Berkshire Chronicle Reading 10-1919

on is it JoVorth the
,nd Taqle Cloths at home]

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, All exeeUe~ dinnet was lerY by Mr. 1 .
~. Al~t;t; , ''l'he ~~gra.~ .
CJulte an
UltereetiJIg 8OUVelllr,. COIltam~ .lew of

W1lntage Hall aJtd Ii corD! r of DllYiIle Wood.
The loyal touta were IUIII01IreeI. 'and Mr.
Leonard Sutl;on., then l'Md •
of .po.
1QC7.
Major IvaI' Bell. M.e.. who com·
manded the 85th DiviBicm, Iuid said how
much he was looking forwanho that $her.
iUCl bu.t he had to 1[0 off udde
to
t.
IIDCl had sent - 0. teleeram froJJl' Kha
um
with hi best 1!ishee~ ~jor T.
Randell'h.
( X.C .• had al80 hoped to co~ but he 1iad
to (0 out to 'South Amerioa. Jt.e hail
UYlAll' how delighted " would
to OOIlle. that the I3'ith Field Co.
aplendid lot of fellows.
tW he
drink their health 011 October uth _
where in the Atlantic 1 Cla1ttaia LQOk. M.e.
t.ad Co.) lIad tried to aet l.-e lrom the
Arm:r in Germ
but wu p_ted at the
Jut; moment; he wrote that he
oUld drillk
tla.eir toast on Friday nightit wOGld
~ be in ).thine wme. (Lau,.ter). n.n
, h. had me8881e8 from Capta
])jmoliDe
(iIeoolld·in-OODlmand of the
Co.) and
Corp!. Love ,(35th Go.).
The Chairman .asked the oompanl to drink
the toast of "Absent friend. wl'J J,ave r(one
before u." Tbey bad set til.... a gnat ex·
ample: The toast 10-118 drunk ill lIilenee.

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, MR~'SUJTON'S TO~
88 Kl Joe

\ir. J..oona rd

clifficul.t.::~8k~'e~=~~i~the=;

offi~r

of tbll

and of
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• their

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'Wall a very

u.t knoW' how

r.~'!'~i~~'~t~~
tor what the,
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t~t III ,from the l~~·Itu;,.
their
llr.
referred
ee.rl.,.-days, how tbt17 w
recruited
1Mbr, hoW' well tMy overcame
ties. and lIubMtuentl, how
Readi~ was bono. red b1- the
r;oldlers
sent out in ita Dame.

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THE 30th A.ND 32nd OO)(P
The first rompan, that waa .
W88 the
35th; it 111'& Major' PNrIJOb . ~ 11 'CaJ:lt&in
Peirs011,- of the YaomaDry)
initiAted
ttu~ ttlouaht rJf theBe oom,.... A.pplaUfle).

Xr. SuttoR. -in a iii. t lilt;

. maalU!f,

deaaribed tlte n.egotiattOJlR wt . the War
:~• . fhe · forma~i9 of . the
pan1. t.he
. ".or" at \Van.tage
• Ui, ta
aent train.,
Ohis edoia ud
ham Dowl'
,. ~.
-..ratti:~ham.
compal1y'1r ex;erielloee -.t the front,
. .,iq a very warm tnlMata to Lieut.
)loLaren, whe died in ntteapti. . to PU] Qjlt
a 6.re at an. ~\Ulitio• . dawa.; M IMit an
example which w.... follo"ed ~ the ateedi·
ne.eJ deteDniDatiOn and _ " ' " of every
man in tli.e ·oOmpaD1. With e name of
».jor Peal'!lOn M joined that of ~t
Bedli....d (appiaUl!fl). "hom be reJDelll1iered
f _ the ....1'1 tint and who
ueociated
with them till the YeIT end.
rceanf Red·
heed had come back. aa had ..,-eral of hiB
brothers. He jlOJIjIr,.t;ulaW Se..,t. RedhNd.
&ad ... ~llIra!ulated. them all ' their safe
ret.m. :when the ~tb Coep.., WAIl for~
the, found that they had tGo ....T- lor one
IlOm~,.. and the1 inlonBed
War otIrl&
that theJ were ~ to fol'lll • .uaer. TJaey
,,_ to be CONr,.tulated on
.. .cotolU!l
Walsh to com.tiaild their MCOIM compallY.
(~plause). Colonel W..1l1a
over with
a 81pal company from ln4ba.
ere he had
rved. The, thanked the
QOmpaJlJ
from. the botu,m. of their . . . . lor what
th", haddoae iD France. (A.pplause). With
CAlIODeNValsh he wined the
01 Q.)(.8 .
F . Hares,

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THE FIRST
A./ter the IIIlCOndt ~~~
ave Hall it; was tl
Mye a territorial
";:~~~e~~:~~t
War 05ce did
uI

• ipsl comp8ll! at
want a field company.
lIest to

, 'W"ulcf do
minded ,

our - .

aDd mo8t

w_

In .....,.1 unm_
..oat valuable
_d UlltailiDa

ia •• l~:'

That w.. a y~ ine tribute, wllieh
tbe S5th CoDlpan1 Nd every HUOn to be
proud of. (Applliue.)
_ 1m. SUTTON TlIlli'lUilD;
lUJor PealWU upHleeCl their
tion at the ' p _ 01 Liecat.
t.
Captaia Ottl.l ( lIIaW ~ill nd Lint.
·"8'1 ....keel tlleir hott till'

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whick ... Ihow1l in lIIe t.ce 01 tU __,.
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that

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tIIaa u..q. oIIainnaa ... . .
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word I)f him . . . . hi YU ••r. u - ~
yoald. (Applauw.) lit. But. ~
more tlwl ~ ~ ill tWa _ _ tile WIN.
and.,et _ laM a. CICIm'!IP .
to tbere tbat~"""
all, and a.l~m tUt
•
IOn u.eir
,M
• IkIttca , .
tile Y!fr1 rrat kmcln_ h............. tIi_.
(Loud appla_)
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OOLONEL

WiLsoN'S

WliLCOllE
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BB1bING UN1'I'8.

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(One ilinule rrom Wtsl Street)'.
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CHESTERFIELD SETTtt (Drop end)
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DIVAN EASY 'CHAd~s (Sprm'g edge}

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WING E.A~Y CHAI~ (Spring pdge) _
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.from &4 •
~rom

Co,!ers to choose- from.
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a guineas.