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READING

O F F I C IA L

DIRECTORY.

R e a d i n g C o u n c i l o f S o c i a l W e l f a r e . - F orm ed O ctob er, 1917, on th e
am algam ation o f th e R ea d in g C h arity O rgan isation S o c ie ty and th e
G uild o f H elp. In a d d ition to th e aims o f th e tw o old er b od ies, th e
C ou n cil o f S ocia l W elfa re w ill seek
1.
2.
3.

To u n ite all an xious fo r th e so c ia l w e lfa re o f th e B orou gh
w ith ou t d is tin c tio n o f r e lig io n or p o litic s.
To c r e a te and inform p u b lic op in ion w ith rega rd to so cia l
qu estion s o f all kinds.
To su p p ort th e p u b lic a u th orities in all sch em es fo r benefit
and im provem en t o f th e d is tr ic t.

O rgan isations in th e to w n w h ose w ork is c o n c e rn e d w ith th e
so cia l w elfare, o f th e lo c a lity are rep resen ted on th e C ouncil.
T h ere are fou rteen D is trict C om m ittees w ork in g in different p a rts
o f th e tow n . A t th e C en tral Office is a lib ra ry o f b ook s on so cia l
qu estion s. P resid en t, th e M ayor o f H ead in g ; Chairman o f E x ecu tiv e,
M r. W. M . C olebrook, J.p. ; Treasu rer, C olonel J. Ei B roadbent, C.B.,
J.P. ; Hon. S ecreta ry , M r. A rth u r F. C la r k ;’ S ecreta ry , M iss M .
M a p lesdeh . Office, 49 C astle S treet. T eleph on e 1023.
T h e R e a d i n g S o u p K i t c h e n s . — The' o b je c ts o f th e In stitu tion are to
p ro v id e soup and bread f r e e to th e p oor during th e s e v e ré w eath er,
This S ociety , sta rted in 1901. On th e r ecep tion o f th e M a y or’s Fund,
break fa sts and dinners w ere p ro v id e d fo r th e ch ildren . The In stitu ­
tion is su pp orted e n tire ly b y Voluntary con trib u tion s and g ifts .
P atroness, M rs. C. T. M urdoch . P resident, tiie M ayor o f R ea d in g
(L. G. Sutton, Esq.) ; Treasurer, M r. Chas. F. Sim onds ; Hon. Sec.,
M r. A rth u r W. A,, W ebb, to whom donations or g ifts may b e sent,
a ddressed to Soup K itchen s, 191 W okingham R oad, or d on ation s may
b e paid in to B a rcla y's Bank, R ea din g. Soup tick e ts may b e obtain ed
o f th e Hoh, Sec., or from th e C lerg y and M in isters o f all denom ina­
tions,
(In ab ey a n ce d u rin g W ar.)
R e a d i n g P h i l m i t h r o p i c S o c i e t y . — M eets ev ery Thursday ev en in g in
th e L odge Room , G eorg e H otel. E very su b scrib er from 5s. to 10.s. (id.
per year may p resen t one p etition ; £ 1 Is. tw o p etition s ; and so on
in p roportion . Treasurer, M r. Leonard G. S u tton ; S ecretary, M r. J
H. Smart, 17 B eresford Kd. ; Chairman o f C om m ittees, G. H. Salmon.
Bread, coal, meat, g ro c e rie s and c lo th in g are d istrib u ted to the
d e s e rv in g p o o r d u rin g th e w in ter.
T e m p e r a n c e a n d G e n e r a l P h i l a n t h r o p i c S o c i e t y . — M eets a t th e
R ea d in g Room , A b b ey Hall, on a ltern a te Thursday ev en in g s from
O ctob er to M arch, both in clu siv e. R e lie f in coal, bread and oth er
com m odities are d istribu ted d u rin g th e w in ter months. E very su b­
s c r ib e r o f 5s. may p resen t one p etition , and o f 1 0 s. and upw ards tw o
p etition s, du ring the season. S u b scrib ers are also e n title d to pu r­
chase coal, bread and g r o c e r y tick e ts at nominal rates. Hon. S ec.,
M r. W. S tebb in gs, Iving.s R oad.
R e a d i n g B l i n d A i d S o c i e t y , estab lish ed 1893.— This S o cie ty reliev es
th e ad ult in dig en t blin d b y means of.gra n ts o f m oney paid w eek ly in
a dvance, and prom pt assistance in urgent cases, also b y con trib u tion s