Reading Observer 07-1917

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~ingforclean­

come
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those u~ed ip the ki~chen.
Sprinkle a little Vim on to
a damp clotl rub the fork
ligHtly, and all s~ain8 11 and
tarnish WI I IliisapAear.
After using Vim on a I furk
no flavour or odbur remains.
ITry it on your ~orks t crday.

th•• next
meetlDg thp
~8ns or:ushed.

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THE S&0RJ!lTARY B REPORT
Ml Dooper, tbe hon ~oretary, t1>en prMentetl
h,. anmn.l "'port, in 'l'hich he .a,d 1that ' he w'l"
_ ple...d to ...y tJi.t t\le work c",,!'led on by t~e
MSOcliltlOn m the past year b6d been 10 everY w'\Y
sa.tlsfactory 'l ~is h~~orundered was enhrelv d~o
to the ftl/lenrl,d rgrk
of wh~h the Commltt<je
W~ composed
4. be ter cbrurman he was ~llh
'Would 1le d,iffiOld~ to i\itd, ond they ".re alao ~etiY

I Vim I S Just a. good fOT c1eamnll
kitchen tablel, flJ,or. , wmdows.
gIQ'~,

hat"ig Ii very abl. and energet.lc
t~1\l'Or A ~rl'y Tote Of thanb wa, due to
these tentlemen lllr the tIme IUld trouble thoy hnd

fortunate

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Iln l $d., 3c;l- &

gIven tio tlie work
Dunng the year twelve
general and nUp:1~1f. Bub CODuntttql!l meetings
weTS held and lie w~ gla.d to say tha.t the nVeT
aile n.U.endance li&d ~br~,n. on the whole, excellent

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From all
O~lmen, Ci\a,~J,r.,.,' ,<tel

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SPRINKLER-TOP

Wit.h regard to funeral!, he ~ 'Was sotty
to ••y thot .olne "lOm rs h~d tbe ImPl","lOn that
the whQle of t~ ex nses of 8. veteran'lS {unerhJ
were bO~e by tlle Ai.Oelatlon He wunted them
&II to underot.and that this WM not t~e case fn
ca5e$ ,.hol<> It llI'h~ary fnneml wa. demM, elth,Ot
the treaa'il'"~ .~ 1I,m..lf at ODQIl COmmUlllC"~
wlth Colonel
ane ; at tl1~ Barracks. 'Who h d
been Ivery good..to them and up to the nrese t
h nd Pio, fded lJo ~uu ea.rt'l§oge. band, buglen,
d. I J"'oci~iion
bearers, WhlCh
course sa.ved & certam amoubt
or ~nse to he relatlvel
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enamelware, woodwork.

Metal. arc ea.rly P1o /.hed w fth It.

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THE TR~.ASURER'S STATEMENT
Mr H J 'Gqrrmg, the hon !fe.aurer, m pte

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aentmg hts tllu'di repOl-t, saId ho ha.d gren.t pleasura
III Sts.ttn'f th It ~ l-.e vnnou6 balance "heets of the
AssocmtlOn eOl ... red , er, favoumbl) WIth pre
Vialll vears no~wlthat&ndu).g the troublolW tJDJe
throl,lgb "htcb thev were now paULOg; The ..A~so
clatlOn had, cturm.ll' the. RVit:. ,ear, suatamed
heaVY loss t4ro~gh the death of such !~::'~~~l:'~

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udget ReduQtio

r"ISisting . t,h.

Genesal Sir Mowbra.y Thomson , 1Ial1\Jor

FJemm,ll Ca.p~ W F John.on R N , and
~. B I Wllhain'!-gentlomen \I ho had token

greatest mtorest In the A SSOc13tl on
yean Takmg ~he I!"n~ra~ fund first,
rooointl "",onnted to £86 Ills 6d, the ~x11.OI\d!t~r.~
to 1iJfl1 8. 11 d I, .howm~ .. b.lance

