Reading Observer 05-1916

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Di&y.~') ~ IUOlpital 'Would .atier. bub the RO.1&l
:UWb Hoopltiol '" ... iAlt,itlit>oa "W!>ieh make. aD
mtima/.o .ppOa.! to all IBIeoding people, aod til.
towxJofolk &J'O too IOlWbIe of ito B<>Od 0 _ aDd
too i~~ not to IlUb.oribe well tb de f1.: nda
Tho ~ ~fUDt coJkleted. .....M £194 whleb whon
IJIe . _.... £:10 7. .I!I, are deductod, glY~ •

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net oollection ..pplieab1e ! to tho BOIIJp1tal fund. of
£183 IlIa. 8d

80MlUJlfi OP OOLIJIlClrIONS
The folIoWIn&,

i .. I5UmDuIQ' or the collectIon.
£ • d

Wost Wud

22 11 61

Botti. WoM

13 3

C.. u.. Wa.rd _
Abbey WRrd
MlDl!i.ar W&rd
I!:.teogrove Wud
Ohurch Walli _
Vlcl.orl. Wa.rd
Redla.do Ward
East. WW _

8 6 10
4 9

10
13
11
17

2

43

12 0 8f

bo:lea

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T -Wernbam,
A Ions, 2Ia.
D He.yt.er, 4ft

5

n Tu..-

2 1~ 5
7

Povey)

14... Sna.roy 3s
CI~ment.a 3s lid

3 1
1

6

1 n.

New Ion • (Mr Bodle)

5 6!

&tva.t.iOD Anny (No 1 CoTps)
SalV1Ltion Army (No 2 Corps)

Mr H Stevens' cog .. ROM •
Yo ReadIng Abbey Lodge, n A 0 B
(per 14r W Porter)

Z 1 7:1
1 17 3

19 6

10 6

at We5GeX B8.ll (pe'r Uua

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Bose'y)

194 0 0
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IN PRJl!Vl()U8 ~B8
Pr&V10ua ooliectioJU' were ~ follow _
;b'~
Sid
1888 ........ 87 14 0 1903 ........ 210 8 3
1888 ........ 90 17 61 190i
183 9
1890 •• • • •

189L .........
1892 .,......
1893.
._
189i . . . ••
1695 .......
1896
.....
\897 ......
1898
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1809
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1900
•
1901
1902

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OhlIdren Ii

., Royal Oak" (Mrs DaVIS)
• Wboatsbeaf" (Mr P IP CapellI)

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3& 7d

1.6 4
2 31

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6!

1 50
21 5 4.

• WhIte I Bart •
CrOlS Keys"

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7 6 9

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Bags Bond poles
.. Ohedda.r Ch~e • (Mr G

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Ot

Prooe&stOD bo:J.etS

~8~\,ldenta

94 16 8

101
95
87
76
96
1<3
liZ
136
151
15i

19M

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10 7
12 ~
17 lOt
7-8
U 1
13
10
3
0

183

7

]906
183 10
1907
lSI i
1906 • ..
166 7
1909 ....... 163 6
1910
.158 3
1911
160 17
1912
139 3
1913
140 6
1914
140 13
1915
192 11

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• 214 13

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la.Ba~ Wa.rd (J4r J Bo..I.y) -P G Jones
u.. Utd A... L. 'VIn-Wbourne 121 3d •
H
15<. Bid, W. Partridg. 17.. ~, H ,
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& 1Od. "E Ray.., 81; 4d W 0&1111011,
11,. 7 ,P G Oakley, I3a. 101d ,
8 Herbort,
9L" ,Ki.. E Ha.:J"DU 7s
:KLU W COlhn
.... 0&. Old W Ra.dall, £1 2a. Uid A. Chad,
£1 2a ua, F 8bo••n. £1 3s 4W, ilload
la. 9id
Towner, 198 3d. , W <look, 1&
..,taJ, £13 3e Oift
Cao~ Wvd (l{r
Pleo.&ted) - T T
£l
Gc. Cbolwill 17. 6(d
W !'6n\i
lfi. D.. Povey. 11& 7d, J Pie....
C J PJ.atod, 17.. lid 1 Mtoa W
Ijde, M... R lIoppe\t 50 lid
60. oa , :Muo W IIe&d, lila lOd ,
9s., lilY L Sadler, 8s lOd , total)

