Berkshire Chronicle Reading 07-1919

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lit order to cOlll~lIIrte ,f01' th&
poin,tml'nt bt thc.cl}.ildl'f_ ~ t1,1e.
the. ~Jlle »atudllSon Satur~.
B<)quenoe of the tam,
e h~llpy t\lclfjghtll
struck. the " t"char af- a iag- - a, ¢111\!IIDe
parade on Thursday. eo-that the .....,.'l~ ..
people could. lOee tho nelighttul 'I>!'I\~<lll~!::..''''
cbildoon aS8ep1bhl"<i in the
ltlk.
Vorbnry. and-lJlmIded 'the 'central ' Btre4!ts.
The postponed prize -.:ll~trlbution with- re.)
gard to Palmer· PltTk teok ~laee at the Refectory ~by ~~ B. M. Su\.ton and Mr. E.
Jllc~son. A collection in aid oJ th
Tl'Opoies" Fdnd wa t.k~.n en ~ou~ 1
It .W811 vot d <llIe. 01 {b" _ moet. cha~~
!>pcciacles el'er seen in Rca.-ding. - There ~r8
hu~d:reds of 81!"a~
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The peace ~ebratJ.on oommittee of the
Reading Town CouncIl eutrusted Mr. Hugh.
E. Walfotd, founder of the! "Readinl!' Blil)d
Aid Society,' Yo'ith t~ 8UIIl:PI .£lIJ for distribution among the bliud poor of t1e. bor.
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ml endt'd to open it ' 01l
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hit~hurch, formed ' \>Il
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CONTINUED FROJ( PAGE 20. '. .
PANGBOU~NE'.
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At 6.30 a.m. tLe vin&pr were aTOll d
b,. the town crier'.,.. bell I Decoration ilroceeded apace. and . thanks to tlIe 8 ill and
clteerful
efforts
of
lie 1:8.
Pitney,
qhurch, I Bay1ield" Plummer and PUT.
vey.
the
Square
presellte<l , quite
a gala appearanpe.
About '2.30 . ~he
local bra band under the able conductor.
ship of My. A. Higg > arrived in tIle Square
wbere a arge crowd of @ children and
a, many adults bad Ms&m·b led. · The 'fros ion, headed by tI,e baruI, marche to
t e -ThlUjles Meadow, near the Whitchurch
b idge, a.n.d the ports fqr . children' and
a ults, and ff)r which' ..$JIbstantial. IDoney
p izes to the- winners w~re given, began.
ith the prograinme barely half fin~E:d
t e POl~ bad to be abanc:joned owipg to
t e rain. t'1,t:.Y · will be re~umed ,on A\l,"I~
B nk Holiday. 'rea was served 'W two lot~
the New 'Hall, and this was followlld, by
exceUent programme o£ · bIIlld- musk.
\" ien ooneluded at 8.30' fI.m.
inginA' and
dancing continu d in th/l
lite ' until 'wd.
,..i,gM. Greolt. ...ll",i~ is d
to Mr. Petroino and .t_""1lIan!!'''lP:eB~-h¥-:WhOll\
wa~ ahb '>fI~ited. It. i •. i
ibltl to
. aille
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of-. awe who
81I1el\didlt
I lperl to mako the tea a "lICC8S9 and the
I' 0l:t8 of <Me r. Pitney, Stonjl. Baype1d,
Ul'vey, Banyaro and.. Tegg in transfeniuJl
t Ie venue of the tea 80 epeed.!1Â¥- A word
praise and thank is du to M;~. . Webb
who came on the scene 1\8 II. -qit'not, aud
1:1, Messrs. Warner and W;;lHe ~B pierottes..
'J:h bell ringer gave a @
plel! id peal - 011
tlt.e churel1 be)]8.
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By kindpermi"ssion of Mr. J. Ru horoo e.
Captain Wb&b1e and Mr. Colebrook, the
gl'<lund of Bulmershe Court ~re thrown
open to the cbildren att~nd~
' g E rley I ~~~~~.!!!~~_-:-_____- School · alld
others in
t e
parisb 1outside
the
borol13'h.
H ded
by
the
N.U.R.
bre.se
ilaIl~!.t
a
pro;.
~Ir.!ion wafi ,fO'l'ined at the 'ltCh
and with
a l plentiful 8Upp~ of llags -an - banners,
ehded it way to the park..
ports' were
ran,e<l an'd the teas a.Jfd . fresb.ments
1'VtlO by l lfessl19. Sh~val
e ' greetly
joyed. In the evening the
was cake
d lemonade for ,,1\ i handfuls I of -cherries
. d b~ of ' 8wee.ts wete dist.ri ted 'afterrds. \ On the previou day a SJieeial

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!mACE DAY. IN :rHE
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I HALLFORD, 2 ton.

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ace 'mug
beeJl
given to oii
eery
child.
Rhel'e
was l,ad
a full
programme
events
in
""e 8}l9rte section, and it wa ~rly half})Il.St nine whell 1.h . RUBhbroolte presented
HIe prizes. The pnncip 1 8ubecribers w.!re
llr. W. Colebroot Mrs. DunloJl, Mr. S.
B. Joel. Mr. J. ltu hbrooke ' 1d CApWn
Wlleble. -The oommit:tee and ub-oommittee were Mr: J. Ru hbrooke chanman).
th.e Rp}l. Canon Fo"...ler, Mr. W. H. North,
RDd Mr. iI. J. W~ldridge; Mr.:. Stanley
Hay", rd. Hi8 GI·itiths, Hi
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left,1\.
C. Culham,
Jorden, 8.
'l$.lIarward.
Watght, !c.
andJ. A.
Me r. H.
How~·
Wnron. Several liN' b/lllooll$ ;"'411'8 sent up
in the evening. AddtB881>8 of tbankR to
the h.elpeT8' welle dt'nve:red by IPon Fo"':
lClr, Xl'. Rn h'brook.e and Mr.
Oold~d1Je.
ee~ 1 prai
~inr Ifi ..en to l( . HaY.Ward
and ~1811- Grititha fClr their splendid
g,anisatioJl.

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Th-e peace celebration took
to all cbildJ'tln up to 1.6
afteMlooil.
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