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66
R E A D IN G
O F F IC IA L
D IR E C T O R T .
fo r p erso n s in su re d u n d er t h e N atio n al In su ra n c e A c t an d o th ers
w h o se incom e does n ot e x c e e d £ 1 6 0 p e r annum. H ours of atte n d a n ce ,
M o rn in g s .â D a ily a t 9 oâc lo c k ; A ftern o o n s.â T u e sd a y, T h u rsd a y ,
S a tu r d a y s , 2 p.m. ; E v e n in g s .â M o n d ay, W e d n esd ay, F r id a y , 7 p.m.
D en tal S u rg e o n s, M e ssrs. S . A v e lin e , A. E. B a b b a g e , W . B . B iddles,
Rupert. L. C la rk , A . L. G o ad b y, C. H a tt, V e rn o n K n o w les, G. S. Oades,
F W . P a rfitt, J . B . P a riitt, A. T. S c o tt, A. Hammond Sm ith . S e c r e ta r y ,
W . A ld rid g e .
Reading Dispensary Trust.â (E sta b lish e d in 18 0 2 as th e R ead in g
D isp e n sa ry ). T r e a s u re r, M r. W illiam Sim o n ds. S e c r e ta r y , M r. \\ .
A ld rid g e , C h ain S tre e t.
M U S IC A L
AND
D R A M A T IC .
Th.e Reading Philharmonic Society. âE sta b lish e d in 186 8, for tho
c u ltiv a tio n of h ig h -c la ss M u s ic (vo cal and in stru m en tal.) P re sid e n t,
S ir R u fu s D. Is a a c s , K .C .,; P atro n s, th e V e r y R e v . th e D ean of Y o r k
th e M a y o r o f R e a d in g , M e s s r s . A lfr e d P a lm er, J . P . , C. E.
K eyser,
J .P .,
Jo h n
Sim onds,
J .P .,
H e r b e r t S u tto n
an d
J.
O k e y T a y lo r J . P . ; V ic e -P r e s id e n ts , M e s s r s . H. B . B lan d y, J .P - ,
W . G . M illa r , J . W . M a rtin , J . P . , F . W . M a r tin and D r. F . J . R e a d ;
Com m ittee, M e s s r s . C . G . S h a w , J . W , D odgson, p. G . H aw k es, F .
W in te r, W . H o llo w ay , S . S p y e r , D r. L . J o y c e , R e v . F . J . C. G illm or
(chairm an), D r. H. N. D ickso n, M is s K . N. M ead en , M iss M a r g a r e t
M o r t o n ; Hon. C o n d u cto r, M r . Osmond D a u g h try , M r s . B A C . ; O rgan ist,
M r . P. R . S c r iv e n e r , p.r.c.O. ; A s s is ta n t S e c r e ta r y , M r. F . W . E lp b ic k ;
Hon. S e c r e t a r y , M r. F . B. A l l n a t t ; Hon. T re a s u re r, D r. F . W . S ta n s field. C o n c e r ts a r e g iv e n a t le a st t w ic e e v e r y y e a r . P r a c t ic e e v e r y
F r id a y e v e n in g d u rin g th e seaso n . A ll p a r t ic u la r s as to su b s c rip Â
tio n s and term s for th e co u rse of p r a c t ic e s can be o btain ed from th e
A s s is ta n t S e c r e t a r y , M r . F . W . E lp h ic k , 15 8 , F r ia r S tr e e t.
Reading Orpheus S o c ie t y .âT h is S o c ie t y w as form ed to w a r d s th e
end of 18 8 2 , fo r th e p r a c t ic e of m ale-v o ice p art-m u sie. I t o rig in a te d
w ith som e m em bers of th e C h u rc h C h oirs, w ho, alth o u g h accu sto m ed
to th e p erfo rm an ce o f su ch m u sic am ongst th em selves, fe lt th a t
b e tt e r w o rk co uld bo done b y th e re g u la r and sy s te m a tic p r a c t ic e
o f a la r g e num ber, w h ile m any p a rt-so n g s and ch o ru se s m igh t be
c r e d it a b ly p re se n te d w h ic h r e c e iv e d o n ly an in e ffe ctiv e re n d e rin g
w h en su n g b y th e fe w v o ic e s u su a lly a v a ila b le . T h e S o c ie t y holds
th ree c o n c e rts in each y e a r, in D ecem ber, F e b r u a r y and A p r il, th e
seco n d u s u a lly an O rc h e s tra l, th e p la y e rs m o stly b e in g London p ro Â
fessio n als. T h e o th er c o n c e rts c o n sist p rin c ip a lly of g le e s and p artso n g s b y th e S o c ie t y w ith e ith e r a solo in stru m e n ta list or v o c a list.
S u b s c rib e r s of 1 5 s . a re e n title d to tw o a re a t ic k e t s for each of the th ree
c o n c e rts, and s u b sc rib e rs o f 15 s ., 10 s. or 7s. 6d. to th e sam e num ber of
b a lco n y tic k e t s . Hon. C o n d u ctor, M r. F . J . R e a d , M u s, D oc., O xon; Hon.
S e c r e t a r y , M r, A lla n L , G o ad b y, C ra v e n H ouse, London R o a d ;
H on. T re a s u re r, M r. C . F , Sim onds.
Reading Temperance Choral Society (Prize Choir). T h is S o c ie ty
w a s form ed in 18 8 9 fo r th e p r a c t ic e of v o c a l m usic, th e m em bership
b e in g r e s t r ic te d to T o ta l A b s ta in e rs . I t has been s u c c e ssfu l in
g a in in g m an y p rize s a t th e C r y s t a l P a la c e , a t B risto l (19 11), a t R e a d Â
in g (19 12 ), and a t th e B e rk s, B u c k s and Oxon M u s ic a l F e s t iv a ls .
P r a c t ic e s a re held a t 8 p.m., on T u e sd a y s, a t th e P alm er
H all, W e s t S t r e e t . C o n d u cto r, M r. A . W . M o ss, L.R.A.M., F.R.C.O.