Reading Observer. April, 1915.

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~re':war aD enthU t~lUIhc ga.t~ehiig of the memo

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Factory Recreahon Club on

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HOIVlud Falms l, wbo prmaded. apd l oqt. hn ~ d
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scllerp.e. 'fblcb tbe Dlfecton had lU fflmlJ; LO proYld u
morc. ample accomm~at)on for bb e RocrcatlOll CluLJ
members. Those p sc nt , III addition td tb" .'·"" · .1
East. Mr H J. Morton Mr W . BISlw p , ?lfr W.
R Wa.1k~r , lIr N. Cook, Mr G.'1' 'Ia:i lul , :Ah. T .
T. Cass, .Mr. J BenneU. Mr R H Wllsoll, Mr
A wl Pike, MI. C F. ~e .... mau . Air A H l~ca.ch.
M1" ,. L. Coates, Mr C Mo rriS find l\I I ~5 IiarfJ!;oll.
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NNUAL REPORT
Tho annual report ~tatcd that .. Lh o !Plst !;CU!<J U
hM beeo onc of t ue, 10l!i successful III the a"nRla
of the Club~
Ihc total 1H1I ub~r 01 mcnd CI:'I for
t he sea"on e ~ded AUf
l uaL 31st, U1l4. aUiolln \Hl to
2,&<;5, whIch I:> A
" r e-c rd munber of mcm\)ers, and
IS an mcreo.sc of 75 \ cr our 1,rO\lVU8 u..)8l (,If 1tU;t.
)C al.
TIro lotal ! IUliJlICrlfJtlon~ i VI di M o;H1SO li
anJ01w[ed to £100 4-II 1 ~ agalfl3t £160 h. -tirl f(,l l lI, t!
pl'ellOUS ye1:u. hom" Ull IUcrC a!iO or ? S" 6 I
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pleatlmg Feat.ule t.o ~ norcd 13 I;he UIC ICftSC III Ollr
girl and boy D1Cmbellt,. 'Iho gill m em lJeni fO I the
past. !Jeason amounloo lo 775, agalRs\. 714 for the
pl evlous )car, whIch shows an 'flCl eH.,:;e or[ 61, and
the boy members fOI t.he pa ~l ~Ca.:lO D alllo'lllllcu ,0

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ne58 of Mr. Charles
Palmel, who prO\,ded a
of croquet. for the
of lhe g irl mculbers, ,l
which hu been great y 8pplecla ~u by t,h 61l1
enlclrta mlll cnh, '1'hlst lurlves
w.hlch
},eld u urmg t ho wlnl~1
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grellt. Im::enlive for bfY
the qub, aud r. ale bl'!~11
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t ee. and d lSepPOl'lltment.
0\1. Ing- to tlio oulbrea.k of
part of Ule summer !eason
e .. ents had to 00 aband oned ,
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36j. a.;allist Z04 fOI t i le .p I'nI UUIS J(III, liClllJ,; a ll
m€ttiase ~f ' 51
No dou bt tit ~ sal!slac! OI\' " c:;u lt
bal! -been due to the fa<: :' lhlLL fll c lli\l c~ for r c~ rea­
tlo n on t ~e Club grol,lnd ba.\ ,-, been pro\ I led d ill Ill;;
tbe past sea son tor b? rl mcmbcrli hockoJ , \.e lllll!i,
croquet. and ot.lJcr Sap1cs brn <J becil taken up by
lhem \'n t h a. g l eat. <!~nolillt. (If 7:\! lSl a l1d i pk a~lI l c .
Croquet. has b een lendelcd passlbl" by the klild-

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occMlon of th~ annu al meehng Oil T.u!,day
evening. ~ '1'ho !e~n ~ndll In Au gu~t, . aDd the
• .I annual me~'tlDg hIlS qustomarlly b~n hold tbe fof.
lowmg Septembcr. but In ":Ilcw \of th e p~8cnt cmill
was decided. t o P9stpone the mcetmg .. un111 tbrJ
year.
The alfR,lt'8 qf the dub w~re sho~n to ue
1D 1\ s;tlSfaclofY Cfl,lldltlon, and ~ Ol\J:udliltablc Ill'

