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CEREMONY. II

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Oil Wedilooday *1 ,~ _ • !"'l . . , F,d
i1npOrtom _bly of Members of tho omto!
~aIonIY in Readipg to oelebrate the Jo~il..

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of O",y Frlan Lodg., No. 1101.
The various ftmctioDa included.. ~e ~bJIDI' of

tho bretbren at St. Op'" V,,'...... at 2.40, WIlen I'~~j~~~~~~
• JDplQrial photo;raph of the membua altd I
honor1lZ1 m ....bers 01 tho Lodge .... tok.n 00 't,lto
la"l" A l5pOCiaJ ..me. in St.
Churcl) followed, when an appropri&te and ~Ioquont ..,.,on
W8II preaebed by the V, W. Bro.
Oabon
8. Boott, Grand Chaplain of England. The oller·
tory wiD be dovoted to the RoyaJ MOIoni" lnftitu.
tlon for Gir!.. Tea"... Itlboeq-tlr II01'VlId .t
tho Maaoni~ Hall, and. ROgolr.r
liloid
)y ~tion in tho Palm." RaJ}
5..16 p ,~,
The ~~ l lod«" WAll told there ~ of at ,be
Muonie Temple, whieb ia too .mall to "F.:""'mQcl&te
suc:lJ. large g&thering._ The proceedinp Ic'pneluded wiLb & dblner at ~venbam p tidg4J Hotel,
.t whieb .bout 150 were p.-..t. .
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Before dealiDg with the T&rioua functionl!l; we
gille our te~e1"l a few interesting partjhtlllo,l'!l U ,$0
the hiotorYi of the Greyfriar. ~ Iduring )<h.

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THE QREYFRIARS LODetE, No. 1101. '
Until the 'year 1866, the Ro&dink Lodge-of
UDioD, No. 414, ....hich w" founaod .. If .. baclt ...
the year 1833, w.. the only M...nic', Lodge .of
which Reading could bout, and it w.. in the
natural order of things, partlcula.rly a.lIJ the
of Union had a membership of abopt 80,
!hought. to be turned toww. tho fonra.tion ot
~d Lodge, to :relieve the preslUftl which wu
faot bocoming .pp..,.nt. Tho Lodge lof Union,
whieb,hr.d for many ye&rII worthily upbeld all tho
best tra.ditiona ot the Cra.ft, cowndend the question .t. their re~laI: meetmg on Fe~ty 6th.
1866. when Bro. W. ,Po hey, B.W" ,t&ted that
ftv'eral brethren clesU'td to form a new Lo9g'e m
thifJ town, &D,d had prep&l'ed. a. pet.ltion I!Ij~f!d prin·
cipaJI,l' by members of thie Lodge, and requested
th.t " be approved and ",commended to the M\"'t
Wonhipful Grand Master for his' favourable con·
sideratlOIl. The subject was however defened
witil thawnext Lodge meeting, and in the following month, on March 16th, Bro. W. Bigpi P.M.,
went fuJIy into the · re&8OIlJI for duirmg .. nr:w
tung, the L<Jdge
Lodge in 'Lbo town, and, after lome dis6uMioD, t.,be
folloWing ,..olutioo :1" propo..d bv Bro. W.
~;b~ee:~:!:r.~'~~~~~n;&n:1c'~iie~~nt
rites a.nd
Bi~IJ, P.M., seconded !ry' Bro. R C. H;arley, and ~~~op~;"~;-I~
ITom the
were then rend.
carrIed by 13 ~ot.. to 2 feveraJ brethren not vpl. F
'WhlCh the
the Jut RtltrUlar J..Iodge
mg) :-" That the OfficeI'll of tbJS Lodge do now