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40. 11l!d 11' J
Prior, 38 4id MtlS W
PIper £1 60 5td " R Joooy,
10. &l C Pl... ted, £1 2>! 6id
way 1. 9&d
til" V Rocka.ll 3tI 3d
WIlham
Turner, 4f; 9id Mila Neale 411 Ski
MIII8 Read,
s. lid }flU Barnett, h Id S :DaJey, 10&. 2fd, ,
F H"awluns Sa lid MISS M Chand ler 4& lOid
Ed 0p>0B, la. 101d , W MouldeD, lOs 2id 1)
Webb 4a. 6id SUn.tlon Anny No 1 £2 Is 7!d.;
Salvation Army No 2. el 17s 3d , Wm MacelWee
£1 311 1Did
VletoT Bl.ke l3s. Sid
HIodA,
140 lOd '14 ... Wml & 6d
caILDl!IEN B BOXES
Aluandrja Denton, £1 58 6.td J WInnie FreWl.o.,
1311 ll;ld.. ConDlO Gemng £1 415 Ul-d:, Annie
Sadler.. £1 Sa 3d. AnnIe Hulbert, 7. lOW t
Dorothy llon<I&!l, IlL 4id
I.,. 001., 7. llrt
Ihy Holt 110 SId N.lh. Bull, 9L, C1_ G,l..
8s Z!d lroene Holder, 115 5d Phvnts AbtalOtl1,
1/)0 9!d
J ..... Dell 1llo 2Â¥1
Phyll" W.bb,
Its ad. Mabel Wlcken" lis !)Ad. MaT Bowden,
&. 4id
Ltt~ Loader, 15&.ztd
May TI.ead,
4e 9!d , Bobbte Parker, 58 5d, Cha.rhe FreWIn.
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READING BORQUGH BENCH.
FRIDAY ('Hat 12th) -~OO!l Mr G W Webb
(in the ch&l1') lair G R. .Jaok.son Mr 0 a
SmIth and Mr J Oatley
MAGISTRATES DISAGREE
Jame. rarsons, 40 Albany road, wu cum
moned tor dnTlng & bicycle on the footway In
Armo\U' road, Tilehunt on Apnl 25th Parsons
a pottman waa engaged In .delivering !Dalls a.t the
ttme 'Wben the C<U;e ""811 before tbe magllltrate.
belore defendant contended t~t. there was. no
lootpath there - Fredk Walker of the HIghways
Depi.rtment &aid thilre was & path on the 80uth
Ilde of Armour road There wa.a a. channel between
the ~ad a.nd the path - P 0 Bla.nch said where
he I$t.opPfld defendant was outside the apace men
tloned hy Mr Walker aa & defined pa.th but.he
sa.w hlDl ndlng WJtbm the IIpace -Defenda.nt
called Chaa. Ta.ylor, 61
Armour road - The
magtltr.tM after oon~deratlon, we~ dIVIded m
opinion &nd the ca.ae w .. dillmlsaed

