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70
R E A D IN G
O F F IC IA L
D IR E C T O R Y .
H erb ert Sutton and J. O key T a y lor j . p . ; P residen t, Col. L. W ilson,
H. B. Blandy,j.p, W . G. M illa r, J W
R ead, C, G. Field, R ev, W, N eville,
Chairm an o f Com m ittee, R e v . P. J. C. G illm or ; Hon. C on du ctor,
M r. P. R . S criven er, F .R .C .O . ; Hon. O rganist, M r. J. E. G arratt ;
Hon. Treasurer, Dr. F. W. Stansfield ; H onorary S ecretary , M r. E,
E llis ; A ssistant S ecreta ry , M r. P. W. E lphick. C on certs are g iv en
a t least tw ic e e v e ry year. P ra ctice ev ery Friday ev en in g at 153 Priar
S treet du ring th e season. A ll p a rticu la rs as to su b scrip tion s and
term s for the cou rse o f p r a c tic e s can b e bbtain ed from the
Assistant S ecretary , or from S o c ie ty âs A g en ts at 153 P riar Street.
c ,m .g â m .p ,, V ice-P resid en ts,M essrs.
M artin J .p ., P. W . M artin , Dr. P. J.
R e u d i n g O r p h e u s S o c i e t y . âThis S o c ie ty w as form ed tow ard s th e
en d o f 1832, for th e p r a c tic e o f m a le-voice part-m usic. It orig in a ted
w ith som e mem bers o f th e Church Choirs, w ho, alth ough accu stom ed
to th e perform an ce o f such m usic am ongst them selves, fe lt that
b e tte r w ork cou ld b e don e b y th e regu lar and sy stem a tic p r a c tic e
o f a la rg e num ber, w h ile many part-songs and choruses m igh t b e
c re d ita b ly presen ted w h ich r e ce iv e d on ly an in effectiv e ren derin g
w hen sung by th e few v o ice s usually available. The S o cie ty holds
tw o con certs in each year, in D ecem ber and A pril, th e secon d
usually an O rchestral, th e p la yers m ostly b ein g London p r o fe s Â
sionals. 1 he oth er co n ce rts co n s ist p rin cip a lly o f g lees and partson gs by th e S o c ie ty w ith eith er a solo instrum entalist or v oca list.
S u b scrib ers o f 11s. are en titled to tw o area tick e ts for each o f th e tw o
co n ce rts, and su b scrib ers o f 7s. 6d. to th e same num ber o f b a lcon y
tick e ts .
Hon. S ecreta ry , M r. P, W. E lphick, 153 P riar S treet
R eadin g.
R e a d i n g T e m p e r a n c e C h o r a l S o c i e t y ( P r i z e C h o i r ) . This S ociety
was form ed in 1889 for th e p r a c tic e o f voca l m usic, th e m em bership
b ein g r e stricte d to T otal A bstain ers. It has been su ccessfu l in
g ain in g many prizes at th e C rystal Palace, at B ristol (1911), a t Read-,
in g (1912), and at th e Berks, Bucks and O xon M usical F estivals.
P ra ctice s are held at 8 p.m., on Tuesdays, at th e H osier
S treet Schoolroom . C on du ctor, M r. A. W. M oss, L .R .A .M ., f . r . c . O .
A ccom pan ist, M iss A n n ie G. Panting, A .T .C .L . F or fu rth er p a rticu la rs
ap ply to th e C on du ctor, or th e Hon. See,, M iss M . A. P aterson,
30, W estern Elms A ven u e. P ee 1/- p er h alf year.
R e a d i n g P . S . A . M a l e V o i c e C h o i r . â P resid en t, M r. C. S. Sm ith , J . p
This Choir w as fou nded in January, 1907, w ith th e o b je ct o f im provin g
sin g in g am ongst m em bers o f th e P.S.A. B roth erh ood, to whom
m em bership is re stricte d .
F r e e C h u r c h C h o r a l S o c i e t y . â P residen t, th e R e v . A lb e r t S w ift,
C on du ctor, A. W . M oss, l . r . a . m . f . r . c . O . ; Hon, S ecretary , P. W . D rew â.
P ra ctices ev ery M onday ev en in g du ring w in ter months. Tw o
c o n c e rts are g iven each year. P articu la rs o f su bscrip tion , & c., on
a p p lica tion to the S ecretary.
S t . L u k e ' s M u s i c a l S o c i e t y . â P residen t, R e v . P. J. H ow ard ; C onÂ
d u ctor, M r. A rthur C. P oster, l . I . g . C . M . ; Hon. S ecretary , M r. W . J.
W illiams, 51 H atherley R oa d ; O rganist, M r. S. B u rnett, a . r . c . O . ;
P ianist, M iss M abel A ld rid ge, A .T .C .L .
P ra ctice e v e ry M onday
E ven ing in St. L u keâs Hall, Septem ber to April.