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R E A D IN G

O F F IC IA L

D IR E C T O R Y .

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Whitley Hall P .S .A .— M e e t in g s h eld on S u n d a y s at 3 p.m . S e c r e ta r y .
M r . B e r t C o p pu ck, 2 1 7 So u th am p to n S tr e e t, R e a d in g .
Caversham, W e s le y a n C h u rch , S o u th V i e w A v e n u e . M e e t in g s on
S u n d a y s a t 3 p.m. S e c r e ta r y , J . H. R ic k a r d , 6 S t. Jo h n 's R o ad .
C aversh a m .
The Oxford Hoad P.8.A. was founded in January, 1895— T h e m e e tin g s
a re held in th e W e sle y a n C h ap el e v e r y S u n d a y aftern o o n from 3 to
4 o 'clo ck . P re sid e n t, R e v . J . W . A rm str o n g ; T r e a s ., M r . A .N e w b e r y ;
R e g is t r a r , M r. J . M arch am ; S e c r e t a r y , M r . Ja m e s R . C o w p e r, 1 2
W e ld a le S t r e e t . ; o rg a n is t, M r. E . T. M a r sh .
S O C IA L
IN ST IT U T E S ,

AND

L IT E R A R Y .

C L U B S, R E A D IN G R O O M S, S O C IE T IE S .
Reading Girls' Club—A r c a d e B u ild in g s, F r ia r S t r e e t .— E s ta b lis h e d
for th e R e lig io u s and E d u c a tio n a l A d v a n c e m e n t an d S o c ia l I n t e r ­
c o u rse of th e w o rk in g g ir ls o f th e to w n . P r e sid e n t, M r s . G . W .
P alm er. Hon. T r e a su re r, M is s E i s d e l l ; Hon. S e c ., M is s E . W eldo n ,
E rlim o n t, E a r le y ; L a d y S u p t., M is s T e th e r, 14 T a lfo u rd A v e n u e
Berkshire Club (Blagrave Street).— County Club. P r e s id e n t, T h e
L o rd L ie u te n a n t of B e rk s ; V ic e -P r e s id e n t, th e C h airm an o f Q u a rte r
Sessio n s fo r B e r k s ; T r e a s u re r and H on. S e c r e t a r y , M r . H e n ry
C o llin s.
Athenaeum Club, Friar S treet. — Established 1842.— C h airm an , M r . J .
M ilsom, J.P . ; S e c r e t a r y , M r . E . J . V e n t r is ; S te w a r d , M r . W . R .
F a u lk n e r. M em b e rsh ip e n title s ge n tlem en to th e use o f th e R e a d in g
R oom , L ib r a r y , B illia rd , C a rd an d D in in g R oom s, L a v a t o r ie s , e t c .
S u b s c rip tio n , one and a h a lf g u in e a s p e r annum .
Caversham Constitutional Club (L o w e r C a v e rsh a m )— P r e s id e n t,
M r . V a le n tin e F le m in g , M .P .; Ch airm an , M r . R . R . C o le ; H on. S e c .,
E r n e s t R a v e n s c r o ft.
Island Bohemian Chib— B e M o n tfo rt (M o ss's) Is la n d — P r e sid e n t,
M r . H. H a r d y - J a c k s o n ; T re a su re r, M r. P. O. C o l l i e r ; Hon. S e c s ., G .
C. L. R iv e r s and H. F . R . Sim m onds. T h e seaso n e x te n d s from A p r il
to S e p tem b er. T h e o b je c ts o f th e c lu b a re, th e pro m o tio n o f s o c ia l
in te rco u rse , sp o rt and am usem ent g e n e r a lly ; fa c ilit ie s fo r b o a tin g ,
ten n is, bow ls, cro q u et, etc., b e in g f r e e ly p ro v id e d . M e m b e rs su b ­
s c rip tio n , 5 / - p e r annum . F o r in form atio n a p p ly to M r. H. J . Is a a c s ,
M o ss’s B oatho u se or to th e Hon. S e c r e ta r ie s .
Guild of the Brave Poor Things (R e a d in g B ra n ch ), 1 7 1 , F r i a r S t r e e t ,
R e a d in g .— E s ta b lis h e d fo r th e prom otion of so c ia l in te r c o u r s e
b e tw e e n c rip p le d and b lin d fo lk of a ll a g e s an d se x e s, an d fou n d ed
upon M r s . J . II. E w i n g ’s book “ A S t o r y o f a S h o r t L ife . ’ E n t ir e ly
undenom inational. F o u n d e r : M r s . C . W . K im m ins ; L o c a l P r e sid e n t
and Hon. T r e a s u re r, R e v . R . H a r t-D a v is ; Hon. S e c s ., M is s H . V . H a rtD a v is, T h e R id g e F ie ld , C a v e rsh a m and M is s T im s, L o c k V ie w , T h am es
S id e. M e e tin g s e v e r y F r id a y from O cto b e r to M a y , 4-30 to 6-30 p.m.
Reading Poor Children Holiday F und— F o rm e d to p ro v id e fre e
h o lid a y s and cam ps in th e c o u n tr y (from ten to fo u rte e n d ay s), to th e
poor c h ild re n of R e a d in g . In m an y c a s e s boots and c lo th in g a re
p ro v id e d in ad d itio n . S u p p o rte d e n tir e ly b y v o lu n ta r y c o n trib u tio n s.
A v e r a g e a tte n d a n c e a t th e cam ps 500 c h ild re n . P r e s id e n t, L a d y
Isa a cs ; Hon. T r e a s ., M r . C. F . Sim on ds ; Hon. S e c ., A. W , A. W e b b
1 9 1 W o kingham R o ad .