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mouth o f M a y —at 9 o ’c lo c k in th e e v e n in g o f e v e ry w eek day
d u rin g th e month o f June and July— at 8.30 o 'c lo c k in th e ev en in g
of ev ery w eek day d u rin g th e m onth o f A u gust, and at 7.30 in th e
a ftern oon o f e v e ry w eek d a y d u rin g th e m onth o f Sep tem ber.
A dm ission b y T ick et, o r paym ent. The M en ’s B ath in g P la ce is
open ed at 7 o ’c lo c k in th e forenoon o f e v e ry day d u rin g th e m onths
o f O ctob er, N ovem ber, D ecem ber, January, F ebru ary, M arch and
April, and c lo se d a t 9 o ’c lo c k in th e foren oon o f e v e ry d a y d u rin g
th ose m onths. The ch a rg e fo r a tic k e t e n titlin g a p erson to b a th e a t
the M en's B athing P la ce th rou g h ou t th e m onths o f O ctob er, N ovem ­
ber, D ecem ber, January, F ebru ary, M arch and A p ril is 2s. 6d., w h ich
ch a rge in clu d es th e u se o f a d ressin g b o x w hen av ailab le. O n e-sh il­
lin g tick e ts ava ila b le for on e m onth d u rin g w in te r season are issu ed.
No ch arges are made for ba th in g at eith e r o f th e B athing P la ces o r for
th e use o f th e u n reserved d ressin g b ox es at th e W om en's B ath in g
P lace, a fte r one o ’c lo c k fo r M en, and tw o o ’c lo c k fo r W om en in th e
aftern oon o f M ondays, T uesdays, Th ursdays and F rid a y s d u rin g th e
months o f M ay, June, July, A u g u st and Septem ber.
A r t h u r H i l l M e m o r i a l B a t h s . —E r e cte d in 1911 in m em ory o f th e
late A rth u r H ill, E sq., J .P ., o f E rleig h C ou rt, M a y or o f R e a d in g
1883-87, and p resen ted to th e B orough b y his C hildren. The site
w a s g iven b y Dr. Jam eson B. H urry, J.p.
The w a te r is k ep t at an
av erag e tem peratu re o f 74 d eg rees.
H ours o p e n —G entlem en,
M ondays, 7 to 1 p.m., Tuesdays, 7 to 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.,
W ednesdays, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Thursdays, 7 a.m. to
1 p.m., F riday s and Saturdays, 7 a.m, to 9 p.m., Sundays, 7 a.m.
to 9 a.m. Ladies, Tuesdays, 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 am ily b a th in g, M ondays,
1 p.m. to 9 p.m. The a b ov e tim es a p p ly b oth to th e Sw im m ing and
Slipper Baths. S u perin ten dan t, D avid G. C ooper, 225-227 K in g ’s R d .
R e a d i n g W i n t e r B a t h e r s C h i b . —H ead-qu arters, K in g ’s M ea d ow
Baths. P residen t, M r. A. W atson.
(In a b ey a n ce d u rin g W ar.)
There are also various A th le tic Clubs esta b lish ed in co n n e ctio n
w ith th e p a roch ial and d is tr ic t so c ie tie s, su ch as fo o tb a ll, c r ic k e t
and sw im m ing clu b s.

B E N E F IT , F R IE N D L Y AN D K IN D R E D S O C IE T IE S .
R e a d i n g a n d D i s t r i c t U n i t e d F r i e n d l y S o c i e t i e s C o u n c i l . — F orm ed
in 1905 to prom ote th e in terests o f F rien d ly S o c ie tie s and th e ir membersj The affiliated so cie tie s, O d d fellow s, F oresters, H earts o f Oak,
Sons o f Tem perance, R e ch a b ite s, U n ited P atriots, and R ea d in g
Am algam ated F rien d ly S o cie tie s M e d ica l A ssocia tion , sen d rep re s e n t­
atives to th e m eetin gs w h ich are h eld at th e F r ie n d ly S o c ie t ie s ’
Room s, B rid g e street, on th e fou rth W edn esda y in th e m onths o f
January, M arch , M ay, July, Sep tem ber and N ovem ber. P resid en t,
W. Thom pson ; Hon. S ecreta ry , D. W. B. A ckerm an , 2 M an sfield R oa d .
T h e R o y a l B e r k s h i r e F r i e n d l y S o c i e t y . — E sta blish ed 1872, fo r th e
purpose o f p rom otin g p r o v id e n c e am ong th e in d u stria l cla sses.
Patron, H is M ost G raciou s M a jesty
The K in g ; P resid en t,
M r. J. H erb ert Benyon, L ord L ieu ten an t o f B e r k s h ir e ; Y ic e President, Col. H. D. Buchanan D unlop ; Treasu rer, R . C. Cullum,