Reading Observer 02-1918

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Branch in their ·De&ii:tles. ~ , -,
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Newhou ..) presided; and he
VCD. ' "". M. G. Ducat
th •. &e.l. Canon Coleridge, the Revs. H. C,
R.D.,.A E. D&ms,- R.D., H. P . Pope. St'I C"
Angel Smith. A, P. ,Carr, T, G, Evans, Dr, J one.
(Peppard), H. ""..d!oy K;ng, It. Wlckharl. Legg,
and the Han. and Rev ' Canon IRafidan P.",ons

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Miss.es Adea;net Cook, . OoUin.,
(GrLZeley),' Mrs, Wa.ight, Mrs,
Higgen" -Oandert.on. Hopcraft. 1

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80a1C ~ th~' af(ecte~i parts I In

st~'!'Iy. ,.'I,kJ\lfno w~ter. for ,..b~~t ten

miti!Jte-!, ,an4 th,e,~~I~f ~v.e.n . tho wor.d
~Ubl!,ln, a final giiod~bye.] ~ays-l
Se~gt, C" s. ' TU~NEI(, I(.A. M.e.
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IWalke;
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Crow. &re·piinlul.~ If·t hi d' only Imcwn"thi. for the

hurst, Sadlor, Mr. ~d Mrs. Da.dington

twenty Yetlnror ' !Of instead of just learning'
cerltly, it 'Would have 'saved me a
acute torture every winter. My
finger!; used to '!tlffen and 8well!O ....... ,. " .. co
not go on. My fef.!t qroand the
ana
were.!lO .swollen abd inflilmed u1d they would
bel\rmf weight, I'm.] some of the veins were

,Mr, Slmmons (Bear WoodL Mr. Spikes,
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or 8. sence were received Uv.m MISS Edith
t.he Rev, EI and Mrs. Broome, the Rev.

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a.nd smarting mtuie my lile mi&erable.
Chilblains, of o.ouree, are primB:rily a e.t&te of
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ot partially stllgD8.nt blood in the
the seneitlve ncr-veil. They
and dampnelll oont1'8.cting the

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_BRITAIN'S NEGLECTED
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tempel'll., hl\ ~1!'Ok , tIDIes•• tc.; and the f hild was
&l.WBoyS a mo!t cruel obsen-er, nothing h ere escape"
hun, 1t was the harde,t ordeal io whlbb & mon

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agll.lnst them, agamst.rtbese incitem'ents
wicked.
Tpey must not only work, thenJ to make

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their way" Inf~otion.. from drams
avoided: ' ~hey did ~verythiDg to le'ssen
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' ioo~ carelully to
mean, 1.0
. ~ ~1 _tJ!.e infection wl1ich B318.ulted'
world would I09n be on ita knees
light60.ment.
Teach ers

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JACKSON·",. & SONS

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I. I L ot 0 f I R amcoats
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are onenng
a S"peCla
Ladies, Gents, or I Children, Every Coat
guaranteed proofed and relia ble.

Gents' from 25/9
Ladies' from 21 j- '
. ' Girls' and aoys' from 12/11

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and the mem?enhip 624. I
The Deleg.tea tq: the l"'c,mt Di,trict. me..'lng,, :1
in their report. !ubn11tted oy P:G. D. W . ",un,Der,'"
congratu!a.ted the 8ecretafJ!" of the Lodge , P.G.
F. G. Berna-rd, upon hi5 ~anim ou s election to the