General Labcr.t.rers
Banner
National Umon of Rallw&1m&n" Da.nd wlth
Ba.o.ner
Amalgam_led 0.10. of &.opor.t.i•• Employ_
Wlth Benner
Budden' lAt.bour.era Untot1 Wlth Ba.Dl1u
lfunbridge Wella EqUlta.ble Jl'nen<i1y SOClety WIth SA.TO'R.DAY -Betore Mr F B Pa.rAtt (lD. the
oha.lr) Mr G R. Jackson and hlr J Ra.boon
nanneT
8prmg Ga.rdens Band.
A STOLEN ItI,\<;'G
N&tiona.l Vemole Wor~ Umon With Bo.hner
McGuckm. waa cbuged on rem&D(} Wlth
Court H Robin.. Hood, ,r A 0 F 'WIth BQ.L!1(!r
6th, • dtamond rIDg value £2,
;,~oi,.o~ln, Mal
Court • Shez-wood: Forest: A 0 F, wIth Banner
of Gftg'o W &rnl -PrlaQner pleaderl
Band lof lat Berk. ;N"ationa.l ReaGne
Walters a&ld tho.t pnsoner a.t one
Court H Noble ' A 0 ~, With Ba.nDer
In a bUSInilS!, but 10 19U
Oottrt ' Prid"~ of ReadlOg , A 0 P , With Banner
He returned In J anu&!,),
Boya of I Klllg .Alfred n BriJf With Dugle-'na.nd
h80d been five conne.. st. Peter a ' Lodge of Oddl'ellowa Wltb BaUIKlr
three of WblCh WCrEI for thett
Bovat Ancient Order of Buffl1locs In Reg::a.ha.
II::F:;;.~;;;·-; sentenced to t.hree months ha.rd
Court ll ' Saunders A 0 F WIth Ban nor
..
Mr Godfr~y II Models
St John Ambu1.a.noe Brigade
Four mounted constables. under P 3 Hartin,
a.nd 6lght ooDsta.bles- on foot uoPel' P S Nowmt.n,
wQe 10 &tteoda.noe
The horses were lent by
Keas.re Ta.rgett.B. Ltd and. Mr J EIghteen
The proc8SrllOQ. halted, at VUlOUS pomu on the
route and a band pla.yed, aDd the maased band.
performed 10 front of the H08P'ltal on tho ateps
'bf ",.hlCh were a. numbor of lICk and wounded
eold,lera.
The t money WM counted .. t the Fnendly
Societies
Brldge·6t;reet.
the H06pttal
evonlDg'l i~x~~~·t;i~,;~~
when Hr RoOllM
:a: Burney,
secret.&ry J.n
of the
tha.nked the wqrkers, and many conpratula.tJOnl
neceuary U~;'I~Th~.t:~~
Ambulance
1
were reo&Jv~ on the lDCfI6&aed ooUeot.ion
&nd defendant was
COIDllTl'E&S AND lIELPE1!8
au thorltles
The Executive Comtwtteo waa (L8 foUo". INTRUI5Iv.E FOWLS
M086n. E G Hope (eb&lml&l1), P G Gummer
(vJce-ahurman), A T&ylor, W Aidruige B HOlt.8e, I l'-'redk Richard.o. l of Chapel bill, Tilehunt,
C · J Pleated, J' Amb-ro.e G I'rMer (hell trea- waa 1Ip.m:rnOned by Ch&rlea Brooks of Y6'" Tree
cot.tage, Tilehurst who a.J1eged an asnutt on Yay
1IUHr) and A W Sherwood (hon ....... t&I'y)
6th -Compl~ant said tb.a.t defe.ndQDt _ chlckenll
Thil foUoWlllg formed the General Commlttee
lrfesan W A ,Leaver G Vale, G !.[tln.m, 1I ran on to hUll prcml.6e6, and he drove them off by
Stevens, G J Goodaott W A Pylte, T Lam throWing earth at them Defendant. sa.id co If you
bourne T E st.eveD& ,}" J Ootridg., B C Cock. throw at them. I IihaH throw at you" He threw
b~l , W' J Allum, E H H'IlIl',;[ T Booher, P J Saln. and defenrl8.lJt. threw .. trowel at him
4bory W Gree. A Dumeld, H &noock. P T j-ln&y then dosed and ddendant got hlm dOWll
l'..-trldJJ:e, J McGee, G G OweD, lL Hopkina I.nd struck hlm In]Urlng hIlI nose cheek. lip Bnd
B 'M.. BOwsher A White, R. W 8h4mrood J ear fl.e tried to ge~ a. blow In illm!lelf but dId
ioumfrey J Ralph W C Pemberton E. Adey, not lUcceed &0 be caned to hi. daugb~r to Jet
fl. W. Harper, V Herbert J J Tumet' J loose .hi. dog Defendant. then let hIm get up&aa1ey, O. Pitcbett, H. Hl.oock aDd E G &1;&11 De1enda.nt., on oath ~ t.hat .hen he saw t~e
