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BEADING OFFICIAL DIREOTOKY.

E. G, M arch, W. Nortuan M ay, T. G. J. M o ore, G. P. M u rre ll, J. A. P .
P r ic e , C. A. P a rn ell, R. R itson , E. W. S. Row lan d, W. B. S ecreta ry
E. W . S qu ire, F. W. S ta n siield and J. H. W a lte rs .
T h e R ead'llicj a n d i l l s t r i c t P u b lic D e n ta l S e r v ic e , Chain S treet,
R ea d in g. E stablish ed to p r o v id e D en tal A tte n d a n c e by Q u alified
and R e g is t e r e d D en tists a t m o d era te fees, and b y sm all in stalm en ts
fo r person s in su red under th e N a tio n a l in su rance A e t and o th ers
w hose in com e does n ot e x c e e d £160 p e r annum. Hours o f a tten dan ce,
M o rn in g s. - D a ily a t 9 o ’c lo ck : A ftern o on s.— Tu esday, Thursday,
Saturdays, 2 p.m. ; E ve n in gs.— M on d ay, W edn esday, F rid a y, 7 p.m.
D en tal Surgeons, M essrs. S. A v e liu o , R u p ert L. Clarke, A. L . G oadby,
C. H a tt, V ern on K n ow les, G. S. Oades, P W . P a rfitt, J. B. P a rfitt, A . t ’.
S co tt, A. Hammond Sm ith. S e c re ta ry , W. A ld rid g e .
R e a d in g D is p e n s a r y T r u s t . — (E sta b lish ed in 1802 as th e R ea d in g
D isp en sa ry). T rea su rer, M r. W illia m Sim onds. S e c re ta r y , M r. W .
A ld r id g e , Chain S treet.

M U S IC A L

AND

D R A M A T IC .

S o c ie ty .- E s ta b lis h e d in 1863, fo r th e
cu ltiv a tio n o f high -class M u sic. Pa tron s, th e V e r y R e v . th e D ean o f
Y o rk , tho M a y o r o f R ea d in g , M essrs. A lfr e d P a lm er, J.P., C. E.
K e y s e r,
j.p., John
Simonds,
j.p.,
H e r b e rt
Sutton
and
J.
O k e y T a y lo r J.p . ; V ice-P resid en ts, M essrs. H. B. Blandy, j.p.,
W . G. M illa r , J. W . M a rtin , j.p., 1?. W . M a rtin and D r. P. .7. R ea d ■
C om m ittee, M essrs. B. Sharp, ,J. W . D odgson, P. G. H a w k es, P.
W in te r , W. H o llo w a y , R e v . P. .J. C. G illm o r (chairm an), M iss K. N.
M eaden , M rs. E llis, M rs. Stedm an, M r. E. .1. W oodland , M rs. G illm o r,
M r . P. W in te r , M r. W . H o llo w a y ; Hon. Conductor, M r . P. R.’
S crive n er, f.r .c .o . ;
O rgan ist, M r. .7. E. G a rr e tt ;
A ssista n t
S e c re ta r y , M r . F. W . E lp h ic k ;
H o n o ra ry S e c re ta r y , M r . W.
A ld r id g e ; Hon. T rea su rer, Dr. F. W . Stans field.
C o n certs a re
g iv e n a t lea st t w ic e e v e r y ye ar. P r a c tic e e v e r y F r id a y e v e n in g
d u rin g th e season. A l l p a rticu la rs as to su b sc rip tio n s and term s
fo r th e cou rse o f p r a c tic e s can be ob ta in ed from th e A ssistan t
S e c re ta r y , M r . F. W . E lp h ick , 153, F r ia r S tre e t.
T h e R e a d in g

P h ilh a r m o n ic

R e a d in g O rp h e u s S o c ie t y . - T h i s S o c ie ty w as form ed to w a rd s th o
en d o f 1882, fo r th e p r a c tic e o f m a le -v o ic e part-m usic. I t o rig in a te d
w ith some m em bers o f th e Church Choirs, who, a lth ou gh accu stom ed
to th e p erfo rm a n ce o f such m usic am ongst them selves, f e l t th a t
b e t t e r w ork could be d on e b y th e re g u la r and s y stem a tic p r a c tic e
o f a la rg e number, w h ile many part-son gs and choruses m ig h t be
c r e d ita b ly p resen ted w h ich re c e iv e d o n ly an in e ffe c tiv e re n d e rin g
w hen sung b y th e fe w v o ic e s u su ally a va ila b le. Th e S o c ie ty holds
th ree co n certs in ea ch ye ar, in D ecem ber, F e b ru a ry and A p ril, th e
secon d usually an O rch estra l, th e p la y e rs m o stly b e in g London p r o ­
fessionals. T h e o th e r co n c erts co n s ist p rin c ip a lly o f g le e s and partsongs b y th e S o c ie ty w ith e ith e r a solo in stru m en ta list o r v o c a lis t.
Su b scrib ers o f 15s. a re e n title d to tw o area tic k e ts fo r each o f th e th r e e
co n certs, and su bscribers o f 15s., 10s. o r 7s. O d.to th e same num ber o f
balcony tic k e ts . H on. T rea su rer, M r . C. F, Simonds.