Reading Observer 06-1917

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REAOIUG DjS~RICT. AND
F1NANC!A'J,. ' POSITION.
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0.,n JUDI!)

Bnd the Bench
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dc t~ndant to let
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In t he report lor 1916 J",t "sued by the Read- oi boer," be 6XJ''''Jne,l,
m~ DiI, !rlct of the Indepondent Order 'or Odd-. provoca.tlon."
f,,:,o\vS thele are some very lOwestmg fit.".t~StI C8
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~CHOOL
(JIlC"T:l. •• !ci the vaqous flocnl Lodgee:. opd also the
-:yhe followmg persona
l·I"'O~Ir.gS of tbe annuru and half yearly ,meet. I causmg their children
I11g3 he ld. 1J.!>t year, partlcula.rs of ,\hlch h ave pre· 3.nd
wIth
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In taL
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I EFFECTS OF THI:; W-').R
Erne,t Dunbar,
Tne ultirate results of the war upon Fnendly I or 7 da.ys for a:
t)UcletleS ca.nnot yet De 'known, but there IS no 11 ye:lrs -Mr
d',n 08 O~ce
~allbt a fin.nOl.1
tl1lrd n Will be ~"t "pon them Atten
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prov ed 1.1h 0 caE~S.
,,=ti!ch no" actuarial cal ula.hons at he nt0mellt can I
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~",u~e , iIJld It behoves ~ !l.m;e who take ~n mterest I
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III Soclehes to keep a natchrul e) e on t he i ntUl8 WEDNESDAY -Before MrJ E
"'Ii Dote that the Mancbe,ter VOlty are to a.o
~eRcb.lr), Sd"~11'ereEY OSanFdBrj'Qn,
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ul~nt s~ feguarding th~ luture bv p .ClDg , a _su"
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on n.ll members In order ~o make up for tlle
CRARGE OF
C~IG~.:itI'T'rE,g
hug'C num.ber sen"lIlg In tbe ~rmy or Na.vr and
Samuel
,\ bo.are excused pa.v.u~ contnbutloos It i~ estl- 19th
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,a n-t.ed. tha.t l1l. the Rei.dlll8: Dls tnct. there are a.t. prope~~~e
ltast 2,500 members S~rvLDg Au exceedingly : charge of
~a.hfvmg feature of
report. l.!5 the fact. that b;}.ve been
over £9,000 has !>qen m,-ested lD Ibe War Loan i ~ared f01

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Tbo necessity of obtatrlu,g a good oratp of lllterest G!lwUi~s, '~~[~~:",ti lRO'",itl'g:
Jlj. "'pparent, a.od when th18 Ui guara.n~d by the, on th e ~
(:roverument at. 5 per cent. we a.te not. . surPllred I De'lzes. There
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som~

ICi!ft:r.
that local Oddfellow. haV& takeq advantage of the
iro!J1 &oy patnotlc motne, fo:t' t.hey

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Wilsoll,

was lD So good coodltlqD

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""" 'rest ...ured Ibat tb,elt capItal was never better It wltb other p&reela on
..cured Tile report contam... large amount of ' ferred to the Derby tra.in o~F~lfoil~J::;'~'ff~:;'; Q~
\ alua.ble lIlformiltlOQ to the student of !;()cial quc.s- I s"h""tlt::.e
f??x aga.m
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orya~r9fie
tions q.u d we agaw congIMu1a.te t h e Dlstnct : condltlOD D.S shown
Oliiccrs a.nd Committee o~ thEm presentat\on 1.0 a. nwnbe r ~f clg.lrettes
roadnb le fotm of t he wark that has been carned ' lOy. of the u wm. •
out durm~ tb6 past yeA- Praise ~ also due to ! was, on No ~ pl ~tform at ~t~~n~e~,~:I~~i~~i~~
tllt)~e "bo. whil e ISO many of thetr former mem- ' 6 0 clock In consequence of &
bers ilre .1 dom.g theJ Dit. " elsewhere, are keepiug ; ~~~ret~o 1:~~W~htnee8S ~~ went \g thad
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p.~"g. prouucc
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tryon a

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to think it

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y ca.rrymg 00 • he made some ob~rva.t lo n8

ylIlg

lhe oneroUS work of the mn.ny Lodges Perhaps I St.a.nOlDA',' all No 1
! he most l#lportnnt fact in the .future of these hiS right band Side

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He could
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to lilm
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rall-n o.y company
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been a toOOcCo robti~y
' tben pl_d hl& bn))d m
c~ergetle wt>rk put III by the rc'poD81ble Officers wltbdrew ' "" PqcJteto
.1Id ComIDlttee, 1.l\eadJDg Oddfellows are ....... III
They. are plml1a.r c,~ar.fte~ tq.
looking alter tbe chlld±en
fered porcel and I ,brul arrest yt>u
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of st.e.llln~ ..them"
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Th e compl' ~"
ti.tlOn 0
e ~CI:.J ent. report has I count fo.l' them hein lD mv pOck"e't.
hc\ n earned I t Iby Pro'\"' C S Bristow , who ha:; Ihow they got theJ... W'itQ,ell tocik
I"'rformed thi •no mililil task lD a very a.dmlt.bl. nohce ,tatlon - The Bonch ,..mand.~ n.;;.n,,,r
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Societles

is the endea.vour
made to enlarge the
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sectlon, andth we are glad to know that
t.he mernoenhip of
e Rea.ding Juvenile Branch
of Oddfello'1'S "oS Dever so large, tb~ to the

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Cbuaren 5 1
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elzea 22ln.
to 36ID.