In addition to the oomm.lt.t.e& the foUovilng pn ohiokena on hJ.a neighbOur'. garden he went rouDd
tleb1en reodered 81:18latanoe .t tlMt count- to dri ....e them olr B.nd oompl&tnant met hIm wlth
1Ieears. E. Fenner, W Maodonald, 'V. Johnson hta fist. up" a.nd he olosed wlth hIm to prevent
()Ompla.1nant striklnK him
Oomplama.nt Wall 1n.
and Brooker
The. followlDg members of the Ca.rpenten· and tUM by faIling In t.he struggle, but defendant
~eD1ed
Itriking
'hlm
-Defendant
was bound over
JOlner&' Aa&oclatJon &Misted throughout. the da.y
In opeDing and cIa-lng boxes -)leaGl'1 R Itow for 12 ~onth. to keep the peaoe
lell F. Eyre8 T Gale W Jl:ickeUa and. E Palmer
l{ONDAY -'Before Mr C G Pleld (tn the chan)
Det8J1a of the oollectlOna are appended I Mr E. J ",beln, 14r J Ra.l>s.n and Mr A. U
IN THE WMID8
W.. t.
Abbey Ward (Supt , Mr JAm" ...) -E nay
A PLGHT O.R AN AOCIDENT?
7. 2d A Wood....-rd, 5s. 3d WIlkins, 131!! 9d.
Pte J'redk Leanung, 1st Bat.t Garrison Ramp
Young Sa 7id, 14oy, &I 7001
T A Buswell, 8'bu·e
Regt
• deUied. that he wa. 6 ...htlng' 111 Kmt s.
.. 2id Turner 1.2'& 7 ~ '}J. Turner 8B 3fdroad OD,. S&turd.y -P C Bone aid defenda.nt. ~8a
.M181 Mabel BrIStoW', 58 lPid., :Misa M~I Bunce,
§;:htlnf B.noth'Sl' soldIer out.a!de the
Saracen II
12tL 0id , total. £4 90.
L
Both W~ on Ute ground
Defilnda.nt
)tinuer Ward (Mr
A tj'ke) -W Tueur .I1ead
to
go
a'Wa.1,
a.nd
wd
"
Let
me
Ket
refUHd
171 7~>d:, W Tncbr, flU ,141 7W, E. Bomll.
I III knock hll head off r " - Defendtmt
191 2id H. Holloway £1 lb. :ad , A Taylor hUD
~e fell over .IllS • i*l IS' foot, a.nd bumped
l75 8{d., G Milam, i2 2B 'lJd , total, £7 6s 9d
so that they both felt dowll They
EUt Ward (:If.
W
Lo4ver) '-A Owen, ~Im
' I pa.lll" far ten years and tlulre
.£1 5<.:;d H J Woodh&m 1&0 4jd G B....U at
a.ll-The Cha.trman told tbe
£1 1& 9d
T Blooell £1 17. Bjd, Hila H qtade
a. fool of hLmaelf, and WI
JIi ... £1 &. 9jd. L. L. :Hy;I., £1 60 6jd
H all absentee
he was remanded
Hyde £1. 1s lQ&d E. MInChin. 14a. llfd • W J
..w~ut a m1hta.ry
J1Urld 1& lOd W 6 l'adJey 190 ~ T Pad.
I.y, 1So. Iljd , T C ' P..u..y, 190 7
' :M ... N
Padley, 1& 1d IM.isa Dav1(I, 16s. .,a. M,sa H
Lea••r £1 30 1O!d Misa M. Turner 1& 7jd,
Hiu L. Packer, 128 7!d, MlBII L Pa.trlck
13s. lid., HIllS E 'P'atrJ.Ck 148. ld, W Cps:,
~"'.
'i'o,..,. JOAeph
TO THE RAILINGS
r.
Gv..mlmll 64
£:1 1. 8d 1 total, £2l 5<. 4W
too the rallings drunk 1n Pen
V)Qtona Ward (Mr po GumJDer) -F' Strange
~iiil.di~y evenIng
He bad received a.
£1 &so 3jd, G\. Gummer, 178
A Barnes
to keepIng hommg pIgeons
£1 2s Bid , W St.ra.:nge, 19a. 7 ,T LambOurn
t.bls ha.d upset hIm '-He was
£1 7.. lljd 1 G Evan&, £l &
jd , H C Crapp
£1 26 4d, G Fra.nkbn, lOs. ~ , J Franklin
of good behaVlOUr for twelve
lli 3ld, P Lovegrove, 130 8d, W",k.u,
£1 3a. ?ld , to..l, £11 2a 3jd
R.edJanda Ward (Mr C Pltcbett) -C PitcI tt,
£3 1s Did. ~ H. Clemen.u £1 14ti Ild J Wyet.h
£l 158 , l.id • C La.mbaurne, :£1 145 4d F Bar
low £1 I&. 3d , A. Vocklnll 13s.. 9d
F Cook
:£1 Os.. ~, MISS <ka.oe Blackma.n £1 4a S!d
MlD Ne1Jie Allen. £L l3s. 7!<J
W "" ealtl
£1 l3o. 9d, J .Pauibr, 14.. ~ld, to\&l, £1',

