Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 2. p 360
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 2. p 360 |
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| Date | 1917 |
| Page number | 360 |
| Publisher | Unknown |
| Description | Not available |
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"OUR DAY" AT READING.
£552/2/7 COLLECTED AND £464/4/3 SUBSCRIBED.
As the result of "Our Day" in Reading on Saturday, May 13th, 1916, over £1,000 was raised under the auspices of the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem for the benefit of the British wounded at the front. Fair vendors of miniature flags bearing the Red Cross were stationed at every coign of vantage, and by dint of their persuasive powers they collected £552 2. 7d., plus a few Allied coins. Subscriptions, including the Mayor's generous gift of his official salary of £400, amounted to £464 4s. 3d, making a total of £1016 6s. 10d. Amongst the subscriptions received was 18s. 3d. from the aliens interned in H.M. Prison, Reading.
The organisation was admirable and everything passed off without the semblance of a hitch. The Executive Committee responsible for the whole of the arrangements was the same as that which so admirably carried out the organisation of the previous Flag Days, viz.: The Mayor, Mr. W. M. Colebrook, Mr. S. H. Hodgkin, Mr. W. M. Dimbleby and the Rev. P. N. Harrison. To these were added Vice-Admiral Fleet, Mr. C. J. Haviland and Mr. C. H. Johnson, representing the British Red Cross and the St. John Ambulance. The district centres were again arranged by Mr. H. J. Perris, who was assisted by Messrs. F. E. Moring (Caversham district), J. H. Jones and J. Pope (Caversham Road), A. E. Perris, H. G. Bowley and E. O. Farrer (Oxford Road), IV. Berry (Castle Street), Vickers, Goldsmith and Lunn (Abbey Hall), F. Gough (Trinity School), H. Ford (Whitley Hall), H. G. Rainbow and Maskell (Christchurch Road), W. R. Phillips (Wokingham Road) and W. G. Boxwell (Park Institute).
The following kindly lent motor-cars, which were invaluable on the day in enabling the committee to keep in close touch with the district centres: - Mr. H. Vincent, Mrs. Barningham, Mr. John Simonds, Mr. H. G. Pigott, Mrs. Jenkyn, Mr. Petrocokino, Mr. R. Venner, Mr. T. J. Waldron and Mrs. A. S. Cooper.
The sorting of the flags was a great task, and in this connection special thanks were due to Mrs. Abram, Miss Barrett, Mrs. Crawshay, Miss Cross and Mrs. C. H. Slaughter.
As on previous occasions, the bulk of the clerical work, which was very considerable, was carried out by the Reading Teachers' Association , and was performed most efficiently. Mr. Eyles and Mr. Gleave, who so ably superintended the work on previous Flag Days, having joined the Army, the work on this occasion devolved on Mr. A. E. Vickers, who was ably backed up by Messrs. Lunn, Goldsmith and Drake, and by a body of lady teachers, including Mrs. Bennett, the Misses Bloomfield, Pierpoint, Cox, Davis, Thomas, Cook, Jerrold, Todd, King, Nash, Powers, Ridley, Carter and Rolfe, and Messrs. Culley, Weeks and Swallow. There were between 850 and 900 lady sellers.
[photo, group, exterior] At the railway station the ladies took toll of travellers from seven o'clock onwards, and every motor car carried the Red Cross. [Photo by P. O. Collier.]
[photo, group, exterior] THE PAPER BOY HASTENS TO BE IN THE FASHION.