on Julv lst of \ £29 ~ 1d. lU\ mcrea:le ot). lAst
year of £9 178 Id Ihe pnnclpal Itoms on- ~h e
retelfl~ PCCbOll t ' w'ero
PreSident" vle~ llresHlfnt
&l1d lion membct.:s' ~ub!cflQtlons £20 1'8s
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ceeds frnm thre~ mlilt&ry ba.llR held at the L~rlte
To"lll IhJl, '£~5" 13. 2d , and member!' wb.chp
tlOns £8 46 'Ih,re IS Po shght falhng of[ th~r e ,
but thiS could scarcelv be wondered at ooJl!!uder
lng thut UP" ardB of 600 members were servln$r
then' country and a.181') the large number ex.empted
from n~yrnent thro~~b old al!" and Infirmily ['h_
expenditure mcJuqed the exnendlture/at 1a81. ....1)ftf·S
genera.l meetlQgJ ~aa to 208 membors~ prmtmg
&,h: ertlsemenis. ~tc £14 11s 10d • gra;nt to baud
m dlll\,:l') lund l £10 grant to brmd appeal fund,
E7 9rr Srt
'ef!olld grapt to appea.l J-uod ....... d

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3. Q~ W 1tJ> ~g.rd to the benevo'ent fund, Mr
Gowqg a,'<!.
,tlllf l~nd al.o return ~
hAlnnce sh eet Dunn't the vast veA; it

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and women ha.ve

am T'eode d u seful service, Rnd Will gT(lnt,ly
n.ppre lated by ~ ll '" ho ha\ e sh llTfld In Ita beD~ts
Annu l grants fu 56-01d and de!ervm~ bad aqatn
been .l!lade,
11 emergen.cy grant. ,h~d ~n
made
"1"" that demanded Imme~late .~"st

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Waddlogton, Co
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'I\ee Mamly' thwq~h the fem'OvaI 01 ou,r large.t
eontri}:rutor from tho toWll, tbere "'••• fallln~ pff
of £4, 18 In the subacrlphons 'fbI!! however
"l\.S h a'rd lv nntu~eabl e, AS it Wall
Immediately
made good and 'wit.h a lw ~e margm to .pare, by
ihe geneL'Ous dOTl9'tlOn sent from Colonel Walter
, Thornton oM ofl 'the e.teemed vIce preSIdent.,
£25 'ftorth of 5 per cent War Stock was uli«)
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bouaht tho mt"l...b of "h,oh WIll be V&lu~ble
The Calersha.1l1 Veternno' Reher Fllnd h<J.d been
formetl from the lMt dIvldends of tb6 W el\ Mts
tl alian 4 per' cent Stock
The benevolent' re
"",pt~ were £74 ~8s 5d expendIture £49 4. ~d
The Dflla.nee at the bank nu July ht ~as £25
149 3d ·fho , C" ....hanl Vo(e=,' Rehel F".d
.toad no foll ow. Reoemt. £4 3. 9d
exrlepdl
• t:ure. j £6 sp-anta to Cavol'Hham 0; ete~nlJ of 58
eac» £) lOs , bal.nco at the bank on July lAt,
£2 1.. 9d: The tot&! amount stiand'ng to lb.
Ol'1}dlt of both l>cne'Qlent fund., l~cluding rqserve
I\lnd~,l nmo~nted to £131 14, lId It might 0.
of \Dte ... ,t to knQw th~t neaTI" 300 .ete\'!UIo have
torecel~ed grants rrem thIS mrnrt u5eful fund Since
the commonce ment n~ the wa.r AI!! to the bn.nd
funa , there ~., II. b~lance 01 £3 O. lOd ' 'lhe
a.ppeal to reduce the dept, ho.d been genelroul8h
Imonded tQ. and the Cdmnutt.ee h oped m a
time to c1~ II of! the ,mall amount .t,ll

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ADJOOONED CASES
W A I Jelley, 32 11 m,
manager at
World s Stores Ti::t. munths wIth leave
G Llord. 26,
grocer s assistllll~

Hlbert

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SIr l,'erey Sand on, K 0 M.G , then addressed I. blurd";,
b.h& memberS (!av g con~tulate.d them on th~Jr
jm:!ttence 11\ suCh ) g~ numben, and Bald b. wad rColoun;"
reool'oo 1> numlie 'or lettel'll from gentlemen re
~rettlOg ~h.U' In il,ty to be. preeent
Lleut
Col Mghe Wll",oTl had wntten from the AdmJlalty
tllLytllg' It was <.ll,l\~ lmpoliIRIble for blm to get i&way
frc;un busmess, ~d the Lord L leutena.nt of Berk
shi", (Mr J
Benyon) and the Deputy
'M.a.YOl (}l1: Leon ro .Sutton), the Jatt.er Ot. whom
~ves~a hl8 be
withes for a. V9l'Y Buccessful
g&tilermg Contl'1wn~, BIT P~rey ..id tb&t onco
more h.. Il1onl</ .J!lier t:o emphllOl" tb~ dift_rence
l»tween tne Veteran!! ARsoma.tlOn and the Natl.onal
!leurve A ll tho members of the A.soelatlb", were
JQ.embers of
Natlooal Reserve, but. las he hnd
pomte'- out
It dId n9b follow th~t all mom
bers of the
Rese"e were meDlbera of ... the

