Reading Observer 02-1919

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prOvide lan /adequate ma;nagement contr1butiqn._ ....

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IMPORTANT, I DECISIONS.
ME,DAL.
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ELECTRIC
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be-edtibited at the Va:ildefille Theatre ou
and Wednesthy ILext & ,remarb.ble
.r Locke's lunous 1)o.eJ, .. Stell..
Piekrl)rd in the title role, &lld
.OU"O",. · · lin u~lque produetioo with mar ..
Chtt.rhe Chapha UI also to appeu
, .~\ ..~~~o.i;~_:.t A. fin e to'manoe of old
0' Dreams" ati..nin

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, a !lplendld ,pictu.ris&tion of the nOYel
of the Mom ent,"

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play
The H oUle af Hate. " ue
of the uciusil"fI programme for
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a..ud Saturday

AND D1STR~CT FUR
ASSQCIATIOl\I.
at t he Fneodly Soaiet.iu· Roenn.,
n hblt- sno..- W88 beld 'U..nder tbe
Berkshire and Dl.&tnot. F1J~ .A.Ao--

, under t.he ma.nagement of lIr.
bad a. mo,,'t ooru prebemlV6 cat aJogue
whr::h mcludoo. ~ belgian, FlemIsh.
&DCi Silver ra.b~t.& The lD01U6l.on
tn th<I IIhq\\ WaI!! qmte 8. new

part; of the counlrj. but at othOl"
10 F'ra.nce , the fur of we silve::rll
and 19 used. and fIOld M mtt.5.
clot hCfi. The Jud£,e6 fOlf' the
"''''"'' ~...rs. G-. H. Billett, i1

J . Sherborne.

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owe the'm. 8,
for lniroduclng to UA any l'~ ~
and tllIpecially Freeman5

