Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 765
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 765 |
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| Page number | 765 |
| Date | 1919 |
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| Publisher | Unknown |
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T he King a n d Queen's Visit to Readingcontinued.
A m o n g th e m a n y in terestin g in cid en ts c o n
n e cte d w ith th e visit o f th e K in g and Q u een
t o R e a d in g
w as th e co m p lim e n t p a id t o a num ber
of w ar w o rk e rs . T hough it
la sted o n ly a fe w m in u tes t h e cerem on y
in t h e Large Town Hall w ill lo n g b e reÂ
m e m b e re d . R ep re se n ta tiv e in h a b ita n ts an d w ar
w orkers w ere p resen ted t o th e ir M a jesties by
the Mayor . T h e dais was fla n k ed on eith er sid e
by nurses in th eir Red Cross uniforms an d also
V .A .D . nurses. In th e b a lc o n y fa c in g th e p latfo rm w ere m a n y w ou n d ed sold iers, th e re m a in Â
d e r o f th e b u ild in g b e in g o ccu p ie d b y in terested
s p e cta to rs. B e n e a th th e d a is w ere p la ced tw o
s ta te ly -lo o k in g ch airs w h ich h a d b een m a d e
o u t o f wood re m ov ed fro m St. Laurence's
Church w h en th a t b u ild in g w as re n o v a te d . T hese
w ere f o r th e K in g and Q u een , and w hen they
h a d ta k e n u p th e ir p osition s th e Mayor m ad e
th e p re sen ta tion s, s a y in g
a w ord as to th e p a rtic u la r w ork o f ea ch .
The M a y or
p o in te d o u t to h is M a je sty th a t M r. J. Okey
Taylor was Mayor a t th e tim e K in g Edward
was m a r rie d t o Q een Alexandra .
T h e K in g
was e v id e n tly v e ry in te re s te d in th e m a t t e r o f
th e food supply , and ask ed M r. Quech several
q u estion s as to h ow th e p e o p le o f Reading were
fa r in g . T h e Q ueen seem ed im p ressed b y th e a p Â
p e a ra n ce o f th e Town Hall, w h ich she d escrib ed
as a v e ry n ice b u ild in g .
A p p e n d e d a re th e
n am es o f th ose w h o w ere p r e s e n t e d :
Lieut.-Colonel Wilson , C .M .G ., D .S .O ., M.P. a n d M rs. Wilson .
T h e Principal o f University College, Reading ,
M r. W . M . Childs, M .A .
P r e s e n t a t i o n s a t t h e Town Hall.
Rev . Father Kernan , re p re se n tin g
Roman Catholic Clergy in Reading .
T h e Rev . J . A . Alderson , re p re se n tin g th e Reading
Free Church Council.
Alderman Martin , Senior Alderman of the Borough.
Deputation fr o m th e Reading Trades and Labour Council.
M r. W . H . Jones, Secretary o f th e Opertaive Plumbers Society .
M r. J . Okey Taylor, Senior Magistrate o f th e
Borough a n d Miss Taylor .
M r. H . Sanderson , Assistant Secretary o f
th e Reading and District Trades an d Labour Council.
T he Headmaster o f Reading School, M r. G . H . Keeton , M .A .
T h e President and Secretary o f th e Reading
an d District Elementary Teachers' Association
, Miss E. M . Little an d M r. A . E. Vickers.
Sir Percy Sanderson , K .C .M .G ., Chairman o f
th e Board o f Management o f th e Royal
Berkshire Hospital.
Miss Moxhay , Superintendent of the Queen
Victoria Institute fo r Nursing th e Sick Poor o f
Reading .
Alderman Field , re p re se n tn g th e Belgian relief Fund Committee.
Mr W . Cannon, m e m b e r o f th e National Union of Railwaymen.
M r. C. E. Hayes , th e Chairman o f th e Committee of th e Chamber of Commerce
a n d Reading Business Men ' s Week .
M r. John Simonds, o n e o f th e local Directors o f
Barclay's Bank , L td ., Borough Treasurer.
M r. E. S. Fevre, member o f th e National Union o f Shop Assistants.
Miss Wheble , representing th e Reading War Hospitals Supplies Depot.
T h e Clerk o f th e Peace f o r th e County of Berk s, M r. J . T . Morland .
M r. C. C. Reeves, member o f th e National Union of Shop Assistants.
Councillor Quelch, representing the Reading Food Control Committee .
T h e Clerk o f th e Peace , M r. A . H . Sherwood .
T h e Head Constable , Capt. J . S. Henderson .
Lieut.-Colonel J . F . Humby , C .M .G ., D .S .O .,
Commandant o f th e Pioneer Depot a t Reading.
Lieut.-Colonel Sir James Remnant, Bart., M .P .,
Officer in Command o f N o . 1 Main Supply
Depot a t Reading .
Lieut.-Colonel Walsh , Officer Commanding 49th
Regimental Depot a t Reading .
Lieut.-Colonel G . C. St. P . de Dombasle , Commandant
o f th e School o f Military Aeronautics Royal Flying Corps, a t Reading
Lieut.-Colonel Kellie, Officer Commanding Berkshire Volunteer Regiment.
Major H. L . Nixson , Officer Commanding School of
Technical Instruction , Royal Flying Corps, a t Reading .
Major M . L . Porter , O .B .E ., K .R .R .C ., Secretary of the
Berkshire Territorial Force Association .
Vice -Admiral Fleet, Director of the Berkshire
Branch o f th e British Red Cross Society .
M rs. Abram , M .B .E ., Commandant of the V.A .D ., Berks 34.
Miss Kemble, Commandant , V .A .D ., Berks 52.
Miss Russell,Commandant , V .A .D ., Berks 22.
Mrs. Crawshay, O .B .E .Commandant, , V .A .D ., Berks 60.
M rs. Hendersn ,Commandant V .A .D ., Berks 68 .
M rs. Childs, Commandant , V .A .D ., Berks 50.
Miss Durham , Commandant, V .A .D . Reserves.
M r. Thake, Commandant, V .A .D ., Berks 13.
T h e Ven . th e Archdeacon o f Berks.
H is M a je s ty shakes h a n d s w i th little Peter Beasley, w hose m o th e r received the Military Medal w o n by the late 2 n d Lt . Beasley, R. Berks Regt.
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