TnAm"'.. of the N atlonoJ RellOl've

LAW AND THb

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Aruplliil SIr Frnl\cl. Powell, K C M G, J P ,
L,eut Col Thbl""" I,.ac"h&rl ~r C M Powell
and Mr WaJt,er Green han treasurer, Air H oJ
OOTfln~, hon &ecreta.ry, Mr Percy J' Cooper,
CommIttee Me..... J Fox (chaLtmap\ J. It
aqok P J anope.. 'I M Hudson, E H Mern'
w~tbel , Charles HOUle, J Fox, ]lDl , R E H
Mouchtn. E: R r Morse W Cox and B Fgglo
tpn. Fmance Commlt~, Messrs J Fo,x, J R
Cook and H J GornD~, audItors, :MeasrB 'I M
HlldaoD anq J E Bndger. b8.nd master, .Mr H
Eg~let.01" band ....~""t Mr W Cox, drum;,I' ___ I •._
m"JDr M.r T M Hudson hbranan and
bepel CarpI J FQ~, band SOCI.. tary, Mr E
Bennett
t
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lfr Fox, on beha.lf of tbe ExecutJve, thaokcd
boot to " 'en the flag flvmg .nd they l
next J , - tb. band deht "ould not only
off IJII bat ther~OUld be somethmg In

WithIn ; IIpecltied

OF THEFT

Mr L G Sutton pros1ded a.t a. sIttmg of
Re<J.dmg Tribunal on Monday a ftempon ,
there were present !Messrs Ii' B Pa.rfitt,
Moring, L E Qu.lch, J C 'Trostrum ""d
p eadman
the MIlitary RepresenttU.lve
Cameron Gull) and the Clerk (l1r Bernard

£26 12, 9d
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B/.ECTION OF OFFICERS

tlle members for their confidence lD ODCO more
electmg them They "would cQntlnue to
theIr

lots" arq trequLrCd to

READING

The follo'Wmg officers were 1'& alected en bloc, on
ths proJ>08I~lOn 01 Mr, Merr:vweather, seconded by
Colour Sergeant Belcher -Prealdent Slr Percy
Sandersou1 K C 111 G, J P J
Vice pre6LQenis,

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c6D~' ~ lots of

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DISMISSED
E llen Robmson ( 38 Castle squa.re was sum
moned fOI a..uJtl'1 g 1\'lKtild ~ Wa,lklm.r 10, Vme
plae~ on July 14th - After hearlDg
eVIdence,
~h. Bench fillBoIl.~ed tl1c obe
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NO APPEARANCE
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Susan F r mlrun, SpanjOw court, Silver street,
w as _1i\lmmo~cd for u s m~ a.buslve lang1Ja.ge to
us t.o use Phh:1Je Hughe" 18, Mart\n c~urt , S,iver street apl''''lt'.'on ~)f uf Prosccuwr dl.d not appear when. call~d. and the
whiF4 we summons waS dlemLSsed
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SmIth 32, m

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general sen-Ice groeer

Mr 1 R Kent apP!'.",d - Tljrec

wlt.h ]aa.ve, on busmess grourds

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PER.'30NAL APPEALS
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Huntley

Smith .. 39, m

~nd Palmers

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C2. labo\lJ'Cr .... t

Mrj F J n..t.diflc

peared Three months WIth! lea.ve
P Wheat 42, m , Bl, upholsterer a n,tura'l'''
Russum Mr ~ D BelTyl appea.red
Cor a stn.tuta.ry declaratIOn
the man !II
J P Goddard, 28, m
terman Mr E T R Lt(, ~PIPca,..d,.with leave

1 J G Hotlc 40, wiUlow'~'!
n the employ
Slm9nd. ].f, Chm chill 1 * pp;,;;~;;r:'

pIDg clerk

with leave

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fum burnlll"" and
to beg I It must. nut
drugs. It Ulust not
dtl eeLs, lt mu .. t be

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