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54
R E A D IN G
O F F IC IA L
D IR E C T O R Y .
a v e r a g e te m p e ra tu re ot 74 d e g re e s.
H o urs open â G entlem en,
M o n d a y s , 7 to 1 p.m., T u e sd a y s, 7 to 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
W e d n e sd a y s, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., T h u rsd a y s, 7 a.m. to
1 p.m., F r id a y s and S a tu r d a y s , 7 a.m, to 9 p.m., S u n d a y s , 7 a.m.
to 9 a.m. L a d ie s, T u e sd a y s, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., W e d n e sd a y s, 1 p.m. to
5 p.m, T h u r sd a y s, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
F a m ily b a th in g , M o n d ay s,
1 p.m. to 9 p.m. T h e a b o v e tim es a p p ly b o th to th e S w im m in g and
S lip p e r B a th s . S u p e rin te n d a n t, D a v id G . C o o p er, 2 2 5 -2 2 7 K in g âs R d .
Reading Winter Bathers Club.â H e a d -q u a rte rs, K in g âs M e a d o w
B a th s. P re s id e n t, M r. A . W atso n ; Hon. S e c r e t a r y , M r. C e c il Gomm,
58 S t. M a r y âs B u tts.
T h e re a re also v a rio u s A t h le t ic C lu b s e sta b lish e d in co n n ectio n
w it h th e p a ro c h ia l and d is t r ic t so c ie tie s , su ch as fo o tb all, c r ic k e t
an d sw im m in g c lu b s.
B E N E F I T , F R I E N D L Y A N D K IN D R E D S O C I E T I E S .
Government Auditor of F r ie n d ly S o c ie tie s for B e r k s and Oxon,
M r . W a lt e r P. W rig h t, 92, London S tr e e t.
Reading and D istrict United Friendly Societies Council.â Fo rm e d
in 19 0 5 to prom ote th e in te r e s ts of F r ie n d ly S o c ie tie s and t h e ir memÂ
b e rs. T h e affiliated so c ie tie s, O d d fello w s, F o re s te r s , H e a rts of Oak,
So n s of T em p eran ce , R e c h a b ite s , U n ited P a tr io ts, and R e a d in g
A m a lg a m a te d F r ie n d ly S o c ie tie s M e d ic a l A sso c ia tio n , se n d re p re se n ta t iv e s to th e m ee tin g s w h ic h a r e held a t th e F r ie n d ly S o c ie t ie s â
R oom s, B rid g e s tr e e t, on th e fo u rth W e d n e sd a y in th e m onths of
Ja n u a l-y , M a r c h , M a y , J u ly , S e p te m b e r and N o vem b er. P re sid e n t,
C. T. W o o ld rid g e ; Hon. S e c r e t a r y , G e o rg e T u bb, 1 2 9 S o u th Y i e w
A v e n u e , C a v ersh am .
The Royal Berkshire Friendly Society.â E s ta b lis h e d 18 7 2 , fo r th e
p u rp o se of p ro m o tin g p ro v id e n c e am ong th e in d u stria l c la sse s.
P a tro n , H is M o s t G ra c io u s
M a je s t y
T h e K in g ; P re s id e n t,
M r. J . H e r b e r t B en yo n , L o rd L ie u te n a n t of B e r k s h ir e ; V ic e P re s id e n t, C o l. H. D. B u ch an an Dunlop ; T re a su re r, R . C . Cullum ,
L lo y d âs B ank, R e a d in g ; S e c r e ta r y , M r . A . A llen , 14 B la g r a v e S tr e e t,
R e a d in g . C h airm an of R e a d in g B ra n ch , C ol. B ro ad b en t, c .B .; D is tr ic t
A g e n t to R e a d in g B ra n ch , M r . C. H . G ill, 5 3, Q ueens R o a d .
The Royal Oak Benefit Society â R o y a l Oak H ouse, 1 1 , Jo h n S tr e e t,
B edford R o w , London, W .C . T h is S o c ie t y w a s founded Ju n e 20th,
1 8 3 7 , and is one o f th e o ld e st C e n tra liz e d S o c ie tie s in E n g la n d . I t
p ro v id e s fo r S ic k n e ss, th e am ounts v a r y in g from 2s. to 24s. p e r w eek .
F u ll sic k n e ss and fu n e ra l ben efits 3 m onths a fte r adm ission. O th er
be n efits in clu d e L y in g -in 30s., F ir e £ 1 5 , C o n v a le sc e n t Home, G ra n t
F u n d , P en sio n s, B on u ses, e tc . A g e of e n tr y for th e A d u lt S e c tio n ,
from 16 to 65 y e a r s . T h e J u v e n ile S e c tio n ad m its m em bers from 6
to 16 . S ic k ben efit for th is sectio n from 3s. to 12 s . a w e e k ; F u n e ra l
£ 6, £ 9 , & £ 1 2 ; also In su ra n c e and E n d o w m e n t B en e fits from b irth .
Reading & DistrictLocal Committee.â M e e tin g s a re held a t th e
F r ie n d ly S o c ie t y R oom s, B rid g e S tr e e t, first S a tu r d a y in each month.
D is t r ic t S e c r e t a r y , W . E . Thom pson, 40, Z in zan str e e t.
National Deposit Friendly Society.â (Fo un d ed in 1868).â A p p ro v e d
u nd er th e N a tio n a l In su ra n c e A c t . P re sid e n t, F . A c to n , E sq ., J .P .,
N o ttin gh am .
T h e S o c ie t y ad m its m ales b e tw e e n 7 and 45, and
fe m a le s b e tw e e n 7 an d 40 y e a r s of a g e , and p ro v id e s a llo w a n c e in
s ic k n e s s , m ed ical a tte n d a n c e (ow n d o cto r), o ld -age p a y , fu n eral