Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1918

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of a I01dl~ met ... ~ IW., who
. . . . her it III. h*, IIad Iiid
"Sol'll
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"Pat It.. been killed '}
,,~, I aID fII(1 '4tOn1," ~ tile pri
oa.,.~OQ ~e word from the W&l\

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lAid. •.. here ia the letter
~ lor yooreelf! ' 'J1he lettElr IBid!
Land." Kother-I IUD now' in the Holy

he !l'sthetic side

cannot
we
c;e a memorial wholly
one wholly uWitarian.
'ould be luuch Ole pooreI'
at iullal IllOmm1ents, and

&r1fOtUlt-¥&ior • ;, .;ou· know ae ell ae I
tnt ,on ~'t I'Olport iii now. f you're
tomOrlUllg
be 1)1, ,voo
,, m1l8t be ill 1lefo e E well
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f consideration, and

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1 he Deput,.-Xayor of Reading

HI.IY be po~sib l 8 to 00JXleTlc fllld ullilitarian.

d \\(' II do wiJIl. another
I M III modal building,
l' ')llt of consideration
I tlli ngs which Obsc~e ~
I" r,hjl'ctio n to an or n . mer the river 011 ut· dol'~ not hold goo •
fu l than a widr.
Lri!\ge, aUll r to orn~bl'idge '\'o ukl m ake it
citi n D to the town th
:11 fir,! sight.
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'lIIplilllents that bas
~rl', IJoweli"s pl'OpOSal ,~
v other bridge like it ~ .
olh,er propo a~ that h~
\\,Ith 8. celi.am amo~~
n. <\epul'tl.te memori~1
t he centJ'e of the town,
ng architectural --fe .J
to ome useful i>
~
luI' 'site opposite
I'd), ha'S been p ointe
irable -ite for tbe p u
if a memoria.l buil
" uAon it should not
to any exist ing b loclft
n an obscure st reet wbicb

READING.
merk .
on oJl l\f\lltl~ tlat ~ad~ ' •
1o" by the, 8eatL
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. Only tb_ ' W~
touch with Mr '
l'I'all ~ all that the . to ' .
hI ' ,,'j-do.m, IIOnnd jude '
t.1ll Pl'r tn
npgotiati on.
p" . of outlook, lie
r.f , If'" alone thorougbl"
t i,~ onPI'ou" d otief!
\iict.:
1111'1'1' ha\'e ~n man,
l\' IJE'n these speci
hne found foll
l('>;E'd to t he ad" sntage
"f,·"p"e.. IS made el!lt.'where '
which I.e performed
It " all b.i unremi t ting
work t hro""D n!)<ln' hi. '
the
whi h hasQlIalities .
ty , to thll
and great
t he i D t.e rE'St~ of the
" 'M proud tn ,o;e ~ , One
.e ,·pn Dlort' intilll alllly for ·
of the P I'eSt; one ''''68
assoeiat ion with
us ODP Clime to ,apjJl'edD~~~ of hea r ' and to
.. ' t o do IIv\'ryth i ng ~ iD

...ho came t o him for
D('n r ' UT4'd of
I,I. lUl'mory " ill De treaahad t b~ plt'8!lU.re of hU
eloqupnt tributfll hom
J1pa.din g, "'bieh
po~
ho\\ IlIghb ' bill '8en'jCl!ll
how greally Lis ea rlj
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all!i.v Wa

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(Mr. F . A.

n.rjelUlt), in the course of a. CO!lveraation
" Chronicle" repreeent&tive, .aid
his ide .. WM that the memori,al sho1&1d not
b& ot .. useless chAraoter but IOmethinw
. which would be ",alllll.ble to the widows and
childrell of th06e who had given their IbM
for their country. There m~ht be a .hmd
b -a!8iat tb& education ot the children 01
mell who bad tnllen, and he ~ould not oonfine it.to them, but also inelu. thole who
had suffered in eircumstaneetl.t)1I'inlf to the
'Wal' . Anything which .... 011ld IDe of lIene4t
and bring enj01ment to thoc--& he had m_
ti<lned he oon ldared ah-ould 1M! dOIll. and
tbat the memorial might tab the fo~ 01 a
fund to aclUeve this purpose. with a

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th\l~ougbf al'e, bu t ~
III the centre of th
a good prospect.