tb&D the French , and w

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1I W&iJ aisro amused by a rllrtl~ httle item w.bolt~.p
'on Yonda", the &Jlllual lDeetlng of tbe ReadinJ Ii. came :l.CT'OS4 &mong the pa.ges I wq penllltng
DIS~lcL of the )fa.nohesfer ' Umty Indepe.nd-e nt
t • meetmg of anothe r SOCiety the ,Ohalnna.tl,
Ordar of OddfeJJQ'WB wu bflld, There were Slxty
~g tbe merubeT'8, 113 1q
"~ he.n memb~
l1cl.ept-ee in attendance, representing tbe v.anol\lS of & benelit 8oc1E.ty sat .smolring t.h elr ~ p\ pee and
iD tb-e J);o;tnct.
tfie visitora d Urin .;' drinking in a. pubhc.house while . tl'.ansaetiDf "thell'
thr day wu· P P .G.M. tho itev. H R, Cooper. busm 6.<U t he l acndlord got: t he best o~ it and t'6S·n Lb., D D , "a.od D G ter , of N6"f\,·bltry. Thd tports got a.bout that th ~ fundt;r W~ aha:ky."
l 'h't wg was p~s'ded o\'
by Prov. G .M. W m D . 18uch c ilu lp not. b~ sa.i~ of therr S CClety, and )-et
WI!l t~, who was " ory 1b1 y supportEd 1by Prov
bere we a Te to-da.y , In sDlte o( the viclf!II:f1tudes
1) 0 M. F G "B6rno.rd. I P P G 'M.. A. 'W elch, Wlth w hicli t he va.:no us ';"orke;='; of Uie SOCiCty
r P G M. G: Tubb, P P G M. H M \V hlt~horn ~ jh&\'e had to contend dun ng the pMb fotty·four
rf G)f H \Vnght, P.~ G M. C . Bernard amI' YE.:L1'1Ip m ore especla.l1y of the past tour . yean, and
!':'Iv. C.S, H Bri$io~-. 11''''"'ou, to the cOtn'ncnce
I'hat some of you eve'" t~·d.y must plead ru lty
-,e rn. of the prooeedmgs the purple degree WB..! of p e,r luitting the I!I. v.:ful offQn~ of smoking and
;'nffTred on ~i.5t6r L. Ba:kcr Royal O:lUnt.) Led ge, dnlllkang
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mC::ltingG - after
ri.1 D Dore. ~ceJSlor LOOge, P G .. E . F Beesle;V . neiU'ly ha lf a. century in 11. 6ourishi~ con, It.n!Htr Lodge, a nd P.G Kingham , Wellmgton d ition and cm e-ct1 ng to-dlly 1Il'I Ltb the object ",f
l\.~l ~e , n.fter wblch
[dI5Ctlanng qu estions as to h O"W we ma.y stlll fur the"
l'ro> G M WUl. D. WHite addre&5ed tbe ttmembly lincrease o ur fundS, our - me mberslnp i\trd uphold
~ jollows . tbe gOod pnn clpie.s of our Ordd
We meet to-day t undeT much h appier CU'Cum
\vith~ard t.o Slate l MUrnnee there is ~
£t l oces tb&rl w~ h&\e done '<!unng the past fOUl
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me to say el[oept tO~f.. I look 'upon It 118
~ e ars We are ' happy 1U the kn.owledge that t be I. great atlon~ l COmmeT01a 1 und.-!U't.akm g. Though
"r<'~1 ",,-ar bas t.ernn natOO, a.nd a.b t.lns m oment
~11l1) Of~'tR: condlitoru do not ~et 'Wilth our entire
i('Jh ng !'epresenta.t.ives of om ..00 o t beT coun tirles approval 'We m ust 2.d.rn.it there .is much to be n ld
lIt di S('.u9iJ.~ the terms of peAce, ",i:Lich we trus t
In It;; fa ·~\lr . On fe ature which I adm ired at 1t.1
ill:1. 6QOn be brouS"ht to a
suocessful J&me ....... a mce.,Ptlo was that. the man who prCVlously dld nol,
pe.ce whIch we all Emoerely <ksiro WIll be :I
tblnk ,It .nece<>sllJ;y to In!-ure agam.~t Sickness beneper ma.nent. one , a.nd 00 ennch) our , tIm; wll h fi ts c:rr was apt to look: upon F r iendly SOClelles
F.IIl1\1ng plenty and falr prospero us days. 0U'r pro- WIth Indifference or scorn found hmlsclf at 1m
ce«mgs are alw ma.rked In conseque nce by tho cOD1pell~ to do so. It has now been ln eXlOteD~
a.bseI!Ce of th e reading of our War R ilUaJ, 'Wh ich Inea.rly sP,ven years, dunng which ptmod varl0l1S
:h as pre l'lou~ lr been OU r custom
But when a.mendments to the ong m a l Bjll have boon made
throughout. the la.nd the JOyous pTCI('lamation of Last J illy a. fur t he r a.mendt'd Bill c ame mt.o fc:roe,
peace I! hurd let. us. n~t for a. mOUlent 1n tho fut· Ia,nd from wha.t I can gathe r everyLlllpg 15 I!.a.lhn g
neQ. of tb snksgl'lllg fc.rgeot. t.be ta.sk Wb1Cb IS ours
&moot hly between those rC4pO'I1slb1e (OT l he super
.-\ n <ln g OUL of me tunooll t hrougb ,,111Ch we have I VIsion of lhe workl ng of t he A ct and OUT omclals
pa.~ IllS sLid . a.nd n g-htly . too , that a n ~ w
who i:fll"'I" out fhe nece::sa ry dut.les . TIns great
Bn~ Ja.nd IS to Ml5e , our natIona.! life Iii to be reo body d o~ not po6'less a soul or a. 6pm. t of brother
('Oll!t.ruciN And the land made fi t. for our h erocs hood bke t ha t ac knowledged by the M U. 1 00 F ,
to dwel l In. ' Let us see to It. bben t bat louch 19 l he and whIch I trust" may ne\-er ~ Fean; were
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I I 15 t he bounden duty of c \ eryone of l OU e nterLa.lIloo bY' oome ..... hc·n t he Act came In to force
to ,..atch· t.hat t hose ,b rothers who are m OUr 'that. our doom as .a Fr iendl y Sociaty wa s sealed ,
midrt and those who ba\'t yet to return , broken but I s mcerely, nope thi!! d8.) I~ far distllnt mdeal
In. .nealth, maimed In hmb , a.re ~roperl y provlded
when It shall h1\.\ e to be .e.'l.ld " Tbe old ordel'
"nd cared for In a. m anner d ue to them :Many cha.llgetb CI \'Jng pla~ f:q n e w" ,Thcre IS no 6ent lmst tt'r.. {If a national character have )~t. to be d.e- ment aoou h Sta te I osti'M!n,oe, but &'0'- t.h3 t I may
cJdtod wn K' h will , 1ia.ve a. grea.t bearln~ o,n the not be ml&understood it IS on ly fair I &lIou ld tell
' \It1lre conduct! of t.:f.)e country , wch ~ the )OU Lhat between t.ho 1 officIals l'ep r~ntlll~ , n ~
.lI ea!ib of the pMplo, the h OUSIn g. of Ute people . Commls:w:m 'h u8 in R eadlOg the m06h cordlal rerllt't err of the ?rpha.n , and
mab:t, oialer& lat.lons eXist between t.he m and ,6ttr own offieen>
rJJa~ must h ave oome unde r yOUT no!ilce. 'rhese
I speak p enronally, b eclLu£e I bo.ve ih ad to coone ,n
qll(6tions must oe ca.iefully v.-atehod by UIS, an j
COT"t act \\",11b them, a nd am eertaJ~ our Pro \·jnClal
uery cppor t.umty taken to U6'SIs\' In bnnging about C.S WJl1 bear me out In my rema h . So long a.
t.h~ me&SUl"e8 we con ~ide r of a benefic.lal oharac·
l hlS go;:,d fee-hng continues hch ec State officul ls
ter partlCUlady t he health of the commum ty, a a.nd oun;elves I (~on't. tb.lnk t.he:re need be any f ear
!IlMt .eMeJltiAl pomt t.e U!l '8.S' repT'CSCnt.at lv~ of
of the State de!llnng to 1nt.erfero WlLh ou r atra.ll"!1 ,
Ihe noble lDstltuhoD to which we a.re pToud to more 80 If we make th e foundoahon cf Oddiellow·
})dong
I would call J our attentIOn to the fact sh;P firmtlT than It lS e ...en now
that never did ~u b&'\e such an opportun~ tune
I feel I oa.nnot oondude my re rua.rb WIt h out.
1!.5 now to Qarry mto effect
o ne pr~ept , ott{'u makmg ailUSlon to t hose bret:bron who made the!
heard m our Lodge r oom CC To carry on t hE. grea t s upr~l e sacrIfice fOT 118 in the c-:rea.t war. F or \\
work of praot.rcal VlrtU6." Ah-ea.dy oontroverves long ~rl\xl we re\'eren tl y IUlLenad' to our re6peetl\c
have t:&.ken place In vanous parts Te@'ardln~ lecture mu.ters and other OffieeTS m OUl' LodgC'1
memonals bemg set. up 10 hcnoUl' ().fr t.hose wh Q n~ eLsewhere d ~ hver tlie war ~tual III which Wfl
have mad e t he supreme eacrlfice for us,' bu t. wha.t - solemnly a.nd SIlently agreed to cherteh the names