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and1 see these Coats? Ff' D
Style •• Quality and Va lue they ' surp'a:s,.
anything we have offered. We shall be
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Important poSition of Deputy Grand Muter of
the ' Rets.ding Di strict,
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Bro. H . Bake!", m a.
well choseD. words ,
welcomed the Di5t riCt officel1l.
B ro. W. D . ' Vh lto, In Ithe
intGr estm g reply to the kind reception extended
to the DistrICt office rs: a.~peo.l ed to tho!O prc.sent
to rea.ll3e that Oddfellowl!Jilip meo.nt !Somcthing
more thin mer e pOWlds , IIshillings and pcnce • ta,
:tlwil.Ys enderwour *-q live up to the gra.nd motto of
the Manch: s~r U nity,
FriendshIp, love and
truth ."
The Deputy Grand Master, Bro. F. G. Bernard,
who had a h oorty reccptjci" from hi~ fe llow members, &a.ld he fUl ly rea.hseq the respontiblHt ies attn the importa.nt offi ce toj which h e h<1d
been e'ected .
H6 thanked the ~ember! of his
Lodge for tho confidence they ha.d repoeed in him
by nominating him for th e offi ce he now hcld. A
very stri~lng illustration ~L , tho va.lue of FIlendly
SOCIeti es hke the M anehf ster Unity, Bro. Bel"
n l!-rO s:nd, had recently 9ccnrroo in their own
Lodge by.the dca.th of onq o f their own memben,
Bro. J. G ilk crson TIllS Brothel' joined the Lodgo
on J anuary 21st, 1865 (tBe one>ning night) a.nd
with the exceptIOn of & fe~v w~k.!;' 'lJines!J d;d not.
dra.\v a.ny Sick pay tI ll 1908" Smce thR.t ti me he
been continuously
the fund s tlll his
3 fe'W wooks ago .lDurlng hi. long period
rece1ved in I!.ick
Illness Bro G ilke rs~n
~he sum of .£151 15s., ~hge his contri butl6ns dur109 t he whole of h ll~ 1.5 3 years' , membership
amounted to only £84
IThe speilker comldered
th is W/!$ a.n eloquent testimony to the real value
of tho sta.bility of their ~Iety.

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Ladies', Gents' & ,Childr~n's Raincoats

T~e ~rmc ipal ' item of ~odge bus ine6S was
audltors r eport Bnd ba.lan?<l sbeet, which iWa.s
m!tted by the Lodge Auditor s , P .G.'6 J 1" A!'Sle" ll
a.nd T. W . 'Vithcrs.
T~e ba.lance sheet ,
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was a very fayourable o-zr.e , showed that

AP,ECIALISTS

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Jackson's Corners and Bran~es. Readini'
Telepbone No. '249,

Telegrams: "Excelsior, Reading." I

A - WRIST
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MQst" ,nist wft.tcbes go wrollg, sud (
i qUldcJy 'too....!tI.8k Imy Is old ler who hAs harried
o ne. ' We gual'Montee this so lid ali vel'
watch 'for wea.r and tru611.U16 ktepml
uuder sll

'con,hti?ns.

Pay

p c Pro.- C_B , Ilro. H, lllri'stow , ... d P .P.G,M.
A. W.el ch IlIAo addre ~ed the mcetmg,
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DUflug the evem ng lI.tl jintcresting pret'lentation
01 a PMt Orand'~ J ew.1 and a RecogDltion Badge
wos made to P .G. E. Hlg~i ns, t he retirinJZ' lira.nd
Ma l:lter , of the L odge, in rccognitlOn of his p&Qing
the cha il s of the Lodge
a. second time.
TjlO. Deputy Grand Masfer, tn makm, tb& 1pre_
senta~ lOn, a.lluded

Pri,c e 501It hAl ~ fin.e_ leTe~ mOTemelJt und

LOYAL "EXCELSIQR" LODGE.
PRESENTATION TO I,P.P,G.M. A. WELCH.

There ~as a good ,-repreeentn.ti\·e gatherin g of
members of tho various Oddfello\Vs' Lodges in t h e
Reading Distri ct on Mon day evening a.t the meetm g room of too Loya.l " E:tcelsior" Lodge, in-

100 ye.rs

Post fref everywhere.

LUMINOUS HANDS A~D FIGURES.

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to the fact tha.t Bro. Hi ggi ns,

w ho IS one or the Lodge Tru stees , had duri ng the
wb'ole of hiS m emb ersh ip rendered va.luable servIce
to the Lodge.