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sign a. reCommendatiOn of the petition for aNew
Lodge." ITne aseentof8 were: Alexander Bella.r~
W.M.. W . . P. Ivey. S.f'., ChM. Smith • .l.W., ~G.
Botty. Trea.s, J . Le&nr. Sec. , J. T. BloWet1l,
J.D. , J. W. Houn.low, D C., It. B. 'Body, 1.0.,
and Jolin Weightman, Robett BrRdley, Jobo Al~.­
ander Strachan and Ro.land C Burley. Btewarda.
The petition Wa& fa.i>-ourably received and tbe
prayer granWd, for.six ,da.ys later, on M~t'cb 12tb~
the warrant was .J.8!le~ by FAr) de Orey and
Ri~. Deputy G ~ter, and counter.si~ed by
Wl11iam Gray Clerke, Grand Secretary.
On ThllI1lday, May 17th, 1866; the Grey Fri....
Lodge, No. 1101, was \cDnsecra.ted by the Acting
Prov. O. Master of Berks IUld Buck., the V.W.
,.,'"_ _•__ "," __ J. McIntyre, O. Il<lg., Eng., _.ted
B Claoy, P.M, 414, P P.O. Sup.

Bro. F. A. Bulley, P.M., 414 ,
J_W.;. and Bro. J. R.o>ken Slob.
; Hro. the Rev. R. J. Simpson,
R. B. Hulbert. P .M., 694.

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j '.Bro. W. W. Moxhay, P.M..,

and

Bro

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«?rand

1101.

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Try it for your bright metals,

~ Mr.. ~ll1tE~ !lald: The wonderful rise io the

ot<ongth land Importance lof Freemasonry .. hieb
ha.s taker place withm the last bELlf century. 111
exemphfied by the fact th(l.t l5ince Grey P"rian
Lodge wka: cODsecrated just 50 years ago to-da.y
there hu 'hoen fl.n increase j of 2,670 Lodge!! on the
roll of the Grand Lodg. 9f England alone. Tbe
growth of the Order i, st.il~ more noticeable withIn
the present century '&8 from the commencement ot
1900 no fewer thAn 960 Lodge! aa."Te been a.d4ed to
the register, m addition
the very la.rge number
pf Lodg8IJ 1!1l5 taPJuhed und, r otber constitutions.
Wh~n. Grey Friars Lodge
founded the Lodge
of Union wa.s the onry- other Masonic body workillg in Re&d.ing,4 but now 'there are no leslI 'Ylan

lmintwQrk. tilework and enan;iel. with it.
your knives ever bright' and :clean with ,it. A
little VIM on a ~mp cloth is all you require_ j
DON'T APPLY
THE VIM DRY.
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seven ;Craft Lodges, Royall Arch and Rose Croix
Chapter,., Mark . and Ark 14a.rinen Lodges and •
Council of tjl. Allied Muopio negroeo, .. well ~
a fJtl'Ollg United Lodge of: Impt'<Wement. , In 1866
several members of the Lo}fge Of UDioD No.' 414
cpnfJiti~re.a tlW. th,e time h.a.d a.rrived wben second
Ma,oDic'Lodge might be formed m tb. towp with
MVlIDt.,.. On March
tb. matter "'.. ifue.....d ' m the todgo pf
&Il~ tlie P;,lition
reoommendwg the new
w .. aigneci ia open

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VIM ~oes the maxim-uJD
tlJ~ (tliQimum leo.gth of
Brightness fQUoWS its q.se in rapid
It's very deadly on DIRT, RU~T and TE1.a.j.....

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The Maxim worker.

were dul v oonfinned
fJome T'ou~ine bmnness
tranl!lacted. ,
The
O~cers or Enl1;land present then
to proceSSIOn, and hll-ving tl\ken their MM.H
dais were dulv sa1u ted bv 0.11 the brethren.
&Jltbem, " God IS dur Hope and Strength, .
w~ excellently sung by Bm Alla.n Frame, after
"".blCh t~e Secretttry J!'8Ve! & brief epitome of the
hiStory of til e Lodgtl linp' \itl con!leera.tlOn to 1866.

