi ... Clnttllr'I'v&ler, 1L l!ouse, S. Judrl, W. H. 1\ ,.
'!:~~tlJ-:~~.~~.!;H~:t1:~glle
book,. -deso!"fl'! ID\U)h tnlise for tltt! eltw('J'
rl
andF.O.Johnson,
Smart. 1\". t. ,. Green, 'It. JTumph"'Y9 (as ,.,·'
wa,. IJl whloh ahe flllfCI a ditlicu1t role ' eIle
1lI'0•• St, Pl'tor's Lod",,), II. Hopkinson .
u te:npel'lUlllllltall,. nitM for tbe
&!I
~=:r.;~~~~l
Â¥r.Mr.
Benham
ofmeeting
thankS iQ
AUen ma.ny olheN.
was edde1lt a
f'f" fl.r,lt enta-y,
ana til.
Provo G.M. C. BenlH,l, hI mnkioll ti" r
WIU carried wilh mtUical
"iooantation OJ ·.in the lut act w.. &. mo<t
Nntatiou Mid Ih:\t U. 1\ di-trict ofti e'
powerful and 1'081i.tic E~ ol aeHne. She
fou~ r:P.O.M. Wh ite very cOMC i~nl l'
was v....y warmly a p1aucled, N
.Ile
in ",nythinl{ thllt be undertook , cool JJ '
thoroughly d&'l8rvi!d to
, )Ii. Weller ha4
deliberations, sOllnd in ~ls !·udl(llM' nt .
~ Joad conception of truuimpl. Florelte &lid
aourrotul in bis initiative, lonest . 11 I
.... r poM Wat II!OOII; hfor "ole. la.ted iUt.=l'ID&purp<Wle. The 'tote at the IllSt district " " .
ly well, indefOd her 8~ng on 8!rturclal
Inlt ~01ll'ed tbat the wbolo district 'If ,\. '
evening <after fh-. preYKIIu pertorlWlDCe8)
,bpiniQll th",t Bro. Whi te "M very
I'
"'" r~l1y (oXcNI8Ilt. q ualit".and limb,. bei1lJJ
in
\l~ ndillj{. , H'e 'thanked Bro. Wh ite 1
all thilt pol1l4 be' d ... red, And the w~ MOre . . . .' • •_ 1'1101111
80nnlly for the able 111'''7 tb t he tut, ,
thaD onoe Ml.oored. )U. Weller is • papil
him into the duties ef lil.trict 0
r. I '
of )(r, Rivil'l'&. The daIIC!88 of ttul fiiriN
ser¥ ice as aeoretnr. of ' that lodgo prr '
Mel the elvel WGJre 80 J11IOIIfaHy doN that
tbAt .be had ilie oonlidence of every 'mell d
thN. ... a. I'OOIIll ill Heh cue uwl III.Wn
1'.1'.G.M. Whito 1'(lt\lrned thank., .,
i~t!C~~.~cel"$mon)' was witn_eel. at pj\id ;a tri.bllte 10 tbe assist!UlCll h~ h"d
Bidlllead (11'~ toe work w ~' Htnmely
'I
on MOo4al. when Lieut,aood) W&8 ale.- _tl..w ..tiO&l~, eaile4 back.
8d.aUlr, G.O.C. S_Olll fO(!il'OIl from r .O.M. C. &>rnnro willIe '
The dre
utnmeiy
&ad
tter ~I\S his deputy. Dur ing the h , l "
o~ IIlwnl{
lho li,Ming
I'd_trebly
:-t ~~~~: .• I_ded b or\betlutPI\rpq.e
01' tvo they had hel\rd a good doru ab..
men
of
the
R<lJ':
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l
The, 'Kork of the ordleetra 11'''''
DId
the 50th Middlesex.. Tho pro~~d" . work, an4 unles. they <I 1
1f1Yft thN. .hout. uad. t,hat able
_rohed (rom -their head· serioUSly eot to work to look o.fter mntte
orceful OOIlduetor, 1lr. Bivierl!1
Bernekt,
lJieut-~l'nar&l they 'wouLd not bo in '" happy posi t iO ll i "
,
(ew ,ellrs' t.imo. Thoy bad got to ad(lJ)' ,
. appreelllive term.t of tbe "ood
mQn,l new mt"tho!ls in ordo.. to keev "
had <lono (luriJI,l{ tlle war OU .1i&«
ftyio&,. Un '
...I....·i"",. alld of Ut~Lr el:08l1.l1( 8Om~\:hIDIrofwasOdd£.lklwsllip
dollO to orc.nte mOrAl inter·
They laad bad dill· 3mQnget U1~JDbe... l1,e1' ~ero &Sid»!! :
wbich o~er bat. Cl'lltr'ali~lion.
.
~nd flODl ·
D.t-G.M, w. E. Dol'f! and C . . Dr i.t··
their n/itd
their
tributes
to
the
w
rk of P .P .G, ' I
adcl'rellliR,ll tbe Wh,ite. The latter romar'ked
th at fl .
had Whi(e hn.d b66-n tlietinc:t\y a gll~
:I.- ,
di£trlct om..ar · he had bro1lf(hl to the \\' 11 •
lII-IoDlI,acq 6Ouli. bWlii~8 knowledge, an,. IllUou nt "
tact and oo~no;o anel keen, . ')UI I
ludllmen~ ... which had mMG him a.u iO\l, I"
I\.ble m moor <A €he d iatrict committee.
P.P.G.lf. J ln'nlW, "ho p:IS6fd the chit' ,
In 1812, I\.Dd was D\4de a member of tI. ·)
lod"e in tha.t 1'0001 'r>7 ye n "It • &1.0 .. poi. .
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P.P.G.M. WHITR HONOURED.

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SUGQES'rJ;n CImTRAL PREMI ES.
P.J',O:M. A , Wl'll ch ref.rred to the va ' "

(loleridg0, able asslsh\nee 1:01IderBd t~ him by P.P. G . I
. Wood'ifafti. White wh ile the l atler \Val actin "" \..
G. It ell, C'r' deputy, ITo s ugl:8!!t~ that · the . tl i..t, ,

Normfoll, OartalO officefl! lUlU the corumittoo might ron. ;.;',
""d Liout. Sharp. tba advi88bilil-y of acquIring ros p<>l'Iu I, .,
premo
for lhl'l Oddfellowe of Rs ud,"g. '"
R wnr memorIal.
P .P .O.M. 1' ubb
ke eof 1110 future. I',
~iblv the rerommendnt ion which would l
DIad. in 1'8. ped of the
vn\ un.tio II
would s.6t thol\l CllriOul!\J to tbluk . Th o..
"ero satisfi.ud tb, t they. n8 fri endly soc ip\t."
a woding men ' W/HI koow the liv .. ~1I1
OOJHijUeIIA of those lor ~bom they drullll.,
the /it and p rqper persoo . t.o
~nj&-u.r lebe
beneJits, and they did
not. WlUlt ony overom8nt department to
in and t:n.ke the b U8ill ' o"el and bind
.... holo thing liP ,.ith th 11 lal amoo nl
~==~::~:t:J~ Il\eIlt
red UI[lO
which alwP.P.G.
y. toUowoo
a -Gover
n.
ds nment.
1. Tubb
u~",1
"e lIUlmbeN as Ii body to take an intcltigP,Ji
iatl'l'89t in the busineS: side of tnte in~ur·
Unle iliay.took IOOre "clive lote I
whol" bu in
the Ool"crnment
them Ottrllf it. ITe" looking
t~ II. (!'rM 'iafhu or membel'B on
.ntin side.
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