SEE THE T IME IN ' T~E DARK.

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FOR WORKMEN'S WEAR.
These b oot s have new soles
and h~els, and the uppers are
guaranteed sound. Don't ml~s
this cha nce, leather gets dearer,
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knnwl edgment of the presence of the District
offi cers and referred to t he real ren,s.pn !~ m a ny of
them h a(l , 6peciillly met together tha.t evening.,
which was to m ark thEil' appreCIation of the
mannCH' in , wh ~ch Bro. 'relch had so a.b ly ful filled
dut.leS dUring tpe past ,ear II!:; G rand Ma!Ster
qr th~ Reading District. Bro. Wright spoko m
most eu ' oglshc terms o f lho energy and zeal which
B ro. \ V'elch di-spla.yed righ t through the term of
,is office, and his interest lD OddfeUowship in
genem}.
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'l he Grand Mastel (Bro. W:-n. D . White) haying
read the Oddfellow ' War Ritual, then proceeded
to reply 1.0 tb. k indly gt'I'Cting wbich' hi, brother
officers and himself had receive d from all those
presl3nt. I H;:I\-mg dope thir; he said it wa.o; indeed
a plcasure to ~1c Bro "'~elch' ,!! a.coopta.nce ot a
Pn.st Gra,nd'8. Emblem , which WM i>£.-811tdully

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JumitlOUH difll :, Rnd 1!!1 tho- Q9St .. &1 118 possible, Onr
bUSIness 89 manllf80h~rels b8.C~R this watcll, Cnsh I'cfUllded at / once If
the watch I S uot entirely sd.tisfactory , · .
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REP AIRjED ' ARMY BOOTS.
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Carriage 7d, 'extra,
I~medla-t.c l y a.t, the cOD;dus ion ' of the ordina.ry
. Outwear two ordinbUl'iln ess of t ho meeting, the popular veteran of
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ary pairs, and worn
Oddfellowshi p in Reh.dmg p,p G M R . Wright, t<>;day ,~y thousandsC
Money
very: a.ppropriately paid a glowin~ tribute of ac.
returned if not satisfied.
cluding the District offictnl.

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St. John , New Brnn~wick , has I3ntered into the
shlpbuildlIlg programme in earnest, and very satls.
fa.St.ory r e!Su{t s arc a.ntlc ipated. Fart.y years ~g o

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it w.. one of t he largest ship- ownmg ports m the

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wotld. Th~re are at present t h ree shipl)mldmg
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being e~b.Ui$cd in the city. One firm his lald
EDITOR OF THe
\!I.6JDr.-:GI\ OBsnvtll
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~he keel f.9r a large wooden ~~eam or .... Ith a. carry·
Sll',~Iu 1915 we made a n appca. fo r fund5 ~I"I
mg capacl~y of 3,!tOO tonJ:;., and n,bout 200 ln en are estab!l'fih Queen Ma.ry's COnlTalescent. Au::riha r;,
~sp.ing t~e work of. con s LructlOIl. '1he k eel, wh}ch !I O~P ltals a.t R oe bampton for sallo I a.nd soldier"

IS compOlled of BritISh ColumbIa fir , IS ~bout 200 wh had lost th' l b ' t h
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the ligbt of , feet long_ I Native timber w 111 be lar;:!;cly used m
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or & ~ward , but as 8. mark of esteem the budding of thIS steame r I A second onG Will i fro~r <L.1I P~l'ts of t.hl! Empire was m7st gl a.tJi~lng,
and A)'preciation of the \'alu:'lblc !';orvices re nde red be I1 ut. an i the stocks Immed~atelv upon her com - <Ln~ wlLh hbcra.1 grants made by t.hf Bnti~h\ R ea
mounted &nd framed,