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PTE, A • .,IIURNHAM, I,> D...,..
(wounded).
, Rill.
Mr. anil Mn.. George BurnbaUl, of IQ.dmors- End, h ..~e exoellent renon for feebnJC
King i.nd Country at the RreRlit tUne, for e.Te out of SIX are now 5erl"lhg In His ."" •• ,,",
'Allwngbt, of .. }i'alrvletr.' He hn also four da.ughters litin~ Th~ notft ble
timo h&Dging back-to jOlD, for flO .ll handlll we are beinlf ~ ' men Jll
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Printe A- Burnham 1.8 In tho tat ?)fI"Ooa, and baa been ~ j 0 tblek
A Ihell bUrlt about fire yard.

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buryUlg bun and eonr/!.' othen' In tho
ret1U'D1!Ig
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suit your

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Potty OfHoel' G 'Burnham, who it onlLM.S. Berculel, ..110 aeryed
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GUDner E. But'bllam i ••1Il10 .t tJie Froot, a.nd Ri&man P. Bumb,.m '" ,..f..;n~
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KiDr'~ lIQyal Rides, " yet_the. of y.... "b-. ""~t,,I.Y [", ..,. ed

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What was delctlbed al "" p&lIlful ease" Will
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wbe~ a woman named< Mrs Yonlt.on WAll ch&rg&d
on remand wlt.h steailng three pal11l of ladte.'
. boe'll, value 288. 9d '. t.he propertlt of Meurl Mil.
ward a nd Bons, U.d , on March 18th
She Wall
also charged Wlth stealing three ! pam of moee,
valu!] £1 9s ld I on March 16th.
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Al,,"rt Eb.wortb, 63, Loridon·R!roet, manager to
Mtlwat1i and Son. , Ltd., boot manufacturen ..nd

dMlen , said tha.t three patn of jh088 (produced)

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are e.zoelloDtly made, aDd mar
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them in str0r.g homespIln

tw'eeills, ~ith straig~t
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the roop on Maich 19th

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weekly card Ahe

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dId not deny anything, but
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once. and produood the goode
He had known
prll~ooer hitherto to h ..ve been a v~ry respectable
woman.
He ooooealed him.e1f · in his shop on
FrIday ID oonseq\ltlD.Ce of something rtha t. bad been
told him the prevloUi da.y.
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By! Mr. 'Bram: He had known p llCJDer for 1Iod.e
yean lUI a. cu~tomer, and .. she
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He bad known the pnaoner &eyen yean ... On
Mi'LrCh 19t.h abe -came to tho shop to exchange a
p a.lT of boots preViously purchi.aed
T he a.se:Jstant.
attended to bel', a.nd had to lea.ve lthe ihop to go
up6t&l:ra
Wlt.nelll , who WBtl m the rear of the l·''':"'O·O
. 1iop, could not be seen by the pl'UIoner ru 300n
as the aU llltant left the 'Shop he aa.w 'prtson.er go
to the fixtures and take tbfl three pam; of IIh ...... ,and
put them 10 .. bIa.ck lea.ther bag sh.e Wall carrymg
The a1111l.tnnt returned and ga.ve ber the p ar cel IIIne
bad come for, and pnsoner Jeftltbe lsbop_ Witness
followed her, &nd while be was !l>fIakmg to ft. const.a.»le he IOlt l ight of her
He next saw tb,
ahou about half an hotlr later at~
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THREE MORE P A:IR8,

