Berkshire Chronicle Reading 06-1918

A meeting of tile T
C"o.mc.iJ,' ..
held jn the CouDcil Cba.. bcr "'ed.olll'b;i"~

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t.
Thr pl'f'sid~t ~ _ _ ttee

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....,.,;u'n .·-The
Dl of ~he
nd .,ud Public -ser...t..
, lIr ","vi
at.r ~I:~r. \\ h{'n ')(r.
a.stOll·.
y... 1 a\)l..ut I ... to
·DC. The
• " " UlpaJllM by Mr .• E . A.
lI. .\\ r . ( larke ('ri~pft8i_
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w", !'t'rn·d OU beard. _41
tb~ mt'mbere pl'Ond8d . .
I'rogratl1lll~. A
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In rambllll!f (lVl'r
beatleT
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('o\lege
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Aade"';oD. a mdi- .

Lieut.

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were amolll
""b)<,d., I·hat WI'N' . . .IT
tit.. iunrtions of the
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fia rlIJl)I(tmt' .... ~ baa Tegift of .J!.
aDd '..e:it

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who fro m tbe paM
duwn tbeir Iiv~ in tjoe'

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are a.DdT-

." tit" doDOrs exp~ a
I'ar"hl{)o"nl would cive lia.
"an kful for tire opportu:
n' Ih<'lr gratitude for
inc
un·r ... h .. 1miDI )>eril. ''W ith

.... ) - the \'icar. "·t ·is not

outp:<>ori .of J)lferbead:8 are t()uehed
and t.h&l the work may
put in hAnd ."
Dispensary Care_ A_isl)It'E'tmg ot the Exeeuti~
th .. Tulwrculosis Du.~rT
"n ~a y
b. th fotlow~
J'l'(..,ivM f rom the ~ .
DUrI
. tb~
-last fiftl
Ilave dealt ... itll
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gran tj)(\

extra
HI th .. f'l t'm 01 liiilk. exoept
",.~ clnld .... 11 bave '-" PIIG.J,,! t h.. natio_l lr:it"~IM;
ClIInitocl in couot ry
t Jlrt'>t'ul) . ;! loan, to btaiA
.. ntt·rlDl: ""natoria; 1 -0. . . .
bow·.(>bold ... ork. ; t ~

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"&8 00IIN!fu,;ed the help~­

r"tHred til the" ati-lnal
1> .... ' ·pntlOlI of C na·ltT to
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Ch ilojroo's Gathwin,:-A
d ~ on :Sunday afternoon ItT
lIuday -cbools of .tbe Beadhn<1bt Circuit. viz.; W. .
W hlll .. y Hall. 'Elm Park
I av~r"" am. nuoil)eriDc ia
1'01,,1-. wIth lbt-ir te6(!bers
cli-Jl!:\I took · th .. fo rm' of

Tid

n tl.e Market Place. aAd
J lH{ 1\ '"I:'s J:oild to W
eT
" N" drl. h.... tkd by the Whit" 1:1311<1 , a 'id tl", Uu ni.1.ers of
p i"", IIIg leal urI.':I of tbe proh~ 1II11nr tJ'OOI" (If BOy l)cputll,
(jlrl l;t1ld .., }>l'e'M'n t in uui-

plarillg of th.. 01. Bugl'! Band. The meetrd_ at W8!.lI'Y Gli urch.
IJ)' ~ r. I\". I . Cu mber. of
(.1' 'hI' ReadlO, Hunda,

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-llOkp N .IOOU f'aC i ng ..

rG.

g. and tbe Rev . T . N.
-'I",rwt .. lldpflt m i ni~r of the
~.n~ Mil Il-/lprop"late addreo;s t~

