Reading Observer 03-1916

~m .. reahtlelJ
vereely
m\ll'(,.~e market
montb.
hill /Ie"" an abundance of mil,to" ;1
wed'/i"gs, ,ndie backneyed
ha.
would ha,vc us
:I ' ll
g ma,,'s fancy .C.._i.. _ •• ~h~~Iji.tl'
,
of love ~t "":!I ,M,.ul., tIme of the
p..
lion regarded a pcouhar , uital>ili'b,
I
Spnpgt.lme ror :thlls e!!lentllll purpose, . but,
TO 'l'O EDITOa OJ '!'IrE
READING OBi5.ERVltR n
ch~ge l.!I, ft ne~~ary {actor m hfe, our opipiolj"JI ;
Slr,-Tho forrfi.l.l el:pan<..llture of life must be the ~ ;\h1''''(9 subject to revuuOQ 'Vlth"n:,1~~~1"~l~11
first) UlOugbt 'f'oused by thiS devast.t.l~g Vaaf, l but limits, toOl weLrqust ,gr&tJly the y
at nought Wbl
IS
ment. In a. yo

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ANNUAL COUNCIL
\t'EF;TINeji.
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COllnClI ~eetmg of tha NatJonal
"',,,,, o.n·o Suffrage SOCieties was heJd Bot
H nJl on thc 17th and IBtlL ult
'·""·celt.. ' m h er presldcn tl II address, rcfen-ed

fo r Women's Suffrage ma.de In ot.her

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Lhe

IprecIOU8l'te3S

of life

II> liD

neW' tbollght to

Ben

I After all t he wholesale destn.:dtlon
~elJow c"CQ;~ure8 by t.hl s gTe&t cala.nuty 1& not

"bM peopJe
of

woTfl appalling than the chronIo agnoro.noe aud ne·
...leet whlch ha.ve prc1'&lled 60 wIdely h itherto 1n
reg , rd to the tPreservatlon ,nd fo~rlllg (Jf hqman
lIte almost flO'IIl Its source
The truth IS fCUlbl,.
brought homa.lto us wben we realise tlJat. but fo r

cbadge or he<;p. e st.ale and w".uo •."u.
d011~tcd~y. ,t~thl' 't J..eap yen!' ,~,~,o~ ...~'l!'11
8prJJ?gt.lde "til produce It~ cornUCOplii.

mOD~al h.hs8 Yet. ttae .Instances ilre few m
T.l
1"~
P'
mar 1811 ICe 18 ill l sUlltwlue
er""aps, ~wenl
J8 n t (Jne fi uch Instance FOr ncC&lIJOns

;lI1d especlIl.lly to the VICtory to UaDi
h
b
I I
~ h iS ' HIS of t h e g reatest. lngmfica.ncc
She
the t xptmenoo of every couple w ell t mr
b: Ii \ fi d Jth ~t II.frcr the w a l the colOnies would come
hfe
18
not
attended
With
that
me(l
s
m
C of
mto much doser ff'1 LtlOn sh lp WIth the mQ.w..er tbe , want of eniJ.ghtonoo and moderr:psed m'''poo''.1
m
t~e
cue
of
imaterm
Ly
and
ch
ildh
ood
which
18
essent
l~l
to
perfect.
h(\ppmC8S
c UI 11 ' _ and It would be Ii. g rulLt help to be able to
ooula have put Illto lohe field 8. mllhon
for uillilpl e, reallse l' bat. a. certain
P " ilt
lhree out of the four ,elf gov.mmg
th.~
are a..liable lo-day
I
I
upen.need, who, .ee~mg redress
J UlIllllln ;i as havmg enfnnehl!ed UUlir women If
Fi r the past five ye&rs t Il.,. Royal Frf e Hospll.l po~lce ~m~tl owmg to I\n unsl"tu; factory m~!".,g1.

me,

t?

.af...

a.n \ I lie brought. any charge of etfeminenay agamst
has boon de' plop'ng • p.o)ect fo~ furtber
rel,t/oll!II,p, ",a. remmded thaI tho
tue ~O Ullllle s l\\heI C w men had tile vote, It Wa,15 KU:5.m n,:r mellnt hfe by the eatabliahment of ante- beellj ,nnClert&ken for better or (or worse
unl, Ilccelisa.ry to breathl: t be one word' Anuc.
na.tal and otber ~Ial q\lnlcs
The r efiUlt, of bhls hi! pleaClmg und w bo exclaimed PILl fuHy

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h tlOn wa" carnell ~ffirmmg oontln ued de

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ten ling tho

Pai'luuncn~J.:.y

FUlllChl1e to \\oman

W \l Id he placed on the Statute Book a~ tbe
t! .. 11i

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BENCHJ I
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otbS
R Wili LfY

(UNIF\i1RM.

