Reading Observer 02-1918

CONCERTS.

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RP..lDING OBSlIRVBR

oorreapondent of Ja.n~ :!lith,
"-rhe Prohlb\tl0t\. e&aJ.~"
lfp.flltm,lllll the To~n~} ~~ere
......11 1 )ll '''!II~ t ht> ulldeRpn, .'I'ig'l'\'o;,
they are drunken "
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~ ,It". ... t te t 'hd.t "loohoho h9,llOf8 produced meffie
clency wben tu"kell by tho" mBoutI :t " or the "clu'J es"
If the people I1t"O lio opposed to -prohIbition. why did
thf\ hquor ,tradfll fhtht A.1i!:1I.{net the LOQ&L Opbon Bill
that proposed to giye the peollle the power to ao..y
w hether t.hav WlWt dl1nk or not P Agam, Wprohtbl •
~Oll IS n. fl\1 jure. why do the hquor tra.d.e opp08e IH
It drunkennes.l 18 rune times &II bad under pr1tblhJti o n..
I Buppo.e th tt a.bout lIlue times Ithe a.mqullt of baer
would be .Ilold by t he brewers Therefore they mll'4t
Jeahs'i th It the grea.ter the demand, the tllgger are

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uow!iil,,'ite. YOU<' r f!ader~' fl,~telLt (')11,

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no doul.t
p't,:I.~~:~I<~:"~1~ne~; d"le
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Howlett:, but I
the Board of AgrlCul·
If the present applt ~
knoW' whether they Wi ll
ot us hnvc had to they
pota.tXJes Vi hen every
flhnJl or !lh \U not ha\"e

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Your correspondent gas! on to quote Sir C Can
gelltlema.n told -Pa.rluLment that gluQOse vas 1Il 110
" flY capa.ble of betn(t uaed for food , tbe Muuster of
A gn~Qlture deel ~l'8II It 1.S SLr G C.ve hR.II 8.40 demed
Ul6 Board of Allrloulture'e ~t&tement th"t milt lS food

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I len.' e It to your rer.den to decide which of these statements lS'o:)rrcct
ProhLllltl0n 18 now fu&ktng very ra.pld studes T he
AmerIcan a.rmy AU~ JI&Ty &[6 dry Their ~llth oTltle8
h ave dechu-ed tIt"t a.lcohol m~kO.l for Illefticlenc,), a.nd
m Ide \t acnme to 1tl\6 Il. 80ldler aloobol In Amonca.
So long &II vodka. W£a.8 Pl'Ohlblted In RU58I& the revo
lutlOu WlU!I ordellv
A oorrespondent writing m the
SWlda.y .. Ob50 ~ver 'states t.hat the preunt chaos Bond
hl oMshod !'Ire hlt-gely ott'lug to this Spirit bowg a.galU
~ ~t.i1 led a.nd flold
I he Presldollt 01 the F~oh R epuhhc fllgned a.
declalA.tlon callmg upon all ttioee who loved
honour the memory of their dea.d by fi~'hlpl~
etc The PlemLcr hlJA decl.a.red Holcohol!.S a. grea.ter
tMn Germa.ny Blltilth Generals n.ud Admlflus have
d eclared It makee for m effiClenc,.'t
The ]{tng bas
ba.mshe,ll tfrom. hiS pal.tLces. A.rean thele" Wild men"
Mr E rhtor!:l
5 :l60 000 tone of food stuff b~ve been med by the
trl\de !ll;lCC the wa.r star. If Lt lJ! II. qUe!l.tlon of drmk
f ot t.1 ISlD8ClllCS , or food for their chLldren the' masse:\ '
&.!I yo ur correspo"d cnt cl1l1s them
Will '\:ote Jo r food
f OI their wives and fa.md le!l. rather th !L11 mfls.ted W IU
ptoh t.a for the brew.ers.
Youra trull'
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Immell8urably

f", hi,,",,,' cntharLlc hver pill" And
thIngs otm only gn'c p"e!illl~
the hvcr to unnlltllro.1 action, and

Dr CR!I.'IeU 8 InAt"-nt.. Rehcf
and}o bungli about natura.l
nlter
IU'Itant Rehef for oonAhpstlOn ,
Sick he~ l !leho'ddlZz;tncg:! ,
a.n d WlD y spssms,
A.~k your chemL!lt
R tlhef lnd ta ke no substitu te
all OhelUHIl8 a.nd Sto l es
Dr
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THE F TAL ACCIDENT TO A
Slr , -1f t)lOq!hltlon 15 Buch
fdllure a.a ~{r Harn!! 1
M 'CONDUCTRESS.
8tl.VS ho \ lilt that Sta.te .o..ft-e r Stale a.re adopting It by
TO TR~ ZDTTOll. OF Trl!. .. R

IKO ODSER\"!R "