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HELPING DISABLED SOLD•

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i oint J ona3inr director o f tbe P)lI80m~tel' EnaineerillB Co
HeRding, writM :-'" Witb "~re_ to you;
invitation for augrestions a,l to what form
P1'_ ......:4"~~;.. . the p:rojtcted war memorial ehould tab,
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it it! cli~cnlt til mab 1\111 MRCrete 'bigestwn In the • •nee ~ an idea .. to tli.
nmount of 1I1011ey .that wou . . . avaiJ&bl••
,
I can only urre. In ~ Ja¥.Mlnti:mel, tW
whatevllr form the memo,lAd
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ebould serve 8OI1l. practical -ourpoM rather
!han b.e !!llrel,. pleasinr to tile eye-. J'ollowr,:~~r~~~~tj;~:e~:l~~~
lDll
ldeil. I IUJgeet that lOIIle .00• •
JI
shOuld
be framed for la~piDl' ctieabW
soldiers bo are beyond the 1. 01 employment on 1\ purely oommere'
TOe
.
large nom~r of suoh men i :lUi. . who
an''''..." i ,,_ are unable to find emplo~t, in
of
ou the \Ulweary i ll8 efl'orte p t e Dlao
:!Of ~e Sailors' and! SOldiers' ColDDli tee/ hack
i:do~
b,. yOUl' wbol&-heKted alsi nee,~,.
• _ gothuocl by an inspection
the Ii~t in
yuur paper from week to we$:.
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=1!ID.!1lr~U I .. I believe tbat this obiec~ wouIdi meet
Itlmoet unil'e1'l!ll1 approml, &lid ~t the
of , momeat I QI.II. think of no more puctical
in- , ~orm than tbe establishm8llt of eome Ijght
that 1 ~duBtry .(under e&p&ble protMlIion~ dir_
ball hon) , which would abacSrb and pve 1a0D0IlJ'~ ,~'~H!. ,.~IJt'7.0t able IIt'rvlce to t5l0M maimed m . th peat
fight for f!Wom. Some fo
1ietr1
a t ~erat ion
(or eollecticm of indnstriee)
a
to oo_e.
• to afford a ,..ide raDl'e in ~ to . eq
.I a.lBO tUl\Dk very COrdial~n those 'who A~ to cover the very uteUi.... lI1\Q1ut' of
, ihave 110 kmdly M.pt
!'eVal of the ability (Reel dMabilily). Whlt.t everr . o n
• eoheme, and ,.Jlo~4 like~aa few ' _ would be
to ....b Il« work ..
planator, DO~.
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, porting, vetr coui.....bl. InancW BU~
Th~ plaOf' alJ't'6dr })r
lor the
port . would be req.i~ to .tart it and
poration b~. M-N L. G.
wei IUld lI uRJ.>lement it inl '!-II earl, lJItqM.
Partoera, Imited, pro"icJ. r
ffl'ro-:aOa- ~ " I\. oanDut OGIlceh'. a IIIm1a ..ortola'l fo\'ia
crete struo ure, IbCl1l'illf tile eoncret. in lOr , t~ m..orial to thOie, 1(_ 1Ia.. tau..
))I~, 8Jld with I>.iuwick
• tor the t~.n b:o- giyiq practical WlataDoe to tlleir
corn.lces Mil parapet. It
piau are ~I~bl<;d comridM lett in the 'lalld of tIae
~rled ou1l . t.b y will Civ. 1\ verl fiDe ImDg. , It Readl~ be oaly prompt aDd
brldfl'6, bot If th.• IMmoriILI: jrdl e 18 ado~ K.lI!le rons, .and worthy of Jt.r falll!l1 eoDI,
ied Ule ree It Will ~ eomeuiq of which thIS seheme ma,. be thll "ille and f _
both roun~- aD t.qwn ean alWI\VI ' be MInner of .imilAr acheme joul'lI01lt the
proud .. The brid 0 ihould, in y opiuion, c;ountl'y." ,
be ,6IItl,rely faced wj th 1'0rt1aa4 stone. Tbe
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central. ftflt ure ould b..,. ..
y ,rnnite
bllllO np ,to, ~d yell above tJI. der l ine,
AD d the r('Olamcl r oou.tructed wit)!' llortland .ton~t The dOOle t(\ be l)O\'el'ed ex~ruoJl! ... ~th lfllld /LUtl 1JIlJ'-ud with a
a tl ded- bro;ue eymbolieal fin .. of Vidory.
The rnt.erlor ,of th chapef I
d haTe II:
JUIIrble lIO<?r and ,!a ' .with bro
tablets, 0.
j,'Old rn O"al C domic I .roof, and open work
brvDze dooJ:!I.
My friend, lIr.
. MarIon Leduret ill
""ulptu re ..t Unlversitr Coli
Reading
who bM kindly coUahON.ted 'ttJ. me i~
Ib'8 I1) ft tt!!r , bas made the .~ion! tbat't\.D
"" et rlc lllCh~ 8~ould be •
1rom the
.kllne, and ) t U hoped tha
e one will
nIl' ~ndowment which wonl PlIAble this
am I! to be E'pt perPetually
-~o that
t h.' an
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cootll , be i>een bJ
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No DJ8QVALlYIOU'ION.