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to the Di strict. b~' him , especi a lly dur ing the put
year. Bro, White incidentally referred to Bro.
W<,lch's ca.~e r In Oddfello wo:hip lll),d hi s ~onnec­
tian '''pth tho Loya.l ;' Excel ~lor" Lodge in p R.rtitular, h opmg he might li,·c long an d a.lways
maitlt.nin the same energy lor t hc ~nod work he
hod ':; 0 fflr shown in t pe cause o'f Oddfcllowship.
Tha Doputy Ornnd., Master (lho Bernard) aleo
mn.d6 somo k indly remarks N!spcct mg Bro 'Vclch,
and pointed out the pre~cnt-n tlon wa..~ somcwnat
mcoUlp!ct e as a gold. wwel shou ld. have accomponied tho emblem , but. unfort un ately, they were
not to hG obta.ined 'a t t he present time, and he
was glad to think BM Welch had decided to let
this m otter stand over.
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was proud to belong. ,
Several of tho ,sistet'& and brethren spoke, and a
very - interesting Dlcetmg was bro ught to & CI060
tho' usua.l w ay ..

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i.h6DJlelvea better teaehel'll, but alao to ~ra.v
th<J .....~ ohould become • better p1~ for
children. and that dangers may not be

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1.t~ W. E, Don.; 'D.

:. Blun~~, E: Higg!n!I. T.
Wi~b~rs, V.G. F .•
H . .Fanstone, and Bros. F. Wa.rwick, F. Lo\"egrove; V{. Al la wa.y nnd
Childs. Amongst a
good attendance of vl.!lting b reth ereq 'Were:
P.P.Q,M.'s H. ,\Vnght, o j BOrDa.oo, G. 'fubb, H.
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P.G.'s Knott,1 Henwood, Sma llbones ,
Purton, Wa.lker, Gl'oth , ?ib!'Jon, Allen, A~twel !s
and Humph"es. The District 0 ljicero pre~ent
wer.: P rov.· O.M., W. D. ~ hite, D.'P .G.M. F . G.
Bernard, Prov, C.S, fl, Bristow arid I.P.P,Q.M. :

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Lcdge om.,..,. :' P'.p IG.M, G. W, BowshFr,

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fir!t official VIsit 'On Satu~day , eveDing J ·to~ the
" Crown of Ertglani" Lodge a t the Lower
'rhe N.G . . of' the Lodge, Brp. D,

alway~ strive to do al l in h.i. powcr lor the Society

the health of the .1Ou!! Why wcre they L, carelese
?~ that!. F~.. ehildren had the seed.
had n...
10 their ' b.~; thO!' .wby were they ~Iowed to
meet dreadful tempt.t,on. which migh c, b
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h eartily a.l)plo u ~e4, ..§nid. he could hn.rd·y convey
to a ll preseni...his j£ea lit}gs oJ gratitude for the
l'oru.s 'Which h ad b~ n sa.ld about
thn.t eveni ng.
He thanked t hem most sin oorely
for the same, and MSllrcd hi,,, h oarcrs he Bhould

mean anyth,ng later on ! What bad tb done to
punfy the lives of tho children .cat In h I t
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could be put. They truBted often too' much f
what -th ey
taught from a sylJabus"l of
they had gIven. ~Ta.s it of effect? Dl(l It ah
I. in the after, lif~? Did :th. creed. they
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Os. 3d. a.n d £225 in fun erl~l ~l alm s. As fI
of its favoll rablo in\"estments 'the sum. of
178~ 9d. h a d been recei""C~ in interest, t~
saving , on t he year 'a.mountrng to :£4972~. Id.
ea-pitnl of the Lodge &t.a.r:ids a t :Cll,'/66 &.l,

