Berkshire Chronicle Reading 09-1919

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HARDWAU ole.. at

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when - .......-~aD
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dinner
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and CO)llauttee
of work was c:oDecteII

BriI.-Gea.

supportecl by

die -.iuee:

{dWmU), Mr.

T.

chairaaD),
Mr.
T::~~=~;f.:~~
Mr. F , 1l. Grover
(hoD.
aer. T. O. JODeS, the KeY.
~ J. KicIdIetOn, Liaat .

. . - . . W. G.

Ale:~1Ie!a

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Elii' 1 ,J. &yes, J. &eel,
moa.
ff. Tuyey.
Geoenl Drake. 'Of Gra&eky, was 1111-

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absent.
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Dinner was ~o oceC1 br the old I !l"fttj~_
familiar call, ~se No.1 " .CQ.me
to the cooldloase door, boys," aJWI as t"e
avo~

thinl course was Ho\l8"t in, Cookhpu~
No. 2, , ~ Pic1t 'em UJI, pick '
up, hot
pot.atoes," was souadecl TIlls caused

much amuS1;IDent amongst tbe company.
and no dolibt brougbt back many old
days \0 memory. Several other selections were g iven later in the evening,
the assembly, officers' mes~ etc.
F llowing the loyal toast, the chauman
pr
a silent toast to the fallen. He
said they all knew what it signified.
Eyeryone present was preMftd to give
up his life for honour and d
,in defence of his King and country. There
were many who went ; maoy_01 them had
relation~ and friends who bad not returned.
.
The company then , stood in silence,
~d .. Tbe Last Post " w~s sounded with
'considerable effect by Mr. H. Benaett.
Mr. F . Bullingbain proposed the toast
of .. The United Services."
He said
he had been asked on behalf of the
inhabitants to we1co\ne them all home
again. He was gla<l to see so many pre·
senL The careers of 'those w1to had gone
from the district bad been watched, .and
he was certain that ,:nany prayers were
offered for their safe retom. He 'Was
sorry they could not bave aD their 'service men that nigbt, for some were still
on actiye service, but they thought if
they bad waited too lo~g dley would
never get so many back togedler again.
The others , be hoped, would Dot be forgotten on some future occasilln. · (Applause). One thing, no . matta how late
they stayed up tbat night, they would not
be awakened in the mOrning by the sergeant calling out .. Show a leg there."
(Laugbter). They wished t
aD a
long and happy life, and 'a peaceable
oue too_ He- sincerely hoped all wars
were over. 'This was the second one he
could re~ber, and theY wanted no
B1ore_ He welcomed Brie. • Gen. Crowe
to the district, and boped he would stop
with tbem for a long time. tAppJaO!le' The toast was accorded ma.ical ·hon.
ours, with cheers for
Gal. Crowe.
T he chairman, in reply, I ' he was,
so to speak, one of the
!It joined
recruits in the district. but he thou"ht he
could claim to be 'the oldest 101di« present, for he fi{st put on uniform (0 years
ago. tApplausel . He felt it a gnat
ho~ur they h3:d conferred u]IOn hiin· in
~mg upon ·b.iIu to respond for tllem.
A.s a soldier, he thougbt .be was -:n
' liberty to say how much they prided the
'
.
h' h
d eel b
b
sefYlces w IC
were ren er
y t e
senior' service during tbe
r-by the
Na-.,.y and by the Merchant Marine, and
by the Air Service. Not only hen ·there
was a stand-up fight-there
s not very
much of that, because the eDemy did
not like it after the begiftD~-bU't in
all tb
k
th
e, cenvoy wor " J convOJUlg
au·
sands- of vessel~ with trooPs and food,
not only for tb.e Army but for those who
remained in these islands,
ose duties
kept them ilie'e. or wb_
e or sex
would not allow them to~o aat pf Eng'land. the Navy had excelled. Toe Bodle
was out to stal'Ye them, but he failed..
Ibanks- to the special work done. by J h'e
farmers during all that t-in" time.
(Hear. bear}. When the war
' over
' 3 was
..
they were all looking fOfWud to the day
when they hoped to come
k to. an
Engiand very much the same as t~e
England they left.
They bel received
.
.
t h e kindest of welcomes. but ev~g
was not, and had not been, qaite as they
left it. They did not like
prospect
of coal being scarce durinlf the
winter; they aid not like &he - h
and tbe j,rofiteerinw. Tbcre was ao
doubt about it that there had been
PI;'Ofiteers. T~ tbere wen agitators
amo.ftgSt them spreading cliSceIrd aDd diScontent. Of these tbey b
-no~hing
during the war. They WfR
quiet
at that time, aDd it was
durin.peace that they lIresume.l tAt talk and
make a noise. He dicI DOt
, 10 lay
:mythina- polit:is:al, but ther
comrades dv.riq the war
gaJOe when the)' wen oat
try. Now they bad
tbey wefC
tel stick tGi:4iter,
comrade$ ill peace and lM"' ·~1I01M.o1
the ~_ here: (~
tbeir bebaJf he wave
thaJaki to tboae
tee. widl their c:aa.-__
, and Jut. ... DOt
(Applane). . H" Iaad
that~• . . "
tainlOflDf faI' .....
MasiaJ
chairmu
Messn.
A. E.

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ST~MPS l of ever-y
COLLARS, Chains,
Muzzles, etc.

UClAVING WORIS..

Street. READING.

GIVES BEST
PRICES FOR

:ondbland FURNITURE.

,

fine

Br8.Wa.

lerrith m<lde to onI.er.

