Reading Observer 11-1917

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'f:~,~~JER .T~~i S~,>.~ , Ala;.:,~,,~

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Wooldridge _ided ov.. & crowded
the W E.A. .t ihe Worke...• Hall.
when ~{r . R. H ;
B.A,.

fI . ' Novelfies.:.are strictly liiit...r and' v:.ill ~''5~'ee,dily;;,91'd

'I1¢turer laid t.hnt , hc had no

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elay and help the Post O~i~

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was te or trouble.

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~nd to bring ~n the children,

tel ), pure, is hig hly
P rofessibn, and is used
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beer eItfl ot prepared by

ROYAL :CO\!NTy .

London, S.E. Jardox
rln.cll,l. of beef extract, but

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Tb~ ?Flsu~ul Can.. di~n, pl ..y, U The Land of Pro~se,.,t i~ to pay i~ urat .iait'ned'wek th~ Royal
County tI'hee.fh. The author is W. Somersot Maughan. and the COmparor ret~naib~ for the proUuction of
the piece ia Thomas C. Dagnall's. Thfl play oomes from the Dulce of YoTlc.'1!II Tbe~tre, by arr",ugemeut 1\ ith
the late Gp'&rles FrohmaD. 'l'be artiatee will,include AgnJ. Thornton In ~i. ~e VtUlbrogb'!I farnom
Jllfl, .. Norah M~rob." Th. play will be pertormed once
with a maUn'. on Wadnc.da1 at 2,3' .
~\t.rqw ahoul~ note the box oftice is open daily from 1l .

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to

Beef Tea with
Beef Flavour
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QRIjkidney
DINARYlro"bl~.
colds
'tart
They congest
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the, skin por~s, the air passages and
thi<, bowel., so that most of the , hate'
thesej organs should toke in keeping
the ~lood pure, is thrd" 'n upon the
kidneys,
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nhcumatlsm, Gravel" Renal. dropsy
Inflamed kidneys or "';adder. Or
_even 01 inc'urable complaints .

mn st. adjust it.self to the ncw
Soci"ri, m 1S a t.h eorv of society, j it
PTlll:;""'t collect.I\' lst. 'There hnd 'b~en ail

~1~!:~rriY'

act \v,ly,

COltlll cannot 1~IWIl\'" he :lvoi~~iI. hut; yO ll
eertaiuly Oftll J!lv e Ih ·! ki , l w'y~ 6trclIgth to
rc!irit the Ill -eUcet of ('.o!J ~ ,
!t.Iil l jmi~o th e pro luchon of Hric ad.l hv I
elttin~ If'Sf! nl eu t mvln' ,,!thug II lcohol. Thls I
. will ut'aillt thO! kIUUI!Y".

b\~ t~IS d,d nol

an il ~\ .tnca 1 Soclahsm.
A
'v;;:s to capturJ the minds- of tHe
a philosophy I human
wa. '\\!u'tb.c 'Sociahsm
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wit h a. conc~l;ltion of
affon!lOg thc PCSSlbllitv of n
Sccla.list t!.lOus:,-:ht
presented
in need of t ovl"ion,
THO
in uromm cn ce; first, tl:osc',
n-dmmisltntors, who were not can·

if H,tinrt.

JJllc~nclte nnd urinllry di.:;or.)cT8 wnrn you

ihtt.t it the kidlleYIJ 8re not hclpoo nt ouee,
thcre1' likelihood' of '-

po",tI,c,' develupment. Any schQol of

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regnrd to the, proper function of the

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• financial burden which thcfie
sch,en'e' I..,t',iled? The country had witnessed, in
or three ye.nrs, a. grea.t extension of
; , i';l.du strie:r hu.d been nationaJieed;
interfeted wlth private enterprIses
, simulllftneousiy, n. change of

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"THE LA~D ~~I PROMISE,"

of,,UUllt11O>

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to tbe plea toot the CQutj"- ,,!lUld

THEAT~E. I .