('..,IUUlI • ewmaJl.
,
Ru4int Ol~ I •.,.' AII_1ctI1ift
tj,."t rt0UlOn SInce t~ 01Jt\Nak
war 11
a llllollDl...d for WedDeIida:r Df'S~.
n.d -it is
boP"" t bat all old boys trill. .mate a special
ftf1fl1 to be present.
Ho.r5e R cin, .... ,. A........-In ~...
tinll with the pUo.ay -.orta. "'gertiM
10 tak, place at 8peBeertr Woad.
Monda7
IItxt . thp /in.--t horlll'l ra~ will
t be . .
.1I 1~11 unl il .. p.m .
Endowm,"' .f a RH .-lIrs.
. W.
ll"Vey. of Greyf~..Ol, t~cba RoBoa~{
ll~i'llg . bas ~doll'~ a .-. m
e
y..
bire Hospll::al with the. 111118 of .J!.~.OOO.
'fhe wording of the memonal ta t 18 as
'"llows: Tbe Ernest Wi,lliam g. ey bed.
~lIdo1red by Al~e Ridle.1 ill ~ memory
(, I her hG6ball'l. Ernest WiUiaJi Ri~y.
' te IeobMI f
1:.
.J.P .• Ap ril. 1919. The iii
elr t e
I"ndo"ed lwd i~ Benyon Ward.
Ref",ees' Committee's ' S."~T fumi·
t ure bood st~d s. bedding. linen, etc., as
11')('.1 by ~be Bel~jln refuc_ durillg tJ:leir
r, 'PRr... Jft R<,.a)ii'llll'. ""P'" 80ld ItT auctlOn,
h~ "_Nr•. Nirholas, at F1~in'" Gan,:e,
(In Tuesday. by order of the JIa~r8 pommitl@e for tbe Relief it Belrian RAlfugees.
Thpre WHS n good attendanoe. bi.c!u"g was
br;<Ir. and eve rything w.a quickly dia-

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or.

• BOIUt smtVIC}1.
Services in eo~ith the .ar:
.B. .
Col. aad BOil.
..on.ral.L J. ·W.
Dowell, C.II.G., • •
JIerb. . .
c.aB. (1IiIbarY DiYWoa),
Lieut•..coa-l P. W.
D.8.0.,&y&1
Jlonnt,

Lieut .•Coloael)' B. L.

.ael B. L.I.

(llilital7 DiVIsiOn I.
Lieut. &lid Qnarterma ter W. H .
1I1ith Royal Berks.

lIorris~

To be Brevet Lieut.-Colonel. .
T4'mo. Brig...'Ge}HInU C.~. FriMl1l, D.S.O .•

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Jot C i t Batt
Roy~ &rb. - '
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.
A_~~tintr Lieu.
t -<All
0
one1 A. D . Gordon, II ..•
Ro.-.. Berks, attd. M.G.C.
•
Jlawr R .. E. U. Herplon.Hodge, Oxford
~eomaat;Y:. •
.
MIliQr F. G. Strange, l !ltlt BeTtA YeoIDnnry.
Major C. T. J. Walmesley. Berks Y_
manry.
TIlE MILITARY CROSS.
Seeonl\ Lielii. C. BroWD, 3rd (attd. 2nd)
Royal Berks. '
Lieut. M. C. Dem~y, I st . Roval Berks.
T mp. Lieut. C. }>'. EII'ey. 5th Royal B8rb.
Temp. Major Wilfred R. Mount. 2.')9t}f
Raih.av CollStruction ·Co .• RB.
,
DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL.
Sergt. H. T. An:heT <""yford), 15th Batt.
Notts o.nd Derbv Regt .
I
Se gt A B kh
( Ab' d ) Lo d
r . . ae n~
11111 on •
n on
~:-CJ11. A. Everett (Reading). ,til. »iv.
S·· I ,, - R E
lima ...... . .
Cpt. H. Low (Cavershall}), 2j4th Batt.
RoTal Berkfs:
.
Cpl. C. MaUhews <Cnversham), 2nd Batt.
Ro.al Berk . ,
.
Pte. H. J. P,uker (Readina). 1st Batt.
HpTe/ord Retrt.
Co. Sergt.-Mft.jor E. W. Pummel ( Nev.~·
b"rv). 7th Batt. Royal Fusilier.
. Tpr. W. N Stubbs' (Windsor). 2nd Life
Guards.
Cpl W. H. Thomu (R8ading). R.G.A.
MElUTORI01J SERVICE lLEDAL.
Se ...+ cu_ ·
C Ph 'n'
(W' dso )
t
r ...-1..... Jor
.
J IpS
In t r, Is
Batt. Grenadier Gllnrds.
~lltr!~tt.a~;a~?-\{· (Cle...sr).
Clll. A. F. A. Pitman (Windsor), 1st Batt.
ColdMtream Gu.ards:
Sqdn. Q~ l'd .-Cp1. J. P . Hynes (Windsor).
GlIardR M.G. Regt.
Co. Q. M.-Sel'8t. H . E . Bel1sham (Wind80r), 4th Batt. Gu rd M.G. RAlJrt.
Co. . Seigt.-Jotajo, H . W. West . (Burghclere), 19th Batt<. Ranis RAlgt.
. Co. Q.K.B. 11. l'4!rry ('Maidenhead). 2nd
Batt. O. and B. L .I.
I
-. !!te. V. lliles (Wani.age), 2nd Batt. 0 ,
aD.4:8". L.I.
.
. &t"St. R : Ilaggar (He-n1ty), 11
Batt.

