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READING OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
T h e R e a d in g and W okin gh am C.E.T.S, P o lic e C ou rt M is s io n —
P resid en t, T h e L o rd Bishop o f O x fo rd ; Chairm an, T h e Y e n . T he
A rch d ea co n o f B e r k s h ir e ; Hon. See., M rs. P . H. W r i g h t ,
m ission er, M r. S. J. B u rbidge, 74 Southam pton S t r e e t ; Hon.
T rea su rer, M r. W. S, C lu tterb u c k .

"C o ffe e sta lls a re w o rk e d b y th e se branches*
In d e p e n d e n t O r d e r o f G o o d T e m p la r s .— R e a d in g L o d g e , No. 339,
M e e ts a t th e L o d g e R oom o f th e W. I. Pa lm er H a ll, W e s t S treet,
e v e r y Th u rsday e v e n in g a t 8 p,m. T h e J u ven ile T em p le m eets a t
same p la c e on same e v e n in g a t 0.30. G ro v e la n d s L o d g e , No. 306o,
m eets a t 1 a . C ra n b u ry R oad, e v e r y T u esd a y a t 8 p.m. R e a d in g T e m p le ,
N o . 514, m eets a t P a lm e r H all, Thursdays a t 6.30 p.m. P r i d e o f U est
R e a d in g , No. 5055, m eets a t G ro vela n d s School, W ils o n Road, F rid a ys
a t 8 p .m .; D is t r ic t S ecre ta ry, J. G. Thom pson, 1 a Cranbury Road.
C a v e rs h a m P e r s e v e r a n c e L o d g e , m eets a t th e W eston M e a d Club

Room s, on F r id a y s a t 8 p.m.
T h e B r i t i s h W o rk m a n R e s t a u r a n t (an a dju n ct o f th e R e a d in g and
D is t r ic t T em p era n ce C o u n cil), C o le y S tr e e t. R efresh m en ts are
su pp lied a t m o d era te ch a rges and a ir r ifle sh oo tin g, b a g a t e lle and
o th er gam es a re p ro vid ed . I t is th e h ead-quarters o f th e B ritish
W orkm an In s titu te F o o tb a ll Clu b and th e R e a d in g T em p era n ce A ir
R ifle L ea gu e. H on. S u p erin ten d en t, E. A . Y in c e . R e s id e n t M a n ­
a g er, T. W . James.
R e a d in g B a n d o f H o p e U n io n (asso cia ted w ith th e U n ite d K in gdom
Band o f H ope U nion), P resid en t, D r. B oodle ; chairm an, M r . Thomas
W a i t e ; hon, treas., Mr. E. T a y l o r ; lion, sec., Mr. Bishop A ckerm an .
T h e R e a d in g Band o f H ope Union, w h ic h w as fo rm ed in F e b ru a ry ,
1886, has now 20 S o c ie tie s in association , w ith b e tw e e n 3,000 and 4,000
members. T h e o b je c ts o f th e Union a re to p rom ote th e Band o f H o p e
m ovem ent, b y th e form ation o f Bands o f H ope, b y p erio d ica l m eetings
o f Bands o f H o p e w o rk e rs and Sunday School T ea ch ers fo r con­
feren ces, & c , ; b y s u p p ly in g m agic la n tern e x h ib itio n s a t such lo w
ra tes to b e w ith in th e reach o f a sso cia ted S o c ie tie s ; b y su p p ly in g
them w it h speak ers fo r s p e cia l a n n iversa ry and g e n e ra l m eetings.
T h e affairs o f th e U nion a re m anaged b y a C o m m ittee c o n s istin g o f
one re p re s e n ta tiv e from each a ssociated S o c ie ty ,
S o c ie tie s in
a sso cia tion p a y an annual fe e o f n o t less than 2s, 6d. fr ie n d s
d esirou s o f fo rm in g Bands o f H ope, o r jo in in g th e Union should
a p p ly to th e S ecre ta ries, w ho w ill b e plea sed to g i v e in form ation .
T h e U nion is undenom inational, and does n ot in any w ay in te rfe r e
w ith th e w o r k in g o f a sso cia ted S o cie tie s.
G r e a t W e s te r n R a ilw a y T e m p e r a n c e U n io n (R e a d in g B ranch ).—
P resid en t, Hon. A lg e r n o n H. M ills ; V ice-p resid en ts, M essrs. A . T.
B lacb all, S. E. Palm er, W . Sparks, \V. ,J. R ic h and L io n e l R . W oo d ;
Hon. T rea su rer, M r. H. R a lp h ; Hon. Sec., M r . J. D o ell, 7, C a th erin e
S tr e e t, R ea d in g . E m ployes In all dep artm en ts o f th e G re a t W estern
R a ilw a y m ay becom e members.
N a t io n a l B r i t i s h W o m e n 's T e m p e r a n c e A s s o c ia tio n (R e a d in g Branch).
P re s id e n t, M rs. T. W a it e ; a c tin g v ic e -p re s id e n t, M rs. A . N e w b u r y ;
trea su rer, M rs. C la c y ; re c o rd in g hon. s e c re ta ry , M iss K irk , 31, St.
M a r y 's B u tts ; co rresp o n d in g s e c re ta ry , M is s L o n g,