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O F F IC IA L

D IR E C T O R Y .

•of birds, mammals, bu tterflies and moths, ch iefly from R ea d in g
and d is tr ic t.
In th e A rt G alleries may b e seen exam ples of
th e w ork s o f V an D yck, K neller, L ely , G ainsborough, Cuyp, W ilson,
Z u cca re lli, W olverm an, H oll, B urgess and oth er eq u a lly w e ll kn ow n
artists. An ex h ib ition o f m odern p a in tin gs is held in January and
F ebruary. T h ere are also ex h ib its o f p ottery , porcelain , m etal
w ork, e tc.
R E AD IN G YOUNG M EN’S CH R ISTIA N ASSOCIATION.
SE N IO R D E P A R T M E N T : 30, F riar S treet. G eneral S ecretary ,
H, B u rton ; A ssista n t S ecreta ry , E. J. Jackson. This A ssocia tion
p rov id es fo r th e spiritu al, m ental, and p h ysica l n eeds o f the
Y ou n g M en o f R ea din g. It is inter-denom inational, and w elcom es
to m em bership all classes o f y ou n g men d esirou s o f em p loyin g
th eir leisu re tim e fo r th e w elfa re o f oth ers and th eir ow n g ood .
A ssocia tion R oom s are open day and n igh t. R ea d in g and r e cr e a tio n
room s, gym nasium and b a th s. Y oung men ov er 17 years are e lig ib le
fo r m em bership. S u b sc rip tio n s: 17 to 25, 6/- p er annum ; ov e r 25,
8/- p er annum. B u ild in g open fo r fr e e u se o f m em bers o f H .M .
F o r ce s d u rin g th e War.
JU NIO R Y.M .C.A., G arrard House, F riar S treet.— Open from 10
a.m. to 9-30 p.m. w eek days ; 2 p.m. to 3-30 p.m. and 8-15 to 9-30 p.m.
•Sundays. The A ssocia tion is open to all Boys ov e r 12 and under 17
years o f age, w ho can g iv e sa tis fa cto ry referen ces. A ccom m odation
in c lu d e s :—R ifle R ange, L ectu re Hall, L ibrary, R ea d in g Room ,
Parlour, Games Room , Gymnasium, C arpen ters’ w orkshop, P h otog ra p ­
h ic Dark Room , C y cle Storage, Bath R oom , Tennis, Court, C ricket,
and F ootb a ll.
B ible Class Sunday aftern oon s from 2.45 to 3.30.
S u b scrip tion s (payable in advance) 4/- p er annum, or 1/3 p er quarter.
On atta in in g th e age o f 17, it is hoped mem bers w ill th en join th e
Sen ior A ssocia tion , for w h ich th ey may r e c e iv e a tran sfer.
Young M en ’s I n s titu te King's Road.— Full p a rticu la rs o f th e o b je c ts
o f th e A ssocia tion may b e obtain ed b f th e S ecretary , M r. F. Adlam,
L edbury, G reen Road, Reading.
YOUNG

W O M E N ’S

CH R ISTIA N ASSOCIATION, HOSTEL AND
INSTITUTE.
T he o b je cts are to m eet th e p resen t day needs o f a real home away
from home fo r y ou n g w om en in business, tea ch in g, e tc, To p rov id e
a S ocia l Club on a defin ite r e lig iou s basis w h ich seek s to prom ote the
sp iritu al, moral and socia l w ell-b e in g o f all. The In stitu te is open
daily from 10 a.m. t ill 10 p.m. fo r reading, e tc . B ible Classes are h eld
on Sundays at 3.15 p.m. and on Tuesdays at 8 p.m . F ull inform ation
may be obtain ed o f th e S ecretary , 19, C astle Street.
TEMPERANCE.
Reading and D istr ict Tem perance Council.— The C ou n cil is estab­
lish ed for th e prom otion o f u n ited a ction on all le g isla tiv e and
a d m in istra tive m atters affectin g th e Tem perance cause. R ep resen ta ­
tiv es to th e Council are e le c te d from etich tem pera n ce and relig iou s
organisation e x istin g in th e tow n and n eigh bou rhood w illin g to
affiliate. A ll p a rty p o litic s and m atters o f a secta rian ch a ra cter are
e x clu d e d from d iscu ssion b y the C ouncil as ca lcu la ted to d estroy the
usefulness o f th e organization. The C o u n cil m eets qu arterly, and