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J .P .; Hon. Treas., M y. Wm. H aynes, 19, D uke St.; Hon. Sec., M r.
J, T, A tk in son , 49 K idm ore R oa d , Caversliam . This S o cie ty ex ists
fo r th e prom otion o f lite ra ry and scien tific cu ltu re in R ea d in g,
and is m anaged by a com m ittee o f nine m em bers. M eetin g s are held
in th e H istory room , U n iv ersity C ollege, on first and th ird F ridays
from O ctob er till A pril. In th e summer m onths e x cu rsion s take
p la ce, and d u rin g th e w in ter, dem onstrations are g iv e n . The annual
s u b s crip tio n is 3s,
W orkers' Educational A ssociation .— R ea din g Branch. P residen t,
M r. A. R o w e , J.P. L e c tu re s and M e e tin g s h eld a t C o lle g e H all and
L ondon S tre e t P rim itive M eth od ist Chapel (tem porary) j Hon. Sec.,
M r: T. W. E. Spir, 6 B e re sfo rd R oad.
Reading N atural H istory S o ciety .—'T his S o c ie ty w as fou n ded in

1881, fo r ’ th e prom otion o f th e stu d y o f th e N atural H istory of
R ea d in g and th e su rrou nding d is tr ic t.
The w in ter m eetin gs are
held on T hursday evenin gs, at W illison ’s H otel, B lagra ve S treet,
and th e E xcu rsion s take p la ce du ring th e Sprin g and Summer.
P residen t, Dr. F. W. Stansfield; V ice-P resid en ts, R e v : Canon Fow ler,
m .a ., d . s c . ,
W . E.
B utler, P.E.S.
and M essrs. R .
Osmond,
G. Stanton and H. M . W allis, M.B.O.U.; Treasurer, H. W . L am b;
Librarian, H. A. K in g ; S e cs., p ro tern., H. A. K in g and H. W . Lamb,
22, Q ueen V icto ria S treet. Annual su b scrip tio n , 3s.. 6d.
The G irls’ F rien d ly S ociety (L ocal Branch), V icto ria House, 62
L ondon S tre e t.— To band to g e th e r in one S o c ie ty w om en and
g irls as associa tes and mem bers for mutual help, r e lig iou s and
secu lar, e t c . F ull p a rticu la rs w ill b e g iven upon a p p lication to th e
L ady Su perin ten dent.
Reading C ollegiate Old B oys’ A sssociation.— P residen t, M r. H. T.
P u g h ; lion . Treasurer, M r. H. A r c h e r ; Hon. S ecreta ry . M r. E,
H aw kes, H ollin g sid e, W okingham R oad, R ea d in g.
Reading E speran to S ociety (affiliated to th e B ritish E speranto
A ssocia tion ).— This S o cie ty w as form ed in O ctober, 1907, w ith th e
o b je c t o f p rom otin g th e a d option o f E speranto as th e A u x ilia ry
In tern a tion al Language ,(a) b y crea tin g a R ea d in g C en tre fo r
E speran tists (b) b y arranging classes fo r in stru ction and con versation
in Esperanto (c) b y a d voca tin g its uses and m erits in ev ery p ossib le
w a y . M eetin g s o f th e S o c ie ty are held at R oom No. 10, O ld R e d
B u ild in g, .U niversity C ollege, R ea d in g on W edn esday ev en in g s at
8 p.m. The C lasses are c o n d u cte d b y M r. G. W. P reed y o f 22, H ighm oor R oad, Caversham to whom all en q u iries sh ou ld b e addressed.
B erksh ire Archaeological and A rch itectu ra l Society, — A b b ey
G atew ay, R ea din g, Patron, The K ing ; presid ent, C. E. K e y s e r,E s q „
M .A „ F .S .A .; hon. secretary , R e v , P. H. D itchfleld, M ,A „ F .S .A .; hon.
treasurer, M rs. J. H autenville, F in ch am pstead P lace, F in ch a m p stea d .
The Rising Sun In stitu te , S ilv er S t r e e t — O pen 7.30 to 9.30 p.m. ev ery
n igh t e x c e p t Saturday ; W edn esday, 2.30 p,m „ M oth ers’ M e e t in g ;
St, A gn es B oy s’ Club, W edn esdays and Fridays, 7.30 to 9.30 ; Sunday
Sch ool 2.30 ; B ible Class at 2.30 p.m.