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B e a d i n g W o r k i n g M e n ’ s R e g a tta — Hon. S ecretary , M r. O. Brown,
4, B ed ford R o a d ; A ssista n t Hon. S ecreta ry , M r. M oses M orley ,
7, D onn in gton Gardens. C om m ittee R oom , F a ctory B ridge R esta u ran t,
K in g ’s R oad. B oat-house, S on n in g M eadow s.
B e a d i n g T r a d e s m e n ’ s B o w i n g C l u b . — P residen t, M r. A. H. Bull,
Hon. Treasurer, M r. John E igh teen : Hon. S ecreta ry , M r. B. H.
Brow n, 91 O rts R oa d ; Captain, A . N eigh bou r.
H ead-qu arters,
“ M arqu is o f G ranby,” London R oad.
SW IM M IN G .
B e a d i n g S w i m m i n g C l u b a n d L i f e - S a v i n g S o c i e t y , E stablish ed 1885
H ead-quarters, M ay-S eptem ber, K in g ’s M eadow Baths, O cto b e rA pril, H ill M em orial Baths, K in g ’s R oa d. Colours, b la c k and w h ite.
S u b scription s, sen iors (ov er 18) 2s. 6d., ju n iors (16 to 18) Is,
A ssocia tes (under 16) a d m itted free.
P residen t, Alderm an J.
M ilsom , J.P.; C om m ittee: M essrs. E. J. Chapman, F. W . Holm esW alker, T. R ow la n d K ent. G . H. H aw kins, C. D avis, A. K night,
C. A . M . M orris, H. J. Isaacs, G. Turner, F. Few , J. W ick s and C.
Gomm ; Hon. T reasu rer and Captain, J . B. M esser, J.P. ; D eputy
Capt., R . M e Q ueen ; Hon. S ecretary , M r. E. H. Childs, 44 D onnington
R d . Club n igh t T uesdays at th e M em orial Baths. L ife S aving Classes.
M on th ly handicaps, fo r P rizes and th e “ K e y s e r ’’ C h allenge Gup
W ater polo m atches. M em bers ta u g h t free. The C lub is affiliated
to th e Southern C ounties Am ateur Swim ming A ssociation , Berks
C entre, and th e R o y a l L ife Saving S ociety , and holds se v e r a l
valu able C h allenge Cups fo r lo ca l cham pionships.
B e a d in g a n d D i s t r i c t E le m e n t a r y S c h o o ls S w im m in g A s s o c ia t io n .—
Affiliated to th e R o y a l L ife S aving S o c ie ty and to th e B erks C en tre
o f th e Southern C ou n ties’ Am ateur Sw im m ing A ssocia tion ,
ik is
A ssocia tion w as fou n ded in 1904, w ith th e o b je c t of en cou ra gin g
ch ild ren to swim. It r e ce iv e s th e generous su pport o f th e M ayor
and C orporation of th e Borough, The E du cation C om m ittee and the
R ea d in g Swim m ing Club. A n annual gala is h eld in Sept. T h e A s so c i­
ation holds th e fo llo w in g trop h ies : “ G. R . Jackson Shield, H-S.C.
Sh ield “ J M ilsom Cup,” “ The T each ers Shield, M artin Sutton
Cup ” “ E P C o llie r ” Shield, “ E dw ard J a ck s o n ” Shield, “ W .M .C o le b rook ” Shield, B oro’ P o lice Cup, “ S. G. Trem enheere ” Statuette,
“ E M Sutton ” Shield, “ L eonard Su tton ” Shield, and b y cou rtesy
o f th e R . S. C., th e “ A lb e r t Palm er Cup ” is swum for at th e S ch ools
Gala The officers are P residen t, M r. Leonard Sutton, C. Smith Hon.
Treasurer, St. M a ry ’s Sch ool, Chairman o f Com m ittee, T R . ’K ent,
O xford R oad, F. W . H olm es-W alker, R.L.S.S., Hon. loca l officer o f
S C A S A . for Berks, 28 U pper W a verley R o a d ; Hon. S ecreta ry
(a ctin g ), H elen N. N aylor, B lagra ve S treet. M on th ly tests are held
at b oth th e C orporation Baths, and C ertificates aw arded for
p roficien cy . The A ssocia tion has aw arded about 532 C ertifica tes
dURorauuh1 of B e a d i n g — P u b l i c B a t h i n g P l a c e s i n K i n g ’ s M e a d o w . R eg u la tion s : The M en ’s and W om en’s B athing P la ces m th e K in g s
M eadow are open ed at 6 o ’c lo c k in th e foren oon o f ev ery day during
th e m onths o f M a y ,’June, July, A u gust, and Septem ber, and closed
a t 10 o 'c lo c k in th e foren oon o f e v e ry Sunday du ring th ese months,
and at 7.30 o ’c lo c k in th e ev en in g o f e v e ry w eek day d u rin g th e