~REY FR~ARS ~ODGE,

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IN SPRINKLER-TOP TINS OF THREE SIZES.
LEVER

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S LIMITED, PORT SUNLIGHT.

a

Lodge IWld tr8.lumitted
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of tho ·

celerity that six

it~:~~~i. 1 Blgn.~ ~}' Earl
Grand Muter.

q~d

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Lodge.

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granted with OlIcb
warra.nt

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duly

Ripon,
the n.pnty
named
m the
Ivey as W.M., John
.IU!",ana.>r Beale .. J W, The
Masonic Ha ll, Gre7-'
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of

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t,beir ItrPpreciation of hifJ eleven
admira.ble di~.
chuge of the onerous duties a Secretary.
• 'fpc pre~tatiop WII>8 JlJn.de by tbe frov. GRAND
'MA$TEk ' and co~ist.ed ~( (L beautifully deiji$1led
Bilv,,!, Cak. diah. In J!UI.Iiin~ tho preoent&tlon, he
made reference to th. services Mr. Farrer has
ren~ered 'not only to O,er }'rli\Il! L<J~ge, but In
many other branclies 01 Freemasonry.
Mr. F ARKER suitably acknowledge~ ancl
praised hiS cordial i4anke for f,he preseJltahon.
A vofo 0/ thanks "... p....d to Conon Scott for
pTeBChmg the J1Jbi1~ $ermon.
CONCLUSION. '
. The bUiunese: being ended, tbe Lodjp) WQ duly
closed fIond &fter tile singrng ot the N ationa.!
Anthem the brethren adjourned 10 the C.verehorn
Bridge HoLel, where dmner W&I!!I served nnd thc

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UB1JlI.I l,oyal and maaopio touts honoured according

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to ancleQt ouatc.m.

The whole "rrangement. for th~ ~ubllee passed
off witp IslpoQtbneM 4I1d IJUCOO~, lor Iwbich ' thanks
are eapecially due ' to 'MeslJra. E. O. Ferrer, H.

Julia.n, :f!:. J. P.rri, ond A. W. J. W oy.
·The beAt tb&nke of Grey Friars memliers are due
to the Rev. F. I. O. DinQlor for his kindness In
placing the vica.rage a.nd lawn At the service of t~e
brethren on I'Vedne#lfJP..y afternoon, and for enter""IP!",!eli taining the Grend OMcel'fJ and .. good many of the
:'"':
, brethren to teA.

SATJZ;LL~US

OF ! THE

W~UNDEp.

for very many I
TJIE PROOESBION AND BERVIOE IN

tf~L.P.

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Urar:uf"f)tB~...;'f ~ilan~_ '

-~PIion, ""d tho

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order

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The word .. satellite," meaning hterallv an
attendant," " lllite.guard" 8eems to be a par.