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MINstER
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RtXDING
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had a. prest~e due tq
and thinkers . emphalliaed
only t.n~ i:: pla~ 'gradually.
~'1n.lror""o. ti,'n had been eff~ed ISll)Ce wo..rl
the
service_of the people It~ was
cp.quire if iundamental ~h~ge wu
during the p~riod o[ the ' war
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ragical . modificntl on 'O! OUf
be ~ r&ught abo In tImes of ~CQ.
. to ask If the material res o urce~
could n ot be ava ilable to lIupport
directed towards the improvement
welfare of th~ people'" It b ad been
t h e t otal co et of n a.tional educa.
Inonths was about equaLW four
e'~1er,di'tur'c on the war
Ii :') w O1"nv laud·
of SOCial amelioration had oecD

Why not fix the da~e ; no,:" ?

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men t and del icious
from which it is made.

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body oC dodrine, but. mereIy~
student. oC poht.l(~al !cience. During
ha.d been a. new st.imulus B:PDlied
political' a.nd social q.uestions.

,rr~e" ~eelas Toy l~ ~ir and~~~ift

ing, Invigorating
h OnlC- nl.ldc beef tea-

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"The Presen! ! Po@
i(ioD of

GIftS for ' abroad. should be bought and

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POS!T,ION r OF SO,CIALIST
"',THOUGijT.
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T :~ now more than ever necessary to shop

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D oall' ~ }llh~

of 1.lduc \' tTOl lhl1!

t.!lOu:{h I

ILm 11 0 ;\

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N:lTE.-To obtain the
Mr. Mattern J

of
ortho·
f~;~J~t~lh~:~~:~~.~~.oU~t.!~;:d~.C~ filt.nlu.ts
the ncxt two :v-ears,
who, were nQt
~o c ia:hstic

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anythmg "itllln till'

two

Both these g"IOUpS ~Ilffdred oecau~
and speakers had been preoccu·
economic ,\uestlons, The expositIon of
l:.:\d been nrgely an au:ilysis n.nd de
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i 1ll fnct Sooialism hnd slol)u
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A SOENE . IN ACT 111 OF .. THE LAND OF PROMISE."

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COMFORTS FOR SOLDIERS.

we can offer 't he larg st tele<:-

lit Father and Son.
prepared for winter itb kead
and smar1t in appea nee.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE
DIRECTOR OF 'FOGD ECONOMY,

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lUUDINO O.ORnJl. I t

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has kmdly promi&ed to orgaDl56 0: numbe~