THE LEADING
RI N9 , S H QP,

WINCH'S,
23, FRlAll

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yo~r ..car Body is
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comfortable,

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IT hese bhar.l.~teristics
secured by the
and sp dally effi

by' lb.

brother,

Brneet BraD.
~>bliq, )( us.Bee., preeded
am~ oCher yohllItari.

Weddi1Ic liar" 1l'0III
11'1111 jut after the dock
the bride arrived, tad
letuUna 8B the ann 01

it to be beautifully designed,

durable.

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attention to detail and are
staft, the v~1JI: beSt materi11s

UTILE THINGS COUNT.
8landard.

very becomiDcl,
~ ill ..tin eh.rm_ with twric 01
JlK)1'J'E'tte ft.nct silyH', aDd blUe embroidered
W&'l

yeil. 8lld sbe eanied a bouq-aet 01 white
heather lind white J'08e8. The brideamaidB
ftre Ki ss lIadfllll 'Farrer, ~ of the

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The eeremony

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pale pink. earnationa.

WIUI

imprusi~ly

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for
UIO~E8TER.
GII_n (IIa ,. .).'

bride. and the Mi_s Kath-ie aDd Mary
Brain. aiste.re of the bridecroom.
Tb~
wore dn'_ 01 blne-lloweretl a:ilk ~
line ana whit. btl!
_d~
&Dd.
trimmed wi th b\.ue. _if carried bouquet. or
ODD-

dueted br the R..... Caaon Ne""'-_
(ViCllr') , .pd the Rev. B. H . Patch. V.A.
The hym nS wer.. " Love divine, .11 love
oxeelliftg," and .. 0 _perfectl loy&," while
t'he lut Te1'8e of " Holl' . Father. in thy

(Berka •

ad Seeead-lud Cars, Lorries
lIeter ~I aet.alb ia Stock.

meN:J:' W1\8 SlIng ' lmeeli~ A.t the 00II.
el1l8iOD 01 the _vice Mr. Emblinr played
lleDdela!MJbn'lI Wedding MMch.
The preciucb of tiI.e. eAut6h ,..ere I\I'Owcled
with.. people to lee th n_h-wl'Clded pair

a.,

emerp, and .. thft left th~ -buildiag
... ~ wil;,h OODfetti, and ~

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bye" Obroaicl." ~

The
8 01 the Trinity
~
Cblll'dl, ~r 'Piltrol Leader
'sher,
boirted their .tav~ J ..rmu.. ~ pard of
hoJlOa r- for Mr. and IlrtL Brain. ' "-,..

& reeeptKa ,.... _
at
~le," Tilehuftlt. and later llr.
"lid ){n. l . A. 'Brain 'left for North nevoo
tor the lIoJle1acon. .

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... - - D. E.. .J• TA1LOI •
1U'K' OvnvUA
1&. Eo l. TaJIo!," '}at. Ita.« at Braebell
aMhered on lloaday ~8'".ning at ~
StatiOJl. to p~t their old ehief iI.D.c1 )In.
Tallor,nth trilMl_ of tlaeir
The
oocUioD _, of courtel . ~ed wiUt .~..s
fot llr. Ta}'toJ' ill ~ lrom u.c- with
whom be baa been 110 cloeely idelltile4 for
JII8,lly 1'-.
llr_ Dowdi4 the chiel .1I'OQde clerk. ~took
the ebaiJ' aDd .id· tM7 _re met ~
to ~c Kr. Taylor with ~~_ t..ti-41

_eem_

Ile .... ntiriIIc flODl UIe _,.aT'
alter S2 ~ .t Braek.ei1 Statio..
Ho had pleon.:re m ba.IldjJlIr ~ &. 1Iri~

BOW

--nee

&lao II. _
of toi'et
·el. . f.lItn. '.h7-·
llr. ~y, .,.110
at ~ .. the
time otcllr. Taylor's fatlaerj ·..-oke. of the
~ p. Md for llr. 'l'a},lOr ~ the
~y y...,. that he had 1POrlrecl uuclu hila,
bOlD 1888 to. the pl'eMat year.
thel l.time
of n.
lb. •Taylor'lI
BNat,
., w •• atfather
the l
to tile .,..t J'flSpect they 1Iaa for
Taylor, t.Dd aU ~t
tbat

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Our readera will r~Der that on
_ _ion of t.ha p~ oelebntiou ia
i'njr, the children's ports wer& t~=~
till after the holidays,
ui
that tb. proba~ .,t.
tember Uth. '{he TeAUe
puk.
·
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The committee wi8~ to. nmind the public
that
J are rel~ o~ IIObecriptions to
'1 &yore Fund {w tile ipOtta trOilhiea.
Three liaTe been .lready I...-iaed-by Kr.
Leoo.anl 8uttiJD, Jlr E: ....., uut Kr.
A.·J. Mak..........e.ml it
boped that two more
"ill be obtained ..
..-It of the PIP_b of the .u. of
4IIlUMA _ p _
Celebr.tion
the ~ an
making a
themeelves,
I. a
to proride
tI•....,
OIl the

,be

~~~1:~~:~~li~:£:;~~t~~

woUld epjOY 1011( life aad
llr. Taylor MId It.e liked
the S3
he It.ad.
_ver did
a

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III

pIU'-

the

delay owing' to W ar
another lar~e consignment of
OVERCOATS made from

Standard Cloth
AT

io.,~.ritnlerlt ' Fixed

Prices.

They will sell exceedingly
our Big Boot Sale, now going
~. CO~E~.

WEST St.

COR St.
CORNER.

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