thn ''' Iil of tho people? I e n t ean &$:0 ouly thTOO
:stu.te~ " ele und,et pl0hlbltion.1l0w 2i outof 4;S hll\e l
~OHe <1 t v ann the whole of Caoada 50 thl\t e.U~Mv
m d lmn9 of 'l?eOI)le- on jtbe t:'0rib AmenCBll Contment
are hVIII~ lIuder prohi\:htiOn.
:Jl HnnLll 8&y. ths Amcrlenn dnnk bIll has 10cle:),~~l
He shO'lhl .re" Be 1m n.gu.t.es 8. '\ t he I (),te~t I
)etll r llS lor tll ee mou~ l,s endlllg ScptelDbet . H)l l
eho\\ u. (I ech,ase of :l,"iO.) ,G27 b a rrehi over tIle SIlmo
pellOlll1i 1:J 1G
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ep It,. fot bel elr\~e PUI'})036M , ti ut, whilst the tt L<le hl.ll,j
bl
III boud lmfhr::lfl'llt 'Jllrtt.i for the or 1I~ "eD )cn r ~
III d rUI\" il l sd ll!l .{ It for be\el,qe plirpOllefl ;\,mem.: n.
h 1,.'1 1.loblhlt.en t'lU' ale or llDportation, &nd h IlS COUlman
de el~ \t kl'l1l t., III b01d for mUUl tlo n ~ \V a a.re still
&11 0 I mg t he dcst rll r. tloll of food stufis f or the manu- I
fn til e 01 RPlrl~ for UlUlIItiou and SCIC lltl fb p.rp<"".
hl\ \ e Ie' eral tune9 expo8ed Mr Rarl 18
Q"lttltlOn from Mr E N . Bennott e~
II~ t H!Ilellt" as m HIe ele ven yean f'L g:o when
8t ~tcs ,\ cre under prol" bltion, and It !.S, w",e..,",
DlUlI t\ With Ilgo
1 llll.vie belO\e me sCTer,.t letters from Govemon
pro:l lllltlOn states mc:lurllllll .MlUne and K IUI8Il.S
the nil t'ly thd IJroblbll\on IS a gt'e~t success , !1ud
1i(C Ite9 ~ 11 pro!)f of tht", \11 >011 \1; blch I, need not
Ihe 10M 1\1r Ha.rrlS MIS &bou t. lahour Illircst
be tter W hnt nre t.he fllCts !;l Mr HtLT rt!I jllwtc8
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veoq:cCl Cal tJ \\ ho h IlS 0.1 ways beeu the elt UUpl O I of
11 juor II a f!ic BILl 1m '>' lUI l'Cphed to 011 the Hoor of
H Oll e of (O lU llIOII!! by the Itt, H on J H l·ho m a...~
M P ,Gcn :::i c of the National UnIOn of R!l.llwaYDl6u,

repotted, a. Rn.d Ilc"ldp.nt occ:urr.)d a~
Oo r poratlO n Trunwny~ n " po ~ on Ja.n ~

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F I'Unce, h ba.nd of the d"c81lISed. 8lUd h Ul Wife was
4'2 years of1ng<J, Rud
been a tram conductress for
about :l. yev
Fl ancl8;t, mi s I,.on til\ m driver wtth.rvf!t' three
yC(l r~ cxp vrlcnc", S L I that on JIlIiLl"l'!' 21P.t. at
t 30 pm, !e lS llrlVLD!:: hIS Cat' Ollt of the sbed at

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Ihne IUlpresslons Col Bull?Ck wl 'I hed to convey aud
he asked we to wnt.e tilla letter 0 11 hltl behll.1f
YOU1'S truly.

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A,G.BAUKER

llrutDl, February 4th, 1918

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fORK versuk, 'BEER.
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I Schoo l, at whll:h they attend - \ l ll1c Vermelre,
l GermalOe. Puron, Helche Yerl!cycn, uosephtne
~!~ Id there I! PlOt Margucrite Lcmmcn s JCrln1H\ Lemmens,
,,} ou ld he J Oltllne V Clmeu'e Leontmc Lan cel .Elise Bosmans,
111 hJ!i I n etovl c Barrls Mela.me Jans<:ens
1Jlbom Van
Palp Marcel Bosma.us Jose ph P ceke r '-' phonse
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Lam ent, Ormand
rn elelll, teacher
'1rld ed that the re
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CeCllo T om
Mme B Cern ]}<:t, It should be
was singin g III nelglan a nd
the Ica' t pi <J SJIlf! feature wa.... a
\e1S0 bl c.'ltllln~ ,l.:la t.tu dc to the Enq:it8h for what
thiS counLI.. had dnue Ilnd "as domg for tile
Fnth~rl"'nd of these )oung re1Ugees
K l plmg ~ poem , H fl \ 0 you see n my boy J ack?
,Ed\\ard Germam) haVing been S'u n g by the c h Ild
l't!sllH of l'en" Ith piallltl-c tcndcl'ness and ,. feehng, the
m the I Swnns-ea road Infants' Sel oo} took t he hoa.rds by
~ lI d t ell mg \1:'4 0.11 about
J he \-Vater Jh])I(~s ," and
the t;'lght w ell thor clUl1e out of their brdeal Altbough
~""IT' p Led to we Lre cxccedmg t he t spn.C03 allot.ted for thiS re
pO I t.we ~ha Ji hl1",o to give the n tnl['S of hie httle
of I lmnC'l !:on:l.tors fOI "6 do not \\I sh to bIC\OV any
n.nd trouble for nurse 1\ cs am ong Ml~S Bloomfield 8
tltHldel11y chtlmlng young frIend s finv tuno \\e hope to call
wh Jcl1 l'Ih(l llp on he" d, ~:h' am,ea. r oad School op bll ~InC~8 The
Wlt n m-!8 ! fo lo'\mg IS t he casto - H _I aId R ej.!tn ald Sa.UD
fo~nJ Ith~ del'S. Tom Rar['\ Curra ll • .El1u'"... K lttv ..... odfrey,
eccaae
Mr Do as you be done by Bt cncla T a mbert. Mrs
bone, De done by as VOll dId, !E\I\ MtlITay, N urse,VlOlet
Bla.ckwell, M ll1d , LlJlllO Narr~wa~ , Queen of the