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ODD FELLOWSHIP.

READING AND
SpdRTS CLUB.

READING DISTRICT AND ITS
FINANCIAL POSITION.

ANNUAL MEETING.

MEMBERS WHO HAVE FALLEN
FOR THEIR COUNTRY.

MR. HOWARD PALMER'S
GENEROSITY.

The m&n&femeD~ of the ReadUlg DJltriet of the
ItldbpeDdent. Ordey of Oddfellowa h.a.ve lust Jaaued.
their report for tbe ::rea.r 1915, In wblch JI 80180
pubh.hed the proeeecbngs of the b&lf ;ye.s.rl,.. meet.tng. held In Ju.uary and July of lallt year par
tl'Cularll of whJch have preVIously a.ppeared 1D theao

•

l{r W Howard Palmer prellided 80t the
meetJDg of the Reading a.nd Dlstnct Alnale'lr
Sporte Club held on Ba.t.urda.y m the
Parlour, ReadlDg
Othel"ll present were
Martm H F Sutton tch&mnan ••:f'l:t;~h:e.c~=~~~!~~!:
oohunns
Mr Eustace E Pa.lmer, Col 1
The tl'eporb Oonbahwi an admlra.bly compIled. Mr B A ColIms, Mr A J Cnpps, Mr
ftna.nClal ~turn for 1915 of the Rea.d.ing Dlitriot, Powell,:Mr 8 8 Wol1uton (hOD lIecreta.ry),
for- which Prov C 8 Brtloow IS re&polUllbJe. a.n~ Stanley Hayward (assistant aecreta.ry), etA::
he 1S to bo eonrr-tulated on the oonCJM m.anner
The report .t.a.ted _
111 w.ltich he ha.a ~ thiaI Impori.&nt part 91
The Club In 1915 CODAllted of 100 n1"~J~~~
th., report.
Of the 28 bJdgee oomprullng tJt,_ i whom 15 were vice presldents, u
-:
OOtrlct. tbeu total combliled capital at the eqd mernbenhlp o( 142 111 1914, of whom
were
of 11915 wu £1'lO 366 1a Sid, llJa.tlllt £165,994 presulents
as llid Oil December :nat, 1914, while the mem In Vlew of the contInuance of the war the Com
berahlp of thefie lodie. IS 12,389 showmg an mlttee met 10 DeC6l1ber to coDsider what canup
mcteue ot 719 on t.he Dumber (11,670) for the to take In tbe mt.erest of the Club and of the la.rgfli
preCeding yea.r
!
number who U86 the ground In tlmel of peace for
SICK A<ND FUNI!lILAL BENEPITB
the purpo.. 01 .porl Th." deltberatlC'B werf
Of the .... &l'IOU. lunda U8OClat«i With Oddfellow mue, &8l1lAted by a kmd letter from the PreIlIdent'.
ship the Sick &Ild funer&\ fund 18 the 1118Jn fea.ttl'r'e, wherein he agem undertqok to fore~o all rent for
as It 18 from this iouree all memben benefits are the current year on the undentandmg that every
pa.t~ At. the commenceme.nt of 1915 the tota.l effort was made, both by members and by clubs
a,m9unt. of lodge 6lck a.nd funeral funds walJ tha.t are accustomed to use the ground, to keep 1t
£159 745 138 ~. a.od a.t tbe close thts aum bad In faIr conditIOn until the eXptratlOn of t.he Jea.se
reachoo. the as.tJ.sfa..ol:.orJ' figure of £163 363 Os 1}<i next Dccember Mr Palmer further .ta.ted that
Th~ oontrlbutlons ,PlUd by members du.nng tb& he W&8 anXIous to do what he could to matntam
year IS &bown to ha'Vj3I been £9 882 125 7d u.s the ground for sport both now aod 1Il the future
aga,lIlst £9 657.1& lOd In 1914
Another &Duree untIl hapPier times return
of Income 111 tha.t of rents and tnterest from 10
AB a. consequence of thts l ~tt.er the Committee at
vestlnents The net amoUnt recelv~ lD thiS dlt6C- once approached the members and ba.ve now to
tlonl waa £6 721 1& llid showlDg nearly £400 report that a conSiderable maJonty ha.ve alrea.dy
6XOOSS on the .um ree.hted U:1 ibe iVea.r prevIous
t. d th
t I
I
I
to
pp t
On the expenditure SIde or the 61d:it and tunoral no JuS
elr 1D en Ion 0 con lDumg
su 01
funds the return for lIck benefits pa1d out durlD,J the Club dunng the present year
the I.a.mo period rea.cbed £ll 067 4$ IOd and tor
A BALANCE IN HAND
funeral benefit. £1 896 ISs 4d, &8 a.gamst £11 osa
The Commlttee are gratified to .tate that,
8s 7td a.nd £1,807 re,pec.hvely
\
t.hanks to the generOSIty of Mr Palmer In fore l
I
MANAGEMENT FUNDS
goLDg a.11 rent (or the year 1915, and by the prac
SOme time ago the poSitIOn of t.h6 ma.na.gement. twe of stnct economy, as a result of which the
funds of. the lodges ga.ve cause for- af Itttle concern expenlles of upkeep were conluderably less than
reganhng the d.a6.clIta whIch appeat-ed In Va.rLOUS WaB anttctpated, there 18 & balance m hand of
lodges In oonndlon 'WIth t.hls fund but ajlpar £79 Os 2d 'lhey delllT"C to expre311 theU' apprecla
enuy ma.tten have ~~ shghtly IllDproved. !1& t
1 th h I
b th b Ih flit ted I b
eVldenooc! by the fact. that on January lat, ...915
ton 0
e e p given 0
yelL 1&
e u s,
the &mount of tee management funda W8.S £404 who made donations townrds the current. ex:
lOs 2.td, but on December 31.t. was returned .. pensel. and by those clubs rentmg ground. oC
£459 101: lid The Bum of £1313 138 lOd wu which they were able to make very little UIe, a.nd
NIOI!Ilved for management. purpoee:s but. only It. IS much hop,ed such IIUppOrt ma.y be contmued
£1 21~ 1& 7d wa& expended
I
Members Will be pleased to know that the per
f
DISRE.'fS FUND$
mlllSlon gIven by the Committee to the wounded
Th. d»treaB fund •• from which J.. embera who soldiers In No 2 War Hospital to make use of the
througb no fault of their own find If.'f h6Ullelve& In ground has been much a.ppreCIa.ted, a. great dea.l
adverse cU'CUlIlst&ncee lU"e voluntarlI
helped by of ~uet and bowIe, and to & lesser extent la.wn
theU' own rodge, alao a.ppe&l'i to be tn I:L ravour tenn18 and footban, ha.VIng been played by them
.ble oondltion At the opemng of 1915 the total
In movm~ the adoptIOn of the report Mr
of the d.istre6II funds WM £349198 Sid, as aKs.i.nSt WOLLASTON sa.ld they would lee tha.t tho year
~ 511 4!d on JMUa.r.r lat 1914
~n tbe course ended wlth a. baIa.nce In ba.nd of £79 Os 2d That
of the year £166 135 3d. was aJloweCl lor dIatresa they had a. balance at all waa due to tIte fact
Pu1"p056lll out of which £107 11s 8d was expended
that theu' landlord a.nd presldent, Mr Howa\4;
leaVing a grand toW of £408 146 4~ on Decem Pa.lmer With hiS usua.l Cl'AnermJty entuelv agreed
ber 31st last
0I
to forego the rent last year At. the same tIme