(ID

WOI'~ h~

given r se to • more extensive

but

~t 81 all

worse

a.nd no better

There

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R. Jacbon

Important

VI It n t o the Cit~se of " omen's Sufl'rage, eJ:pt6as scheme and one whIch mlls!:; oom~end
apolpgy nee~d therefore, In presentmg
In
belief t hl4~ the c:1pE:Tlcnces of the war had C\ e .ryOIl6 unbu.;,d w.ath pU'bJlo SPiri t
I tartd
pt I vew f OUf marnaae lore;
ICa. 1 0
9,.;
0.1 ~I J IItly lustl fi ed and dcmonlt-rate d the chum of the~e spocu~.hm_hnlc8 tbe consultatIve
.. I\ulllbe r of dep&l'truenu. devo ted to t he
observfl.twns 1Il regard t o-t.he QUqlQqr!l
W In III to tho rtghts of cltlzenMl", 1 and pledgmg
t lon of Illfa.nt wolfa.re a.t:. all stages
trlClj lel whIch have occurred on Va.rl0U~
t he lIlee lm g to :\\ ork whenever and wherever op
The sum of £2qO:OOO 18 now urge ntly! noodOd. to
\ 01 D TIME "'EDDINGS
..
4
n
.l:
p I HI h oc~~d to ensure that a mea.aure ex put thie ac;bemo lOW DODStruOtl\ e and p erma.nent
t possible moment

,ba.pe luvqlnng adchhonal a.ccommOfla.tf on for
In early timel I~ wae noi
Iqaternity as IweU &\ fpr ot.her pa.t.1enh IneeWnr ned In 'he church, but

fhe- dehberatlQD8 of 8p~l.l tre&~~eQt and &lthough the ~re,nt. ,.at Ch.ucer I! "Ife '\1'U thull

at

sava.

the {f1I111Cll ' vere hugely devoted to t.he COnlUdeT&- ba.s laid tOIUI::( eu.ctiOK' demuds Ul)OU the na.tlon five htl8bo.ndr whdln she
Sbe 'Was a. worthy' woman
her
t
,
f resolutlons M'liioh ma.y be qescrll>ed &II t.here are mmechate reasons for 1 1g lng he p~
ap!>'1'1l
l p aid of tw• app.. i • geDFDu.
Husband. &t the church do,re had
fI \ 1 ng nndel 'hie b'e nelal h eading
of I WOplen e &cnt
bcnefa.ct.o.t bu IfOme forwud and prC1se~ted t be
I I tc l ~;.;h
Manv of t.be lpeakens emphMlsea ~e H~lt.l W.lt.b art adJllCOnt. SIt.e In the Gr"y 15 Ina
jlro.; t L d LOg~r oll :;Pc undercutt ln ¥ of lPen 8 labOur Road ul)wards of au acre 10 extent.