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I taie &'Xoeptil)n &leo i.9 Me..n_ Venner', aaumption
tlat. boIU'llrirlk~ ve in,.u a decided almont,." .E vou
~.auen 01 \I1ellaudi'ng dl Blr ThOll. Wb, ...ker an(\
~ Arthur ' 8~.rw.1I ~.vp! .dnllttM \hat
JMftMr )lot-more tho.u oJ.'e ~ ten of the electoratlJl<
Tbe wr'*" lieem to jut d~)Qbt upon the food Vlllue

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of beer

Yet. ~

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COI1!1tinUy r9&d~ 8p6fICh6A by

_ _ _ of th'e t.rfde that it cIoe. contain nu.ll'1meot
. . . .t OOfl.I6quouijy the. WIer driD.W should eat"leas
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Dorothca

Roberts, Q,ue.m. Crook ~b l d"d P",land, . ,adys

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Duthie , J oyce Stbnnel, G Id,s B ake r ,

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Fames, Margaret Rex, Wot. r

Sit" - 1ofeeen Venner and &ins oonnot be eo""""".",: I
With the RoV&l Society Comtlllttee'! Heport ul1
Supply. publlahad lut ye"r, IIlor \Vlt.h tlJe n ctull,l
u to beer. otherwise their letter wonld have been
fn.med on dillerent ImelJ
1 would advlile thum to
obum the reportpubhIJhed ill!Jl\ Whit! Pllpcr (eil S l~l )
I t 18 tllfil:ned by froCeesdb A D Waller (ChllltllllLlI), P rof6&101 Asht.yan4Ie¥ell ather u)en of dJ, tlll ctlOIL
lhe
report Ie much too loug to I} ote, but ,t I>tatos tll1lt It
bre \\ mg weTe prohIbited the 8tl.vmg III lon,halu e \\ ould
only 00 obt.&tned If the nllLtetfu.l~ were utll llied lUI bl\lley
flour, etc
If they ""ere lDt rely diverted to feedll\j!.'
liTO sto"k the.aa:f iug would l>Ej much las!! o\.. mg to tl1e
vorl' \'\"ft.$ful conVer.iUOU etr~cted by the a,Ulmal It
wOI~d therefore be ncce85!1ry to plohlblt the use of
barley as cattle food.
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The reROrt d~le at length With the gre&t value ot
by produeta in brevnng-culme,l flT&l1l. ft.od yea.st, And
abould ~8t\1dlM1 by thOle I~erested In tbe 8ubJect
Illenrw Vqnner "ad Son. &~pea.r to Imllgtue thRt as
u e.Uro 25 per OeDt III the production of boer" ha.n
been 8.uthon~d ~'hat 1. rIOt so. It it mereh-' COlltmu,ance for the current qllal1'el- of 1:1.11 aUowunce per
mltt6d last ... ~r coDM:quent 'V-Mn .the mdultrlal Wit est
oceuloned. by the .h9~e !of beer Much .....1685 beer
mll be bt'$W'ed pus qUarter thah 10 either of the two

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Stanley, CISSIe B",lbes I,v Etches. Arthur CuI
hun, Albert I1s e) Hal rv Cr<8w
Tha.t 18 a. charmln~ lll('l ody of Percy Fletcher's,
• Follow me down to Cll-rlo\',
(Irish F.olk Tune),
i..m d was gl'ven In excellent (Ol m n.a Il three pa.l t
choru~ Perha.ps the sweet slmphcltJ of the n ar
Int.lYe about Ca.rlow tour was mtroduced here so
tllnt 'We should no\. be alarmed a.t an approach o f
: Ll 1e cla.sslcal, rerrel¢nt~d by I' Scenes from Greek
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I Mvth Perseus. for wlhch productIOn Wokmgbam
I r oad IntennM.late School wa.s responslb lo A very
good IIlea of the ambItiOUS chara.cter of th iS COD
tnbutlOn to the programme ma.v be gathered hom
the argument of the plece Perseus, entr a.pped by
Polydectes, prOmlgefl to slay t he Gorgon He 1D
voku the a.ld of the God!!, and Eng pr.llyer 18 an
awered by Pallas Athene 8.nd Hermes
He sets
a.nd arnves at t1i& Ga..rden.of t.he Nvmphs
Athene views tha deatl1 of the Gorgon
l·p ......I. us directed home by t he ~;~;~~.~~ Tho
names of the 'Performers and ~e I'l
6ustu.med 'by them
as followe
qr.t.a Wllsou'!,,_. ~'O' ,,'~'.

J~CKSON

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are offenn& a SpecIal Lot of Ram'c oats for
La~les,' IG ents, or ChIldren, Every Coat
. . guaranteed proofed and reliable.

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Gents' from 25/9
Ladies' from 21 /(iirls' and Boys' from 12/11
Why ndt call and see thesb Coats? For
Style, Quality anti Value they surpass
anythmg we have I offered, We shall Fe
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1'0 TIlY. e D rl0Tt 0," TIlE
;RE inINO OBSERVER"
S I - Ploase' atlow me Wi th the comeot of Lleut Cot
Bullock t.o cnrrect ImmCSSIt)n R that might be crea~d uy
y our 1I0t~ " Deet M all.iLtiOIl ' 1m your l88ueof Juuuo'l
~6 tb
J haV!) algo reu.d the r" polt o f Col ~ ull ock "
5p e~ch o. lth ou~h I heard It delivered
!\.ccordlllg i.O
Mt Cl) 1I68 M P ,of the Ml1llstrJ of l"ooo thequnn t lty
of cercalR16'llHred for oue 't!l.II~ 1 of hoor .5 l -l SIDS
IIlout 3 L! 1r.1 whl!:lky (30 Hurl er proof) Ii 41 lha '
T !1c! [) IIquuis do not however lCOIli.a.1Il the food hut re pre!K'ut the d4uctlOu _ Wh ul kJ 11(1.8 110 fuoll propel ~ \
Olle....,r:::.alloll of best ale CI)Ilt.u..itLB a8 much food as \ vtl
couhl pla.ce o u 8. thl 603pe lll~)e~ e U alsotn eed s a.
III~l l o cnlculatlon tt) find ou
w mnch beer It \, III l~
neea:S89t'Y' to d rlldr: to ~et I)ft ~
(00[1 as IS coutnwcd
In a loaf May I put It auotEe u·af'
rh c Fooa CO!I
bollcl'S rattOIl of JiOl1t 3 the per lund pOl \\ eek flul
drm !rcr who t.'J,:-IU 16 pmts of beer p~ r weok comumes
tho O'l\ll\ RtJ?lIt of 4} Ib! of ftC\ur , liD I If he al!o eat8
;j Ih!! o( lJl Ofut, then he IS comumlil1; lUore lh l\1l au otller
pel'SO ll '1S ll~t 01\
Thus::1:0 ooo,boo dllllkeu COllSUUIO as
mu ch I\!I ')0,000 ,000 people who do not drmk alcoholic

