Berkshire and the War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 3. p. 681

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FRANCE'S DAY IN READING
O n "€œ France's Day" € In Reading t he ladi es dr essed i n n a t i o n a l Alsatian an d Lorraine costumes
, m a d e b y t h e Alsatian C o l o n y i n L o n d o n , w e r e a g r e a t a t t r a c t i o n . T h e g e n t l e m a n i n t he
g r o u p is Prof . A . V . Salmon , University College, Reading , w h o u n d e r t o o k t he o r g a n i s a t i o n of
t he c ol l ect i on, w h i c h r es ul t e d i n £181 10s. 9d. bei ng r ai sed.

WAITED ON THE WOUNDED.

T h e staff of t he Palace Theatre , Reading ( Mrs . Simmons i n c e n t r e )
w h o gave up thei r s p a r e t i m e t o g i v i n g a n u m b e r of w o u n d e d sol di er s a t h o r o u g h l y h a p p y t i m e a t t he R . A . C. Sports, Palmer Park, Reading.
Mr s . Simmons a n d h e r hel per s w o r k e d u n c e a s i n g l y a n d u n g r u d g i n g l y in w a i t i n g u p o n t he w o u n d e d w a r r i o r s a t t he t ea p r o v i d e d b y Mr JOHN EIGHTEEN .

READING DISPATCH RIDERS.

T h e messenger girls a t t he G . P . O . , Reading , a r e f a m i l i a r fi gur es on t h e i r bicycles h u r r y i n g
t o a n d f r o c a r r y i n g i m p o r t a n t dispatches in t he s ha pe of telegrams .

FAIR FOOTBALLERS.

T h e Portsmouth Ladies' €™ Football Team, w h ich p l a y e d a t e a m of Canadians f r o m Bear Wood Hospital , a t Elm Park , Reading , on S e p t . 30th. [P h o t o Goddard , Southampton S t.