DISTRIO'l' WIDOWS A...~D ORPHANS FUND
they mUBt congratUlate themselve. on the way I'
In oonnectlon With ih& Readlng t Dll5trlCt of which they "had been able to keep down the ex
OddCellow. there 111 a WIdows and orphans" fund. pe.DS81 At the begmnmg of th6 year they estt
It 111 a fund lJl which membe.ra mal lDsure for mated tha.t theIr receipts would be
they
further aums payable at. death for a. ~ma.ll addl wnounted to £313, thoy estImated that
.ex
tlOrllal weekI,. oontrihutlon By the figures given
for 1915 thill fund 18 also In • Bound fin&aciaJ pense! would be 1£305-they were able to
porutlon OD the lncome side the amount of funu. them down to.£234
That was certamly
on Ja.nuary 1st, 1915 was.£2 551 3. 5d.. coof,rl. factory: Mr H~ward Palmer had aga.In
buttons lnterest ~ntraDce fees and otbe(' rece.tpt. taken to Idrcgo tlie rent for t.he present
amountod to £173 11s 2il., formtng a total ol then had to oon~lder how thilY could
£2,'rl4 10k 7d The ~IL&eI for the year Wfll'e 1icJent money to ena.ble them. to ca.rry
£118 58 2d paid to widowa and orphans. and and keep the ground m order till the
other payment. £28 lIs. thU8 )es:nng t h e : £ ~ when their ]138181 expl.fed. They
a.n
of funda :ta.ndlna: at £2.724 148. 7d I
appea], the reswnaa to which had
la.tlS
THE WAR.
factory. They ~ ..ther receIved or been
Some time ago 1t W&II recommended tha ..-ery proDUOO aubsenp,tlonl which would amount to
lodge m the Uruty Ibould take neb. a~
IDlgat fl140, and M he !bad sa.Jd, thcre was a ba1<mC6 m
be deemed adVlssble to keep 1Il oompll&DC& OD. the hand of £79
mdep6ndent ..;de a.U mem.be.ra &ervIng 10 His
Ma,eat.y. Po..... I. the report It 10 . . .ted 1343 DONATIONS FROM CLUBS AFFILIATED
members from the. Beadmg Imttict had glven
WJth rega.rd to the do·nil.tloM from the
tMiy llerVlC)C!O for 1.hetr ooontry, but. tae LiK 111; 6eid afftha.ted cfubs, the County Cncket Club had
to lie lDoomplete beIng made up to Deoember practlC&Uy promleed to make the same dona.tlon
3111t
Tbe contnbutloDS C:le(ilted to these Joyal aa Jut yea.r- £20, the Scarlet Runner Ladies'
brethf'en Is £1 264 Os lld
Thtll sugs-e&tion of Hockey Club, whICh ha.d. a.lways treated them
ketWbDg millt&ry bretbren In OOIDPp'lIoDoe ha.s most geDerouslT, handed them thelr balance of
reac eel &n ala.rnll'llg lltage, as a.pp.a.rentJ::r lb waa £3 Be thought. they ml~ht count on fettmg
not reaJ..ised tba.t It. woufd re.e.eh so stupendous a d
h
h h
I b
I
figure as It now stands for the whole of the UnIty,
onattons t. oug t ey wou d on y e sma. from
and 13 a questIon wbloCh Wlll d9ubtles, bave to be the Readmg Cricket Club and the Reading La.wn
very gravely conSldeTeci from Lhe .fiit,ncta.i !liand. Tenm4 an<l Croquet Club
St George 8 Lawn
lng of the Umty
Tenrus Club was runnmg two tenD1S courts thIS
THOSE WHO HAVE Jl'ALLEN
year, w~ch would bnng m £10. and he was In
A pract108 l1JOOg1llseci bI the V&llO\Ui Jodges III negotlatl It With the officers of the PlOneerB quar
tbe DJ.triot 11 to read a war ntual at1 theu meet- tered LD Rea.dmg and he was m hopei that they
lOgS on behalf of the a08e.nt brethren at t.he front. would rent a certatD portion of the ground for
or otber:wl6e servlng their oouutry, 1n which oooura la.wu tenms and cncket Then It Wall theIr pro
• snd In &ll re. . . ~O& we aha.ll grat.efult,. cheriab posa.l tha.t. they should keep open one croquet
memory of t.hoeeo who have fa.1l~ ..
Up to court and one tenD!. court for him a.t. a. ii.xed
t 31st of thiS year the fol1oWlng voluntary charge
It was proposed to charge 2s for two
members ha.ve been eIther killed m .ct.ion or GJtsd. hours for the croquet. court &lid 2s for one hour
of ..wounds
or
dueaae
I
f
th
]
Good Sa.m&r'lta.n n Lod -B M
0 '
or e a.wn tenms cou rt , b ut P Ia.yers usmg t h 058
and
16th ~5
ay.
lord courts mtght contmue to ure them ait.el' the tlme
•
C F Minton 13rd Bants had ela.psed prOVided that no other pla.yers were
Appleton. 4th ROyal Berka deSirous of u!lmg the courts Furthermore, they
I
' were gomg to allow members 01 the Sports Lmb
Bnd ot the La.wn Tenrus and Cro~uet Club tp play
&t half the charges he had mentIoned, It !eerned
onl,. rea.aon&ble tha.t as they ~ere paYing a wbsonptHm to IUJ>POrt. tbe club they flliowd ha.ve the
prtvilege of tI!DJlg the oourt. a.t a lower figure than
tholl8 who wet"e not. ~mben
That OODC68S10n
W8I contmgent on their glVlDg the Sports Club
the use of the lawn teOnlS nets and the croquet
balls and hoops, which of course the Club did not
themselves possess. Those were tb6lr sources of
Income. As the expenses last year were £234 they
had every prospect of p&ymg thClr wa.y,! a.lthough
some of theIr e~en86 such BB horse ht.re, etc
would undoubtedly be heaVier
THANKS ro THE P~ESIDENT
Mr !iA.JtTlN SU'rOON, In !econdmg the adoptIOn
of the report, sa.td he should lake tp agtl-lD exprells
tlieU' Immense mdl!btednes.il to th~ Prtundent for
hlB gre&t generoSity m Iaga.m foregomg rent fo
a.not.her yea.r They MAW perfectlt wen that tne
Club could not w:.tst but for the fa.ct" tha.t not unlY
had Mr "Palmer prOVided the ground, but "'as
exoeedmgly geoerous to them III that IWd other
ways, and ' they would like to take that oppor
tunlty of tha.nlcing lhtIlJ. for hiS kindness
It w tS
gratiillDg tlia.t th~ CommIttee of the Club wei e
Boble 1D. these exceedtngly difficult time! to aee
thcnr wa.y to get. through the year from a finan<;tal
POLDt of View gCqly Without gettmg IDt.O debt
ThIs", as very l~ly due to the admirable work
which 1tfr WoUa!l~n put m, a.nd they were greatly
...dobteci to hlDl atid to Mr Hayward lor .U they
did fApplau .. ) I
,
"'port w.. &ilopled
B A CoL~B proPQ8ed the re electIon of
Palmer a.a PreSIdent and thanked tha.t
~e~~tl~,ma!,
hlB kiDdo ...
BOCllANAN ..DllNLOl" aeconded, a.nd the
was agreed to
HOPES FOR THE lr"I'I1TlrRl>