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one pri1e to clear.,
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Plaid Frocks witb plai..
zephyr sleevesoud collar .
Colo\J1'8 ~reen, blue and
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SICK
FUNERAL BENEFITS
THE qSE OF MOTOR SPIRI
It must be gx:atilymg to the members of the
Charles JarviS, 54, Bhr,&t Church-Toad,
D"tllet to learn Ithat tbe Lodge Sick and Fune,,1 ,nmmoned for ea~s lDg motor .Pltlt -to be used
Funds conLmue III a. '\ery sa.hsfactoty m~ner the purpose of a. certa.IIl O}qtor car let. ,for
..A.t~ thb6 ~.~en.cemendt of 1916 the tptal all10unt 1 ~~~r~~rlht~b~De~e~~! ~r~b~ly~~i'!0 m
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ot .. t & '.J..lUuges l I'ilIl S 1ll lIDS dlrectloD wns Bignell , 2, Swa1Ilstone~1'OlLd, ~ wa.s ' IU"O~O~e,d ..lOf'I
£163,363> (b. l!d and at lhe end of 1916 stood, at "milar offence -The partl" are
£166,205 lOs. 6;!p Dunng the yeaE the sum paid I of the car, respectlyely ~Mr. A
III
cODtrtbutlOD~ by momb.,. r6cbed £9,~lO ' Town Clerk', office, ,pJ>eared In
1~ ?*d., while Ithe nct. amount recel'ved for 10- 1s<JmmOTl ses, ,"hleb were tak-en
l.crcst.
and lDcome ta.x recovered 'H~S I under the new Order.-Mr E.
768
I 0,. the expenditure stde of the for defendants wbo >n the
Fund t.he return for sick benefits Dot rnu1ty - Mr B~rrv

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_b_el,efi~: ,_,;'1i;';~~~
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mclud- edIplt
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tra~e,' there
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agWDst plea.

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tamed for

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OF LODGES,
the DIstnct, wbo".
end of 1916 .toad at
at DeCi!mber, 1915, the
. " 'in :.'>'> Is S.d. "",hile the member

Feet

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yea.r the nttmber of memben
-I""Ulll"g and DIstrIct who are servmg
Miht:arr forces was 2,162,
been gIeatly mcreaoed,
eoii:trltnit4,"lSaecoUllt of these membel'!l
the year The
·..oIWllt",:V members
year, numbencJZ
bUed 1D actIOn or dlt:d

mcrease in the mem·

Ju\-emle Branch of Ucld·
of members a.t the close
bas 51000 been lncreased
of £2 ,538 4, I
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Important branch has

controversy on more thilIl one
Lodge and other meetlDj;ts,
had it.S effect Judgmg by t he
the membenhlp,

and then put

OF MISS PASLEY.

jnst take \

wea.ry, aching, '

The palll ceaa..
relief comes D.8 a ur,moodous joy I I
feet feel like lnmpa 9t lead-an hrad
TIZ It', gnnd-ltflOriOns".. Also
It tak...~\lam from
• bard sld!>.
yonrs m a TIZ

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pl~co on Sa.turday, at St..

Boolt~~; " k - c"'sce,nt, PAddlugton, of MaJor ,'
, son of the Ide C~t.
Mn!. Daubuz, Ryde , l ala

chilblaIn!_
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like TIZ. It'. ithe ow:r. lremedf
out
the poH!IOnOU8 ex.d:rtions which
'nn"" ~I. and cause foot torture.
, box of TIZ .t any cbe6iBfe or otor..- Ah ! hoW' glad your ~et become, hoW'
shoes feel. Stan ug a.U day WOlL~t
ltttle bIt.

up,• • t."c,. IreQe S:LbIQ'l P)81ey,

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The bridal vCll of old BrlUlSels 'WIth assaultmg
st
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Jun& 1
orange blossoms were worn by
gtle.at-g,'aD,rl):not!:,er, grandmother and motber
her
h ttle boy,
neIghbours'
h ~ r fAther, and attended

And be generous ' ;0- S~nd

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httle ep(!odel '
H e c~a not
"",d wanti'lll8
the yld man
8 queer e:[queer. " On
aJ, bemg so
look' ••lI... the
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S1r Thotllll s P asl,rJ!. _and
of Farley R ,II, Iteadmg,
Adams and the Rev. C. ~hack lc­

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gown of cream georgette, ,vl,b

whosilvel
t\'oreand
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t~~~l':;';~~~'g~;:~e~;~r;,;:~!,'~J'
wlt.b
sI lv~r Jeflves.
were -Lndy Constance
oUt;, __~ubluz. · the Du chese of Nowc.a.Jo>t}e,
Dnd the L.iu;scs 'rufton. Mr .
Rowena. Paterson, Lady Noreen
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the H OD. Mr!. Candy. lbe Hon.
M~.
Brtlbourne, Colonel and Mrs.
Art.hur }>e(tl,
and Mrs. LIOnel Brooke and
)fi ~ Brooke
a.nd Mrs. Wynyard, ,MKj or and

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took ber

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l~~:~~t~r£~'~r;J:
by Ithe
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ca.usmg he r'
sworn, saId I she

mmutes

to get

answel WItness
put her off' the
step 00 the
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]:~:"'E";,=",an",d:=Co",I",on",C!='",nd",.M",,I8 Ch.,e_

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meeting of the BlrmlDgham Dis·
Tractwn Co" Ltd, tbe Cb",r
H ilton, deJ. li '\\ Ith th e p roblem

~!:rstJ!~:t~or I~m:::::alund;:e
at,

,d.ery

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motor omm bUs '

1<;0I,LI'llbute8 ..
per wle, or be- '
per annum, m taxes It was
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"t~c,.~:uchbut taxes
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durin"should
the war

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