ticUlarly oppropriate eplth.t to apply to t!)oa.
orgam.a.t+0nl whiGh I~k alter tJ:le needs of OlP'
wounded soldie". Th... &tellitoo ' of Morey are
all voluntuy bociietl and vary greatJy mage, 8lZe
a~R scope, lJut aJ.l hu.ve the ~, objec~ in viewnamely, heJpin, tpe wounded. There is neither
compe~iilOn nor ovor/aPPfng---eaqh ~Uite h..
it. d.dplte .p~.ro and all' &1'0 n.;,....ry.
They .... thr8jl in nl1lllber-th. Rod pro •• ~ociety
(and M8ociated. Wlth it St. John of Jerusalem),
the Care and Oomforts Oommittee,- .lnd the War
Ho.pit&I·Supplieo pepot. The lint dI the.e celobrated .&notl>~ 'j d'Y" ~ I.• • t week, aqd ii, ori~in
work were '1"1, !I~'!¢bld by A,dmiral Floot,
01'0 .o( t~. p,i?t'!';" /!~"':"!' eomrJ~\iI)&' 1 tho , ~ ..crlP·
tlOn by ~ eJ:ceIl~~. ~nel of pHit.uree ooTeflog thE:
entire t~!port .~aurglC&1 attendance from the
timo tho 11]&0 i. w
lp<\ uDttl the lime he ,...cb..
one' of the ~ospi~l.J..
this country; the lut &tB.Be
of t"-""port 'bOWg P/l#otD!ld by tho V.A.ll.
(yoluntary ,.;~ 4e\~wt) .q .uxi1iary org&!liaa·
tlOD of tlie Red a~lB.
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Wh.n. ~b. wounded retQh the ho,.!'it.la in tbu.
country, tb~y come, _to any 'rete in thlB town under
tbq 'legi' i ~f anoth_$\' .~1!lD~1' body, I' AU ';UBt' i)e
f.Duliar WIlli ,he Cfl'l' ""~ .OQmforj4J Oommitte.
of MiIl~Aor·!t""!t,~il"li'1,,/iiQ1< ~Ier ~I/Ji aiI!4i»rs qU&r:
tered" m ,l!<>lIdiJ>.. ~lil,o Oo_ltte. I limit t~oir
atloutiop! !)ltiNll po ~II! '!'P'1!I~~ Qf t.)1e 'r,Qpnded,
Bijph !III f~ j,_~ ~I V~D~bIJ!l!, fruit, flowe"
~J}.dd~ egg~J *'R~~I ' D~~spaJ!rl!l, driVM, reCre&tioD
an ocoupatlon; &I'llI' m08~ elBoiently &hd',moothly
10 tho work • ...tod , 'o n "Ith?u\ falling ' oft or

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S~LE

SEASON.

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Tbe agricultural gLft sale BeaBcn is now at 11.5

height. Dunng Lhe Jast five weeks such sules have ESTIMAT
boon tb", mClLtl8 of addm, over ~lO,ooo to t he
Agricultural Rehef of Allies Fund for lestorJuS"
A .peclal nleoetmg
al)lcd.rru:an t. farmers to theIr lauds. .Id. ReMh ug
and
Cambridge about. £3,500 waS rUlsed. for ,Commit tee waa held all
thiS fund In each UlsLaDcc , G lIlldfor,d proou<:ed Courts b::o OOD8Lper tbe

EdUcaLioo

at the A 651U
1916·17 10
by l he Co un lJ

Sl,f¥lt), Ma.nslJpld·s porLiop. WUl:I £1.010, J..eIUlIHl "j - VIew of Lhe a lte-rLloll&
'bon's £750, Wmchester mu.d ~ £900, Lmcol n bu' I FmanC6 a.nd G,ne.ral
M,
sale £650, and suC(:cssful efforts at S~tt.lni'b our"e
a.nd HltchliQ, have also hel(Xld to swell the Lota l. H G . Wll1mk ~reslded. and
The hnd sccks a. conLlouuJlco of ' such sales .n were SIr Geo. young, Mr f:
order to be 10 It pOSitIOn to Il ive adequate help e ha.lt-nta.n), Mr ~ . Ha.lgh, Mr.
to t1r<>se who first iap-ed t he fllry of GerDHIn C. A Ferard, ~r. G F
brutalit.y anq whose saC rifice" ll8.YO belp.ed to Belae , Mr. 0 ~. W,ne., Mr
secure the imblUnit.y of the BrItish Islcs from the
Parfi t.t, :Mr. E ~. Ha.nlcy, Mr
horrors of invasion.
J. W . Wal k.er
Mr. 8:J..AnR IlS ed If It were
thoy oould by 'fme rmeans
t be e s tnn a i.es
COtfHnlt.tee
d iSC USSion woul?! be I>omewbat.
a.cter , a.nd perhaps l t would
lihnost. bettel 10
hive t b o ma Llc ~ CIOlI sldered In comm l tLcc.
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BERKSHIRE VOLUNTEER DEFENCE
REGIMENT.
101 (RE..,.DING) IIATTAI..ION.

Did(:oi.

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By order,
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H. F, KINOHAM, AdJutlLllt.
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(~, B, C .ad D. Comp••i... )
Orders for . Week 8ndlUg May 27th.
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Bunda.y.-.8ee Ba.tta.1ton Orden.