an

\, 1'1' ell unl~& prollcr condlt.IOns were secured
Before, the ,,-ar Lhe Royal Free H 06PltaJl JU Ad
.1 t hc lIlgent need 0 (Irgam51ng llldusLrllY women dltJon to eD llIo~gllli a.nd mooClfDlSolpg lh pat holo,l
l"l:lH re for
condlt.J(~rt a w b\oh would obt.RlD oal d6p&l'tmeov l had st.a.rtoo R. new bUllOtng \0
t f CI t h.e Wilr
made.
tho v&ht.hl, .prov)de lnl;;l'e\!I.Sed}Ulht.les for outpat!,enl work.
and t hon:,:h ~h& nna.ncloJ PO&J t.l0q of the ID1f;tttu..
\\1 1 \;; of tile
tlon-hke of,heN of Its kUld-ls ~eeLed by tbe ViAr
\llllchest.er, Br~df,ard
It. IS Terspondmg nOblY to Its patriot.lC: 9bl~ratlonl
II. 1'Ia.uod thlSl nqw bUilding at. the dlspo,ll of the
lhht.ary Authpri-t les and thlll"eJn & large -IDumber
of our wounded I.. re bemg nursed b"ck. M health
&JXi atrenct.h
IA generous legacy enabled ~e
H9splbal Au t.hontles to Wipe off a. debt lon thUi
bU Ilding, and fD-0iV the task ar ises fOf
new
demands of na-Hon"l Import.a.nee
The Roral rr~ Hos!)] tat- rs a .e-enoral I oil)1t.a1
lor men wpmen Iand chllqre:n patieDby ~ aJ1Jed
to It I. tbe Lon4on ~ F 1I ) School of Y8(hclDe fol'
Womon
It JI$ t.hD 0111,.- hospitaL In London tb...-t.
opens Ita doOrs ezolmIToOl:y to ,.-omen st.uden\.&:
cotmtrv. i Tho School has doullled It.; entry of studeru-s thiS
term evidence of tH. growull' lDAue~oe
fJle
qq.aIUied WO.qJ&ll m \Jst .have In the medIcal frofes-.
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When tboLs rr~~nt proJ9Ct for m~kmC' good tbo
specia.l lof!V~ ~1( helDg surered br the na~to:p has
rea.th~ It-& fU Il~evelopme.tIi:. t¥ ~.I J't'M Hos
'PIta.] w!IJ be IItble to al'CU'd m~lGa.1 educat Ion to our
countr:v ... ome~ 0 a. iCa.l~ 'Which by -been ~mpouI"
ble hitherto and 18 now more tb&n ner limpera-tne
It 1& If.?ooaed to commence the first blOck
of the n~w bW~lDg U SOOn il fund ,
cIrcum
ata.nces .now t.~ we \lI-Sk::all ~teres.tbd to htlp 11\
J)l'ovtdlDl{ the n~S&&r-y a.1nount feehug ~n&dent
t.bat they WII ..,ahBe the bendu. \0 he op,njerted
UJ){)l1 t.h~ fut.u e generatlOb8 of our E~vn'e f
Donat~(ml a.ndl pramlsel dtou;ld lJe idd!!'sed ta
Sir FranclS Ilayland Barrn-tt Bart, Y Ij. (HOD
TreUUl'f:r) ~.l Y'l'ee B'OI'5pltal, qr4y'/I l11Q Road
LoQ(Jon Wet "here aJl Infonn_t.10J;l cOnCflntln:
the a.ppeal (!$1 lbe Obt.a.ineCI from the ~ota.r,..,

fJ-ndl

Spoo.&1 A~po!!\Und
L E BEHJFORT,
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lIlLINE M BEDfORD

l' WAKEPUlLD

Lac1L MayolUl

BY SClHABLIt-ll

S4Nl>WICIJ

I Obe.ll'YDan of R.oy ..l Fr~ lIOJ---'ltal
I'!iU.NCI& LA1:LANU B~~Tl'
1
lion Tr...uru
"poRED ~NGTQN
r
\ ~ Ch... r'l'&n o~ W•• ~lr Board

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CHILD'S I.AXA
IS
.. CALlFORNfA' SY~Ur
OF FIGS."
I

tWO~l,~OUO!!.,<lt~

tha;t. t&-d&y we pubbsh our
record ~f WblCh we are
dOnaummatlon would have
bui fqr 111. oonllUlled support or

gn>ill.,,,,, 1*

frlenda whH>h a.ffol"dft _U6 the
pleasure
~ cotnmemoratlVe problem
weH known and oJev~r :problemlst. &0

Kl~IUD.g.• _nd wCjh,.ve lIttJ. tlou~ ••t
Wlll be much appreoaf.ei &nd -.tn
fujiiv 1Tu;;t;i'~Ut. place (Jf honour allotted to It

'I'I&T4NT RELIEF WITH A SMf LL
IIOTTI,E QF aLI;) HONEST

.. ST.

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JACOB!j lOlL; '
,

Stop

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doalllg" t9l'ltheuma.tiam

The patn

15

the nut\ Idltell80

not one 'C&5e of
treatmant.

rhe~dl~ Pl flf~1 t.,qU'ir~ U\~
Bu}, aootli,ing, pentlt,.~ng f'-8t Jaeobt

mlo

th~ pounful

b1 tbo h tllo

.Il!'

Oli" fllht

mtiao1...

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PAtlCAKE DAY, 1916.
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ot tbe near4&pPfoach of Shrove Tuesd.,. I

f<lill~w iti~ recipe iqr

should be found
Que [~a" poon
little 5tl.lt