by bpllot., tho'"rellult

~~~en" ~or, t;;~ ~1,;';llon .!Jce.lI.aUlk'~l~'~.;;,r{'~;~~:i~:ft1;~~r~~f~~~\'~

The Mayor then va.~ted the chall' in Cavour of

of

Industry

Mr.1
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ExcelSior, ReadlDg."

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a RoC!al func.

must be hOllestl y .. rv'ed

eXII;t for the enrichment of ~he

community must hove bhe ri~hi

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It IS b .::mg prooerlv sen·ed. J lIn.
cAnled on with the (ullf'st Tl1:blicit.r.
}Ul.y of your rea.das who could apa.re ,!,,"hole time pro 11q;e to do bi~ best . .( ,. .1 \ , •
cbUNCILL0R QUEWR'S -HEALTH.
dISputes are b,ttle. in lb. dark,
aervloea, a.nd who would like to co·operate in this '
~e Town Clerk laid me1bliers would oli!ervc
IIhou ld be lituide'd by tho id ea of pUbhc
form c:if. Na.tional · Service !hould communJ'cate
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Payment f. hnuld be adjusted to service
direct w{th Lady Hunter .a.t the hen.dquarters 'of that Councillor Quelch was.- ap!ent. and he .was
",lone. Th~ fUll ctionle~s J1H~OUlC. i e
the Foo\! Economy Campllign, Grosvenor Houe, &utpOl'l!ed,, ~ Bay that; gent<iematt wbu'l~ .bs 'Une.IJle •
obtained ,ntn ollt rE:' nd~r ing Een' k c:
to. t ttend auy meetings of ~th6 Commiftee for 'eOlne
ehmina ted. n ~al i nr. " ith l' rrl pert'l". the
Loniiiin; Vol, 1.
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time to com..e. l Tufortunatoly, hts .health was not
observed that it is n:" {'f!!I nry to note two
. I am, Sir, yours faithfully.
a.ll l, tha.~ could be d~s 'red, nn9 .,ctm. g on yery gOOdi l
fi rst , t here W88 th e c,lse
which , With.
ARTHUR K, YAl'P.
of prnperty . t b ... owner would b e deDirector of F ood Economy.
~vi ;;e he had g9tl& ~a.wa.y for a. moqtb. :'
frUits of IllS ',J 1}:Jur j and, lII~condIy,
he Vice·Cha.lrf!lan SliP. ~~ey were BOrry to h ear I
Mintstry of Food, Grosvenor H ouse, W. 1..
\' hen ownersh,,·.. was
such a. poor account 9.J Mr. Quelch's htalth. and
Lhp, (mner rl!A.ped where
November 13th, 1917.
he WitS sure tbey nll ' Jo~neg WIth h~m . in hoping ,
souJlht to o.boh6l:t
tha.t his heal t h would soon bo relltored to its nor. I
~nablcd the nrope'rty
id t
th . ~
uld' b
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to le l:) a t:u UpOD l~:!r p erson s, Having
:~incon I Ion 1 0
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.co,
e o.mongsil t em I
Guild Soc inli! 1n uD ,'~r review, the lectu,rer
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d:,'~~:~.;t~ha~~t a{t-er the 1\'1' " a strong State would
NEW ME~mErtni;r'HE COMMITTEE.
b
to .,feguard tb. mlerests .r tbe
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were cert 111 .Junctions lybich a
The. VIce·Chairman i&iji it was his duty to weI· !
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perfonu j it must sa.f<'guBrd ...t. ... in.
cort"e. a. new member ~f the Goinm!'i~ in the per- t
th e future. for Instnnce, it must prc1"cnt
60n! of Aldennan Hny*ard, '('ho WIJ.S fa. 'Well known
of natural reS{ \Il C~ : it mUlt 8et~le dis.
member of the TO""n ~Coun'l:ilL, and ' also equally I
example. the Cluestion of " half·time"
weB known to membet$ of ' th'e Oommlttee, 00
be settled either by the Lnncnl'lhi re onerabeh.lf o[ the CommitlAi.', lie heo.rt.ily welcomed tb.