I

Simonds i hon

secretary
aud1tor Mr Blake P ~)~'~;it::ioD,
In ",coDdmg the p
P.u.MEl\ saId h. would
888IStllllt

of saYlOg how very
mated tb~ trem!1,dc,u. "jn~en

and hll~ co secretary
durmg the past yetlor'
Mt' WOLL...\STON m
great help h. had
Sutton ever .mce that g~~il,~lan
man of the comDUttee.
been or the
cODim lted Mr
whICh had been
a.lwa.ys given
MARTIN'

great pleasure to
mlttee The work
wOOn

Anything he

been done and would
plea.sure
RECREATION
~

~L

W Ta.ylor
W J
every pornt
~,uB loy, Mr C A ~c rard 'I r
Sutton had
Frogley, Mr R IC Rr.ath
fOnstder the
&8Slstance lD
T Skurray. 1I,fr
Gard Ler
(Appl.use ) M P , Mr
Mr P Crotch ley ~r S Pen
been a very rose Mr
Mr A An sto,; ~fr \\
of ... the com I C-~ II
d
(Board of Agn~ult ure)
by Mr Wol
..".-e an
or could do bad
• ol~;~:'~ on the a.ge~~a. that a.
WIth the grealAlet
ex.,cul'iv. e
.hould be fy, med tho
" '.....&IIA1<
not J'ea.sonable
call that

11

mattel" and the
dra.Wlng up a.1l
Mr

"d

~I "

tt

unlel!S there ~;u

WOLLASTON laid

WM

open to them
u.ed IUId th.y indulg,. d

be

leaVlDjI:

the Cha.inmm

ra.the

On

a li'lr;e

~eTIl

If

WPU

and the iu II Com It-tee

prcaent there were
No 2 Hospltal, but nn";hlv
tunatelY'-tbe hosplta.l
would

II. COL

work to be attend d to

lmmenaely a.pprel:Ja.ted

lie

committee would;
A. help
thllt the Cnmmlttte h.d no

used agam

of money out of

sorts of materHI.1.S for
soldiers managed to

and tha.t

O1e<Lnt.

"f <:b lhe".of

tb

t m oaL

d8JMrld.,d on InltlO.tlve
~CIME:N ON THE LAND

bat!, baJls, etc
them wllh
J£
tackle Or croquet
pa.118 or bowl. or qu","""o,'
and he wa.s ,"""".'""' _

work on tbr. land t
work hAd been tm ed It b ~ d

8eemed tha.t where

been

a.ppreClated
accord;"'oo

&pprec~a.t.ed

I It.