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IN PACKEjI"~1
EVERYWHERE:.

have brough, from ,Ile,.

hom(ls
The Prll~e MiJUster saId sometIm e
tha.t we should 1encourngo smgIng 10 war t im e
and we are ther~fore glad to find It IS encouraged
Wlt.h such grntlfymg resulte: among our sc~oo l
c~tldren
If e\"clj chIld In Read ing wa.s <lS I h a.ppv
as those we ha\ e st"cn a.t the concerts dUTIng the
week th~re would not be l)1uch room lor miser y
n m ld~t tho Juveni le populn.tlOn of the bOiOllgh nOr
would there be m u e..! cha..n ce for Slckness of a
senO\lS nature, for dI sease germs do Dot thrive
I adfong brI g ht a.nd h appy peoplo
The con certs were g'IVtItI hv four hundred
scholar! of the e lemenhI Y scho')18 of t.he bolough
The cond uctor was MISS Hu ssey, the PIa-rust MISS
Andre\\ s a.nd the organH:t Mr T
HAllen
The progtamrne opened by the massed chOIr sing
109 I< God Bless our natl\ 0 IEmd" (SIr Fredenck
Brtdge), and thIS was ImpressIvely gIVen, commg
as It did from ~ manv young ones of tender years
ThIS wa!t fo ll owed by tho quartette and choru.s,
i f Ode to Pea.ce .. (Dudley Buck)
Tlils I S a. beautl
ful composition a.nd Lt ma.y be regn.rd ed as very
I approprlate-or othennse--to the present trend of
Interna.tlonal aff:lINJ
It all depends bow lone
\ l e~s the dallv march of events But the a.splra
tIon brcathed th.rou ghout the ode. 15 nght enough ,
espccm Iy the hnes
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Teach t he nations their turmoil fb'rsakmg,
To seek Th~ ct.ernll l domJnlon
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e progrlamhmo, wa.s .ery 1Z00d a.nd
glne amp 0 eVJdence 0 t e care WIth "hIC ... the
hid
h d b i
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c I ren a
cpn trame In their p leasant task
f
I 0, sIngmg In unfOD
Once upon a Im~hnw chlldren hke thLs. fairy
fit.yle of beglnm g I}-and he Il\ed ha.ppy ever
after," was the nexf..Orl1, and the a.dlste~ who
told us all abo~t tbu; charmm
time a.nd the
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rn" stcrlOus erea. ure ",ho "urvl\ ed m peace and
concord were tge WIlson Infa.nt.6' School
sidermg how well the} perfonned theU'''
t ask m tdhng all Rbout that -n:onderful time
the h tppy mdlVlaual \\ho flourt shed • ever after
I ". ha.,. be
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0 pll ...... Clr names In pnnt J[)
thiS report, as 'T,e are confid ently assured the.v a.re
not a.t a.1l v till Ihttle children and h ave promIsed
not tG be too mpch puffed up ill th'11r own estlma.
tlOn If we. thus ImmortalIse them on thi S OCCMlOn
TheIr names Will therefore be found du fy chroUlcled