bv tb. te , ch>n~ profe"ion, bul bv the
Upon the best me"Tns ot
lastly. 'the Slate must elim ina.te non ,pl'o·
sep1,1ring pa.tronage lies the
incomes.
accessi on oC Alderman H&yWat8 as a l1lemb~r of
the Education Commlttee. ,
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lecture WM foUowed by an ammat.ed diS'
foundation of the business
1;he CommLltee Ihen dCClded to tlf the day .... d
man. Advertising is a ' verithour of future tpooting.. v.od I'Csolved ~hat 1~ 8hould
was thanked for hi s lecture and

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n atever the '&II· powerful Food Controller mal'
restncting our dally raotians in the near
no one ca.n teH
But we hope we shall
,. bl. to look forward to receiving our ,
.• Ration " In t he form of tho maguine
-'-" ~~ " & W... Hosplta.l. ~t iA becoming
reasingly
d. y by day tI!.t m... ' (100II Dol
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alone, . a.nd for our I pa.rt ~Wflo #--.iIl
dlS!"'D.. Wlth a -further qu&n,tit,. -Of- ODr
, bread ".hile the P aper Commuision &eea that

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bright little contemporary

long ... i.

I n a. word. we should greatly . MiS! this
and mdeed very much m(V:"e than we
of the commc)(ilties now aerved up to UII
OOUI'!e,

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war pricea. to But

the way. " The Ra.t.Ion " th16 month is a
October-November issue ~d is very
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after the rea(ler ba. wh~tted his &ppetite
.. rnnl m. (h. Editon.1 note. he will be in fine
Letters of our

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Hospital

,pre .. irlOs.... 61 Pte, W, F,

London

H ow we mis3ed it," / '

o }," " Around the Wards,"
(hart art icles, m which
well to t¥e front, Pte. RJ.cb/l,itI,.on
ll n~ er the headmg . t un'CII'J. "
there i5 ' plent.y to read !
The Illustrat IOn s ar e o.I!'o ext""UlI~Y
include a. p~$e f0 rlralt of Ca.pt.

M C,T, We ought to pomt
In a. brlc f note, entitled \ & O,/ro<,lves,'
wh y t he Issue t.h1 8 t.ime IS a COIpbin"ti()D

n,nd X o\"c mber

The

more assist ance to get up
a " p!'C3cntnb le" number

The

" is a Iv ery ambi t ious man
bel!! t for his rea ders

He

' . cribers and wants people to
aIL the p ;).t lcnt s. \Ve can Ih (>rou~I,lv
hi s maga.zm c as a. fine pi"k·,meful"

hope tih,t from bellceforl,h
.. month ly as regular
we w ill not be a.n swera.ble

War Hospitals,

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and Im med iat ely
dr es s II w l lh

l oolhin, lam-nllk.

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able buaineas adjunot land a
valuable asse~ if the proper
oourse is adopted. No right
tbinkinir buainess m ,an will
allow the id.... of courting
the favour of the prtblic a
secondary conelderation. / It
is their support he desires.
and in order to obutin the
same the best mean" of
t- brinIPtlll about the fl.esired
end will be uppermost in his
mind. No effort shc\uld be
.8P&red to fully impres~ those
wi~ . whom he wi+,es to
cOQ'e in contact ~th the
nature 'of his wares, He
must approach tbe$ in a ,
manner whioh will tend at
once to "hit the mark." and
having thus gained the pubsupport continue
keep \
his name well befcir!l the
pUblio I gaze so ' that ! it b ....
comes a household I word.
As to t1!e question o~ media,
