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p e t itio n s , d u r i n g t h e s e a s o n .
S u b s c r ib e r s a r e a ls o e n t it le d t o p u r ­
ch a se c o a l, b r e a d a n d g r o c e r y t i c k e t s a t n o m in a l r a t e s .
H o n . S e c .,
M r , W . S t e b b i n g s , K i n g .s R o a d ,
e s t a b l i s h e d 1 8 9 3 ,— T h i s S o c i e t y r e l i e v e s
th e a d u lt i n d i g e n t b l i n d b y m e a n s o f g r a n t s o f m o n e y p a id w e e k l y in
a d v a n c e , a n d p r o m p t a s s i s t a n c e in u r g e n t c a s e s , a l s o b y c o n t r i b u t i o n s
o f c lo t h in g , c o a l, e t c .
I t fu r th e r a s s is ts th e m to b e c o m e c a n d id a te s
fo r t h e v a r io u s n a t io n a l p e n s i o n s , f u n d s , a n d b e n e f i t s , f o r w h i c h t h e y
m ay b e e l e g i b l e .
T h e in c o m e is d e p e n d e n t u p o n v o l u n t a r y c o n t r i b u ­
tio n s , in t h e f o r m o f d o n a t i o n s o r a n n u a l s u b s c r i p t i o n s .
T h e r e is
a ls o a n E n d o w m e n t T r u s t F u n d w h i c h p r o v i d e s p e n s i o n s f o r t h e t o t a l l y
b lin d , a n d is v e s t e d in f o u r t r u s t e e s w h o a p p o i n t a s v a c a n c i e s o c c u r .
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an d 110 f u n d s a r e e x p e n d e d w i t h o u t t h e i r s a n c t i o n .
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t o t a ll y b l in d p e r s o n , n a t i v e o f R e a d i n g , is p r o m p t l y d e a l t w i t h a n d
r e l ie v e d u p o n i t s m e r i t s .
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th e b l in d w i l l b e t h a n k f u l l y r e c e i v e d a n d a c k n o w l e d g e d b y i t s
fo u n d e r , t h e H o n , S e c ,, M r . H u g h E . W a t f o r d , P a t t i n g h a m , L o n d o n
R oad, R e a d in g .
— P r e s i d e n t , M r . J. H . B e n y o n . B a n k e r s , L l o y d ’s , L t d ., R e a d i n g .
H o n . S e c r e t a r y , R e v . C o lin
M i ll i n g t o n , H .M . P r is o n .
A g e n t s , M r , T h o m a s M u d d im a n , 1 L i t t l e
S t r e e t , R e a d i n g ; M i s s J. M e s s e n g e r , 5 9 , C a s t l e S t r e e t , R e a d i n g .
(B e r k s
R e a d in g a n d D i s t r i c t B r a n c h ) .
P r e s i d e n t , H .R .H . P r i n e e s s V i c t o r i a
o f S c h l e s w i g H o l s t e i n ; C h a ir m a n o f C o m m it t e e , M r . E . H . S im m o n s ;
H o n . T r e a s u r e r , M r . S t a n le y H a y w a r d ; S e c r e t a r y , M i s s H a y w a r d , 1 15
L ondon R o a d , R e a d in g .
C a v e rsh a m A u x ilia r y , H on . S e c r e ta r y ,
M rs.
M c D o n a ld
R e id ,
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C aversh am .
H e n le y
A u x i l i a r y , M i s s M . H e a t h f l e ld , R e m e n h a m .
M a id e n h e a d A u x ilia r y ,
H o n . S e c r e t a r y , M r s . B e r t i e S a in s b u r y , R i v e r s i d e , T a p lo w .
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in g h a m A u x i l i a r y , H o n . S e c r e t a r y , M i s s N o b l e , B a r k h a m M a n o r ,
W o k in g h a m . W a l l i n g f o r d A u x i l i a r y , H o n . S e c r e t a r y , M i s s M . H e n d le y ,
S t. M a r y ’s P r i o r y , W a l l i n g f o r d .
W h i t c h u r c h ( O x o n ), A u x i l i a r y H o n .
S e c ., M r s . T h o m s o n , M i l v e r t o n C o t t a g e , W h i t c h u r c h , O x o n .
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t o r s , J. D o w t y , 73 K e n s i n g t o n R o a d , R e a d i n g ; a n d J. O 'C a r r o ll ,
P ow n ey R o a d , M a id e n h e a d ,
(R e a d in g
& D i s t r i c t B r a n c h ) . — L o c a l P r e s i d e n t , M r . J . I I . B e n y o n , j . p ., E n g l e f l e ld
H ou se.
H on . S e c r e ta r y , M r . L eon ard S u tto n .
B an k ers, M e s s r s .
S im o n d s & C o .
I n s p e c t o r , W illia m B a n so r, R e a d in g .
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t io n s to b e a d d r e s s e d t o t h e H o n . S e c . a t l o c a l o ffice , 3 0 7 O x f o r d R o a d ,
B r a n c h .— V i c e - P r e s i d e n t ,
M r . A . H . D . C u n n in g h a m , B .A .; C o m m it t e , R e v . W . J. a n d M r s .
B u c k la n d , M r . A . J. A l l e n , M r . a n d M r s . T r e g a y a n d M r . T . M o r l e y .
H on. T r e a s u r e r , M r . R . J a ck m a n , 33 W e s t S t .
H on. S e c re ta ry , M rs .
A . J. A l l e n , 31 M a r l b o r o u g h A v e n u e , R e a d i n g .
(R e a d in g B r a n c h ). L o c a l C o m m itte e :
M e s s r s . F r e d e r i c k C o w s la d e , A l f r e d P a lm e r , L e o n a r d S u t t o n , a n d
M rs. S u san n a L . S te p h e n s.
S u b s c r i p t i o n s r e c e i v e d a t L l o y d ’s B a n k ,
L t d ., o r b y t h e H o n . S e c r e t a r y , M r . S t a n l e y H a y w a r d , H a z e l w o o d ,
K e n d r ic k R o a d , R e a d i n g .
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