Reading Observer 11-1915

~OTES .(ND COMMENTS

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T'Kt WAR MAYOR. -

Whel'l. . thAI hltWI~ 611:&atlift# d Ut lnt the G~l!at

EUf'OputL Wi.l' t!t)m. t~ bA reil.d 1.0 futur e J~l1
peop~ will ftnd Uli.t Mi. MIMt II1~pOrt and lO~Jll r~
MiMi of all u.~ :ell'(lr~ at "u) thltl'l IIl' l hs further.
111<\6 Of t,", AlIlli' tAb... hI ~1I.t or .'"" ,;
MrOOA,
m; IlU ~he fI\fideMM er ;lLtMo'l~m lhH
ilh ' ~pl6 ha.ft dIApl&yM. bill bfliAtt (lil T \' orlhJ
If&yor. Mr. LMtilftl G. AlIb~b A Thcmulr i
burin.ess ma.n, 1m hM been th~ obnlroi1!Du lll~
in tht\ gr'Mot !leed eetabbabment, a.nd Je t
~~
l:U!\ ;val' to take OIl t.he duttM ot Chief lI d;\ '.r~t~

L'1'D .•

.tId

8Pllll~

hp

&ltd lMdJng tnit"gea at &":hng In thl' hI' ~Ol!!
not content t.o m~rely act ac a. figureh ead f( · hi!
entered WIth thorough aotivlty Into a:~l tbe n<l olre
dutll~s ltl'l.d questlOlU tbat C&rOfI under hi" 11 ~ 1 co
. . MAYOr; and on t~ Counctl a.nd t.he C l ln:-n e....!
OWl!' _mob. lie ha3 pr81ded. he has ma d~ h" p'~,"

CONTRACTORS.

~&rgy

ence ...ad.

ace

felt.

There

l!; D t't

_ l~ 3..1

"'Mder

lang
as 1910. wben ho hail only "~f'Vt'd 2" TV1'!I
CouMillot for ODe ),ear, he was &.<;ke<l I I) b~ o !l'le
Mayor. JIo decUned t.hen, bllt. ta.st. year \~ h.en th e
bWIlDefia and eolllm#;rce of the 00'1>'0, a " r ~.f tT
other pLaee, "'16 disMgani&~ by th o un prrcr.~"n 'd
natura tlf the arid. that had C()ome UpOn ti' be
generously came forwa.fd, a.nd wI1h h I! (''\ .. ~ wtU
open to Lbe lDagDltuBe (If Lhe t&t!i: hf! fore h tn u ~
eelftsbly ~k up ~ reiD& of kle&l gov6rnmt.ll( by
entenlig mio tke office of Mayor.

READING,

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iCompare
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ItEADII'jG',S JlUSIEST MAN.New a.ftd add.itiollal dutJea .~ tet, tll~ ')\ ~ w

by \be r.a.pSdl1 eb.&ngui£ uatlonal and toe, [ c rc~::n­
Uanoes; first. t.JItI orga.ni':'¢l<n:t of the loe ..l ~7 ~

n 'm&NTlrR~~~

GEO.
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E.

of the Pnnoe of WaJes' N&t.lonaJ R..:!hcf FlltI<i then

" SUT-TO
!r!t 11: ' X PI G'

m qUick sUCOONIc;m the orga.nicatm of th" r are ud
Comfom ,9orom lti.ee, the thrca ~mpa.nle ~ ('\t tOl~
Royal EnftneeH, tbe work o( nat,IODBI reu"' .....
t lOD, recruitIng eftort.s, a.:nd too rocrulb nc C3-n~ ab .

FERGU
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Wine

and

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BIfOADljST ~_
. 'I'.

i3":URI~ur~Dt

... 241' per d•••
... 30/.. " "

added

InCTt'-Me In

ItS

well lit, gre&t

M.ayotaJ

to hi!!