there should be no I hesitation on the paft' of the
, loca.l
tradesman. Thel
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"R.eadlng Observer"

will be found a ftrs~l&811
... dv.ertising medium. The
contents of its pages. ' appealing as they 40 to Teaders
to. e~ery hougebold J 8.1".) rea.1
and re-read by thousands of
l?"o~le, I Here , tbon ' is a
" ~ pleudid
oppoJrt;unity
for
local bUSiness men t" make
any announcement
theY may ' wish to bring
before th,<jI notioe of, the inhA'bi~&b.(B of Readin;:- or any
pe.rt:'o(
~~-county of
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month at. four dcJock ,
'JJhe appontment of v~riO\1' Sub·Committee, and
oth~r fonnal business wk8; then dea.lt with.
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The following casu~llie, in Iho lIonl Berlubir.
RegIment h&ve been 9ffic1!-1Iy' report~d; \

Sec.-Lieut. C. L. Shaw
See.• Lieut, C" Spooner ••ttaohed R. 8us..x R.

The
Safeguard

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Pte. R. H .(Rober!l>on. 202892, Reading
Opt W .' J . Rnasell, 203840, H~nl.y
rreviollaly reported Woun'ded, DOl'V reported DIed
'Of Wounds _1
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Pte. T, Gibbon •• 201802; M.idenhoad
PrCl ...ioUIII" repor~ Mis~8', beli'eYed Killed. now

Health and well· being are
needed now more than ever
to resist the attacks of wiuter
and the trials and troubles

reported Killedl:, - '
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Bee. -Lt, G. H. D.y. Worce,t(!r,R attaohed_

of war·lime. Saf"!:uard your' l

OTHER REpINlENTS.
Dled.' ;. ,.-. ,
PI<'. T. g, Cooper. 103326, n.,<Ilha'Labo1l1' Corpo
KiIlod.Pte. }V. Martin, 2023.7. Readina:. RW. Burror R_

Pte. W. G. Oompton, "2122, Windsor, Household"

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Pte. H. W: Abbo~~, 33~9., CA'!'eroh.m, E, Surre1
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Ser~l, C. Moore. 31739. ~'fingdon, DukJ o[
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Pte. G. E, DaTb. i28271~ Wln,~':'1r. Labour Corps
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tended IJ> benefil.
AS MAYORESS.

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· A writer in the" NWlOnnl );ews" of 1ast week
is Itl'Ong~. In favour of the appointment of women
Mayors at the presJnt jundurc whcn many t01ftl
hi. councihors are. selecting new Milyon, and women
are, through th~ir ncw actlVIL1t'S, closely in touch
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)1.nY~rs .~'ould be· 8 1 new departure. U is an ex·
lCrtni£pt whIch hilS n..l:reudy been made and apIllN 6 (t. Mrs GarrJtt Andersun was n. most suc·

THE SOLEIOF THjE ARMY.-

Ca.pt.. V R. Price

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G, A. G. Wi%, E. S~rf~" IL ••ttacbed
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Previously ~porled misaiug, be1ieyed .killed., now

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Oldhn.m. Atu'lI!! Morgla n of ~.w D: ~ea " etc1 That"
custmn has n o\'er tiecome geneml IS perha.ps
fault of women, \.,~o bave not :::hown anything
ilpproac41ng a. pr0p,el' interest • 10" loc~.l govern·
Mento Theil' enU:.usmsm IS noW'. however! awaken·
mg , and this 1S b.n 6pp or(.unity b oth for them and
the c~untry
out a n-en- field wher!, wo~en
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Pte_ D, No Jon .. , 13324, N.ath