M.onda.y.-Sbootlng,

D

Company, Alfred·8t.r~t

'l'ullsday .- Shoot,lng,

B

CompilllY , AlIred~treet

Rang•• 6,3Q to 8..\0,
R~tI. .

6.30 to 8.30.

:rbur&d~y

-Shoo-tlng, 0 Company, Alfrod-street
6.30 to 8.30 .

Frid.y.-Shoo~lng,

A Company,

Alfred·street

Range, 6.30 to 8.30.
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The atteutlOD Gf all members of A to D Cem-

paDles is ca.lLed l to the <I DaJly Express"
C'O'"Ql,llOtltlon, wJ:!icb. ~l~s on Mny 20th.

partloul&1'8 are

~8t.ed In

The Alfred·street

Medol-,

Full

the Armoury.

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and O;dord.road raoges arc

open to ~l m~Qlber. of A to D Companies dally.
J. H. HODGSON; Lleut .. CoI.,
Oomm-aooa.nt.

(E . C0"lp.ay.)

<lrde" for Week endin'g BaturdAY M.y

27t.h

' Sunday, May 21st.--8eo Battalion' Orders
Monday.--8liootmg. Tbe BarrliCks, 7.30 p.m. to
9,.\0 p.m.

Tuelda.y .........&i&'080Uing c1ua. Corn Exchange, 7.30

p.m.

CounLy COl\nCII on Sat,ur<!n.y.

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Wednesdu.Y·rJ?a.rade, CoTered Market, 7 p.m.,
for Comp~ ahH Bo.nd p'rQ(:~lOe. St. Giles' Hnll
PUt'Y '- hootmgl_the B&rrscks (as on Monday)
~$'
cere -Monday , Corpls Ncwcoqlb and
Jefferies; Friday, Sergt . ~MaJor Br_II.,..

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did seem pmsl loJ&

tha.t t he dl~C ~15'lon nught hk, a lurn
pcoplo ~oold

sat

bel able

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to speakiore freely If tll~y

In oolUJm ttoo.
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Mr. SLADE mOfed to th o.t elf L, and Mr rl:nARD
secondmg , It WQ;Ij, ngr~ed to
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WA'R SAVINGS ASSOPIA'J'!O,
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.l.". r tporl.. of ihe Joint met:tt~f of t bo bl ucatlr, o'
~~lOanc6

Sub·Commlttee and t hr Schoo l:.

)f n !l n':lJ~

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ment Sub·COmmlttee upon th~ qucs l'oll of ,Jle
formatIon of a.
BuvIngs At OC Il'lllon WI: S read

as follows:-

,Waanesda.y.-CoPlPa.ny p,rade, Annoury, 7.
Ran~el

'I'he (bU.lll.l{A~ &&ld he waa hUll e ftnxlOIl~ Ih .l~
nothing s ho uld bo I done Lhnl mIght 1l1(! Jl'atc ..
deSire Lo hys h
ap>:I,hlng, b~ tho thmgs l hl!t ,
\"auld dISCUSS wou ld be d ISCUS
li.gnm at die

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BATTALION , ORDERS.
Sunday.-Pa.ra.de KIDg .&dwnrd Statue 9.55, for

HOW VOLUNTARY BODIES

CHUReJI.

_,At 2 "P, t/j. lIlembera ""d' honorary memb.en of
~ Prian ....mbl.d 01' ~h.
at St. Oil ..'
Vl~! wban .& memoriill ,pllotograph ...... take.,
.".leh ,-ill be ~e4 &nd hJ'!lC '" t .. ....mInd. of
the llUOnlo Temple.
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, The visiting brethren &nd Grand Lodge OIIIcelJl
lI1I~t.Iy ~yod .ot the Violo<ago, ...here ther
• clotheil .~ f1Il1 regalia, .. authorized by special
~&tl0n.
IIio ,J","",'oio~ .... then formed, .....-uool !'1
m-. Of Ommonie., I\l1d proceeded to t.h;
Ch
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urcb m the lonowin.l order r
- !I'Ioe VUJltla~ Brethml
l'rmineial !lTa<id Ofll~
,W.M, Ot!ioen arid ~befll 01 Grey