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Football Club Fet• ....,.,-\. great ttraction
('II' Whit Y()nday will be the f e of the
llending Football Club at Pl'OIlpe t Park.
The attractions will incltlde athletic ~twlt1:8,
,,~
.l",o;aul t.R4rms.
concert~
etc.
Lleut." n,lonel WillOn. }{.P .• ~ '{ill. dit:tribute the
IlrtlCS.
Hr. F . G. 60f!1wm. T
Albion,
W red Street, .. ho is doing all th flAwing.
h,.s _iured an oecasion~1 \icen • so that
HlI uors ' of all kinds will ,,- obtaillable
""
' ,Iuri u&, the Wlua1 hours.
?ddfell_s'
CelftfereMe.-The
annual
movable eon/erence 0 -the
anche5ter
Unity, Independent Ord r 0 Oddfellows1
lakes place n xt week at Do)l,lu, Isle 01
lIan. commencing on ~nl at 9 R.m.
')'hp deiell' tes .... P~ ing
e RP ..din~
Oi.tri.·t will be P.P.G.M . .
ht (Excel"or I.odgti). P .P .G.M. H. M.
hitt·hom
,R"bert Atter Lodge), P .P .G.M. G. Tubb
, PnnceSB Aluandra Lodge). P.P.G.M. A.
W.,I.h (ExN'lsior Lodll'e•• and P.P.G.M. W.
D. Whit& "(Berkshire Lodge).
St. Gil.,'
parochial ".atbering
"'ftR held on St. Giles' Vieal'lllfe lawn on
\\'edn selny ·"venillll:. thei Proeeeds being ·in
aId f) f the ,C.L.B. Cllmn Fund.
early 200
attend8\S. and an enjoyable ... ;Dg ...as
nt. A mnsical programme. aJTaJlge(\ by
r . P . R. Scrivenpr. WAl I"t'iId
• those
ntributing so ng" booing
Hope.
itebell lind Wit hnall. aud 11
Cuil
~rivener. West a Id Dick Dormer.
Tile
tter part !If t he enninjl;' wa~
Tot..d to
games .and ~~lIC i nll'. It i8 hoped
hQld an
op"n-a,r .whist drive at the 1IImlf' niace in
aid nf the 'B!UDe fund.oll 'lulle !:Ird. "
,. M i !'latuf'fl .!llft. tl.ub.-All
importUt &8ex :Retrt.
.
. ,
m!'etinll of tbfl club "as beld at headquar. . R.S.H. 1. H. Robert (Henley), 7'th BIlU.
kra, Tbe Albion. AHl'f'd Stnet.
Wedne... MAchine GilD Corps.
da:t.. evening. undet the JlN-<menl'Y of Mr.
Cpl. A: Richardson (Reading) . ~th Batt.
F. Palrorr. It was d~ided tbat he Colonel M.G.C.
.
Leslie Wilson ~t.Y Ctll> aMuld bfllin'd 00
Sergt. F . BoIlOY. M.M. (Waotnge), 4th
:!S. 50 and 100 yards range"," .~d mould be fuil!. Tank Corps.
;
o~lI!n to Any nMlOgnised member. of any
R.S.V. E. H . Palmer (Berks). Labour
..!1\b in Bprk hire .. It W.&8 furtlwT decided Corps.
.
thllt unlimitM .-ntril's for th Gardner
Cp!. P. Squire (Nowbury ). 157th Co. Lab.charity cnp . should be t..hn. the proceeds onr Corps.
.
.
t.<> go to tbe Readinlf Blind Aid Socipty. ·lI-eeh.-Sert{t.·MajCJr P. W. May1- (RAladl.n1J).
11 W88 the deeision of n.p· m.... ti
to enter 77f1t.h Co! A.S..:C.
"lmMeeh .-Staff-~rlrt· A. E. Ne-.... il2nd DiT.
twn t~'lIlS lor the "DRily E~TK'
lienal Com oetiti on. and to l,old ~ Wbitlmn M.T : Co. A.S.C. .
.
.hlYlt to exu.nd from t e 7th till over the
&M{t. W. J . Skinne
(Maideohead),
9th inst.
All particul rs fn)llt
r. F. G. A.R.C.
,
~
Bolch .. r. tbe h nn . seer uy, Th Albion,
Cpt. E . A. Gooch (Re.lding). 21st DiVi.
.\ If,'P(\ Street, Reading.
M.T. Co. . A.. C.
.
Raadinll Branch. National Union of
Cpt. H. Preston. (Wallingford), i33rd M.T.
Clerks.-A t a ml\etinll h"ld on Tu day the Co. A.S.C. "