ever 'IJl8.y be done 111 this dlrectlOn-,?h<nv~ver ' gr~at of those of OUT brethren who h ave fall en jP ' thc
or el$borate, erected in stone , ~arble ~r grn mto , serVlOO of t hei r country. In thiS Dist[l'lct n.l one
or other ~t1y maieTlal, I fmW1 ta m trb :tt no 'Ae h a.ve to ro urn the loss o f 330 of OUT membel'8,
gm:nd~ or finer memor ml can be set. u~ by l.Idd~mong wholp were some who bad shown ' ~hlle n
rellO'wtr to \tbe memorj of t';eLr !deJ?a.Tt-ed brebhl"en our midst they were deeply lD~eresi.«l m Lhe wei·
tha.n to ~y on tbe good w:.or k l(l f t h e Orde r ""'"lIb fare of the Soc1<~ty a..nd ga.ve proo f of ,t h c Itam e
& Tl9W to plit.:lng the Soclet.y Ul a. pOSl~lon
fllt by theIr actlvlt.les ~ h elp furtlier t.h 3 cause, otper=:
r better t han It. has ever e njoyed , bpleadmg worked qlll~Uy nnd u n~tenta.f0us.ly on our. beIts prmorpletl to a.la.rgm- ext.&nt, carry mg t..hem m itl h a lf, '9;b lle "'·e a.U ~now one ~ a. candldat8 for
remot-e comers I'\'I: here t b cy are not yet generally Dlst n ct ho ours. T o those absent members . we
known, and br lDg th<e Soclet.~", lO tO grenLor pro- are greatly lnd ebted to be .able to meet In such
mrn ::{;nn wo are content to do at p,..""nl. .1 p ~-a eefu. AUU'Ollnd lDgtl to eond,uct our bl.Wn eEl~ (,t
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tune never falling to upbold the ebfll"n!::· t ho DI8tTlotj Thet'dfore, on t b lS especIal OOCasiOli
tenstJC8
id trad ll..lOJ1B of Oddie llow.hlp And Jet I Wi lL aalr ~Olt t o be upri&n4oing m honour a.nd
rcmembran<r <If thQF..('l who go&llanUy went. t.PCrlh
to fight o ur/i:ou nt ry's battles ~ nd to &a.fegu.e.,rd our
and funoral benefHe to bo derl\ed from bec.omln ~ homes .a.nd F'born . phe sup r'emQ Muter thought fP
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members of su~h a grand old Order . And w ha t, to call to t1e lIupreme Lodgo above.
t'Vl'.ir e.fi'Ot'l8 you may mako 1D tlllS cliredlon,
Splendid th ey plt~d, tbe f!1i6lit surrender mad !!,
" h et her lDdlVI(i uaJl y or coHoc Uv(';ly, I sincerel y 1wpe
Iuto the l Igh t that.. neve r more shall face.
Tra.JHluil h C)· lie. t.h el r knightl y \Ir tue pJ'O\:ed,
~n tho nam e of Oddfe:HoWBhlP they may be cro\\lled
The ir memor Ies h a l1o " ed 10 th e homes they Joved
~ ,t h suocess:
'Ve musl a.lso prepa.re to gn:e t he
bo~ .i, as we t.erln the m, who a.Te returrutJg t-o U8
A m Olit ~rr1 I a.1 \'ote of th anks was extended t v
&c,unn In I,nb and 'A ell 10 health, the royal ..... elcome Pro\' G Y. /Whl te for IllS e.reellent addreosa
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DIS11R.ICT CO}fMl'ITflE'S REPORT .
(011 (It h o me w1 t.b different \ ' 1eW $ on t.he out.look of
In submlltmg t b e DIstnct Comm ittee·, report , t
li fe t ha n wh at. they held pre vl6u !! to cr Clo>Slng to ib ~
was ~ ml~ out tbat d u nng the past half.ye ar the
fdd of battle Th ey ba\o ~tn~ grl m fi ghtA
Directors hp.d made le Vies of £460 136 8d to :l 0'1
pawxi through trymg bmes a.nd f&.bed de elh fo r
refuoooo £680 l as 4<l from the U mty W a r it . ~ f
our !:' a~ In eonsequcnce, thoug h they may reo
Fund: and l £439 '17$. lOd to. a.nd :refunded £W)
t urn )ou ng in rea n;, we shall do ubtless find th<:! m
holding diffe.T~nt npl n lons. eoncerDlng h fe .m gEHJ · lOs . from the Um t.y 'Mutua.l War Llablhty Fu nd ,
a.nd P P G .M. 0 Bernard drew ID.ttentlOn to t hc
tlrnl
I t. would be ", ell to conSlder rilakmg our
fact that d urmg t he p a.st ynar the sum of £ 3,131
1..0 19€1 m~(}h n g6 more instruct.lve and ente.rta m·
m.;, and so i'hduce th-06e honte-con-ung memberi to hod -pee n crxpendc.d 1'0 funeroJ benefibl on n.ceouot
of 199 lnernbe.rs, and 54 ~mbe:rs' Wly~ This Ill,
ta.ke put In the management. o f .theIr respt'Ct l\ C
eluded p a.Yflen ts of £ 1.351 on account of t he dea.ths
J,:;.:!g cs Str l ~e to make th e meet mgs of a ' mo r~
SOCial characte r , create good dlscuSlHOrus among <if 99 memfers on act ll"C ser ..'06, making g. to tal 1t
,£4 ,541 on Eunt of 330 members since the eom·
)cu rt.eh {,;;. on the 9 urnin g- questions of the llay lUI'
menceruen or t he war
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t,wy ar ise a ud WhlCb may affect us direcUy Clr
D STRICT I NYES'[I)fENT FUND,
m:iJ r cclh, TOU!e tbelr entbU8tasm and prove '0
Th e tota~ amount now il n v~t.ed by Lodgee Ul t.ho
them t.here IS fi ghtmg of another chlI.re.oter to he
done at. llOllle to bnng about n~ry ,"ood D I.stnct Inve5tD)cnt Fllnd ]I; £18,U5, of WhlC1"
measure!> '(<.rr the -wtIt11.a.rc of the commumty.
£6 '230 'W1I. d etpOl!lt.oo du.n nz 1913. Tlie m terest
~ atur .lly ,odr a.ttention IS al .....ays dl1'6Cted t o·
rilstrlbut~ 10 December amoWlt.ed . to 11715176 ad .
wards our membership
Cmmmstance6 o f lat~ be-lIlg 5i 'Tfr cent.. on amounu depOSlted fo r mor e
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have been \ err much against U5 doing 8llyLhIr.g j·f th an a }-e~T, and 5 per oont. on. the remainder
P .P G Mi G Tubb, ttl bnnglng forw",d ~h"
a malerlal vaJue 1D ibis '"y, but we must DO~
b1ll~'llt the paucn )' of new me;moor8 or a marked
dau.we, urged upOtt'ills hearers lihe' '{leoesElty (If 111'
(if Creas'! Itt our n umber s On the cop tr&.ry, let ~u()h " eE-tang m ] thlS Fund . sh.cr.1ng I ts adva.ntages as
t ban~ be a n., incenhve to every luster and brot her comp&l'ed )ylth tlle lri<oome a.nd Lrouble501lleduhe"
to rene'N ed energy and. detenlUn-aLion to do a ll ' n re ndarect th secretar1cs by anoney be'eg pb.oed D
t hNr pOWer right away to swell our raub. I t haG mOrlgOico'l
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h ' 6TJ obser ..-ed prevlo u;s.iy tba.t ~retM'lell should
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ct"I' e to $f:ctl re t.he )outbs of 16, who If 10 employ·
P P G?I r H Wngbt, who brought forw ..'
'nan!, automatIcally come Ibto St.ate Insur anco
cl ause 4,
t he J~tlllberabip. bt the D1" trlct had
a d rua.k.o n.pplieatlon ta become Sta.te :members of
fa.llen fro~ 9300 w ;1913 to lIboVt 7,ID) at the end
(.11- respectIve Lc.dges, to 5eoOlI.r'e t..he m
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of 1918 1'bu h ad been ma.l.l1 ly caused ,by bea\'Y
v\\lnt ary -membeors, but tb. 'Woro of ..~:h,oe s
~IOnst' 191~14, t.he e'JONBl'~ 'i!eath t'atA:l, an.,!
r.r r (l illy :appUcabJe to &eOreta.rle6, but m.t.ny of our tbe hmdr noe to rocnll t m g new members ~ea.use
hr. ~bren a.re In pcsJtl01l6 bri ne11lg them Into wuch of l'tllbta
6erVloe
An nnmroll.te effort £holll· j
" hb )ou: hs of tb1~ de6CTJptlon , rwbo tD&y be u n
be made ijy all 'Lod~ to b r lCg &bout. &n in(T~o.se
I (I'led
about Joining 6. oocie,ty, to use then m memb;f'sh ip. Mo8,ny of the yoOOl( men now N '
·1ue.nee to ..... a.rdJ 6eCUI1n g them for ,our Soclet.y, turning tq olVl l life \\111 need ..,. m~ trubsta.n Lla l
l "' II ~ l n g ln1.o the :ruinda o f t.h~ youD.{r people the
benefit in ~IClrness Lhan 15 provldoed by NatlorVl.l In·
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padk It are all gtTeIl eT'ery opportunity
r ecreation, &nd the atmoepbere at !
gLeilned 10 the P&ges of the /) eitc f,1
oopy of which will be !lent on requeat to