or \It'aCJllDg; UII weer as a manager 'or 88 a
,Ohilblaina seldom bccur
other
jea.aher' he alway. thought. and we Ollghtl &180 to
hande and feet, where, due to the
think, fmt ~nd chiefly, of the children. A s ~a these ex t.remiticl!I from tho heart, blood
tc&eher. he was very cODsciou& of his !!h0rlfominga frequently more or Jesa
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and fa-dotes, but 'eYeD more coDeciou!f of what them eepecilllly !lubjfX.'f; to
Acta of ' Parliament or inl!lTlf'ctora could not take polW'lible WRy ~ atop·the ohilblains ie to
c-d irect cnU!I& ; ' t.hnt i s" di8pcrle ,the ooIlge'til'~
from them, viz" the right of looking forw&r'd . He stimulating the bl~ ciroula.tion. To
was, therefore, tempted very much. to dweu. on mu st slightly; expahd the tlur/ace yeins
the opportunity offered by future legislation-the out the irritating acidtl nnd eebaoeoua
lengthening of Bchool days, "he great.e r chances of olog the pore8~ A few mInutes eOl\kjng
aU fit children to ODter .8eCOnda.ry .chool., :c e ~n- alkalinD water will a.lwaYII do this, but the
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Tery ~ro n gly Illkaline. The beet
tmua.tion schools th,.t were to be, the vuy IQ- prepare it is by (,HMOlvJhg 1n "bout a gallon
cr...,.d poaoibility 01 children of t~. ~rlTll'ry water. handl"l of R eudel btlth .. Ilrate"
.o~ool rea.cfirig ~he un i'tersity-tempted Ialso to ohemist can lIupply at slight
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think 01 the blowlDg up o( mounWo. 01 pre/tldice. keep il rCtldy put "p in packets
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...hlch bas encouraged thG fainthearted I.o j bo bold for It is widely pre!W-rlbed
rheumntio p Ilins; a180,
~d to t.h ink of , the chancce people 4a.ve
cha.ng- I!IJtrong, for softening c.:orns Ot
mg hearts . There wu fint. an opportunity
other forwa of fooL torture.
changing opJ'TiIClyee. \Vo knew how inspcct.ors,
Boards of Eduea~ion, Parlia.ment& and' children
ehanged and Cl>n~d be cb.ngad i but J;ow can wc
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ounselves cihaiI~e! We mnt Cfhange, 'or &11 other
eh anges were 'of ' littlo avail. He might. be accused
of ma.gmfying ' his office ; he mtendcd alw8.yS t.o
d o thnt. Teach~rs &re importnnt. and of them
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the pn mary t.e6Cher especially 10, bcca.~!C all
super1!.tructul"CS the St.a.t.e intends shall
bUilt RESOURCES OF THE SMALLER COLONIE~.
are to be bUilt on the foundatl.On the ~rima.ry
teacher Ia.y&. Teachen: must reconsecrnta.. them.
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P opu ) a.r lnt.crest In the developm ent of thG E m·
l!IeJves, for there is somethi'ng sa cred In their office
T~ey ~ust. COn jiec~ilte· their powers, esp~iaJly at plre's l~tent weal t h, l]u io.:kcned by t.1w work of the
thl!' time-a m om~nt of gretLt opportunity. Do Em p U"e Re-sourcea D c\'elopment Commlttee, IS
Ilot let t hem confino themsetvcs to priva.tJ pra.yer ma.nlfest in the many letters recei\'ed by Mr. H
and publio exhorta.tion, but be more candid to- "'-tlson·Fox, M.P. , from all quarters of the globe.
wards flash other and ahow 8. spirit of helpful The following\ extract fr~ a. letter from Mr. L . E.
fault-findin g and not of carping eriticlSm. There Elliott, LiteTiLry Editor ,of the N ew Yor~ : 4 P an·