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be we feel no anx eitV'
Bill ,"Ve aN! assured
with it.s considerahon

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:;;,~a:re~IPort
is ready. and
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the Scssion wdl
Repreeento.tton of the
successful career before.

"" rul Mayor of Ajldeburgh. Mrs , Sarab Lee. of

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It mu""t'W~""'ol"rg'llJlised

Jaok.on. who ' coni:'!'tu~ted the,'Comnuttiee on
volunlary hclpera who will 'deal'with the applic.·
having the right' mau-:for c~h.irm&n, ~ As for the
'tion card, u they .re forwarded to Grosvenor vi.,q.chairma.n,hlp, h. (Mr. : J~n) could only

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T~e Brat bu'i~.. s 'Y'~ ~h. -,elcq\IQn . of ch~i#iI.n , oo,,,al~~'~r.edom

ha.ve

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do so. It itS
d,mCll:~ h get Into
touch With thts d ass
,till! 'the L.unfc! cnC J (~r S Oci ctl e8 \\ ,\S cal
lo cnh ~t th Eir
h,cJp fOl plOp,lgnll d t ,
th eir rr.1n' bn<.: '1 he
~unferen(' c " ,t 'J. m ga.n1 ~~d I 11\· a ,fo:n c <..'CH , rl I tt c,
InItiated by th e \~T olll cr.' !;. IH dl'~ h~al L'Il UPli l. .' u':,"d
by l' : ! p l e sell t(!tn~s uf the ! D utrl'.l" C Socn:t :'":' th e
Y \V'.V. A. , lh~ CICl'i r. : ,Ll 'rrtlde L'"m ol :. and uthcl.,.

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PROFES$IONAL. OPIKION ON II THE
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NATION'S FU~D FOR NURSEfi." ,
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It is l\n ungrateful task lo CJiliC1~C an anp cal
mad e on 'bch~lt of Q, body of ~omen 'whIch ha s sd
weB earned the tnbut~ ,,,hleh It is propo~ cd
rcmtict .it,-..b\l,b 'rq .fear, that l?tl, position WIth 1'3j Thl) (;hail' . ,~ as ti.'k~n b~' LOl i! .deal \.. Bcntil'lk,
ga.rd to the ! " NatIOn's Fu~for NUl ses,'" fu h . \\hu has n.hva-)s sho\\11 Linl.::>elf n ::Llum:h frl(,hl to
lIons to !'WhicH nre belIlg very urgent.ly 'l.£h.--ed wome n" orkerf:!
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ior In the Pre);s and by other meunn, I S not unoer·
MUiS Lena Ashuell mn~o n. ' ': 1:- e: a qn .::nt p Ica.
'S tood by the public ;0 gell~ral
(ur the luya l ty of the more i Olt u, I...b WClm( n to
'rl16 appoa
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' Dl(ld e f or a f un d t 0 Lthose cntHe!y dCIJcndcnt.
th e::: C\' ,I cwl,·
1Jt:: apn IIe d t 0
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,t.wo- quite !eprmlte plll'poseg : firs~ly to pronde nn She r eco gni sed, .howe,·cr, qUIte c~ ~~ll v t ll.lt. the
Ilndowment fund foT' the Colle ge of NUIsmg , aud tc01pt :lliOn tu take less m Hey III ordc ; t o eke ou~
<'~o~.op..dly-,JE .T,!lise a. ~eDe ... olent hmd for indi'd dual an imuffic ient ll1C0!11e " , II he very grc,lt ) rud. tha.t.
!.l,lIrscS' unable to Illovide for themsclves in times cOllrugc and loyalty mn~t e se\"erei\t sthlilled.
~f riOknel! and distrells " ' MI SS Susan LiJ' \ I ~nce. wbo was t~ h[l\'e follGwcd
· The vromo~'cl"s of the appeal f) &\,e that t.he CQI· M1SSr<\shwell: '\<\S 1Illfordmu.tely c.: cl k d fwm l o' n
lege of .Nur~ing hjis been founded to pronde : ' a on urgent G o,'olnmcnt bu n.css imd, n ~ n oy 'shOlt
•
.;:•) ntrnl organisation
rcprcscnta.ttve 0 f the n\1rse~, notice, bel' place' W~ t.aken by ! ,~:!i E S Dunn, of t he