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The m ootJng took 111&.00 on M ,v 8th 1916, undl f
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the chllU'mans blp ot Mr H G Wl lhn !,
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Mr. 'r . L. GtlillOltr [L memb~; oi' t he !\~ll!on d
War SaV1ng'1I Comm/ttee a.Lt.e~ped an d ;: 1.c ) 0) 1'
ilculars' of the work of 'th o
DI! J\ u,;
With t.he o rg anllJ&t lo ll8 IU ot he r ~Unll(lS,
~ \Il. t J
tha.t III tho N0~1t11 Hldml{ of il-'"Ol ksluft lt nJ II
G:oucestcrshlre pomp t:lely lIew l,or gnnls:t LI?I:,> hn I
been formed, t,hlit lJl Burrey anfl Uud.:s LlIC PeLd
fund Or$a.nLS8.tI 9n ~ had bee n ut1iJalld, ,wd Ith al 11\
Lanc nsillre, Sompreet. Bedford Rnd Dllrhl'lU \I. e
Education Com~tHtt.ees had UI:dc r t l1 \le n Lhe: ~ o rl\: ,
~nc ns hir e~ mak',~i use of t.he twelll.,) li l'e! ex ~1'1I~
dIstrict comnllL~s of t ll o .&! IWatiOil (OUJ lIll\t ,·".
H e d e\:.aJ locl Lh o d~\'e ser>arl~j.c sc1lcm cs pi ('!)llr('{l : '1
hw commlt.tee, f.our of wh ic h wore !m8ed IltWIJ thl]
form atIon of a.ss?OIa.ttons for t.ho..l collect on ql ~I II.lI

eo~nml t. tee

sub~rlp'lons

weekly

and tho purchllS(l

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f OJ

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benefit, or memooMi of t.ho &3sOclaLlon of 1 5~ f)( !
war savmg!. cerLlfioo.t.es, and the dIstri b ut ion ~~f
luch CSrllt!Ca.LeS a mong the. mem bers, Hh lel! \H r,~ ' l ~
~ (~~ wa., In the \'leW of hiR committee lhr. I.t'~~
metbCld) accordmg tal t u e priorIty of mcmber ch ljl,
o r (as WIlJ:l p l'efe1 red by many exlsLln g [lSS~\ 1,1"
tiOll S)

b) ballot. ,

\Vlth rG'"rard to: the l su ggested ddlicully or hmlmg

A. 6. OOOPER, ,C.pt , a. smtablc sec rclury for such a. large or:: l!. lll ~ nt ll\n
as wo uld be l eq ~lIred, he stated that he undf'rslOod
r O.C. E Co

CALCOT PLATOON.
S&t.urday.- Sbootlllg, the R4f.nge,
2 ..\0.
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Sutlda.y.- Parade,
drill.

Ca.lcot P'Yk,

Calcot Park,
10.30, pla.toon

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. Weda&fJd6y .-PI&toon drill, C&lcot Pa.ri, 16.45.
For other duties see Batt&hon orders.

iJ]e BOJ~rd of Education would put no o bs h l'lc .n
t be wn y of 0110 of the county aasatan ts of 1115
MnJesty's I1Ispcctor lInd-ort&king tha work If he
were askc<i to «<} so.
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The quest.lon _ of the TartOU S fri e ndly 1i00 !()11' r
uDdertaktn g the wo rk
dl S<:ussed , .l nt! ~I ~

Gtlmour

boon

d Olle

Iov

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tiona WIth regard lp
n u lwlLY c;ompAm"s

Post ... thee L-'

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HEAD A MASS ()F SCABS.

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Baby's Torturing Di.~ Thoroughly

Cured ~y ZamfBulr.

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