~a.s mupb amil!ls with the tItnIc, and let them find American .M:l.gazme," IS not Without ~ign1fica llce,
lfl what way. The atabhshme4t oC ntl1'8er;f sohools oommg as It docs from a. DntilSher who has for
alone would not ma~e happy homes; oont~
' na.tion ma.n:Y y~rs h vc-d In t ho -Americas ~nd s!,;udie(li first
AChools were not gomg to do everything.
walve ha.nd th6 prob:cm! nf the sma ll :llntish ooiorues
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hour- &. week were !lot enough unless. the
lldren on t.ha.t Side of the ,A tlantiC'.
" , :\70 hear much of the palm oil of }Vest
were gI~en refreshment of body a.nd schools to
counteract influences of the world out!llde' which Afnc&," says t~e wn ter, « blJ!. what of the,] mllwere e~cia lly grievous to persons betw;~n the h ans 'of attalea _cohuM palms in Britlsh Hondur.u~,
ages of. sixteen and eighteen . 'Members o~ Parlis. a. most va.luable source of fine voge ta ble oil ,
m.ent~d not reAlise how d ifficult 'it. was I to edu- t ically unu t ll ised? It was to examtne ' into the
ys of ,t~ese ageS, but he k new. T hey must quantities t:>f available palms that I fir ~t c.:tt 0 to
tms
tc8chers go, 110 to spea.k, into retreat to Iccttsider t he AmerX:as,. and while the Ideal cracker
wha.t they must do. A boy of thl6 age WQS a man' n ut's h~ .. he:l IS yet to be found , the tas~ and
h e accompanymg prob lems of transport 0 the
1Je dreue& as a man; ,be speaks &!II eVilly las som~ thelL"Y
bunches. etc" are surely all ci.pabIe of ol u~en, or mo r~ 80. . Thoy mu st take stock ot- then tlOn 'by our engineers and bU SIness men. I av e
1D0rai and l~tellectuaJ equipment before thev seen Brltlshera hvmg in ' a ll kmds , of unhe Ithy
.t.art.ed on their work. Managers must e I ~rag~ a.nd r emote places In Sdut~ Ame1'lca, on a.hen SOI l,
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tea.c.hers to go . on Jealning Teachers mYst,. teach and ha.ve ofte n asked th m and mvseif wh
t.hemMll~ell to CO)leecra.te afresh. He hims b}f made ma.ny men, girt~ct w ith ,t pioneer SPll'lt, d I\ot
more consistently a pply 'it to lands un de the
a practlce to try poco a year to teach lhs Sirth Umo~ Jack. I believe very iiI:rJ'tly "that t 1&
F arm tbe mo~ exacting 01 all work- I
b c!umly d uo to our neglect to .. rub it in' to
'ect,
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requlnn~,
he. got up &new &lld one of which you ngstcr5 in _Bntlsh /S clIools, to insis.t
~e could
but littl. beyond tbat h~ had t d evelopment of the Empire as thc grer.t we k of
lmpar,t. Th.8l" breaking up 80me new I und ~ every pefS{)n privileged to be born on BritHih soli.
" Then th~ 18 Bri tlf~ h GUiana ~ he re~ · s a
grow fresh . flowers" for the benefit of th~ .•d:'en
country ""lth most excelle nt mineral!!, big 'lfests
he taught' l~ good aI80 for the teacher
full of drugs n.nd , hardwoods, and fine ute
of
no ~ nd to what they oould learn both in t he town pa&tul'e lnnd s in t he mterior-if they coul be
or In the country~ide of our oWn lives 'o u
h'
h
• r raee reached . There more road,,- to the ri\'ers-~uld
ck.Istory. ow we came mto the world, hoJ We hve do great work 1n opening up the m,terioI' tc
r&l.~fI , exen ii ~he enterpnse did 'Qot justify: ,r ad1D the world, how our hfe f~e8. This j 8 musL
way con ~Lrt: ctlOn I am frequently encoung:rin g