)!cded by the nunes. speakihg in the name of the National FederatlOll of ~7;om c~ 'VOlkers, :MI~S
aUl'Ses." .
und~rsta.nd, h O\1"eyJr , that the nur. Dunn urged that all ";ill'l wcrkt ls should 10m d.n
,
' d'
~ appropriate DUJOn or Associltttcn, and learn Ito
~ing poofessio
, n is by no means UOlte 1D supp orl.l
stand by one anoth er
the tnaJ comes.
,i e.ithcr project.
,
The Centra.l Commit.t:!c for the Sta.t e Reg.ishil.MI s.", Vi olet '
!a~t speR ker, urged
~
that. those who dId
the tle of re "'ulnr
0
' ion of Nur~e! , repres<lnting over 10,000 trained
lUrscs' and 25 000 illed~cD.l men, is not !o.tisfied\ paId work , should,
of l eturning to a. lIfa
I
ot ~dleness and
themselves to work
With the nntyre oC the reprcscnta.,tion offered to
I
.
that., if Dot daDe
, ,n11 not be done at
~ h~ rank ana fiJe of he profession 111 the proposed.
II . Th
n .
ere 1S much
of yolunta,1J· W01 kcr!!.
Dill for the State Regi stration of Nurses piO '
·t !
h
now, and I WIll be shll
the war, and sho
mot.ed , by t~ ~ College. The C omm. tee ears t ntl
'
I -~ d h
I
b d P 6iloUe t, rLt thoS(l who
such work shou:d
·
d
d
I
,h. College WIll b•• ru 109 an I8CIP !Dory 0 "I.vb nng
' It to te
h ha b'lts of
order
and punc:'epl'csenting mamly the L'1te,Iests of crop Ioyers Of
I
,
h
I
t
1
h
tUR lty tllilt t cy l.we
while
domg
plud
nunes and gon:rning bodt es 0 f hOSpl <l. s, and t a war work.
lts power ,\ i'~ be cnormous!s' increased if the di "1~
S orne dlscussion H• ,rlo~"d the speeches . and M l3S
tnbution of the funds subscribed by the puuhc fo r
the 'second obJect refHred to above--the fund fo~ Irene Cox proposed
of a. CommIttee.
r to carryon the wGrk
by the J omt CommIt. j
the benefit of nUrSes who have sacnficed
the~.
. I
tee, and to dc,d With
of the ethel' problema
'
be<tlth in the cOlIMe of th eir warI,,- 111 entire ~T
'
fi d' b
conn ected
clerl~s,
thetr.,hand.!, and its bcn(l fi ts con ne IN mem er
MISB
s ugge~tcd thnt theof the CoJlege.
I
'
p resent
to co.l tmue and other
More ~ \'el', there is l :t £ea.r in the m ind! of sam
members
to volunt eer to serve.
I
.
nurses tHa.t tpe eXl s t.en~ ' or ' Q, lr. rgo bene"olen , R
~
Ix
1 J,vera.
reccl'\'ed, and It 1.S
fund lD~ tend to. pCTpetU&t.e the present e. treme
lioped that
work will be done durin3.dequate scale of their salaries. and tbat
It mav
,
tlIe
.
,
"I
mg
e Iapse\ be tween now aud
further inJ11re their profeflslOn by puUmg It on ~ Iqe peuce dpm,ubili,;atiuI11. 1
dlffercn~ f o'o tlog from otbers, sucb at! _law and
medicJne, which would not conSIder It dlgOified tb
appeal for pubhc subscriptions on behalf of their
DILL,~~~,
People Dill is now
It is clear, tJ:terefore, tbat ~c.at.evcr mt.y be the
Cop."'it'ee stage, TLe danmerits oC the ca.~e for wluch tho appeal IS mnde ,
lca.ves the HOU':6 of
It cannot be c1l\Imcd for It that it if! made' With
of ParlIament to
the Untted vOice of
profession which it is 10for Ireln.nd. Th6

tJ

--.-,
ION OF- CHAIRt,fAN AND
VICE-G~~IRMAN. '
,

A, Sarjeant) presided, and, olcere' present were: I 9or~all~'
Mamott. Mi •• E. ',Mlr ~ut!-i>li~' and M~.
Wmter, Hon.n, W.\>b•.ra\lftr.jl E1 Jackson • .na.eden,i Hayward. Chivers, N6rr~t ,the 'fmvn ' Clerk
(Mr! W, S. Clut\<rbuok), ' aJ.d th~ G'.,k of (he
I '1'_ Mr H T '1'
~" . t. ':. or
Com1
ml "'}'''' ( , ~ • • : ~ ug,l
.'
,
The Mayor s.id, Mr, L, G,;' S~(ton had w\ojlten llre.. n~d