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'Iohe n there was a. good atte:ndMlO6 of

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on Wedn '"'fda y £\elllnS!: il~ I'.erk I !!
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.; (1(,,,1t ~ ' IiI the la"q-e .1lUou nt of re.' ,rr,ed o ut on cOlI and "5 h)·pro·
PH" "" a r , ~ hH 1 ,~ra.t~J \, U t hlt t
f or t he<m II) k!'<m" tn lO{t. " w.r.:s
, . . . " x.! r:tc t lnar~a r l n e fr om t be r ..tty

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Jl . t I p o.nted Ol1 t l hat th ,s ~l5 nt' '!''''r
bE-(Vune a rG-mnl'~rcral p:-OpalltlCf! duo
1il"'-' CO!.fL Of ex 1rjlcflO , hut ehlt fl ·t be
Lhe '\Uhstltule io-r' u19t . (f.accb:trlnr:l
i rom coal , 1t poMlh ly h.) s D":J Hl,llJh 1:.5 a

~rlgi na l r~pCTl ,
1mpre5s Io n

due: to ,10'5 b-r~e",*~."m lfht
that .' l DT'!' anne WQ.lI h~:'!'"

'coa l 1n m a.r1.tf!lah k Qu a nL!hcI . it !.!n ll
~ o u wl !l gl\e dl l~ cf'Tr~ct-ioc ~e pr,;IYou.r p :J pn
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Ilhntto: Trf'for('.6t, 't\
17lh, 1919.

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ea of tbrilt a.nd 8J>1rtt o f .elf dependence,
adnce th us gtve n
To m,y 81St.er'6 I

l-::: ,hat tbey.mao' benefit; by t be
Lh~m and pass It on to o t.bers.

l~ ..d en t be aame adVice, kno'Nlng tbat they mUil L
a1£:o ha.\'6 opportunltJ.es of usmr t helr pe-rsuun'e
TY.:m·t't'6 In a. &lm lla.r Dl'tUIl'l'6r, while to tboee who)
aro N n ~m ptatlng marriage I 'Aould. say, lIlot In tlUG
'9tOrd8 of ., P unch ," " Dont! J' but do, thougb !)e.
f ore entuJl'I€ the bo ly bo~ of m-a.tnmony :0
m ~ ke qlllt.e &ure tb~Hr lnte nded hu&b&nd6 &re In:
fured for benefits In tl~ of !.1ckne.ss, In addi Llon
to t heir Sla le bpnefh, --&6 t he persuwon to do so
- 't ~r marna;e augbt be found more di.ftkntlt 'When
th 2 hm:b:r nds dll:"c .lver the" had llot qUite t.O much
p da.l. money a.s bofore 'm&Tnage .
or oour£.e; a n excephOD&Uy fine ruedmm for seCUJ"'"
~:'g reC']u ltc:. for our adult LOOgeti )5 tale JU'\·en11.3
;.>Ianeh , :lnQ \I. e mtU5t laiwaY!5 t4ke OILTe )t )6 fos·
I' ".J,(l a'ld cu lt ' \a ted witb this object ln vunf'
I am
fU r e \\ e :Ire fill de hghE.d to 'Welecme back amon gst
t h.. pLlntan .:o nt sct:reLary of the Branch, P .'P.G.M.
~ \\ dcb , who haa doubtleu re tUined brlJD m m,!
1\.11 of ~ oo(l fat hcrl;y resolubions In respect of hi"
1 ".:e fa mily of httle boy. arid girls, whIch I
'l!r('l "tta.."d h3& dead, ly lDcreued .dunng !lu a a:~
·: r~~. lll~ nl. s to the energIes of t.hose Jn tere&ted m
: I, 'liP rta nt. b ranch of OUr S ociety. It 18 a lso
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' a\ the Committee Me USUl"ei:ily very
g~d ' , I I() t he p i ov. c S, H B r Istow, for kindl y
; ,PI'l):I;;: nLo th e b'~acb Ca-UBM by the enforoed
IlOllda~ (f p. 0 Welch In HI II ' lf.ajeety'a Atin,. , a.nd
oltrn, !.o " d l -after tbe iute.re.£. of the Branch ,
lt'J'h t,P ll"~ aSSl.!tanee Of the ~mtd P res ident,
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S'tlrance, ~ should ha.ve t he advantages of the
Order '()tfeired tltem Your Comm lttee 'W'lll $hortt)'
submit &. k h61ne for adrertl!Q Q'~ t htf Society In Lbe
DlIStl1ct, f1d In t h e me&ntune Will be , lad t.o ur;ist Lodges ' in 3ny mt.n1l6'T tpoOQlol-e.
'Ilhe propa.g:mda wbrk: of t ho. Juvenll-eo SOC1etie. appea'rs ro
be -well P,ro-vided fw. and probably the value o~
tbe$e Sodet les couLd be mcreued If a n effort we:e
made to ~u~ membeno to enter Adult..Lodg~ ~t
the age
16 ye&rl'.