MtaS Gertrude Alice Fanttone, 20. Manchester·
road, a.uletant to ~feaars. ltlilww nnd \Bona, Ltd ,
London·sb-ee •• id2Jltified the three paU"lll qf ladles'
Ihoes.
On Thunday, Ma.reh 18th, they were Ul
OOXe8 00 a abell m thfl shon
W~tDeu went t.o
tv, that afternoon a.nd left Miss Coatea In charge,
and when abe retained the ahoeA were ml8Sln~
Et~1 Mary C0a.te8, 11, No.rfolk.road, USlsta.nt
to Meun Milward and Sona. Ltd. j ISaId that. sh e
WIloII left' ln charll8 Qf the sbop on l the' afternoon
of M~rcb 18th whlillt MIS,' FBnstone ''Vent to tea

PrtROner came 10 abou t 4 p m caO:Yln g a black
leather ~g ' She ¥ked for a pall' of speCial Iiliotlll
Wltn~! )Vent to tbEi: Rffi oo to ftlt.cb tHem, fUld nfttlrwardllj prllsoner asked for IIOme 'Q.1lteJ:. a8 IIIhe .. had
ha.d fi.b for dIDn6r and ftllt. dry ." fWltness +.nt
to get lome, leaymg 'pn80ner In tJe b0r. alone for
After abe h d rank some
t hree or five mmut.e8
water IIbe lert the 5hpJ,? , lUI the .l!welOlfslle had come
(or
the wrong aiM. and she said rIbe would
come the next day ..
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DISPOSINQ OF THE OObDB. ,

)Ias Ethel Bryant~ 41, George'lII~t, 8tud tha.t,
on FJlda,r, March 19th, prIsoner came to ber sbop
and produced a. pair of , shoe., and~ked Wltnesl
what SIU ahoelll &he worn
Witne told ber au;e
3, and IIIhe Mid" 'l'hue won't fit you, t be:r.'re 4'...
She thee mid «I have another J>fU1'1 indo~ that
tna,y lit you,"
IIhe weot and fetched them
Wltne.ee tne4 them 00 and later d~doo t.o buy
them for 58.
Mre. Aome Tho~gate, oC 11, Wdha m-street,
Bald that-on Friday" March 19th, abe r.ent ber~httle
gtrl to pnlKlPer'B honae, 8.Zld the child brought beCk
pur of ahoes m a rtil.It- basket.
13,. Hr, pram: Sha 1ia.d known prisoner for 'five
or 81X iyun, 'and
Wat known'-Q.I a lJtind-hearled,
good-Dat4lred and boneat woman
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lb.. Hild. Bolli., 39" George·street, aa.td that
came to hflJ' boue lut ThUITlday after·

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Army,

" We have to record 'wltll dccY>es t regret. the
loss the Club has susLamed 10 the- deat.h o~ C. '1'.
Waldy, who ,\\al! killed In ,",et.lon n ea r La HMsec
The la.t.e C T Wsldy, i"ho was MSlslllnt hono rary
I~"':.".~;. of t.he crJcke\ section, had for SOUle tnue
,' ._._,"_- 0.-, ,- very AC t l\l3 m t elest In \ Drious lbranohes
and hIS I~ \\IJ.l bc keenly fclt by all
m.,,n';',;:.:The Com:ilitlee regret tbat., Lhrough
pressure of bus tness, Mt J. RoS'e rs, r6r many yean;
h<JnQnLry secrdary of ~h e bowls sectiOll, has felt
c(,lllpelled t.o resIgn , II. d t.ll ey Wish to olfer tbmr
ImPere t banks to hInt for Ius l'8.lullble pa st, $ f VICes.
Mr. J P ierce hus kmdly undertaken the
post va.cated by Mr
ogers, and bemg "1lD able
and enthuSJutlo bowler he ""lU, no doubt, 1<!1l"J
out bls ,duties with dery ere<ilt to hImself and
advantage to the Club,f'
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The Ground Committee I eport.cd that OWIng' to
the., generosity of the \01t"ootOnl seveul g re,t .mproyements have been made 00 the ground, (jurlllg
the seUCD
showed an' expc.,dltllre of £42
last
The r eport
tbat