f"lIowi'ng n1llOlntion was carril';l .. ith acelaFnrr.• Siaft'.8f!rgt. H. J . Willis (Reading).
'IJ , ti'ln : "Thio; meetin~ of ~he 'RPadi'ng A~~:
_Â¥. SlIRrld~.{o"rd '(Rendin:')" A.s.a.
B roor'" of the Nl\tional Union of Cleiks
.n"
..
J stroflft lv proi....ts against til,. I'Plention of
Pte. . F . Cox (Wmd.;or),;,A.s.C.
married ...omen ( 'd
t-")
d f
Rergt. W. Knight (Reading). A.O.C.
'''I f)WS f'1~T\ tK.
an
(I.
Co.
r ....-l\(aJ·OI'.}IIRlr. G. H. Neal (Re-"
Pl'lles tefllllOrtU'i1y e'llgagNl Yor tlte p e r i o d ' "
"qof th .. war. in oleric9J Phsts in
vernmE'ot ing). Army Gvmnastic StA1f. .
I J _. A th ·t · ' n..
. . 'Ro1;AL B.III lIB. RIIGt)lsNT.
~n( ,"JC,.. u on , .. ~ .,..~partmellt. Know1435 T./S.ll. J . Butler ([E' Newbury). 4t
III!!.' foil well t he III t'II'I! nuOl bl'r of demobiI
li'led elerh who, alter III'rvill, t ir COUJI. Batt~ U73:i R.S.M. C. C. Chick. (Fulham).
try . !\
"""ble to lW'Cure eron1 ment ... 'th lSatt;:,; 7328 Co. S.M:. S. Pibworth (Oncon icier they should 8\11> It'
feinale ta~io). 5"}l Balt.; 1G1887 Co. S.M:. H. Pocock
posi- erE] Reading), 'th Batt'.; 7~ Co. Q.JI.S.
workers at present GOOuu in, the
+ion...
F'nrther. thi s mHtinl! ..alll1' noon W . Oirlillllr (Or8l!IIwicb). 5th Batt.
both ttl" Govprnmpnt and local nthorities Co. Q.M.S. J. Tapper (&lisbury). 2Bd
0 ..,
•
I
.
12987 irt. H. J . ~ CAn (Lewi"lham) ltnd
v' n:ooll'mse t,el 11Tlncip}p of «'(,aAI nRy at Ratt.; 911~ Stet. W. H . 'Blltler (Egham) 1
tr~de union ra~s for eonal wor . believinlf Bott.; 9796 S~-t. (A./O.M:.S.) H . G. Child
t"'~. to be tile ,?~Iy method '!f"e ....!>v · man (Gosport) 2nd Batt.; 8191 &t. J. K Coll1l'in.s
1" " ln, tn PTovl1~ for a . ... ,fe .. nd
(Pew8tl..v),' bt BRtt!. ; 96728 ~ J. 11. Co
AA, ll not· ~ un in trl .};.andu·ap
by
,
(Ti'verfon~. Sill. Batt.; 17919
A. 1': Grit
:n;:!'. . 10 eDmpebhon for tlt vanous fith!ll C~oIt1inlf), 5th Batt.; 92Ri Sri. C. F .
.
' .
.Platt (Wh.cI'lUTl. 1st :Ratt.: 10519 SIrt. ~.
CUltra Lodge - Garden 'arty.-Th .. War- Randall IAbinll,lonl, 5th Batt. ; 811 ~. Q.
~en . ~d MJ"IJ. Cooke .and tb. Pbysieal Taylor (Farin!fdotr). '2nd Batt;.; !111180 Pt~.
fralDln, I\tu~ta of ClDtl' Wge. enter· R F. J..iJlf!C'.ombe INpWNlry). 5th Batt.; 7rro
tamed a la~e Ilumbe~ of ~eete
'a. ga~n Pte. (Lc.-Cpl. IF. mith {RamfObury.. 2nd
party on . VI~y e"ftUq,
y baTIng '&tt.; 1l!;4l Pt4!. (~ ..(lol.) A. S;ft\r(Cla....
c
a tlliB allllPlalou dat6 for t
"Cintt'll li m. S.W.). Rlh :Ratt.: MSt Pt.e. T. V'e!Jl4l!1
D ". edebratron.
E....,. i
of
(Newbllrv). 1st Batt.: 1~ Pte. (A.jL...a.t.)
~plenOic1l,...rranced~ pJ'ocramm
W. J. WOOdro.... (Ora Wiadaor)~ 8th BatI.
uecia) meatina. but Iatlr: of
limits
' -o.is t1i8tiDction to the DItte. dallClO }ly
.
0'l'Hn .R~~:pS . .
},f,_ Gadd a:nd Murphy, tile 811ritle. dallee Ro~al Air .Foree', .n nMICII'Ilitioll at ~
aud noM dance by lite PIt:rsi
Trailliq tllllfUished serviefll reJUlerecl duriq the
and '~ .tndents._~d
by MiM 'war.
l!. Bent :Y. "00 t..a.ila fl'Olll t ~dd
Fi~~fti~~'f"··Tr SERVICE JlEDAL.
flln~rs aDd
DO ami..
.oice.
IuM (Xaideahead)_
!te~Mr ~ tM Wa"'~ aM
Ili Kea,bbo•.