Council

wor L::

ar:uJ1ug out of the war, hue made h un the hn:lt'Sti
man In Reading . But. Sl.tOoh IS hiS gran capactt1'
for work lLlld llutlnng energy, iliat bl! admamt.r-a,..,
tion has been 6. l'Ilagniltoen t ~
No wonder,
then, that lIr. Sutton wa.& ;u;kat to CO lTt ln\l~ In tIll'!
of&e of H~yor for a. further year II.nd no wo nrl e ~ hll
caIlfiEmt. a.nd ra.elect.lon o n Tu£ub ; IIln. W'ltb such
lUlJ"YanaJ (appreciatIOn, for there 1" no dou bt t hat
utl<Ikr hlB lead.enb.lp t.be toWT\ Wl.l\ ';;0 [Q",ard. and
weather My .eoclaJ or eoonom.J.cal storm tJlat m.'l.'i'
~ m tke commg year, as It. hiL3 grllPP'Iod
wt\h tb6 &rMt trlaJs of th& pa..s\. yca:I

MEMORIAl-

J'O THE LATE ALD.

RIDLEY.-

Ii :is rih pJ.eMnl"'& Ii.h.t 1IIe (iraw II.tten~ IOI! to
the ~l i.uued b1 \h& M&)'OT and the l..;:ml
LieuWmil.Dt for 1IU~pt.iOD8 to prerid~ :t ~r.

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TbeIte and otbt'll' 4orl.e

duties,

H

m aneGe memari&1' In recqgtutloD of th e nan,.
valoe.bt. and dl!,\;;ingnll!;bed Set"\l"SoOM which tb& 1.:/ota
}[r. Alderman Ridley rendered flo Re&dtn&
16/- .,
seems but. • l ittle :h~ ago tha.t Ald.. itidley wu
... 24/.1 " "
~D:g!.~ trI, a.nd it !HI bard t.. :r&i.'hse t,ha.t
~~ aJ l
not. loo'k upon bJ! ienla.1 faoe agam
Of rum It
WHISKY.
ma.y be vwy said ' I Sl monum ....ntum quit!".!.
OlrmfmsplC'l'l'" ::But memor1e6 KI"e Ahart, !l.nd It 11
In t.he rugberi degree desirable to perpehlluA: h I!!
FerguaolU, Re&diDg. Ihlen)Ory of & mn.n like ....ld. Ridley 3.6 an Int~ nt 'ffI
,
to thou who In the future ..rn hat'~ the d l !'t(:t,09
, at our pnbho ::i6atn. It- fl"I'Ily be ~led t hat ! h~
~ 16 hll.tdly thfl ' ~QtW'lJ tJo 'lS!Ue su~ /'i n appeaU
ID ' 1'leW of
lnnamer.th le calla on PflOplll ~ PlJ r~~ s
a.t the preeeut tlTtU~, hut It nu beoo. thou'" bt d~
AJ:rab~ that; the m a.t.ter should be taken I~ hi lld.
&nd carriai aut fortbWIth.
In th15 eftte we are.
mehned to take t.he la.t.teT "f"lew, a.nd lru .t. _b:l.t
the many adrmre!3 and Enend. of t he Ja.1oe -Uder . .

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n.

"A

,

too

WIU take Mus opportunIty of helpmg

t <:) snQW
tani:lbl~ MlI.nner tbtrU" ~1'tIC1a.tion
bl5 ~ er.
~0e6. ,
Theae ~ latter are 80 futly llet out 1::1 th&
a:ppeal t ba.t lt l
U1'In~ , \.0 rt:lt.eral.c them'

lB&,Q

or

!-f1 a.
~~- , I

lift

The represelitw.e

'beta.