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ea:.ch occ:unon weTC fiucct«6iu l ID cte ali ~ some v'cry
ln t~r C?'~ tlllg and ·edtlca t.l\ e dlSCllSG10ns on ma.tten
appc- t l in lOg to t.he ,\ elfsre of the S oc, ely It was
~IOped, wH,h the POM lbatl ty o f t.he e.arl y home-ecru .
Ing of ~'1911Y of the bret hre n now servmg In His
M_Jes1.y II F orces, that a.rrangemen 1.3 Wlll be madG
to mU od lo\lese V1S1ls to Dlore Lodses in the neal'
fu t ure on & plan lilmilar to that which fOTIn~ rl y
eJu sted, but oWlng to Uto ...... ar ba.ve been obliged
to be curtaIled The Di.iitl"lct officers very m uch apprecia ted the 8u pport acco rded them e n tll ~ V I l;'I ur.~
espec ally of tltoa!! hret hre n who wer e so consistent
ltt p uttll:: g lD an nppeara~ee At t:.he dl ff~rent Lod.ge
meotmg'$.
Th e d Mtnct. offiocn; SlnC'!'rely trusted
that t.he e ntthuSl8.Sm l'&lsed by t he subJects deaLt
v. lth mn y b e 1Ualntuned. a.nd as.sured the bre.th.
Te n that. no effoft. weuld be spar ed to continue thl. '
phane of t helr 'Work .

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CHURCH
ROBBERIES
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An a.mazlDg story of

READING FOOTBALL CLUB.
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Of tbe several functlons.Df the a.qo?e character
SI \ en In .a.id of the Readlllg F.ootbali ClUb, t hat
0 0 Monday rugbt at t.he Large \Tow.n H all v;u, 'n
va.nous v.aT-l, the ' bes t. The Indi{l6' pnzeti fQt' CO&tunp \\,"8l'e won b y MI SS E. BAldridge a.nd M.iGls
Al Shreeve, and t be ge.ntlemen's by Mr. C. U.
Wlliitllmeon and Mr F. H Ta.ylor
The Jud gee

A. J

MakeT and Mr. Al laway.",

Under the C8Jpa.b le direct ton of Ca.pt S D
H arJOwer, R.A..F ., 'w ho acted as M C. , th e blgh'est
po3S1ble pi lch .,.a!I ruamta.med thrOtL3 hou t the
evening until the sma.ll boon of t-he i oHowlll;
mOTnll'lg, 'While Mr. Alf Ba.ier'& Strmg Ory_~cst. r a,
su'pp hffi the mUB1C for the dU)CI,ng
'I'he! Committee In ch. T'ge of the orgamsmg , 'ti S oompos....-d
of tb e following gentlemen M~. Philhi'2, Jifttn ,

Pn"., Allawoy , Cr-ltg, Ma.kcr, Kiltgh t\ Ps.mell
CI. ... y, Blandford, Egby, WoxburloD, Nutley a;;;t
Harry MatlrheWB. I
As the ftsult. of t ,be ha.ll a conSiderable amount

thllt to make Crochet Lace which looks1
well, washes well, a~d lasts long, you must
be sure to use II reliable make
of Cotton •
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how foUl' young bo}'s