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IUld Sf,ilon t... . . . .
t"llI. I!ratefully 1IIC~:t tM
fltt; durin, )(a~: ~~
I. v Dud Palmer,. - ',: :aplaln Pacer.
.
Cardin,1 H_.,.-on Tina
I In' !It 7.30 p •••• at til.
; .~IIJ;..g..ltwnal . Clalp'eb. t1.&
BOllnr~ .1)) ,1" . . ~ oa

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O.B.E. (-)(ilital7_ Di.illia.).
Te_!irJlaior S. J. K. Auld, M.C., jth
al IIub.
'
~a~t'.(;Oloael
:&_tt. D.S.O.,
~~ 1. de .. P.' 'JJ.ftSfoni. ROYal Berk
ii:J;r L W. Jlint D.8.0.• Jo,.ai Berks.

J.lt:-

day,
the D~-Mayor
IC... • .T. A,
Sar jeant'
presicftDtr.
• f;~~~r=~~~~-:;;~;;
..
#,~OlNT E 't~.
Tbcl foUoWinlf
&lJP9ia1lDeDt,
matle:-Diatreall ColIIJII,Ittee, Mr. E.
Deadmall; Pension Committee, Mr. A.
Rowe; Gqvernor of U.niver ity College,.
the Town Clerk; Fiiel aDd Lichtin .. CoQimittee tbe Town ClerJc.
.
COLEY ltECREATIO~ GROUND. '
~uelch
mentioned
that the
R«reation Ground was still but
use of tbe public, His iDlorma- I ~~;~~=:::~~g=~~::~~
that the military W6e not using r
he thought tbe coulldl should
lItroD&'

~

Qatitai_ J. W_ Jlillllltd. RoT&1 :Berks, '

representatiog,. to

li~~~!~!!!~!5~i~~!

