Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 767
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| Title | Berkshire and The War: the "Reading Standard" pictorial record. Volume 4. p 767 |
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| Page number | 767 |
| Date | 1919 |
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| Publisher | Unknown |
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T he King a n d Queen''s V isit to Reading continued.
Munitions, u n d e rto o k t h e manufacture o f 18
pr. high explosive shell cases.
C om m en cin g
w ith a m o d e s t o u t p u t o f 50 shells p e r w eek,
th e y e v e n tu a lly re a ch e d th e m a x im u m o f 900
w eek ly . In a d d itio n t o th is t h e y h a v e u n d e r
ta k e n w ork in c o n n e ctio n w ith aeroplane engines, e tc.
T h is b e in g th e first occa s io n o n w h ich M essrs.
Huntley and Palmers h a v e b een h o n o u re d b y a
visit fr o m t h e re ig n in g m o n a rch o f th e British
Empire , t o m a rk th e ir a p p re cia tio n o f th e d isÂ
tin ctio n c o n fe r r e d u p o n th e m and u p o n all w o rk Â
in g a t t h e F a c t o r y th e y a r e m a k in g a g i f t o f a
w e e k â s s a la ry t o all th e m em b ers o f th e ir m a n a Â
g e ria l, a d m in istra tiv e, re p re s e n ta tiv e a n d c le r iÂ
ca l sta ff a ssocia ted e ith e r w ith Reading o r w ith
L o n d o n , w h o w ere w o r k in g f o r th em d u r in g th e
w eek o f t h e Royal Visit. T h e g i f t w ill b e p aid
on Saturday , 30th March , t o g e t h e r w ith th e
sa la ry an d b on u s e a rn ed d u rin g th e m o n th o f
M a rch . A sim ila r g i f t w as m a d e t o th e em
ployees, an d p a id on March 15th.
K IN G
AND
Q U E E N 'S T H A N K S .
T h e fo llo w in g le tte r w as se n t b y th e ir Majesties to th e Chairman o f th e Company :
B u ck in g h a m P a la ce ,
13th March , 1918.
D e a r M r. Palmer , I am co m m a n d e d b y th e
K in g an d Q u een t o exp ress t o y o u th e p leasure
a n d s a tis fa ctio n it a ffo rd e d th e ir M a je stie s to
b e a b le t o visit y o u r firm 's Biscuit Factory at
Reading .
T h e p re s e n t tim es le n d a sp ecial in te re st an d
im p o r ta n c e t o y o u r f a c t o r y â s a ctiv ities, a n d in
co n v e y in g t o y o u th e ir M a je stie s â th a n k s f o r th e
w a y in w h ich all th e a rra n g e m e n ts f o r th is visit
w ere ca rrie d ou t, I am t o assure y o u o f how
p lea s ed b o th th e K in g a n d K in g w ere w ith th e
en th u sia stic w e lco m e a c c o r d e d to th em b y y o u r
w orkers.
I am , y o u rs fa ith fu lly ,
Cromer .
W . Howard Palmer Esq.
H i s M a je s t y in s p e c tin g 79 workers , each of w h o m boasts of at least 50 years'
continous service.
S o m e h a v e even a record of 62 years' service.
A n o t h e r v ie w of t h e K i n g in s p e c t in g Veteran Biscuit Factory Workers.
[P h o to s b y â D a ily G ra p h ic.â
D e p a r t u r e of th e K i n g a n d Q ueen f r o m Messrs. Huntley a n d Palmers .