th() deoelLe.~ A~nclmg ll1~t lniuda th ~ rloorwnv
H'.!
,lid n ot th~ th \nk th r~t (ll'c"''l>i')ri woulrl try to board
the oar r m Ihere sho 'VItS sta n llll .... but; that she
would wal \1 11 he got th" ol\r out lO to tho open
em'r~ mA' hom th " shed h o h e~rd 8.
L" f .ll() , II I JU!t a.s he w
11 l efuse to behete ,1O the m l-i"t of a WAr, WhOD I
tICket-box
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or tt m l ~ht hllve b e"n thrrHVII on to
bUi I eoplc lwre don e 8uch m!lglldl~elll work wheu,
01 Cl lj 0'1 0 )0 of "lUI' melt are !le i VIIl'{ 1\ hon mother.il t h e pllttfotj,m ltJ.st behl1l1 hlnl n e xt h o f 1t the cn.r
"bnmn" h.nd I!!e atl onc~ Atoppel, ttS he W LS gomg
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1\111' then !lOllS .0..1\0:\ ~1~ e9 t hou hus bn nds-thll tJ
IWll Cr he AtOpPA I. thfl car '1\ fili not
tbl ~ (nlll~rv 11I-sD de~rKded t hllt thev Will strike a.nd v .. ry fll o w1l'
1 nl ll~ l\ t.l <l. su"e.e"l of the .... nr mct elv 011 1\ qUC!ttOll O~I r t gWt out Jj th~ <;l; h~d
'Wl tn f'!'.~ ,U:!D lumped off hIS
lI
bell
III thl8 Ulllll et 1 place t.l18 IItt"'rp.s t30( the WOIlll:
platform
seo Iwh\Lt hud 11!pp" ne,l. Il ll e! ob!:lervecl
&nl I"' ulli en of th lll I.ll)llntl-Y beforc th o~ e of hecr.
l'.-Inc:r on th · grotln 1 JU~ IIll t~lIde t llO i:lhefl
be ILlIS\) { h6ILe\(~, 111 Sll t e of what ~ bee! 1 SIW.l to thel (l~cea!'led
:-:ihe w:\.q Coh~{ ,OIl!1. ouL m/ld \ no r t: Tl1lrl{ to n1m
It
COlltrArv tlmt ,f tll(! Goverllm eut or tbl5 HOU!\6 ool(lIYl 1\ 18 not
ual l for con luctrtl"'~e!'1 t o bo Lr 1 CIlrd JU>lt
Sflltl <l th n \ . . 01 klilg people of t\ns COllllt.I Y t !l\t It II ~
wh ere dec AS~ I,R 8 !<tn n(ll n,.:c (an81do tho door), AS
chOlco ldwcen Lhe r beer :1.1111 their clu dICit Ij food. Oil
th p. , d lll ci l en fI 8 11 ~n.r then tbe '>'olkiug cl!:\.!!5t!s would! th ere W HI hroJm for thenJ III whtoh they could W8.lt
un til the :1r!'l lhnd come out of the sheds It w ns
g o CUI ti ll I! C !lllreu ..
1\ lum tho CO !UHlI$1l0nen ,!eTe aPfolllted thev ~ele ",lso unn" u f~ conduetr 6flCR to board the cars In
ClIen tho hloll lilut lhn.t drmk IUl ~li t he B. posSI\)10 the front, !It~e r car pltltfoliD was thfl proper place
I _ /1
cauae of hllu ~ tlla l ho lloll) nll1 ltblll Wi\3 o.i3 o 1\ Iliut tD for thl'!rn
tl o Ii luo r Lraffi c hut Ilo t l;'> Ltbetand lll"': t he COmml'iBy the J lry D ecoF\sed WM In ln8 OOlntOn, trylllj;f
f' ltl ICI"tl I aporteel frOID Scothwd no cOlo pltunt s £I om to get nn t I r"O p!F\tform "li"re hu \\ lUI 6talldUlg, tLlY Ik lll!ltJ an I LI:IL !\l 1(1l1~!ld.i JIO cO lllpliun ts il OIll
" d c ~ ollh olle IIH Il Cl m:H le a p 1.311 II'; ,:roferull ce to I. e!!. - It\.ou!!'h Itt.· cn ll l t lI o t lie;:) her
'V lllllj H cnr y Sp"nco~, 0. conductor, luud h o saw
t ll 1\ II h om the NOlth- EML ti ll:; C9l1lmli\~10l1er3 are
lthle to .. 1I1te tl lllt tho luplor r cs tlictlO Il ! haHlllotAeuer
~he ~ (lrd c ~f'rgt~~':t Ibrom d 't~ Ah,Pod ", nd ~hi'Oth9a. W thlet
ore!;u
I th
I I
n.1I !..:d tu th e 1 rd~tlo ll 01 mclustrml ulIlest At Un.'L to ! l COO~!t C I ","IT\,r 0 Ofl. I In ron, \\1...
e cast set orth as follows - Fa.t her Bea.r,
thert": WO S SO Ill C comnllillt abou t t he pnce ancl 8cllr clL ~ that ~ho "l's plH ned b et\1;eell the Side of t h e car ami 1.n
~
pll1n.r
~h
l,)
drH
cr
IOlm
cdlll.tcly
stopped
As
ahe
IArthtlr
Dicker
~
M o t her Bear, Nora. Ltddutrd,
o oeer!n "ol tr.1II10ca.htles D illy 11\ t.he Nortb-\Vc:-;j
t ern U.vca :11 d t lLa Lond'ln fl.rcn ?; lLS beel & mmor c()m
was b lU~ r ~rflA<l over to tha cond uctresses room Baby Beal ~orma.n M ortimer Go ldl1ocb Bat
lli u nt 11ho \\ cst- ~ 1}{UQ.!ld !UeIL W8.S the mODt set"lonsp d
sru1 Oh mv pOOl dtoma oh '
ba.,ra Marloy f£lliles Svbll H~lson Gwe;do!Ul
but Ii! th It n.rca It mlJht be expectellllll It IS t.he Cit} of
he~l"Y It \Vr\8 qmte l Igh t ILt the time. r.nd Neale FHxla'mia. man "era. Le h
P k e
lU}lIOL \ 0 U a,a 1 must., there!ol'e l be taken Vl ltu cel taln ht': By
dl Ino lmo~ of llny mstrUutlon9 8.8 to boardtog
,
p
ac ,
y ac er,
dlf!CO llu t~
thp. c.'l! ::I1 thA lshcdt>
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I Gra.ce Packel , H} .I.4n. Br1",n, "esSIe .... rown , Vlvlen
j he I OPOll3 \ludonbtedlov showed that Sir Geo Cn.ve
rd\VIt" North , R. conduotor. ""ho waR Inrnd9 the Moole, 011\6 IanncJ, E SI(l Dodson ....Dons D ce"
h ili pll\llly-c !tAg\(Crl.ted th e cue i'l.ud he '\\ n!!l told !luLl. sllcr1 at t e dTllp. fl ild th flt d eceased was etandlDg Grace Ford Bea-tty D c" , Jla.ndy m en Donald
\\ It LI th e In Lttcr 1\ ItS befote the H ~mse of COlUQ101b
Ihou t It. y d lO :H
tb n doorw8t hu t ho dId not 800 Coko and ErIC Al lulIL. l1f, Jack .ucdderle~
The
\\Lellthetepo l ~ w l s d lM! lI sscd ]n til e House of Lori o;
L OllI i'ttlilt:r dcn.ltn;:t ,vlth tho causes of m dulltlltll h :l r I\ttem~ t to boa r! the car He !iaw decells"cl Jtl!;t sketch ' '' as pl 9du~ d a.nd the. children tramed by
aftrrr "he arll)ecn crll.ihed b OtW6 0 1f tlle hR.lldrd.lland MISS GUPPJ, assIsted by other members of st<Jff.
u r l Cst IIP.hl oll"e m u l1011ed clunk
the ~{t H Oll r H IhoUlIl.8 i\I P: R a liwnymen's t ho p Il l Lr rmdj h . . r nll tQ hcr
The only 1 1he pLam !::t was l MISS H1H
U !lOll, '(r 1 h I hnld ~ OIl ~ P, Durham Millers r Clnll.rk h hO:l.r 1 from deceaseu.
foolish
Aftel the slllgmg of Shelley 8 pretty three pa.rt
1J II IO II !\l~ !' l l!l 1ilcn!llch MIt, South Wal es Milieu
OT m e to do thR t I "
song, ' rhe Cloud
(Percy Flet.cher) • helS/'lan
?I I THill liOll or!llllkel7" :-;01Icty, Mr !Stl1t.kel , 1>ior
F loNn de Ttk1m Fa" corrouorated,
de- ChI ldren III Movement n.nd Song' was. the nex.t
t h uul ht l l r'IIlI ~ !Ilerg aU II~ee ,thht the workers would
eCIlAod,,; JII'I t 11\ Lho Rhecl bx th e, "
• selection 10 Older on the prOl{ramme fhese j;:hiJd
1(''1\ Ilh sllhU1l t 10 pi (11111)111011 dli" IS' the wllr
len belong to St Jam es School, and they \VLI(
111 ScoUu ud !lC l"ernl p lr hL"cl teH hll\ C bee n t:~kt II at an a"r p l>ln o In IhlrC, Rnd f'he
h ave cause to rememoor thIS ga.la. week In Read
amongst tho " orkerl'l Ilt l ld1eba.llk DaL rhcad an 1 not th l) Cll r;.b rte<l Th e -next
he Ill; .... ru!ih d
mg !M bemg among the most pleasant and eventful
Lesmah 1';01\ lW eI loy It -tUn.I Ol ~~1 of three to Olle the) the de-nea ell
thl1 pIll£ll l II.n] falli n.; 111111 01 t h e cn
of ~ hel1 long SOjourn amongst us In the futute
have deCided In Iavour of p t olullttou
I
Yoqrs trull',
By \Ito Co Clocr Wn til tlta nd
they anti their frI e nds, t oo, ma.y hl~e to look uJ1 0n
A ( i BAUKER
R1r.'hol1;h ~e a; e II'Jt Il.110\1;c:i to
thelr n:nneS as takmg part Hl. thiS festlva.l of joy
Brl3101
j'eb 2nd HilS
Him the r arl, an,l thr>n lt milllt he
a.nd gladn(,ss, and 80 ha.vlO£ gIven \\a.y to our
form. ns "c h& \ e b een told llot to
young English friends h yr prlllt mg theIr names we
Wllllo
to
fezl \~O mu st be equallv co mtcous to our bttle
Bo ignn fllcnds
'fIcrc 15 thB 1!l;t of t.hose who
BEER AS A RATION.
thus dl stmg'lll shed themsehes and also M James

