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READING OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

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Reading Tradesmen's Rowing Club.— P resid en t, M r. A. H. L u ll,
Hon. T rea su rer, M r. John E ig h te e n : Hon. S e c re ta ry , M r. B. H.
Brow n, 91 O rts R oad ; C aptain , A . N eigh b o u r.
H ead -q u a rte rs,
“ M arqu is of G ra n b y,” London Road.
S W IM M IN G .
Heading Swimming Club and Life-Saving Society, E sta b lish ed 1885
Head-ci u arters, M ay-Sep tem ber, K in g 's M ead ow B a th s, O cto b erA p ril, H ill M em orial Baths, K in g 's R oad. C olours, b la c k and w h ite.
S u b scrip tio n s, sen io rs (over 18) '2s'. 6d., ju n io rs (16 t o 18) Is,
A ss o cia te s (under 16) ad m itte d fre e .
P re sid e n t, A ld erm an J .
M ilsom , J.P. ; C o m m ittee: M essrs. E. J. Chapm an, F. w . HolmesW a lker, T, R o w lan d K en t, G . H. H aw kins, C. D avis, A . k n ig h t,
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M o rris, H. J. Isaa cs, G. Tu rn er, and G . iS o rn s. Hon.
H o n .'T re a s u re r and C a p tain , J. B. M esser, J.P. ; D epu ty C ap tain ,
R . M e Queen ; Hon. S e c re ta ry , M r. E. H. C h ild s, 44 Dorrningbon Road.
Club n ig h t T uesd ays a t th e M em orial B a th s. L ife S a v in g Clashes.
M o n th ly handicaps, fo r P rize s and th e • 'K e y s e r " C h a lle n g e Cup,
W a ter polo m atch es. M em bers ta u g h t fre e . Th e C lub is affiliated'
to th e S outh ern C o un ties A m ateur Sw im m ing A sso ciation , B erks
C e n tre , and th e R o y a l L ife S a v in g S o c ie ty , and h old s s e v e r a l
v a lu a b le C h alle n ge Cups fo r lo c a l cham pionships.
Reading and D istrict Elem entary Schools Swimming Association.—
A ffiliated to th e R o y a l L ile S a v in g S o c ie ty and to th e B erks C en tre
of th e S outh ern C o u n ties' A m ateur Sw im m ing A sso cia tio n .
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A sso ciation w a s founded in 1904, w ith th e o b je ct of e n co u ra gin g
ch ild ren to swim . I t r e c e iv e s th e gen ero u s su p p o rt o f th e M ayor
and C orporation of th e Borough. T h e E d ucation C o m m ittee and th e
R e a d in g Sw im m ing C lub. A n annual gala is held in S ep t. T he A ss o ci­
ation holds th e fo llo w in g tro p h ies : “ G. R . Jackson ’ S h ie ld ,' K J ) .L
Sh ield , ‘‘ J. M ilsom C up," " T h e T e a c h e r s " S h ield , “ M a rtin S u tto n
Cup " " E P. C o llie r ” S h ield , “ E d w ard J a ck s o n ” S h ield , " W ,M . Colebrook " Sh ield , Boro' P o lic e Cup, “ S. G. T rem en h eerc " S ta tu e tte ,
“ E M S u tto n ” Sh ield , “ Leonard Sutto n " Sh ield , and b y c o u rte sy
o f th e R , S. C „ th e “ A lb e rt Palm er Cup " ic swum for a t g io B eh eo ls
G ala. T h e officers are P resid en t, M r. Leonard Sutto n , C, Sm ith Hon.
T re a su re r, S t. M a ry ’s School, Chairm an o f C om m ittee, T. R . 'K en t,
O xford R oad, F. W. H olm es-W alker, I1.I..S.S., Hon. lo cal offieer of
S.C .A .S.A. for Berks, 28 U pper W a v e rle y R o a d ; Hon. S e c r e ta r y
(actin g ), H elen N. N aylo r, 27 C o lle g e R o ad . M o n th ly te s ts are held
a t both th e C o rpo ratio n Baths, and C e rtific a te s aw arded for
p ro ficien cy. Th e A sso ciation has aw arded ab out 532 C e rtifica te s
d u rin g 1917.
Borough o/ Reading— Public Bathing Places in King's M eadow.—
R e g u la tio n s : The M en 's and Women's Ifct’o ln g P la ce s in th e K in g s
M ead ow are opened a t 6 o’clo ck in llie forenoon o f e v e r y d ay d u rin g
th e m onths of M a y, June, July. A u gu st, and S ep tem b er, and closed
a t 10 o 'clo ck in th e forenoon of e v e r y Sun d ay d u rin g th e s e m onths,
and a t 7.30 o 'clo ck in th e ev en in g of e v e r y w e e k d ay d u rin g th e
month of M a y — a t 9 o 'clo ck in th e e v e n in g o f e v e r y w eek d ay
d u rin g th e month o f June and J u ly a t 8.30 o c lo c k in th e ev en in g
o f e v e ry w e e k d ay d u rin g th e month o f A u g u s t, and a t 7.30 in th e