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unofolded at the Readwg Borough Bench on Friday
mornmg, "'1he n Harry Potolofsky (13),. of 26
H-owa.rd-street, Charles Closs1ug bam (11), of 147,
Orlord-road. W11ha.m Doe (11) -and Hen1j Doe (10),
brothers, livwg at 3, Eal ol1·pla.oe, were together
~ Wlth hoe mg ctUlo6rn6d in
tbeft Qf two
lma ges ana £3 2s Bd . m oash from St SaVlour c
ChUTCh, Coley, on Monday, Janua.TY 20tb
John Cha.rlcs Marks , £entor sldeema.n, stated in
.v,de""" that he pl.".,d the money laken ..t th.
Sun-d a.y collect ions 1n two labeUod bags a.nd de.
pcmtedr them on Sunda.y e\:enmg 10 the vestry safe .
H e ,locked 1t a.nd handed the keys to thecarebaker ,
MM. Belc her . All tho ;result of oerta.m mforma..
l~ from the ,-erger on Mond ay e vemng he J.mmediately got the keys ana... unlocked the safe.
The bags were mlS6tng.
St.ap.le y Alfred Mulford ,f. the saerlst!.n, deposed
tha.t on tbe Mo nday morning lD question he obrained the keys of tcbc Cbllreh ,'~stry from Mr.!!.
Belohe r 10 order to let. the Re v Thurston e.nter.
At bh&t time t he safe appel-red to be locked a nd,
on leavlDg the church, he lert Lhe k eys on ilhe
shelf mauo for that pllrpooe In tbe vestry.
The , Verger explau led to the . Bench that t.b ~
cHurch waf; al3:a.ys left open 10 tb~ d ay t ime, but
the ou ter dodP of t ho Vest.IY w.a.s Il)"Cked. Ono
could , h owevar, gai n accesa- mt-o the 'vesta'y by
gomg through th,e chtll c h It~eJ f On Monday af Ler~
GOO n he Iba d occasion to go mto t he v~try-to ge1i
a candIe,.ext lD gutohe r_and, to hIS unbounded sur.
pnse, dlscovered t he vestry floor sLrewn WIth seven
or 61gbt money bags There was no money left m
t.he bags, while he aJ.so nohOed that the keys were
In t be safe d oor, wbwb. was wide open
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M1"9 Ward, of Coley A venue, aa.w tbe two mlag<!6
(prc.clucE-C)-St. John and the VrrgLJl MIll"Y~~ 1.
ta.blfl In: the ch Urch on Monday m orDlng, whJle
about 4 o'clock the same afternoon, m consequence
of wha.t .s he pad lbeen t.oid by the caretaker, she
~t Into the obureh a.nd fOu.n:dl tha~ Ute unag"'&
.... ere m,1-m'ng ~t mid~y, 'Whe n 8be-wM tbere.
Elvery th'lng 'Wa3 &5 it snould {j a.ve bee n. She a1&o.
not.loed t hat a oburoh mlS610n collechng box h&,J
been broken open.
D~ . lIendel'"on ~e to &ec lng the foUl" prISoners a t Oxiot'd-l"Oad SchooL:; a.nd I;&ld to them
" About £3 lOs. In money '\\ f. S s to le n from the safe
In the ve!try a.t St. Saviour 8 Church on Mondlt.y
_a nd , , from 4.nquln es, I £u "'JKcI:. you four boys '
0roe;A;lngbo ft :nt then r (plled . 'VIlham Doe &,ot the
key. and Pot<llofsky ope r-ed t be safe 'Vllliam
Doe ga'e me ,3. fi ve-sb.J hng pa¢ket of oopPel'B out;
of a. brown bair , Henry Doe t ook a n Image, b ut
I to!d' hun n j t to ta.ke Jt. I had a. i~ pl~ of
~illver and WIlli am Doe a.nd Potolohly hid dl~
ba.i We 'had the money In Ox ford'. road Pot.olofsky
hand .. "'Pe Uk !M d n s tive r , wJUoh was buned n
lhe front prdcll of 117, Oxford-roJ.d. Willia.m
Doe hand~ m e a ba.g contalnlng 2s llfd., w:h:ach
W..28 pu t. under & bush 111 tho ga.rtden at 114, Oxford-l'Oftd I hid some more a.t. All SamLs' Cburch.
' B ~nry D&e t90k a bag O':'ntl9.lll1ng Ss. from uooer
t be r;ame b we:h.
He bund.7!d I t 100 me and a&ld
• 'IlhUl 18 a.U I have .'"
Con tJuu tng his e.vide:noo,
H enderson 1i&ld he went Wllth Henry Doe to his
home, \\ he.r9 he gave hun an IIllage. He tcben
took tb.e lour pnsoners to All Sainta' Cb,ul"Ch,
where Wilham .oae goav e huu 25. lltd, w bich l)e
hu.:f blU'lt:d III t h e ' g roll1lds (j f the Church Anothe..:
bsg ooDtaullng 9d was aLco fbun ed th~. When
Witness eharged them at. t he. police station they
aJl so.id " YES"
THe' boys ha.vtng -adm 'tted ..the oifenoe, D .I._
W alt«6 WM 4lskoo t.e state t o tbe m&&1!t.ra;tea
'W'ha.t be knew nbou t th<lru
Wulters stated tha.t 11'1 at.idltlOn to St. SavlOur's
Cbu rcb the boys had a ~ nll t.ted · entering I16veral
other churches a nd- had cc mm ' tted aots which ...~re
not deal ~ Lwlth llnder that ch'37'ge. At St Andrew I.
Ch urch , Cnverliliam, they h ad foroed. an entrance
a nd had taken 7~ · 'I'h ey then climbed over the
organ, got the keys a.nd h 1d uaDl!8ged two bottle6
of p:l'rt .wine and some tumblers. Rasp5, ohiseLs,
JJ'Ctl baTS and files 'Were found nea.r tlhe safe. They
lh en vitited 'All Sq,ints' Church and, haVinG' g&ped
w u£sion moo tb~ rvestry by <re movIng some pipes
off the orga;n, aid d:a~ to tb~ extent of 86\"6rall
hundred paup,d.. Appa.reDtly on tbe same da.y,
th..,y'Pa:id ' a. Vi'sit to S t. La.urence's Church, but
...... e-re una.olp to find anytInD.g. Crossmgb&m, IIQI J
I ll!pector Walt." , had bee!, cI1aiged ~fo.. a.nd
)lad 'been bound over, wtbile P otolofSky had tW'lce
'been co,\vio~e<\ of tJ>£f,,-<>n;" for ....hDjl fl'Ul c
, .nd 0'"'" quite Ireeontly tOT .t... h., 100. off • trllml
j.-(JU• • For fohe latter oft'enoe ;be 1"eOeQveci four strok~
the bircb JUst two weeki prevtous. With
~~ to tlte 'Dote'.!!, their J)B.st. reoord 'WIlla good ,
QCJtIung beir1g~ )CD Own agunEt them. 1
· Mr. C ' G 'Pield 1'JiLld tha.t AU Saints', of which
he ~ a. chul'C"lU"d.en, 'Was III & most deplor&blo
~Ii.ion . . .tAle _!...ult of t~o ooyo' depred"tlO';'.
..Dd \~ floor: 01 the vatlrY amelt> 88 though wine
baa ~ ~1f1ed' over th-e 11001'.
MI.. 0 . 8. lIintt.tt (th. Chl.lrman of bb. '8<>.",,) .",d
thlltl P otolofBky, Who wal!l ey,identIf the one w~o
he.d..,liUiueftoOO tb.e- otht'ft, would receive .ix .trokea
witlb ' the bircb rod, and would be 88n.t l/W1l,y to f!,

Arderns

Crochet Cotton
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Our Portrait
Is of Mrs.

E, GOONAN,

wk. wrIt ••
as loU ..... :

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Up - to -'date Drapen
Art· Needlework Dealers
stock Ardern'a CrochetWhite in all nu + ben,
Colours in No.8
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For

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·~ool untll he rre."hed
~8j wbue ~ ~D8'ba.m woula aI.o

Ref"""""""y

tern., be .are to get

UFancyNeeJ/e'woTk
IlIa.trat.d. U /'Tic.
lid.

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CAKE FLOUR

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of aoy' variety.
A

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2-lb.
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MUST USE

C~KE

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WHY NOT SEND YOUR SOLDIER
WATCHP
The very thmg for Aot.tve Serviob conditions and 8J ~&toh that ~ilt keep timo. The straps &II
pigskl,D 8troDgly sewrl, and the c,se is tiolid silver fitte4 wHh a fiDe lever movement.

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SEE TB~ TIME IN TfE, ~AR' K.
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Price 50/- , Post free e\jerywhere.
LUMINOUS HAND,S - AND FIGURES:

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th. watch ~I ~~\ C<1',,,ly ••tw,olory_

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,/ I. LE"W"';I"S ·; 'W:;~~~ke}:·~lld iDE "DINIf'I
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Estahli"'~ & CentUry,
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str<lkee'\H.nd be &ent to an InduatrlaJ School' for five
, Il>- th. "" .. 'of tho brotheno'Doe, thliy.'Ir()U\d
_h ....,.;"" four .I.rolt. . .nd ...·ould- ~ oound over
I to be Of1!OQd b ~viour · ior twelve mootho. · Crootfngham: a.t;. tbe ' ~ time,-,.ould have to Eorfeat
\ llie sum. 'of' b~L~iZ3noes in '.,..hicil. be .u h·
I contly boIlnd-~,..\..
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.mooth, ond of snowywhltene•• , and for over sixty years
bas stood the telt of time.