aU try to learn, 'and t.lllS we muat abo try
teach cltlzens qf the United States who look u
It
Enco~em~nt is n~ded, books are neef.1ed and WIth a wnt.crmg oi t.he m out.h
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am t hi nk ing, t oo, of 'rrinidad.
Heq.a is
ochool hhranee. too, and th e difficulty 0 gctting
tha.t
magmficent
Pitch
Lake-olll's,
but
w l rked
ehlldren
out
of
the
l'.wspa1'\a'r
h
-l..,·t
t
be'
r- <IoU, an 0 11 of
mg content Wit h ~tract reading, 'in rder to by Q.n Amer ican Company, a nd by no meAnS at a.
loss. In the n eighbourhood of thG L ake t an d
read good book! which ~a.s very grea.t ad also number s of oi '-wolli, belonging t~ the saQ;l.o Comto be me~
Teachers needed encouragefuent In pn.ny On the other h and, I know of a. pibnoer
~ ... &dmg. too; they shOUld read goo~ hook, E nghsbma.n t here who for a genera.t LOn bas tlled
but l often they were ltarved. Such were some.. o f to get cap1tal from home, but hll8 only succeeded
the.r. shortcomi ngs . There were others. The since too wat"" made us t um to 011 supplies in our
posse!sion
Tbera Die hundreds of 5ql1a.r e
~on bet,:"een te~~ere and parent.s w~ import. ovtn
miles of Trm l d~d oil Ln:nds Whi Ch, h<ld we put as
f"t. Of tQi.' the ciuld is • link. Thel teac!her much money into tpem fiR into P ersia l would have
bould _oft,nt understan d or help .. a. child best b
g iven us no troubl~ a.nn cost us no ~'m to. d~tend.
, unders tandl,ng the parent. This was a difficultY
I< And there is J RJJiaica, wh ere
oU; ' .!American
lD a. boa.rdm.g school, but it waa not 10 grolltt ~ neigh1lollTS again own t he besL banan a.' lnnds , and
a.re n.cquiring much good 8ugarc-ane' land. ,Vhat.
OM In 80. pnma,ry soh ool
Let them lllelze ev
wa ha.ve to d o, it. sooms to me, is to invest an d
opportunt~y o~ ' maJ.:ing t.be contra.ct good. 1'h~ flpcnd
our moncv o urii e-lves on ollr own Sl')1 1
wa.s no mlMJonarr to P8J'6l)ts like the influence. of British GUiana, the West Indian I slan<ls, B fl t l ~ b
a chIld. What & ehild took back 1.0 th h
Hondura!, were· bought With BntlUJ. valour 11hey
from achool WD.! important and tea h • home a.ro vcry 'Well worth keePin~, ap ..",. from the big
.
,c
e~
8 ould
be r tb ls In future wh-- closs
Question of principle, I be yo,\ not to forget
remem
....
es Were not them." I
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ao h Ig It w.. to be hoped tbat the ...;;.",
t
to I ,
,er would
ry
'"'leap up the rela.tion.s between ac.hooJ
d
home. Good work in ' thiS dllYclion alrea.dy ~d
~n done; 1>ut It needed to be extended J nd
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DlSad 8S part of a.' teR.cb erYs work not of 1
~
I
cou rse w
a.ppear On & time table or schedule hut.
f
th be t th ·l _l
,
s one 0
e
tea chers were doing
I .
teoch
' s helDKf. bed
.
re IglOUS
Ing
""IS
to speak but to I k I' I A sign that your N~rves are in T.,_. ll.'_
~h.t ~~ In h is m.i~d. Th:m were g!:1t J::I~~
and your General . Health
Low.
10 rehglOUs LeaChing- the ruts
ren<>
g f
I
f
uJ
h' -1. h'
'l'~ 1 Ions 0
.orm te, lV l'f'l c lIdren get into heart but n ot
--'-~
mto ~ead; the making of appea.ls which! Wtlre not
CO~SPlCUOUI ip his hearers' own live..
What
•• J children really learn about religion dcpehdeCl vc
-largely1 on w~at 'they were . Teach...~..
re un dry
er
a erne te8~; always.- before the child,
his bad