it
at ",once.
" ......
..,.,.•. ·and attempt to &,ct hoi? ,
Mr. Wallers said he had no' objec ion
to ~e gcuirflf bold of the park; "bIU it
would take almo t 12 m06th:; to put it in
AID
repair. .
-~CIP
~- F
ed h'
h M
. h d P......
AL: P. T. TAYWR., P.I.S.S,T.,
JV..I.
aITer stat 1 at t e
:iror a
. A.L.A..A.
..
made ;t~ication to the authoripe.s, hut
-.GADWAY IlUILDI .......
bad had no Tcply yet.
, .
~
• Captlri. A. . . MacPhail, RoTal
(8~ia1 :R.ern·).
The
w~re adopted as ' follows:
27. STATtON RoAD. READJ~. PROKOTlONS: HOllE ERVICE.
.
1'H COIUIITTEE.
To be Brevet Lieut.·Colon!.
An inteniew .... dOMed to a depot.. Tboroueh tuition in all Oomoierciill Slibiects.
M..jor R. H. ·Hen.OII-Hodp. D.S.O., troD frem Ut. :Ae.d.i}Insura:nee CottiitmitJ'
_
•• C
W .......
}I.V.O., Grenadier Goarcls.
tee. oo-etina M Jlr. . Stebbi.ua:a, Mr. G.
LAIGUlGS : (n!ldl. SJluislt, de:.
To be Major.
W. 'G0e4wia, Mr. S. . No.Y'lle, Mr. P. W.
Si'
.
,
.,-....
Quartermaster aad Captain F. Batt, V~, lIiIe ~ ~ tb.e clerk, 011 Ute
_IS JU7 ~~. uy ~
X. ~ .0•• lloyal Bet\:8. ....
• f
subject of a com
_siTe ' 81:1b_~e
llERITOlUOUS SJ'iBVICE MF-Dil.
t~i:aaent. ~ tu~Jocia.
~.
>
Se:rgt. F. J. E.ins (Be~). R,E.
lfr. GoodwiJi .and ,llr. NCl1M ~ e
OOIllmi~
and ' ur,e:d that the _ _
SVr. . Jones (Readiag), a.E.
.
1 .-:..should mc.lude prOVJ81On for hosPital IIeda
PERS6NAL DETAILS.
f« ~eal CMe3. a bOflJlital f« l!Ih&lloed
Capwn F; S. &shell. D.S.O.• M .C.~ hll;S ca.5e!'~ _d~
. ils&ry and a.natorium treAtment,
sen'~ fQr 32 yeare in the Royal Berks ~i­ tho. !AI
of-8heltHI and JIll... and a
ment. and spent hom 1tU t.o ~918 with the farm .
y. The eh.a.irmu inlOP~ the
:1st Bat!.alioJl of the ReaiJl)eut in France, dej>lltatiQn that lhtir view, wIGlet ncejye
being wounded ill ..February, 1915. He was the cuetn) coD&ideratioli f the OOIDIDi\o
1)fOmoted to tbe milk of captain in Sept.ul- tee, and the deputation having with4r."••
bel', 1915, fot !K'rv' ce in the ...ar, IU)d i. '!U rMOITed t~at a pb-c01l.'mitt~. eonaw,uded tbor Military , Cross in Janu- ~Ilg of the ..chllll'lilan, the T_haiTlnan.
E.
ary. 1918, D.S.O. in .June. 1919. Hill and <Mncillo1'8 HOireJl. Norris.
. SuttoD and L. G. Sutton. be aPl~.a,~
ix brotbers and two sons served in the
to
pre)l&l'e,
for
the
ooJl&ide.ration
...ar. Hi~ ..,ldeA !!OD, C".,tain H. T. :0. Bo.

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T.mp.. IM...t ..(l&Io.el T. E. C. tHunt,
D.8.0 .• B4I,a1 Bawb.
Temp. Lieut.-CCtlooel W. R. P. ][emmig..
Betty, Ro,.al Betke.
.
1'0..,,; Li.ut.-<All Ilel J . G. R. Wal h.
RoyalBeru.
BoE. (Military. Di\'iflion).

rellflt

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aheJl. Highland J,ight Infantry, was killed
in March. 1918. Hi second ROn i a secolld
}il'ulellallt in -the Royal Air Force. Captain
Boo!hell ill an old l{endriclr. boy, and "'1\.' a
puoil of Mr. H. T. Pugb. secretary of the
RMdinjl' Ednention eolllmittee. Hil! cousin.
Lieut. F . S. Roshell ....a.~ killed in Jr]Y'
1918.... bilst serviDII' with CoDtain Boshel in
tllf' 1st Batt. Royal 'Berb .R.etliment.
Temp. Liellt.-ColoJleJ 'Alan H. L, Mount,
O.B.E.• R.E., aWArded the C.B.E. (Military
Division). and Temp. Major Wilfred R.
Vount, 259th RailwaT CoMtrnction Co.
RE.. awardM . the 'Military Cross. aNI the
80tIll of Mr. R. C. Mount, of Altw~, Readindo '
Temp. Bt'igadier-Gen .. ral C. W. Frisell.
D,S.O., M.C.. Royal Be~kR. mad brevet
lieutennnt-coionel, went out witb the l !i\t
Royal Borks AS a lieutenant, rind ..as
wounded early in the ...ar,
Major R. E. W . Hermon-Hodgt'. n.s.o ..
Oxford YooD\anry. ill a 'son of Lord aad
Lady Wvfold. of ' Wyfold Court. He ...1\8
...ollDded· dll ring t\\e war.
His elMRt
brother, Major R. . H . BerlllOn.Hod~,
D.S.O.. M.V.O. (appointed breTet.lieutaaanteoloDel), married a
ter of tM late Major
Vl\lentin" Flemiag, I).S.O•• K.P.
Major F. G. Stl1UllI'I. ».8.0.. who belongs
to Alde.!}Dft!'\tQn r sen/ed. writll tbe.lBerlra YeomanI'J'"in t'be BAAl tom C>etober,/ lt15,
'OfM in colJlmalul 0" the' ·c....... ~1ore the
M.G. Battalion *tis di&pe~.
Actinlf ·bieut.-Cowoel A. D. Gurdon. M.C .•
~Tal Berko. I\ttached M.G.C" ...on lis lLC •
nt Neuve Clfnpelle. wllere he ...as wounded.

