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READING OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

71

T h is S o c ie ty
was form ed in 1889 fo r th e p r a c tic e o f vo ca l music, th e m em bership
b ein g r e s t r ic t e d to T o ta l A b sta in e rs. I t has been su ccessfu l in
g a in in g many p rize s a t th e C r y s ta l P a la ce, a t B risto l (1911), a t R e a d ­
in g (1912), and a t th e Berks, Bucks and O xon M u sica l F e s tiv a ls .
P ra c tic es a re h eld a t 8 p.m., on T u esd ays, a t th e P a lm er
Hall, W e s t S tr e e t. C on du ctor, M r . A . W . M oss, l.r.a .m ., f.r.c.O .
A ccom pan ist, M iss A n n ie G. P a n tin g, A.T.C.L. F o r fu rth e r p a rtic u la rs
ap p ly to th e C on du ctor, o r th e Hon. Sec,, M r . W . W . D rake, 1*23
Castle H ill. F e e 1/- p e r h a lf ye ar.
R e a d in g T e m p e r a n c e

C h o ra l

S o c ie ty

(P r iz e

C h o ir ).

R e a d in g P .S .A . M a le V o ic e C h o i r . - P r e s id e n t, M r . C. S. S m ith , J.P.
Th is C h oir was fou n ded in January, 1907, w ith th e o b je c t o f im p ro v in g
sin g in g am ongst m em bers o f th e P.S.A. B roth erh o od , to w hom
m em bership is r e s tr ic te d .
F r e e C h u r c h C h o r a l S o c ie ty . — P re s id e n t, th e R e v . A lb e r t S w ift,
C on du ctor, A- W . M oss, l.r .a .m , f.r .c .o . ; Hon, S e c re ta r y , F . W . D rew .
P ra c tic e s e v e r y M o n d a y e v e n in g d u rin g w in te r months.
Tw o
co n certs a re g iv e n each ye ar. P a rtic u la rs o f su b scrip tio n , & c., on
a p p lica tio n to th e S e c re ta ry .
S t . L u k e 's M u s ic a l S o c ie ty .— P re s id e n t, R e v . F. J. H o w a rd ; C on ­
du ctor, M r. A rth u r C. F o ster, L.I.G.C.M.; Hon. S e c re ta r y , M r . W . J.
W illiam s, 51 H a th e rle y R o a d ; O rga n ist, M r . S. B u rn ett, A.R.C.O.;
P ian ist, M is s M a b e l A ld rid g e , a .t .c .l.
P r a c tic e e v e r y M o n d a y
E v e n in g in S t. L u k e ’s H a ll, S ep tem b er t o A p ril.
C a v e rs h a m a n d R e a d in g V e te r a n s ' a n d N a t io n a l

R e s e rv e

M ilita r y

B a n d . — P re s id e n t, M r . V a le n tin e F lem in g, M .P .; Hon. T rea su rer,
R e v . C. W . E., C le a v e r, M.a. ; B an dm aster M r . F. B. D a v e y (la te
r.m .c.) ; Hon. S e c re ta r y , J. R . E vans, T h e C o lle g e , S p rin g fie ld ,
Caversham .
O R N IT H O L O G Y .
E a s t R e a d in g a n d D i s t r i c t P r e m i e r F ly in g C lu b . — H e a d q u a rte rs
“ M a rq u is o f G ra n b y,” London R oa d. P re s id e n t. M r . John E ig h te e n ;
Chairman, M r . A . W ise, 2, B rig h to n R o a d ;
Hon. S e c re ta r y ,
A. W h ee ler, 54 R u p e r t S tre e t.
E a s t R e a d in g a n d D i s t r i c t F a n c ie r s ' A s s o c ia tio n . — T h e o b je c t o f
this A ss o c ia tio n is fo r th e en co u ra gem en t o f b r e e d in g and re a r in g
P o u ltry, P ig eo n s, R a b b its, and C a ge B irds ,'for e x h ib itio n o r
u tility . Chairm an, M r. J. A lle n ; Hon. S e c re ta r y , M r. A . W ise, 2
B righ ton R o a d , R ea d in g .
R e a d in g a n d D i s t r i c t Cage B i r d S o c ie ty . — H as fo r its o b je c t th e
stu dy and im p ro vem e n t o f our , fe a th e re d fr i e n d s :— Canaries,
H yb rids, B ritish and F o re ig n B irds. S ub scrip tion , 2/6 p e r annum.
S ecre ta ry, O. C. Sm ith, 73 A u d le y S tr e e t, R e a d in g .

P H IL A N T H R O P IC .
R e a d in g M u n i c i p a l ( G e n e r a l ) C h a r itie s .— 'T ru stees, V en . W . M . G.
Ducat, A rch d ea co n o f B erks, R ip o n L o d g e ; R e v . R . P. N ew h ou se, St.
L a u ren ce’s V ic a r a g e ; R e v . R . W . C a rew Hunt, A lb u ry V ic a ra g e ,
T id d in g to n ; R e v . W . N e v ille , E a st K n o w le R e c to ry , S a lis b u ry ;
M essrs. W . M C olebrook, B road S t r e e t ; S. G. C o llie r, B ro w n lo w R o a d ;
A. S. Cooper, M a r k e t P la c e , R e a d in g ; J. J. C ooper, B la g ra v e S t r e e t ; G.
P h ilb ric k , E m brook House, W o k in g h a m ; O. R id le y , C ra ven R o a d ;