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Mrs Sl.ra.h El! . .'U Carvlll. n train con.
p~eu to board a Cllt a~ Hi WH,S em ergtn/-:,
WIth the r ~!\ult t h L ~ she wa!S p I Ined
of the oar Ln 11\ pillal :sha \1; Ill'!
H 03pltal, whore 8he succumbed to
later
held on Monda.y, when 'Mr A F
proceeding~ 1m the R e:l,dlOg Cor-

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It 'revives happy memories
of the discussions in the
old village shop, where
Hudson's Soap was unanimously given First place
for aU household cleaning,
'for wlllIhing-up after ~eals.

the borough anp kno"",n for so many ycnrs ~
the Children's Con~rt.s 'Jihey hpve been held
dunng the present ~k-on Monda.y and Thursda.y eV6mngs. a.nd A. matmee Wa.:! g iven on ' Vod
nesday T h e venue ha! been chnngoo this year
The Town Hall b61Dg 1D suc-h demand for !o ~any
pUrp9se8 It w ItS found necessary thIS time to hold
the concerts In the Umverslt.y College Ha.ll, a. Yflry
beautIful bUildl.D.g for such gathenngs
The
'Uldertakmg this year has been an unqua.h6ed
IfllcceM, and redounds to the cred it of all COil
~rne~ 1he Commltt.ee respon!Hble for o rgamslDg
t.he concorts arc to be heartily eongra.tula:lled on tbl!
SUCpe69 that has at.tended their efforts, and the
teachers who ha..e tramed the aev6ra.l parties of
chil dren who took part had their own rewa.NI dur
109 the week lD seemg the fnnt."- of t.hen· patience,
zeal and care In the oxoeUent rcmtlts achieved m
the several performa.nces
J
CJuldren are a, great a.seet to the natIOn ThiS
seems very much like a. tnnsm, \ nd so It lB, but
somo trUisms are not only worth repeatlflg , but
even enforcmg at crltlCal times
Ch lldren, of
course, hav e a lwa)s been an aaet to th61r country,
but now tha~ the eye!! of the natIon a.re focus.sed
upon the p ossl bllttleA~.o f the rtsmg gener.a.tlOq tn
a nay In whi ch that have never been before
the great bulk of our c.hldren , as r~presented by
the e lemepta.rV schools, loom very largel before
I
Y
Us It was t h'er&fore an msplMng SIght durmg
the 1~6ek to see thiS army of cbltaren gOing
thr~u gh such delIghtful performan ces WIth I a
spontaneIty and mtel lIgence wh ich betokened
great promu~e for theU' £uture There I ~ naturaJly
always 5OmethlOg very InSplrItlUg aboqt smgmg
It
18 contagions, a.nd 19 therefore a. fine
moral
tome 10 8chodls I It ~ hea.rtens up the dull a.tds
makes the unha-ppv and mIserable chddren forget
for a. time thOlr httle troubles, and brushes 8f:!lde
In