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ICb~me
tubenluJoeia.
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FARKS ANf) l>LUiURE - GROUNDS
. COMIIITI'EE.
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A report by the BoroutIIt Surv~yOl' stated;
" 1 " h ve pe('ulllfd a !1!'P" oi • letter addr~ to the Town CI';k ~ Mr. lames E,
~, bou.·_etan vi the Beadi. Athletae ClIJD, aekinc that the .tra.:b ~ Y,..Jqer
Park 11& put illto a It tat41 to eUbIe tile
club to bold adlletic meetinp, aad I bl'c'
to ft!IOrl that atf:elItion is DO... beUt« ciftll
to tb4t rlllUlinr tr~. ...1:l\e eycliac track
haa Jlot lfeea ulled I . IIaallY yean."
It ...as ur-' that the N.t.ioul UA!i..on
6en~al"Wor!ten 'be informed that the
oolnmittee are oot lIrepared to . . - _ d
the -eo!1lI..il to provlde a anitary l!dIlT81ieOCII OD tbe Th&me'l Side ProIadade.

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BERKSIDRE v _ GLOU~ .
.......tatins of &rlih.int llcnrlillr
Clube traftlled .. Glouoestn. on Wecfn_
clay, to meet the COIJllty Club. Ind_eat
...eather was eIV8rieneed throq1otlt
jelaraey. 1!ut dllrlng the pme the SDll mon
brilliaJl\lj. Bert hire were , ahead at th
:lt1tt elld. TII~ fell behind rradaal11 U1d
SE\VAGJ) DISPOSAL A.ND PARK
at ....
elld the
.... '7-66 iJl faT
. CO
IT"I'BB.
.. .
15th fIIld the
-The
T<lwO
CltTk
nbaitW
...
letfB.
f1:1~;~.~i~Io~;:;::~~nt~~:~:
again captured
the .aeereblry of the
brueh I
..,.., Berkllhite
Nat(onal Unioll 01 CArporiatiOa W~rien~­
req1le8ting that the WC!I'_~ IaMan
...ork_ em~ ' 011 ~
be rodllCed ft. ......... ~. . .
th~ silou1cl 116 ftIII1j....w .t
.
rat. ... mell _1Jloyell iJI \W llittt• .,.s &lid
eUler d~pRrtm.is of the _PQfatioB.
It ..... reeohe41 that the . . . . . .
'of
tit... matter bf. ad)IIa~"
~on of the A~
....
rePrd to
aDd ,,-~n..r c-ditioDs of.
.....ioult1lral workmen ill Berbhlre,

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READING .AND DISTRICT . .C. lOR CAPT. D. G. LEADI.!Y,
BOY SCOUTS~
The ililita1Y 'Cro. has been a"aJ'ded to
,
Ca]ltain D. G . ,I.-.Iq. the newly-appoiJIted
~nJ tleCftta'ry ot the Bi!!Cuit Factory
WHIT MOMDAY FIELD DAY. Rec:tw.tioa
Club.
Th,e Boy Scouts of Reading and Dis·
trict are holding a field day on Whil_
Monday on th Hardwick Est.te, Goring
Heath.- I t. has been decided that lhe
programme shall be similar to the onc
adopted last year, vi:!. ; capture of treasure. The defending paity will. consist
of the Caversham, St. Paul's Presbyterian, and Tilchurst T'Toopll,. under the
direction of Scoutmaster Alexander, and
thes will leave Caversham at 9.30 a.m.
The remaining ' troops, unGer Scoutmasters Wells and Fairbairn, will cobst\tute- llie attacking force, and will
leave Cheapside at S.OO a.m. The operations will commence at 12 o'clock and
cease at 3.30 p.m.• and ttoops will as
semble near the estate office by (,45 for
the -return journey.
Di~trict
Scoutmaster R. P . Lunn will be umpire, and
will be in c;harge. of thc parade at the
conclusion of the operations.
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G"aptaill Leadley 8ened in the 38th Battalioa of be lto,--l P'aeiliua in lIacedoaia

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lestine. and tlle lIiJilary CrM8
iJl re8p@et of services ftndeftcl
II 'Valley. in 8f!p.tember, 1918.
n~ratuJations WJIl be extended
all tholl8 wpo baTe bad the ple..
ina his aCQuaintance in Reading.

