Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 2. pg233
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Russian Flag Day
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 2. pg233 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1917 |
| Page number | Unknown |
| Publisher | Reading Standard |
| Description | 239 pages bound volume |
| Horizon Number: | 1246255 |
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COMPLETED 11/07/2014: 1725
RUSSIAN FLAG DAY
Reading and District Gives £2,142.
The Rev. P. N. Harrison, who did so much in organising this effort for the benefit of the sick and wounded Russians, on September 18th, 1915, stated that though Reading was among the last to have a Russian Flag Day he was confident that she would be by no means the least in regard to the substantiality of the result of their labours. And his confidence was in no way
misplaced, for the inhabitants of the town and district were white-hot with enthusiasm over the project, the organisation was carried out with clock-like precision, and the public, in spite of the many calls upon their pockets of late, were not only willing but anxious to give, and, more important still, they gave generously. It is the early bird that catches the worm, and those good ladies who were out and about before breakfast did a roaring trade, and many had to replenish their stocks of flags, so great was the demand.
The extraordinary success of the undertaking was acknowledged by the hon. secretary of the Russian Flag Day movement, who wrote stating that Reading was easily in the forefront of all the cities in the kingdom in respect of the amount collected. It is true that as a result of one or two large subscriptions from Sheffield, which is the head of the armament industry in this country, their net result was slightly larger, but only very slightly, and indeed in point of actual popular all-round support there was no comparison between the two towns. Perhaps the nearest parallel case to that of Reading was Leeds, where the celebration was most thoroughly and ably organised and where the total collected just exceeded £1,500 against the £2,100 from Reading.
"At the same time the Executive Committee realise that movements of this nature are not always to be assessed in point of result by the actual sums obtained. They know how very thorough was the organisation at Reading and in the district, and I was able to assure them from my personal experience and knowledge that it was incomparably good.
"May I, therefore, in conclusion, reaffirm the gratitude of those for whom we appeal and say that such generous assistance as has been forthcoming from Reading will not merely be of incalculable benefit to the wounded, but will form a very striking object lesson for Russian opinion as to the extent and spontaneousness of practical British sympathy."
[photo, group] THE MAYOR, THE HON SECRETARY AND SOME OF THE OTHER WORKERS. [Photo by C. E. May.]
[photo, street scene] TRAFFIC HELD UP. [Photo by C. E. May.]
[photo, street scene] THE CAR THAT TOURED THE MORTIMER DISTRICT.