BOUBe.

food ,and, of

..\

of :rhich, ..... that 'M":" L~ tr.tliltton w .. declared
y
.
duly ~p'poitited <fo ,¢.h.V oft!oij 'for the ens.umg ~
. Bir.-In cpDlleet.ion wjth.the League ,01 Natio.n~1 to
S.fely which!h" boOn !orm~ as po.rt. of tbe FopS
tpleaaure to ata.!.e tha.t
Economy Campa.ign, I
",a, f.he'n
of
tody Hunl4lr. tho Wlf. of General Sir Arcl!ib:>ld chll ~nnan. and 'Mr. E; J~lfson was declared to oe
!
Hunter and Honor&ry President o~ Lady WorkeI1l , re-"eJc~ted to that. posHion., ':, . .
Tn
, - "

'!'O 'Mr& JIlDn'oa 0:1'

and Brandies;
U

t. .

~!I om be supphed. Wlli hot every lady, young
I.
'
.
r.Or, old, ip .Read.in,g, mu.ke one articlo and !lend i~
.:.
' " ~ ","'" :.~~!;.
_.
'" 16, Dulle-street, Re&ding! when il will be sent
A me.ting of Ib, Eduqtion Co~itt.. WM held
immediately to the loldien.
OD ~bnda.y nfcrnoon, _ wlleN !le,-1u.ig,.ess WQS oC
YOIInI bitljfully. . ,
' . purely formal cll.rnet~rJ.:,'rh• •Mayor (Mr, F.'

~opular Prices, Suits adelfrom

."." I""d,

• I

Sir.-The War Office in£Jrm. u. that our .01d..ro Co' ,the ~0Ql! fronls will be suffering III a
fe... .".,... ,nnl... more h.lmel •• muftlere and mit-

not call and ha~e a lOOK round?
Lowest."

--.--

COM$rrtkE·.

•
'D TJtE BpITOll 01' 'l'lI:I co ItE,UlIl'I'G 01150" .... "

Socks, Mufflers, etc., we have

WOMEN'S WORK.

~EADING\ ~Ei>U.ti.TION

\

.

,

."

self-begin a course of HaJJ 5
WlDe to-day.
.
:, I.bad a nervous bre&kdowp"
writes a sufferer! .. apd artef 1
being very Jll ~!or three montbs

1 tned Hall's Wint and owe. .
my hee tQ It."
'
It "ill help YOII too. If yoa feel I
run·dowJl, worded or d,presaod
and cann ot sleep, yon need tbe
aid th a t fIaH's Wine give •.

-HaUs
Wilte

TIle Supreme a_staralh, ..
,';.

..'

I

-Extra Luge Size,·416 '
....Jlft Si.... :119.

"::

No ArlllY ~3n fi g-tt , howevcr w.l.l·likt.',i~. spint,
unless 1t canl march and no Army c:lnit ma.rch un·
1~18 its ooot!IJ a.re ill' good rcpalr.
W,, : can
then how ImPOII""tl is (h. wo(k done by. the
h ..nd~ ill an old Klellt' l'oad ' factory. wRer& worn
out boots &re sent I from France t.o
' ~pai~e<1.
The bools arrin 'i Just ns the y

with mud, worn through, and walke.

out of

:=hape. The girl b~ot. surgco ns wash th~,1 lSoak
them ln' costor OIL IstrI P off sole, heel, Ptd outcr
skm of the .. waste II Then they build ' on 8 new
lIole ... ~l~end and block, and behold I a m'~gnifioent
p.llr of army bOClt~ starts off! 8go.lO ~or .. l5omc~
where in Fr&nee:" rThree hundred gjTIs hA-" now
gradua.ted &I boot.sjurgeOljUI, and they have beaten
all the m~'8 old record ••t the worIr,.: Tbe other
day ten women at~ipped oj! t,OOO p&ira of IOles
before evening.

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' : J'OCKET- ~lONEjY

CONFERENCE. ~

WORKER"

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f

A large &udienCi, repres,nting a.lmo~t. al\ Socle·

tIe. ~nd

cOQnectbd WIth

girt,

the Council Cham bel'
N,..emt"r 1st to diSCUSS one of
10

must be 'I fReed in eonneclion
,J;;inotiilis~(ion

of wOicn 'l\'ar clel ks after

Our

\

~ortrAlt

Is of ftlrs.

TItEVIS,

,

wbo writes )

as 'olfows :
II I lufFered "'ttl!.
a. diaea.sed. checll
bone for n~ly •

ytar, and. for wblcb
I had S operat.iOM l D.
;;;;:;';;;;';;;;';';:;;;;'+:-~::.I II00pltal, all of "'hieh.

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