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!.'l;t=t;r Price.
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W. and S. Freeman I~st
Wt!dnesd y. at Aldridge's Horst', Car_
riage. an
lfotor-Car Repository, St.
Martin's Lane, London, l)ad many
boter
from ' distant partS' 'attendin(t
their auc ion sales. The trade was good
for the h avy carl horse aoo the sharp
van hors for either single or doullie
harness ark. The well· bred horse of
size for !ther riding or tlriving found a
ready p Ehaser; thi{;~·sct . cob~ with
coQtage d a<;tion·md with a favourable
THE ! 1,'" AIftAI., ,
market, ud sharp p<lnies . made high
•
...toprices.
tor-a.rs :were dlsp<lscd of at
SCOU1'S' WQRK DAYS.
>
prices ra «ing from 130 gos. to 7(JO g1IS .
In connection with the ·special effort
On
edDesday last, amongst the
to raise £1,000 for the local $<:qut A$- numerou~ other properties being ~ld1
sociation tbe committee ba~ a.r;raDged are 00 Canadian oorses, by order 'of the
to hOld &outs' Days on Saturclay, JuDe Canaclian Go",mmellt. Thcy are a very
14th. and the afternoon and eYeDina' of useful lot of haTd-condHion rtl animals,
Wedn sday, June 18th. On these two riwht out of work. and there are some of
day~ the Scoutli ' of the district are pre- .ize and .weWht inclacled. They are aU
to undertake ijs. work of . all worth the · atleaUoo of tMiyers.
detlCYioUooos. aDd aD ,INlymeetl receiyed
will 1»e llalMled to the aSSOCtat_:,rdl the
hDd.
ally of
them.

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T. SpraR. S . Cartel'
.- Burlidge. U, Gloi~
• Dowclings an
e"'''''''' kept pretty eve
a :I by Glati~
"I:bia lead they iDerea
B4lrksbi,nI pluekily r

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.
\lloooc!ster
a _~
lead until ' tbe 15th I';Dd. but ~rin~ 3• .J. " ~ J anll- l lli-. th last Sil ends Berksh ir~
~ sueeessfnf.,1!Y9,
.
' Billlt I.-Berbhire :·· J . Webboor. J: M
Sartenuaw. T. E1l\ott: ~1Id J. H . Baylif!. 21
Gwnee&ter : Freeman> Ryder. rRllgbee lin
Peten. ~. 'f!.;l · proved the closest a: m~
of aU. ~ 'ItA end proTicied an IJ1)~ on
cle,!4l heat; at tbis tUlle GlolJrester ~ b
I. WitJi a II at the 12th end Glol1
.r Ie
by .. IIvt afl.er tIli Berksbire d icf th bullf
of tlte ~ (ibolnllj~r a'). tbe • rluDI
eoaJl~ willninr by 21-20. . . .' " .
PALMER PARK v. PROSPECT PARK.
A cood deal of illterest _s areu d iD
tbe meetiJl, on l:laturd~:r, at Palmer PnrJo;,
of hlmer P Ii: and Pl'IJ6PCICt ·Park. botl1
of .~ ha'f& been
ltdl this ~son.
PM.er Park bed a stroo, Bide ODt., ud I
Park _l1li alBo ..ell rBproetBIted1
4.11 their colts ..ere playiJirl
..ere ap on _It ' riAk alld to
m~ of 94. The peeo
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oullitiGll. , .
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.-.Pat.er Part-: k. WittertGa. w,
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TIle PIDe w,ajI
• 1M ItiapJu
that clever

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Then _
....,. little 'in
...... tJ.e Ytlt ...I. "lWD P Im~
We rcc!et tg record the death of Mr. P.ft.....
... " 1 , ............tu tIIi8
"-.-c~IWiBiala 'Walford Rid~, ..00 passed Park Q
~ 01 u.. .m.. alUl won
at ~ate. Reachn« • .on . Wednesrdlr:.~.
ill his 8IcJt. yCU'.
Mr. Ridky
& ... - . , . . p~
in f~ bealth for some time.
P. Drew,
~:::jl~~~~;~ tbe
_II for maD)' years asPark
BlalPllYC 5
firm of Messrs. W.
dealh of bill 100,
,.P., last year a\ .t"--~.
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