Berkshire Chronicle Reading 11-1919

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A ter the '-,_0 __.,..0
AldGrman
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since

.Clf join~
lOOp,
an .adDHre.r of ,tbe
'(048" came on all alll!tpicio,u8
llumbeJ: of men wJ.o
war had not (lOme
same ..
• ent out, DlId it .,IUI
of.env
"Ioye to eDdea~lIr
these __ en.
~ II certain amoua of, iACeav~D~. H.
'tllm.ee){

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'istin thatJctirectJOD.

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DO ' Norr FORGET.

Colon~l Wilson
. he ....ag . .joy .lAd
6" been able to a
nd, and to ha:rreot privilece of ittill'g aloJlllride the
~yor ot ~4ina d his first pu&lie> ftdlc-'
1100. (A pplol1tl6). It w6 a very appropr;.
~ '!- ~Y for the,
. ' ,P.hilanthropic .Ia.
Jl!fHuboll to 1'eVl\' I dinner, tor Armilltiee
IJny was one OIi ,,\1' b their thoughts "'II'eDt
:naturally, mODgst ather th~, to soifer.
JBg and sorrow. and tile institution had been
Ilrganised in ordfr to deal with 'sufferin,
~d orroW-I\ wor'k
had done honou~
.nd well for lftauy
r'S iD the past. The
J6overnment. JJad p
,
• and they were
~DdeavQur.ing to ca
out the'lr 'Promise,
,0
e& that thOile 1f
had ulfered ill Ute
nr should not waD . Tiley had largely ~
rensed t he scales fJf. pensions, ' ud had
_ad th.em". tarulDry right. Wh.ile, of
hurse, Indlndunl .
of hnrdllhlp ua.
r10llbtedly <Ita ond
u t occur wben they
, em dealing with .undreds · of thousands
CllSI!S, he
id, ithout nny hesitation
hate\'er aDd willJ an intimate lmowledl{e
the d('partJuent, Ilieh had to, deal f\'itb
he maUer. that ev:e one in the deparl:JQe.Ilt
!!was AIIger to I'edre
.y wronR there might
\fl<'. (~ pplaUF<'). ,·
,would theTefore ask'
~hem 1£ tlley knew 0 ' any CIIIl4!S to let JliID
now, and he would only lie too glad to take
IIh elU to tbe proper qU'lTterJ (Applause).
11

THE
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ow ~UiABS AND '
~'ERRJTOR1ALS.
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ttc" allllding to th e Navy. Cololl!'1

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,said they all k w what the•..Regu
rmY' did in the early days, but Ulere was
w oth~r , n peet whiea was often lo:st' a;gbt Of.
",)10 Cltlun Army
amI' 0 trrt'at army; and
,t wo ~ because 9f t old I trOW .iji Ql(j
tN' , ",0. and men of ( \6 lleguJar Army,
la ught them. that it
d tho ,rent 1Ii'llI"glorlll

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U~ tJ'oditi'ons of aU the Bl'lti h J'e~imenu
,1.0 liye up to, nnd r ht' nobly did it va Ul)

10 them. Wh 'le th
were lIOt 'Ill III dful.
lP' t at the sam .. time they were pl!mall8 not
~ind ul of the
R.eirular offie r'S nnd
~!!n ns they nrc
the Citizen
It
.. 0 (bolle lU('n whe made one ul.,u"~rY. I
my, Dlld thfY 01l·ed lhem ' 0 debt
•.pe. He felt .u re allyth'ing tli.lit
De to,' t~e e ollie
' and men,
illg placed on the t ired list
" eceHsary reduction · ilJ1. pelrsonn.el
~" rllly, would be done by
ncadiJi~ and I'Vl'ry othel'

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~ ne eOlllltry. He did not
'uld realised lQ the llJl Jlll
be Tenitorml Force formed
'10 t ho"t! , men,.. ho gaov6 up their flOl'IO"VR
f.rder to trniu thl'lIIEh'el! for 1I'lIr,
r er of immellse value nt' the
01
_or, It it bad not
n (or them the Flxi>editionary Force would never ~ve left
11 he: ' shores. To tbem also tile country
j>wed II deep debt
gratitude; ,~riiOna)ly
Jl ...., 8 lookillg forward to ' the , time when
• • 110 e m8~ .... oilld ~~e 80lJle mark of JUstinc&.ion for CArrying CHIt tbeir military duties
IWhile in ~iYiI life
Idre tJ.'e war, 'No men
@><4!rved i.t DlO1'('. and - he hopM.''IIlI that.
f'Ould be done by the orca of public opinion
• oul~ be done to
Qrf tbat end.' It Wl\8
J)ubhc opinion .,.,hi could.bring this about.
>;It WllS, nIter fill. p
ie opinioa. which made
11(' Government brin" forward ' measures
, nd these were moulded into wbat pubJj~
\iI>piliion de ired,
iJr years RJI'O he responded
the salUe tOllRt
Hu~jr dinner. IlJld little
:.tid tb('y tbiDk then hat tile nen live years
to be. The:!:, d passed through those
. u~fl Y, and they owed to the
0._ . .. _: - ' .
Forcetl a deep debt of gratitude
country
u\d never I'ep; y. (Ap-

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F. 1. C Oil1~or also replied:
JI.
rt-D..yis ~ lhe
The MaY.I' and Corporation.". He
were veil pleased to ~'Ve the.new

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lhe cha
a pop
Co
hope

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n very
glad to
.eID~lUI.t." who

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. He was ure be lf8-~
r Masor. (Hear, betlll).
il to wOl'k with and he
h'lt fbey wojiid
for·
ry york' {If ~_.ft" •• ,
I to lhem.

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wa.In, who d '
at his l'MIience, '...... r .•"·....... Sl\JlIIW~
Higbel r:r," Milmnn ~Road, ~illf; oil
Novelillrer 5th... in .his 8Sn4 :rear, )1'118 0116
of the oldest resident8 ot the town. lie ....8
born in' the old M1ddle Row, Broad Street,
in 1839. He fOUDded and raised up 1\ 'fery
UCCffl lul ' businf'l>S n II ropemaker, brwlh·
wuer. 'etc" in lliltSter St~f, haviDa ' 1\ large oontrac or to the GoveraJ)l.ellt. He
retired frgm busm- in 1~. Be Wag baly
iIlt(!rested in all ontdoor porta" and lor
'many yeaN 1\ rtWUIar ullecriber a.tl IIUP.
porler of the Readia. PbiJalatltrotric 1afItitution., inee biB retirement flOat buiD_
be had tiawUe4 uteuivelY, ~~'flai*ed
almoet ~~rT JlRrt kIlo_ 10 f!
Be.
sidM hi oi'dilaary.,.....,.. he . .d heeD
proprietor of a 'brick kUn, usiDg the lnicb
III buildin, d_1Iial-lIIo_ in tb. towD.
He was tWIce _rrliJd, .ad leaves a .... idow.
of hie ftl'rt wife ....aa a II01l aad
and both p~ him. &
widoy. there ani fout grand-chil·
mourn bis ICII!8.
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took place Ion Weclneecl.y.
I'll of the Nmoe WIUI ooooueti.cl
Church by the ViOtlr (
1. F.
wlto a)1lO oliciatM at

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