COmftuttM 'lll'mrh

n:M

appointed to oonooer the -me.tter b&& qeeided.
~t tb6 mmp.cwtal l!lball t.ako the form oi 8 pOt·
t.ra\t of tha deceased g'lent,lem&n In 0115 at a ~<t
o~ oboUt, £000, I? boo ~loced lD \~. MUDJC1p&1 BUIld
'"", " 1_'-'.·, "ReadJ,Dg. &Dd proridwg lIfbDB,.. towards t he
~. 1S ~s: raiuld fat t1'U~ erectIon of a
beea

':~!;~t.::ti~~ Chure1l on l~d

adJOlll,tng the Park"

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lD WokioCbam.-~. It will b~ remembered tha.t. t.lle IMtlt;ut.e was ~ ma.J.n.lv at tbe
0CMri; of llr. ~e;r aa a mr:monal to - hI .. IoOIiI.

LioneJ.

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THE MEMORIAL CHURCH.It .... ~;yw

a malicious

£;500,

gra.e rtuultlt
tp

perDicdoui
#~r

a certain newspaper.

-.
~...
, been 1!UIliabed. llr. ASQurm
t,
oenoluded hiB _
b' with
~,..-":'..
f a fine prot...ion of
fAiU,. , Tb,\ ~bi..1& d~'1r in hie .p.ech a year

oS" ..... tbo 9bje..' !"_foh the Alii.. are all,

flown

r..mtde to . att.1 befOrel
! r laying

arm..

their

pu-6me ' th'l'lO. one 8Ild all. with
faith,~ we beliel'8 that "e
han adnnoed a lonl "ay to their aohineI
mertt. ~e· ..the 10urltey lo~g or abort, we
shall Df)t paVia o~ falter tiil we h .."e

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"We

nn d1Dli.nuDed

.

.eoqred for tbe em er S"tel of EI.lfope
th· ch te
f' d
d
d f
fIl.r
&1' r 0
Eurvpe itllelf aud

final

lU epe.~ ence, an

or

world at large ita
the reign
force.
II

~::~~~:~~::~ G.dlclball apeeoh
I

(IObtempiated that 'n MUrMI ot

time a. Church ~ld be addel:s
Tn I tU6 Qbl~c\
ltr.' .p;jdley hun ~l. gan I..D hia Ihfetnrie a conSIder..
ab.Wt! aum .and by ilia will beq~.tbed & legacy of'
In

the oompletloD

,'.en

rea.lu;e two

to
a

aJ~. Tho appul ~yt5 U The deo.tilOO
~
I ~t a.rlSU from

lOV:te oontnbutlons ((u:
dflSlre

Juhed
bm

ID

t.b.,t a. "'AlbIe mem
~ )(UDlOlpal Buil

devotion 1:00

i.De; public

shauJd be eJt,a.b.
to commemor&t8'

ln~.

"!'he de<!I!!on

to IDvrte contrJntiorta toft~SL _~ ao.st or the
Ohuroh 11 ~&t.ed by the kYfw1edge rbat 1
mD.ln-s pring

of

1ti:s l D!&Z!,.~ided aotlV1~

t

deeply.rootei ~hg:lau~ mOUV6
hta lif6 ' 'Wonld -\& qw~ adequ
&01D& &pec:i&f way
recoeJ!u5e
,

t•

'111' 8.5 .;

NO mC!l'lor' al cl

I

If It dJd not In
fact, and no

of sueh .. cha.racler Ia.y so nea.r to hI.':; hean
oomRf,etiOll lot th9 work) to ..h:ieh h& baG.

of the

~u,••a1'!:1 ~t1~ :

lihowmg tha.t bn lDtel'fJ8t

~t the ptO}ect. WM maintafned to t ho last In add,hOD to tlils laf9.CY, a. sum of about £1,OClO (lndud.
Ing £250
lty Hr. IQidiflJ' jiunng h15 lifetime)
.has .. Iready been. aubeenbed towanb tb~ cost of
the bUlldlng A ltrge proportton of thlS amollnt
h ILl actu ally heeti pe.id I t " ~lmlLted that th,
,eo&(..f tbe mom.nal Ch~roh will bo about £1,000
It II th,./OMI d..irod to ..... ~t 1 _ th.- furth"
.um 01 £1.500 whiob. 'IIII'1U ba F"'QU1f'6d to perml~
or tbe ~ uceeasful aamplet'toEl Of t.be. unde,rtOok n:
The form tleleoted. f.oT tb& llWIalonaJ ~"'(Iun to

gl"'&* ao lIltu!l:i tune, mOll&y e.c.d personal
t Donations ~ th6 fund should htl sent.