WiLlI

pa.rtlcuilu kv I:iO

andllD. B?uth LUlOOllltlhlfe a. ~~r

Che8hue
wa.s emploYID

n

Cll rtl:f
" he e

a.t
ser
l~ women on bl8 fanJ
had a.lrea.dy
tried
women
8
WOfthad
been. 8UCCt!tsflll~ In \ t ....
brought the need
e~c. before of thIS he h
en ulred at the Lonoon ofh cts or
the notice of La.dy
~and Com
those Af:lSOCratlon8~ ho were tramm~ 0 ))!3\ 11~
forts CommIttee
women
~fe A BOCla.tlOU/l v. ere tho " lim 1 "
A vote of thanks was
to tHe M&yor for N a.tlOnal"L 4 Se Ice Lea~ue 50 Up I H ~t
the use of hiS pa.rlour
I
street, N W ~ th~ Women s E Lrm all ~ I I U
UnIon 45 Qu~n Anne II ChambenJ \\ estlmpsh:r
the Women :; 1r a.tlonUI Pohhca.i League (N3.llG al
Ltmd CouncI l)
Dank llUlldmgs 16 ~t
J a.mes stree~ S \
and tLe \Vomen 5 Dd nt..:
League Corp I 88, Bs.rrow H ill row 8t J oh! I
Wood He
oug~'t It wus most Import an~ l Lil.t
I
the
addreSSC3 of ~ljcse SOclctlel should bt, 1.: 1 0WII
THE GIRL'S
ATEMENT.
and noted fhe ~18.tlOna.l Land ServIce Le gtll
were of opm,on thht the demand would be con
I
Court on Wednesday, 81derahly III ~oess of the supply lhl! N Ltlem,! !
and PohtlCa.l
agup had placed a. gre Lt man} aud
S~1n.I" lr.et
charged on had still IL ~eat. rfllmy to place
The DefenLe
1>nl1".{",II.
secret diSP081tlOO Corps sLId th:6,. ml~ht have women conllng 10 I n
child. at.tcmptmg Ma.y, and haa a gfod many rcgliltered from June
onwards H~ dId ot get aft far IL8 the }I Irm ali i
lIurgeon, Il&l~ on May Ga.rden UnlO~ bu It seemed to be tho geno II
a male chIld al the OpInIOn thut he d+.and would exceed th e SU llph
was a. fully developed and It was 1m ort~t to note thltl
1he CHA.m AN proposed, and Mr
R B p. ~ rolf
been dead some weeks
'Were 1)0 marks
lence on the bodv ex seconded tha Mr l\ F. H WrIght of tL1 Wt\tll~n
cept one caused
He did not thiuk Farm J.. ,hour IComJIt.t.ee be co opt.cc1 a. me mher Ilf
tbo \Var A~lcult ral ComID.lUee lillld thlll .... ~
tha.t the child b~~~3.:;'~h~~
I
:Ml"s K ate II
witil of ~ general agreed to
In.bourer saId
saw
grrl at her I mother B
EHCU IVE COMMITTEE
\
hO\1se and &he then said
It IB my baby •
On tho prOJ1OSltll~1 of Mr F
•
bf
George De t'}{Hl '~',r,~:::~lt the gtrl's f, lftber, snld Mr G F SL+ E l was resolved
h1s daughter left d
at GraJshot and (;omnutlAle oo.lappo nt.ed to
came homc on
then descnbed man of the ~. DUDl like Mt: Job
how digging
t~e body
H \Vllght,
d uot lmore than three
He WILlI not aWSl.re oC
cond~lon, and by them Wit' powJr to act and report
l'lO preparat.lons
tbe rnrti of the a.ccounts
I
chIld.
Mr James Fa.lcop'er had wntten to
S Marsh
to seemS' he body mlttee compl"lDlD&j abuut the im,pr''''''~C1' 1
found by the
and taJung charge bu.lers ~y the ~mht.at.r
of lt
The CaAI..R.M!.L.v ~B.1d he dtd not th nk
P 8 Whlppey !la.ld prtsoner laid to him
I In n. pOSltlon to de~\ With the matter
have come to own up that I pu~ that baby down dent of the ~pard pf Agrl cultnre had
In the ga.rden
I came home about a that on a matter ot!'p'nnelple he could
month come Wednelday, and I wa.s home a week wa.y to lntervt:!D~ '~~he compla.mt W'L~ 'tb ','
when I had the bar I kept It two dap before was a gree.t W'flte qf chaff a.nd
I buned It I ..ke my brother to dig .. hoI. ib indIVIdual oouJd not have the
the bottom 01 the gardon, a.d two day. alIer that baler tor ht. ofu itIle
I bUried the bllhy I dldn t tell my brot~er what.
Thl) ma.tter J MI8.1l0wed to tiro»
the hole was for Mv mother wa.s &W8.Yi at the
HAlIoVEST TIME
tIme I dldn t murder the baby, It wa.s bom dead
Th& folloWln:g Iet~r from the Board of
o.nd there waa not; a. murmur from tt • f • I ture lVM recelT,ed 1" 1 he Pre61dcnt of
wra.p,Ped It lD lpapor
'
of Agriculture del!llTl! to lDlpreSl! upon
Pnaoner was commItted for trIa1
necellsuy of ~vmg theIr agru:::ultUtal
overhauled &ti he ew-hest day and oC
once th••p .... and Ireplllr parts , ~ e c e~,ar~
Cla,ke. B'I Pill. u a Baf. the machiD~8 tq g~ wOlking
an
elY
n
a.nd Sure remedy lin elthor
WI))
have the
of rehevmg
Su: tor ..uAQ.ul~l orQ;;olltitutioIln.l Dlsch&rgtl8from UrtU.r1
Orga.ns, GI"I.Yf!l ~am.... In thlll Ba.ck and kludred oompl.lDl:.s press upon th
uCact.urers who are
wah depleted
S OWIOg to enhstment
Over 1IO YI!&t'a' Buc;eel' ~ or all
~
'
,
CIlHaIIlte. 4/6 per box or IMIn t
cautlcs and It Will g? lar to en sure
dIrect, ~t r~ 101' SIS Penny
•
Stamp!! by the Propn.ton-Th.
III S mg rclu~bl6 mr,;,es at a tIme when
Llucoln aud Midland CounUeii
must needod '
Drag Co Ltd LIDOOII1
(Fn~ from Mot'Cul'Y)
Mr G F
LA.D'i saId thai 'Olt of
I
3llrlght, but h~w 'Tere larmers t o
about It 1 Ihe Llettef came Into the
Sccrctanes of the D1St.rict .c()!",~itt!~ "
IN THE KENNET.
a.nd nothmg mo~ w¥
obtamed a numbe ~ of copies from
AgrICulture an~ c1t'f'JJarl8ed them to
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
he dId not know
I 'TItere the po~tago "as
"rom
I
Mr JOB Lousurr. While agreemg
farmel8 would
On Wednesda.y the Dorongh Ma.gutrates agam Sla.de thought tha.t
tnachmery
before them George Pope 58, Brook street foohsh at! to neglect
cha.rged ,\ lt h attemptin g to comnllt sUlclde
D~~.;~~~:I~pg, OF PESTS
thrOWing himself mt"o the Kennet on May
have sent; a
The War
mrst before the ma.glstrates prlsoner said destruction
mlttees ill 0
WM suffermg from worry and pa.lnS In bill head They stu.ted
hmeB
'W"u.6 normal
and at tImes absolutely: Agriculture
hig actlOnti
He v, as lemanderi that Ihere
~a,gi.tr~t"a., medICa l report could
made ma.tter In
Agncullural C-'?inm,itlto>eB
sa.Id he had known defendant Councils
yeaN and had Leen attendmg hIm mulatmg
~Oun,,'"
the begmnmg of thIS month HlS
peHts,
tbe
been uulta.blc but there were othenVise
of mS[lmt} On the 8th (the mgs mIght
allc~ed attempt at SUICIde),
Ih '''.''''''r, v. Itnesa had decldtld that the man was not. or~Dlsa.tlOn
lhe
mmd and l~pphe d to the l'8ile" mg officer
The case was adjourned Cor the doctor to mter
vIew the mll il out of COUl t, a.nd he V,IIS then dis
cha.r~d on the ca." of a t tempted $Ulclde, but re
Dla.nd.ed t.o the In!ltltut.lOn fllr 14 d Ly!l under the
ILunney Act. ror further tnvestlgatlOns

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Our Portrait
Is of

Mrs E, COOK

who wrlles
as followI:

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