PRODUCTION.

~ " JUl.""""'.. O.~~.!"","
8ir~I mu.' p..\too\ ~.
'1'0 nm SDITO& OF

Stnner.roft,"

used for
S9 plany years that, tol
the-old folks, the name
is_ at- olice ~ suggestive
of sweet cleanliness.

lIltrod:uctlOn to our rea.der8 Even the rwar,
b.a..T obhtera.ted [or 'the t lme bemg, ma.ny an
annual event oi grea\Jl:p,port.a.ncc, bas not sue
ceeded lD baoULDg the great yea.rJy festivals h eld

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h~ been

rThe: children's oonoet'tll aTe notbmg 1~8 tho.n
lnstltuLion In ~QdlDg, and therefore requU"6

THE PRQHIBITION MEETING.

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UDSQN'S SOAP

PE«FORMED
BY 400 SCHOLARS:
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Dough qpenlnJ our eolouin.1 for fr6e difCUSIIloD of
all .oo)<01i 0" p11bho I~to...t, It obouid bo
undentood. that wo do not neeesurll,. ~Ddol'M or
hold ounel"el reapoDSlble for the "lew. ex
preli&ed by our correspondentl T~ barnes and
add ressel ot correspondents Dlll'lt aeoompan,. all
commoDlc&lloDl, not necessall!lt for pubJlcatloD,
but &s an eTldenecl of itooq fLlth
f

E. .ijpiiiii-SONS,
SPECIALISTSi in
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RAINCOATS,

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Jackson's ~orners and Branches. Re~ding.
TelephOne No. U9.

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bert Coh el.' WIl1lo.m Cockbl ll H orace
J o"eph Rlchens, Ernest Ma.rsball, Joseph
son, Geolge Bfllbcr. Jamr.s \\ a.lder a nd
H nrns
'IlLA boys v. ero tramed by Mr H
Sa.ul , wlth 1hs5 E E Cox as accomp uLlst, Rnd
Mr Sa.ul and the Ind ies of the staff made the "Igs
and costumes

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ha.ve only spa co to bor.iy .numera'" 'he

othel performers
Palmel SenIOr School scored
10 then perform ance 01 II P lum!'.tones , ' the follow
109 taklOg p a.rt - GIrls
.t.dlth Gou ldmg, M ay
A3'l'C$, Dons BU I rOllghs Gladys W lil lams., Nellie
Allen, Dorls Haml ett, Susan Doshler, Eva. Judd
Doys L .Akenn:m~ F C&rtel", L F oxell ,
'W,IIJ" G Annand, H Arlo", J ~lI khe 1, H
Deadman, C ' Ve.bb l A Moppett, E New land, ~
Butchcl R Eele Ji' Anderson, A Mon IS, H
E\'re PlIUlIst MI~ R illton The scholars
trained by MISS Hutehln]Ss
1 he last secene o[ aU In thiS remarkable series
of C6noert entertammeuts.fwa.s prOVIded b..,. Batt'e
School, who ga.. e an exccllent account of tliem
selves In I< Mat garet the Prince and some others
The pla,y ""iW.S wntteo bv M r P EIlts .nQberton
the musIc arranged by MISS I F L Gllbe.I t land
tbe children tr amed
by the
same
ladJ
The cha.raciers "" ere
Ma.rga-Tet N orab 1-oIartm ,
first n lluden, MC\.rgaret McMnl1tn, sccon d m alCien
NOlR.h PO\~ell, thud malden, Mabel Crawlc~ ,
other ma.ldene, Dons RIchardson, Llly Grant

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"UJIdouOtsdJ!I the qreate.Jt
·4J/-f"QUlld utility Varm"'"

tlJ8I uitrOtluced

to be perfect foe both
Inside aDd oa.tside lISe, and many
claim to be free from bloom