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of money CW'l1l ,.0 'bo tbe funda reqUll'ed for n e-s:t

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th~

• ywtematiosJly e n!.cred . nd plll'l5ed ehtrrOhes was

Wrtgbi., \Vhit.cl!orn, We nma.n, Prov G:M , W. D
WhIte, P G Carter (B&6l1lgslo ki! ) and 'P G Arslet t.
The f1\o chosen r epreeenba.trive5 ware Bros 'V D
Wlute, H ~ 'Vrigbt, A Welch, G. Tubb and lIt 'hi
Whitehorn
Among the o tb er ltemll deB It 'WIt h durmg the day
WIM a. gr a.nt of £5 to a. brother In dlStt'ei'8 m t.he
dUitI':ct ot Basmgsioke , and 1\ rec::ommoendatlou fCYr
fuxt b er MSlstanoe to be m ade to the AM O . f9(
t he Unity Dlstrem Fund r A Aub!!Cnptlon of '1 5
gulnee i to th-e Roya l Ber~9 H~I, 10 gutne8.A to
the Somen',s Convaleeecept H
,5 gu me M to
tI'e 'Duberculosta A rter-o~ro H
tal , and a. propo6l tlOn VI as ca r n ed " 1'11
th,,~ Lll!itnct be afiil16ted
wltb t.he Souloher n Coun es' Conferenoe
A hea.Tt y ,ote of tban s wu unantmously acootdoo to PrOli G M W lie fOI th e way In "" blCb
he had. perfol"lIl«i hlS du t les durmg hlS tenn of
o ffioe, to whidh Bro Wh ite suiiaob ly r epl led
The n ew Prov G.M (F J
Bernard), havang
I'loknowledged the gt'eat oOmph ment. p&1d to h1!!h
tbe l11 eeting termma.ted about 530. !

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FOUR 'BOYS CONVICTE~

ISLE 01> MAN A M C,
lL "'... dectded that Ut" Dlstmt ~ represented
by five deloga te&. a t the A At C., whioh lS to be he.ld
i;l.t Douglas, Dole of Moan, thlli Y!'a.r, And th~ brethr en oommate<i weroe P P G.Y 's Welch, Tubb, H .

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[T HE COLD

nBime Prov C.S . H Bnstow was agam appointed
oxam m1.llii" and reJiev.JJlg offioer, P.P.G M : Woelon
and P G. G. Allen a.udl tors . a.nd P P G.M.'s W elch
and Tuhb lodge hook exa.mmers.

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Liverpool, Wed Brotqwich. and London.

(H on ley), P G H . Housel 8<>,lwm'e Lodge , a.nd

were Mrs Suomons, Mrs. Philhps,

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P G Arl;lett, Orown of Ell gland Lodge. PLP G.M
W (llch w.as a.18o noml:lls t-ed, but Wlthdrew his

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BY ,c;rll Grocers, Stores,
Oilmen, C-handlers, etc.

Wooldridge " Pn ncess iJexll'Jldra. 1/ ~~e, a.nd
I' G.W . .Dore, ., Crown of Enc'land" !UXJg'e, tone
de legatC'S ChOIOO fa llm g on !.be latter.
An e lect Ion of one m emJ)er t.o serve on t he .com·
mltt.eQ of Manage:m.emt caU50ed a h t Ue exCitement,
llecessJtatlllg three ballots being taken , the delega.tes fin.ally a.cced:1U:g to iJbe re·electlon
of
P P G M. H. 'Vr1ght
The na.mes of the ot.he:brethren~ who went to the poll 'Were Bro Chillma.n

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SOLD IN PACKETS "
EVERYWHERE
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l'lLECTION OF OFICERS,
Prov D G.M . F' J . Berna.rd was dulY elected fo
~be l POSltlOno of .Prov G M
There wme t wo can·
d ldat.es for the office of Prov. D G Y, P G. H

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Rinso does away with the waste
of thb ",opper fire. You just soak '
the flot~es in cold wate( with
Rinso overnight ~ rinse and hang
to
in the morning.
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A volunt ary 8ubs<mphon IS being made thr ougb·
out t he pm t r In support of a. scheme for the eslabhshment of a Umt y Orph.anage.
T h iS c lause 'A«& b rougbt forward by J G H.
'Vooldrldge , who submltted
foJ!O'Yt"ulg substan
h \'e ~ lu t lOn - " Tha t :m the o plnlon of trlls Du·
lr'ct m eetlllg the chi ld bem g t be. St.3.te'~ greatest.
&.e€et, t.h e man tena.nCQ of the o:rphaD sbould be t.h ')
fi.rs t cba ~e upon tho Nation.a.1 Exchequer
And
fHrtu er, thu meet.lng 15 firmly of ,the o plmon t hat
a ll c hanlab le effor ts 10 lob 's dlre::bon only Impede adequate leg lslatlon and lmperat l\'e na.li6nBI
actIOn
We, there fore, urge our D.i recto:rs and
AM C. to strIve for natlonfll 10glsi'a.tlon ferr a U,
r&the r Ulan cbal'ltab le effort8 for the few "
A certam '8.mou ot of 'op,potntlOD to the retrolutJon ,
was l.alSOO, and an a,'m~mrment WJUi mo ved by P G
We nman , 'Which dld not m oot ~ ltb tbe approval
of the m eetIng, the reaolut lon bemg aecepted.
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Referen06 wa"'i made t.o the death (If P .P G M. E
\V,Jute , of B asmgstoke.
Bn-o. Bnstow remarked
tbat Bro Whtte was &ppCJU'led 6e<lretazy to t.h~
" \Vc lhngton " Lodge i n 1892. Pro\· G ra.nd Vaster
In 1896, and Dl R rlot Trustee 10 1916. W1U:L four
e xcephon& he attended every cllst l'lct roeetmg IJlnce
June, 1880 Always ready to 8/i.&ist 'W'Ith ooUDac L
and advlce, made e6peo1a.ll:4 valua.ble by his l ~
expenence , Bro Whlt.e·S work In the Reading DIIt n ct wo uld be long remember ed P.P G)1". R ev
I-! R. Cooper-Smtth expressed btS bl~b apprecJa,
t lon of tb:s partlcula.r d eceased b rolher.
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an,d for cooking. ¥~u
do~'t need to' hoil .the
clothe$~wash ,them in
.the ., RiI1S~ way-:-in cold
water, and save coal.

