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READING OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
a v e r a g e tem p era tu re o f 74 d eg ree s.
H ours o p en âG eD tlem en,
M on d ays, 7 to 1 p.m., Tu esdays, 7 to 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
W edn esdays, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. t o 9 p.m., Thu rsdays, 7 a.m. to
1 p.m., F r id a y s and S atu rdays, 7 a.m, to 9 p.m., Sundays, 7 a.m.
to 9 a.m. La d ies, Tu esdays, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., W edn esdays, 1 p.m. to
5 p.m, Thursdays, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
F a m ily b a th in g, M ond ays,
1 p.m. to 9 p.m. T h e a b o ve tim es a p p ly both to th e S w im m in g and
S lip p e r Baths. S u p erin ten d an t, D a vid G. C ooper, 225-227 K in g âs R d .
R e a d in g W i n t e r B a th e r s C l u b . - - H ead-qu arters, K in g âs M e a d o w
Baths. P resid en t, M r. A . W atson ; H on. S e c re ta r y , M r. C e c il Goram,
58 St. M a r y âs Butts.
T h e re a re also va riou s A t h le t ic Clubs esta b lish ed in co n n ectio n
w ith th e p a ro ch ia l and d is t r ic t s o c ie tie s , such as fo o tb a ll, c r ic k e t
and sw im m in g clubs.
B E N E F I T , F R I E N D L Y A N D K I N D R E D S O C IE T IE S .
o f F r ie n d ly S o c ie tie s fo r B erk s and Oxon,
M r . W a lte r P. W rig h t, 92, London S tre e t.
R e a d in g a n d D i s t r i c t U n ite d F r ie n d ly S o c ie tie s C o u n c il. â F o rm ed
in 1905 to prom ote th e in te re s ts o f F r ie n d ly S o c ie tie s and th e ir memÂ
bers. Th e affilia ted so cie tie s , O d d fello w s, F o re sters, H ea rts o f Oak,
Sons o f Tem peran ce, R e c h a b ite s , U n ited P a trio ts , and R e a d in g
A m a lga m ated F r ie n d ly S o c ie tie s M e d ic a l A sso cia tion , send re p re s e n tÂ
a t iv e s to the m e etin g s w h ich a re h eld a t th e F r ie n d ly S o c ie tie s â
Room s, B r id g e s tre e t, on th e fo u rth W ed n esd a y in th e m onths o f
January, M a rch , M a y, July, S ep tem b er and N ovem b er. P re s id e n t,
J. W h it e ; Hon. S e c re ta ry , G e o rg e Tubb, 129 South Y i e w A ven u e,
Caversham .
T h e R o y a l B e r k s h ir e F r ie n d ly S o c ie ty . â E sta b lish ed 1872, fo r th e
purpose o f p rom otin g p ro v id e n c e am ong th e in d u stria l classes.
Pa tron , H is M o s t G raciou s
M a je s ty
T h e K in g ; P resid en t,
M r. J. H e r b e r t B enyon , L o rd L ieu ten a n t o f B e rk sh ire ; Y ic e P resid en t, Col. H. D. Buchanan D unlop ; T rea su rer, R . C. Cullum,
L lo y d âs Bank, R e a d in g ; S e c re ta ry , M r. A. A lle n , 14 B la g r a v e S tre e t,
R e a d in g . Chairm an o f R e a d in g Branch, Col. Broadbent, c.R. ; D is tr ic t
A g e n t to R e a d in g Branch, M r . C. H . G ill, 53, Queens Road.
T h e R o y a l O ak B e n e fit S o c ie ty â R o y a l Oak House, 11, John S tr e e t,
B edford R o w , London, W .C. T h is S o c ie ty w as founded June 20th,
1837, and is one o f th e o ld e s t C e n tra liz e d S o cie tie s in England. I t
p ro v id e s fo r Sickness, th e amounts v a r y in g from 2s. to 24s. p e r w eek .
F u ll sickness and fu n era l ben efits 3 months a fte r adm ission. O th e r
ben efits in clu d e L yin g-in 30s., F ir e £15, C o n va lescen t Home, G ran t
Fund, Pensions, Bonuses, e tc . A g e o f e n tr y fo r th e A d u lt S ection ,
from 10 to 05 years. T h e J u ven ile S ection adm its m em bers from 6
to 10. S ick b en efit fo r th is sec tio n from 3s. to 12s. a w e e k ; Fu neral
£0, £9, £12 & £20 ; In su ran ce and E n dow m en t B enefits from b irth .
R e a d in g & D i s t r i c t L o c a l C o m m itte e .â M e e tin g s a re h eld a t th e
F r ie n d ly S o c ie ty Room s, B r id g e S tre e t, fir s t F r id a y in each month.
D is tr ic t S e c re ta ry , W . E. Thom pson, 40, Zin zan s tr e e t ; Chairm an,
A . E. James.
N a t io n a l D e p o s it F r ie n d ly S o c ie t y .â (Fou nded in 1808).â A p p ro v e d
u nd er th e N a tio n a l In su ran ce A c t. P re s id e n t, F. A cto n , Esq., J.P.,
N o ttin gh a m .
T h e S o c ie ty adm its m ales b e tw e e n 5 and; 40, and
fem a les b e tw e e n 7 and 40 y e a rs o f a ge, and p ro v id e s a llo w a n ce in
G o v e rn m e n t A u d ito r