L,lmn lalbol Gw.ndohne Allawa.y, Rose Ander
ton LIlIan Den ton. the Beggar and .t:'1 mce
Harold Orcha.rd , Prime Mimster, George Green,
tho Princes messeugcr, Jack AYlefS. 1st. )outh
Arthm Randall ; 2nd youth' \VIl h am YoU,,!; J
Ja.ck leader of the dance, !\rthur LoveJoy, ol her
d2.n~15, E wnrt BU5hton, hiorns "Voollan, S idn ev

genera.l character and scope of 0111 v.:orl~ I~
Morland, Albert HIggs, ~Ictor H'ggms, Leo~ud ,,,d.ly kno1\n that It do,,, not need I;)capltulal [
Rc.ue and Stanley l3rown
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Ihe kmtttn<>' mdustry, undel the m ~J1a b('mdlt
O t.her S2lectlOns ih a. remarkably full progrnmn\c I M ISS Bm rleLt bus been most. ~ucce"dul I f' II ~; e
'\Tcre Shelley'" • Storm Song
(CYril Jenkp-ts), three t.horough!} expert young W O III1!l (hi :'1111 C D
wh ich wa.s gn en as a: trlO ,I solo and ('h orus, tmually emp'oJcd happily and proti tn.hh to th rr~h

sehe..q , eal'llmg a. good retllnl lor t hcn skd l \\ J l~
tn additIOn to then pensions add~ milch to tlt~
the Na.tlOnal Anthem
eomfort etc
A. n e". machme has been SUP I I ~
At t h c concert on Monday evemng tho M<lJ ] ress I part. o r the cost.. of \\hlch 'HI S defra)Cd b, :>r~, ~
(Mrs Sar]eant) attended. and at hel request t he II flom Gat'dncr s fnuit for t he I3ln'lrl the O~~IJt~
eustom<\fY bouquet was no t presented on t hi S per our fllend s In Reading '1 he h rnnpz,\ III
I>
occa~lOn But the Committee conSIdered that the tradf} has been f tidy gb~od, t.he pOlll tn 1-0..'1: (1/ g
oeca!ilOn should be marked by some !QrIIl1 or qutte satlsfactoT) . the- chan C lo mb and at
memento of such n. successful sertcs of cori.~rts mmor opeh~tlOns ha ve been "tead lh pm"", cd ~u:
a.nd a9co rdmglv presented t he Mr.." or ess Wlt~ a n plano tuners better eneouragerl l ea <;c InF' \ \1 ~
mexpeJ;lslve but neatly ma.de port fnJlo conb.lOmg become imposslblo a.& a. SOUle') of p ctIt I I ~
a copyl of the programme as It recOld of what the I Burnett h lS cont\l1ued to repl eccll l \I" \3- lIT d
clemen-~a.ry sch ool children of Readmg b a."e d one M etropo ittw.l Dillon. and "e 0 \\ 0 \1 ... " \
,
10 smtm g etc
durmg thIs. week or the fourth H.w"wd v.ery lnUCll for hCI L..<';!<.ldlll\.1 In \ I'~~~ ~
YCR.r of the gro;t war
I
om blmd fm th e pa ~t twent\ thlCC \c;\ t'"
1
It should he mentIOned thq.proceeds were 10' aId Ix:ncfited fimlDClo.llv by the stl'ef't collf' (,\..I) ~ :t.~
of wa.r funds a.nd the Teachers' Orphan land COtl~ rt by the Readmg 1 e-m pera n t.:e 1,,-1 Z I \11 8
Benevolent InstltutIOn
collectIOn III t ho R-e It.hng Edu cat lOTl C()II;n~ II ~~ S
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Counc il Scbool!=. a don,\hnn h om t il i t I [~ \( r
Con certs CornmlttC(l, another from 9 tH
1 t
r
and I~ legacy und et the will e\f the. u h n kHall all of whICh h ave heen placed to till' I n I I,
ment Fund aecowlt The Cl ntln Co\
l 11 I j
(L ondon) ha. e genelOu~lv pi LCcd a.n 19:('(1 b 1
woman llpon the list of the u Re Idln ~ 1 "n I I} ! ~,
MI Pmdel Simp son ha!> presen ted I \l CH\llnn t ~I/
to a. pensIOn on Day s \B1lud M an s Fr e I { h 1 i
to ouo of OUI blInd ~lcn, hIS sUPl (II ~ I /h ~
SomeLy h as a h, a.ys J:leen m Ol>t gCIlCtn ll $. 11 J
ANNUA'r REPORT.
respect. and 1n donatIOns to the Eno(J\\ 1Ifni 11\ h
We opened thIS y('a..r ,s Hoanc a I caml) ~l ~ n I III f
some trepidatIon, but le"ent-o::. ha\~
h! al1nJ
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re,port of tlje R.~d,"g Blmd AId SOCl't~ lor cause bemg good , and our dIOI ts
the IYea.r ended In.nuary 31st. 1918, has Just
a.pprecl ated " e
genelollS: support from ' th"",
Issued It states ~
~
the tclrl hl e a.ftltctLOn w e
f \Va fpresent our annual
report a.nd batne.
ThiS SqCtcty haS no offic~
sheets , owmg to the ' shortage of paper! etc we or pald/ collectors, no ccmm l
are una.ble to furmsh a. de1ta.t1ed lIst of subs rip ,\orker IS a genUIne \oluntee l III
tlOUS (336) and dona.tlons (26)
We trust Oul bhnd IOnce mOlC ,\e appea l
friends "vlll approve our econom y
FoundcQ. III ' 1 he Pnce'ess B1e<:s tng to
1893 by Mr Hugh E ,,[alford, our hondrary funds nccesS<1n to contllHle
tak mg, assur10g nil of 0\11
secretary and trea.auter, th.ijS Society 15 not .. I wal whole geflrt.Gd endca.\o\1r:; III
Ch u.rlty, the Readmg 1I1 ~gent bhnd recelvr no whose cp..usc \\ e plead
assistance whatevBr from an) of the funds ertab
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hshed for the rebef of fftstrrs caused by the far,
nor l from the eonecttO~S ~de here 'by the IPnJd
agepts of the N M-lonaI InBtlt,ute
the Blind,
Lo~d(}[}. The
1917 I
twenty th e
y,ea.n'
., For the Sake
of the
' H ome Sweet H ome"
three part song, I ' A
Slumber Song' , t4e ent.ertaanment closmg 11th

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SOCIETY.

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