doubt
would
EspeciaUy with
been diJicuity.
teller&! materia
_tioD. of new bUildiJlj:...
a -tendenoy for J!!9r6
they would be able to eet~im.te
futun. 'rhe incn&lIin,
.nother f.ctor in tile matter.
W68 a
ROOCI cIeeJ of work in a.,.anlle, aDd the
free haDd would considerabl, help thin,s
in t~ futoN.
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GOVERNMENT HOLDING STOCKS.
Mr. J . Darie. of Q\lMD.'1 Road, etated
that Readiq wu Jucb in Dot h .... lq blc
munition work.. for tbat &eeOIlIIted for
the town Dot beinr 110 ~ ••
othen. BmJ4Ier. and deeorator8, however,
, p""babl, .dered IDO.. thaD anyon•
else, Tl.ere w.. · hardl, an ftmn til their
callinl that had not
b.w liP (or GoTanameat j)ur~,
bad been hit
pre\ty hard by it.
1I'bo had_
little .toe\" wu
but it
him
of them

hilt

the ..w~ lire of
spoiled you for •

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The ViIl.e Oracle!, "Yoo

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worde-th~ ' ere O1Ilmans ' ll do us doW'n
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They'lr pay the )lloomi.Jli

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millions. or wotever it ill in
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Y,o u see. y u' ra 110 diJferent fr""" oth~
gull."
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SImonds, LDn.lted, ill apieeaing 41;loPin'ioD
of the Bucll8t, eaid he donai~red the
on intolliciti~ l1q Q1'I, wbJch .
been
p!Oved e_tial to the .ll'beini~d hap.
pm s of. the working ",an, . sho ld . ha.....
t.en radlcail~1, reduced rather ·
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tJil:
cre66ed, to I allow them ~o obUoiD
. " th.
artic!lee .~ a lower prioe. The extra banalal9 permItted to hi! -l)Nhd would not be
80 . b l" an advantace.. it appeared. ..
oWing to th. inonued It...qth allo;wtd the
bul1r: outv . t..wolllilllOt be r....1'J m11Jlh lar..r.
Ii_. Sindde. ).oweftl'. ItiIIpe t.Q be ~
to recomm~ee- tblnUf6et~riiII at ,:n earl,P
~~. theiJo famo_ S.B.A., which would
Pn>UII~L~ l!!'. tl.e mad~et ' in boWee In •
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,,"ould lie Wter beer ::'iJ.hi fa ' man
prove iUu~I'J, .. tIHIee'rewers 1I'~O II
not kept fbejr ItNQth 40wu to ~he mi
m~m allewM aocordlg ill t¥. II!Md1lle
p~ . . . . h7 tIM I'~ CoMroUUier would
plDDabb redact tlJ_ ~ to ..t to.

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