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RBADING OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
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To c r e a te ancl inform p u b lic opinion w ith re g a rd to so cia l
q u estio n s o f a ll kinds.

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lo su p p o rt th e p u b lic a u th o ritie s in a ll sch em es for benefit
and im provem ent of th e d is tr ic t.

O rg an isatio n s in th e tow n w h ose w o rk is co n cern ed w ith th e
so cia l w elfa re o f th e lo c a lity are rep rese n ted on th e C ou n cil,
th e r e are fo u rteen D is tr ic t C om m ittees w o rk in g in differen t p a rts
of th e tow n. A t th e C e n tra l Office is a lib ra ry of books on s o cia l
qu estion s. P re sid e n t, th e M ayor o f .¡Reading ; Chairm an of E x e c u tiv e ,
M r. W. M . Colebrook, j.p. ; Hon. S e c re ta ry , M r. A rth u r F. C la rk S e c re ta ry , M iss M . M a plesd en . Office, 49 C a stle S tre e t. T e le ­
phone 1023.
Reading Philanthropic Institution.-— M eets e v e r y T h u rsd ay e v e n in g
in th e Lodge Room, G eo rge H otel. E v e ry s u b s crib e r from 5s. to
10s. Od. p er y e a r may p re s e n t one p etitio n ; £ 1 Is. tw o p e titio n s ;
andso on m proportion. T rea su rer, M r. Leonard G. S u tto n ; S e c re ­
tary* M r. J H. Sm art, 17 B ere sfo rd R d . ; Chairm an o f Com m ittee,
G. G rey, 109 C aversh am R oad. Bread, coal, m eat, g ro c e r ie s and
clo th in g a re d is trib u te d to th e d e s e rv in g poor d u rin g th e w in te r.
^Temperance and General Philanthropic Society. — M eets a t th e
R e a d in g Room, A b b ey H all, on a lte rn a te T h u rsd ay e v en in g s from
O cto b e r to M arch , both in c lu s iv e . R e lie f in coal, bread and o th e r
com m odities are d is trib u te d d u rin g th e w in te r months. E v e ry su b­
sc r ib e r of 5s. m ay p re se n t one p etitio n , and of 10s. and upw ards tw o
p e titio n s, d u rin g th e season. S u b sc rib e rs are also e n title d to p u r­
ch a se coal, bread and g ro c e r y tic k e ts a t nominal ra tes. Hon. Sec.,
M r. W. S teb b in g s, K in g,s Road.
Reading Blind Aid Society, e sta b lish ed 1893.— Th is S o c ie ty re lie v e s
th e a d u lt in d igen t blin d by means o f g ra n ts o f m oney paid w e e k ly in
advan ce, and prom pt a ssista n ce in u rgen t cases, also b y co n trib u tion s
o f clo th in g, coal, e tc . It fu rth e r a s s is ts them to becom e ca n d id ates
for th e vario u s n ational pensions, funds, and ben efits, fo r w h ich th e y
m ay be e le g ib le . The incom e is d epend en t upon v o lu n ta ry co n trib u ­
tions, in th e form of donation s or annual su b scrip tio n s. T h ere is
also an Endow m ent T ru s t i und w hich p rovid es pensions for th e to ta lly
blin d , and is v ested in four tr u s te e s who ap p oint as v a c a n cie s o ccu r.
The M anagem en t is v e ste d in a C om m ittee o f w ell-know n resid en ts,
and no funds are expen d ed w ith o u t th e ir san ctio n . E ach ca se o f a
to ta lly blind person, n a tiv e of R ea d in g, is p rom p tly d e a lt w ith and
re lie v e d upon its m erits. C o n trib u tio n s and inform ation rega rd in g
th e blin d w ill be th a n k fu lly re c e iv e d and ackn o w led ged b y its
founder, th e Hon, Sec,, M r. H ugh E. W alford, P attingh am , London
R oad, R ea d in g.
Royal Society fo r the Prevention of C ruelty to Animals— (B erks
R e a d in g and D ist. Branch). P res., H.R.H. P rin c e ss H elena Y ic t o r ia ;
Chairm an of Com., A dm iral F le e t ; V ice-C h airm an . E. H. Simmons ;
Hon. T reas. and S e c re ta ry , M rs. R o b ie U niache, T h e G ate House,
Bath R oad, R ea d in g.
Caversham A u x ilia ry , Hon. S e c re ta ry , M rs.
M cD onald R eid , G rosven or R oad, Caversham .
G o rin g A u x ilia ry ,