"

tb,.> tri-nl.,' lto, lf~ . ..Joh'n

Simonds, of Barcl.~J' and en ' ! Buu:,
.ReadiD,. ,who baa kindly o1feted t.t>, und ertake t.be
or TreaIIu.rer, .and. wllo , Wlll acknowledge t:.b&
.t'fIge.lpt. 61 them

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ENLIST NOW lIt .18 gra.tifl1Drt to-know that lthe JtiD"~ a.pPeal
for rearult:. hu ttl ~ many In:ft&nOU tn6t .... lth •
loy"" and prompt

1'UpOD5e

.:r!..oeaU.1 the appeal

haa h&d good reaulte
'Ehi. ~ ..: 'it JIboa~ he aM.
mdeed, -. l!IoO mo;re tb&n w. confid~lIt~I'y ~, for
we beheve that ~ EDghahme~ ur all c~e/; are
OOglnnlJl" te reaLse thetr obhgationa to top.e

plans, depended

tiIig ita for"",,,
Or to
;';II~~~~~5~:~~:~~:~oolf.."lInngP

the men -and the

It.nd

of theIr birth a.od the c:attee of th!!l .Allies and
when t.hat 18 sO we n ed h ..ve "001f.,1s..r .. to
r<!'
suit . ilfoany more:
ft ftl'6 y!'t..'&eeded- .. ery mlil.l.lJ
more men--a.nd the
must. a~n be oolu. 'dr~a. bIe

the

D\1.Q1beu 'ot

ehgtb1e ea in tbe town "ho h iJ.\e not.
offel'eMLtnelf 'I'!~
We do llOt wish lo bull)'

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theee men.
Their a.ses M'e often VOl') d ifficult
l'PPonenta .tuted ODeI'!
rfba man
lug two or three " po und! & '
plain.
"'&at who 15 workinG' Cor himself, tbe propnetor of

whiob. in •
itt absollitely
• ther e

is

~1r

of COUll'> plbdge to

Of courle,

rn

.. aMaH btulnea,-th re IS DO onA I to ' ma ke up"
the wages of these
if t\ley enlist, a nd "hera I
they h a.ve de~nd~1l
taMe t.ronld nol, fl.:>; In the l
ease of tho Castlal Of IMe:rd l.oollnr, be bell«T
off
CerWIl bUllne68ee. of ~. must be (;arr;ed
on.
But we do. urge t.bese mett to cOnSider their
p061t lon -.ery carefully, to rem~ber that It. IS til'
t.1t~m to ma.ke aorne sacnAoe, t.YeD • eon.a;lder .. b~

sacrifioe-h8.96 D~ 10 m&D1 ot t.hen· comrutJ6 mlli&

the supr&me ~5& W1Lbout A. murmur ~-t,l) ~erlel
OOl1Jlt;ry · ..t. ltbe pre!llf!.ot . time.
Let thOISe mel!

ask th6lIl$&1vM, ., h my reaSOD one which " Quid
be VI-lid in a eoh&C.Mpt eotln~ ~ " But let Ihem
furtbc.r tlhan that..
.Let them a.s.k th~m !el \ «'
I" :SInce . Enjla.nd 1& not a oonacnpt cou.ntlJ. h It.
not o!O much. more m, prl1"i}ege to '1Cl'1l1~ m' belf
volunt.a·Cily for my COuatrylOl"
Thea .... e -.hull
hea.r no mOTe of tb& need of o!aell
We publ',b,
elsewhere the &~t.bQf1i:...t.i.vfll &tat.mnent. on reer:.ltt·
109 iSsued from the Prt6S Bureau on Tb u r~a1

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