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INTERESTING MI!ETING,

1917 the Lodge had di'bju'sed in .ick P"Y

~ellingtou (Mr, W, W. V~ugh~") vlI1'i.b.e, The intql. r.ble itchln!!, burning.

spoke to teachers as a. tea.cher, on " The Teacher's
OpportWlity. " He knew, he Mid, . that his audlence ' consl6tod Jargely of ma.n&gcl1I yet evetf they
were BO,metimee: teache~ n.nd &11 ~ere re&PoD81ble

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the Lecture Room of the G.. OJllceo

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The Rural Dean cif Reading (the'

Wmter.
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The Ma.t.er of

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~n~r~~a!=~~~atonChUtrohlh. ye.r

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Wilder) and onrtilitefltn~ ·!;to..,
E ::Dam. )
the work they' .~ ~,,;dOl.:.r ;n: extendi.ng tho

WELLINGTON.
The #fint ' q~a.n.c:11

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LOYAL. "CROWN

• The thanks of- t.J;te m~ting .Jvere j subslguently
given to the Rural D~rus of Bradfi~ld (the Rev.

, ADDRESS , BY. THE

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Slam

MEETING AT

"B~RKSi1l~E"

' FIm.~CIAL

L,ODGE.

pletion, The .laym.g of its k~" ,,~as consIder~d an
cTent 06f s~ffiOient Impor ta.!loo. f o Jllstlfy a. s nuple
ceremony. I.t WM ' PMtl~lpat~rl m by tho Ma., or
aQd the Ptes l~nt and Council of the Roald of
fra.d e, the Ma.yor d,l'lvin g l .the }Ire' imin <l ry o;;:p:kes
In the keel.
An other firm I~ m ak ing' pl'e paratlf)l1g
for t.ho b jlildi?@' of a number of ,,;ooden sailing
craft, and antlclpatel'l ~t eel sh lpbuildmg when the
tune III oppor1un~. ~~1I1 anQtIlcr compall V , whlch
numbers among It.S, direct ors so me of th(} most
infiucntio 1 men of Eastern Can ada., prop ose' building ships of both flood and steel.
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Our Portrait:
Is ollllrs,

E. GOONAN,
wbe wrUcs

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Cross Society an d t he Natw!1a.1 Rehei Fll nd t~il
Comnuttco were a.ble to estabhsh Lh 1 H o8Pltal~ Qn
a. sur\) founda tion a.nd to
tl ,
, d tile
. . al
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vas} e:x.ten
,
j orlg m,
sc~~me by th~ erection . f addlt lo.nal
! \\ <11 ds, tra.uung WOl kshops, recr~lOn r OODU, lac
I t.o rlCS for artIfiCIa.l Innbs, etc.
;
The work a.t Roeh ampt.clll is so
t.hat It 1S unnecessa • t d
.'be
b
IJ 0 CSCll
c mentIOned that up to n •• ~_ , .-'
11,500 officers a.nd men (in,cluldh1.
from our Overseas Domin ions)
to t he HOSpltaJS, wpplied
(provlded by the State) and
them; largo numbers havo als,)

:~~dt:~t;l~:n a~~n~n;J~l ,of
pl oyment Bureau atta chf d t o
7,000 men have been rettlrncd
mont , or passed on to Local Ccmnj;Ltc"
formatlon i necessa,ry to seem·a.
U'l life .
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The present a.ccommodat ion is
to m eet the mcrea ~mg Idema.n ds
and serious
COllGldcratlOn
must
i
,
t h c futUre. 1 he m ~orlty of 0 11 1'
qUiLe you ng ) cheery and full of
future, but much depend s
th~l r artifiCial limDs, wn len'·"w,.,
JUiitment owmg to t ho I ' .lIlInKlug
Also at intervals repail'S

Con8!qllC"ntiy,

STATd.1ENT.

ha:mpion for the next 40
h a'fo re"ug:ulI;eu
efle! t

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lor

...,~"b~·'hcd

the nood
and Engla.nd W i ll wi sh to
laut men
a.ro malmed
4cond lltoniiJ
the

Dr.~::~t:;:::lt

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