DISTRICT OFFICERS' VISITS TO LODGES
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coming Ithat arrangements fot' a coc.:.-a.l ga.tbJnnz
~ bould-' be thado ID h onoul' of LhO!e m embers return
109 home, and tbe G.M saki t.he matter should
have t he at te nfton of tbe DIstrict Comnutlee a.t
t h eir n ext. m :;'etlOg

e view of offertng Illcommg members
nefi ts which a r e m ore ' in accOrdance
nt day neede. a table was wpmlttcd f (ll
adopt ion PrOvl4:ling 103" per ;"eek 10 61ckne;;s,
which lt ~sed In conj unction 'Vt' I~h t-he &Ca l ~ ..nl pre
!Se nt In u '91'111 prOVide (rom l O!t: to 205. 6ick benefit a nd £ , 0 t o £20 .. t df.:a.tb. The aa.n:te table C[\!1
be U3ed or .itl'Cl"eUlng tlif18iek be nefits of m el]l .
hers oalreflY insu red under ; lh e prec--ent s('ales. I '
&hould b$ noted t hat Ge'lleH:l Ru le provides tha t
mei?lbers )wh o mcrea.se th '3l r l~e!lents ghsU prodtlC('
"",,liJ5c!fto ~of gocd hell.ltb, an.:] ,that no memb el'
for a~~ k b e n~fi ~ e:t'c.eea.mg 205. per
condlb<l n, UlU.&t. be Jna isted upon
~l'e ,1:o!Jld be taken 'by Ledges In the
extended benefit., and tbe u l Jbolit d 'Ii'
'el:eroi.>:<l, III applreations 'to increase, th ~
s."""",y )
fu rnish t.ha Lodge lwi..tb the appll
of . &ickness . AppliC&tioru; from can ,admilRllOn ahould be OAftfullY' 1n,; et$t lm cues of do ubt • cerllflce.t.e of g«xI

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of OOl'VlDg lnembtToi, lt i'l '111oet Imoott&nt t'hat
~ret.a.r1C's .should record th e dlSCharae' of ~Ibers .
Without dt'llay )n W'Ckr to e.void loonfpr.lon,1 espe.c.t.
ally, In t h o S ta.tc R egl$tenr. Tile Dlstr i'et 18 to
l.S9Ue a CIrcular lett~r for genml uae lD corumuru .
oa..tIng W 1th me mberS' on theu' return to tlhe'iZ"
h om C8
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we baV 6 every )"e&IIOn. to con~rat 'l ! a (. ()u l ~ l~e. on tntr fin anctal 'J)OCJhon. '\
I~ A U:I'; s a.{o I b'Dd OCCUlon to be . lookIDg' at l\
&bly dealt "'lLit by
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or locd hl.to.ry ; and In domg eo my e yes
m th e day, bite . ~b lf' .. hi<h
dl " fl',n a l ep.:lrt.
our Oddfellows' ditnler held
wa£
t he ;rn ~ttng, w at aecep~ .
III r:l'nLng: In Janta ry, 1875, &oM I Vi as struck
OY 0h.I):;.j'lllB.
b ~ ;\ "(j'l ll rk made by a &peMctr '&t Uiiol Iunctiou.
ClaUR lc WI.e r,no vt d by 1?!·P.G.M. ,Wb fteiborl1 ,
He . a d he had b~ n pleued to see that ."heu
capb,bly l a1d b1l1 ~ltryV. before tb ~lle Tn t'
Frlc-rl' ) Socleh", were r eferrEd to 113 Parlia.me nt who
eni,
t'h~m to fully. fI.~ . Th6 el&1Ue rend
• l~ IS at~~ D. .6po ke of tho Od<ltellowa' SocIety In
l,t: I a. oredll.a bJo '9o' ay ... ahowed that they reeog.
tee l t hd th~ . tltt)6 bu UOON
hi "d In , ~t &afety G.ud securl!.Y
t..he mOM1 wbie'h '
the I p&~n~nt of all offieeri needs ret
II b-:. I.d
If the SlaltelU c.9 held wch a good
Uierefore{, u&,{!'est In t,h e eaee of Lodg'l
q ' ,nlon of \\.1 III th o sevtnf..Ic& wbe n ' this 'i>i.trict
Cl)uJrj ollly bout of abou~ 2".000 melD-ben a.nd tlll'l
thero ahal be 1\ Qll,Pimum ra.~~
' :~t pD.~'
ls.
per l1nem ber bued 'I)D. tho.lal: an.:nual
\o~1 or Lba 1II1Ck. ... Q.ud htnera.1 funda ,..-.l,} Efmewh'3t.
eecreta ry to r-eo0Jye J.,.~ titan 10' par
Dear £ 15,000, . h'&t m Ufb our 8t1l.t.men to-dl\V
t hinlo. cof wr ~ I t tbo)' (:a.,e i..n, ' Utbught 'to ua a,t jali
"bar.~1 the di6erenolhm the
Inacie up from tb6 w,ttiob Han.ie.
• O\lIr (,:!l\.o(1Jl .Labllity, wHen ~'e 113 .Reading atOo:X!
d~ I r'l ft " r a U:-n of 8,000 membe.r& and the value
,.Der&! 1& ~Jif ' ~~.oif9"l
-~ ":', C1U iJ.lUffal fllndJ ~'audlOC' at. £1170,000.
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' The D~lqt Comllllttee in ,t hetr :report dreW ~ a.t.
ten hon to the lact that taiga ml ruben of SC1'vmq
m embent will sbortly be returning to oh'U life and
will r eceive 1 a. h~ &l'~Y welcome from tho brethron'
woo for reasons of age, lnfirmlt y, or occupatIon,
h1've remc&Uled ct home ' Evuy oeJfort !'hould no
}D1II.d~ · to get mto t ouch w.ith a ll aucb ytle:mbcn ·a.
qUJokly 1IJ pG.93ibIc af &' ili!ch!l:rge. The brf'~n
p reBent were urg~ d to make knO\vn among rmemb6t'1

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hi4 .6n',· tMll)teit~noe w1ULe lot tlie Refarma.tory1>1 f~lolot.k. ~ , tO,,,..y bh. oum ",' 1., p.' I·
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