Reading Observer 08-1919

REMEMBER

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GALtANT ENGINEERS OF· WANTAGE, HALL.
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MR. LEONARD SUTTON'S SPLENDID
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[SPECIAL TO THE .. READING OBSERVE~'l

..,e1' to u. for the tint time what a wonderful work was perCo l med by the men of Wantage
Hall. We are eatisfied tha.t tbe artIcle will aroul. the greatest mtereat
It htu been
wrlttoll by one wbo h.. gone through ~... thlok of It," and the I&&t man of tbe d •• lllon

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"I'i'lly fTOm Wllo'ft.~ Hall, Reldm:.
bf the RhIne but i ht"oJ"e 18 a. litt le
~pa.n,j who waa Indeb~ed 'Ul I t6 Inoept lOll to th e
V ...yor of R ea.dlUg ,n 1915 (MT LeO!!.ard Su ttton),
-.nd .fu t he loyalty Qf Lhe towwspoople them!ehes,

I n Is a long

to tho

ba.n:b

...ho ~1>h~oo. t halb 1lChieve..Dl~nt" M'llny W@.Te
the \iee'n'llJlgly Itmur~oun~le difficulties, m

r:rum~le Jtlle d a ngeT!': to be f aced and <",taol "III"t.T'8
the duties ro be performed 10 tbe flu etua.tlng
opeII'&'lODr In tho cou rse of £he c a.mJI'Ugn
bu t.
t.h2lt little. C,nmpa.u'\" ll ecl t.ber ~ve.red !.D l~ duty
n'n" d .eV1,&W from I t\'i pat.hway of houour un ~ 1 th e
da.v d2:wned 'WhM Iho'tdltl~ ~ a.nd the
glorlOUll n o <ry of Engla.nd a cd ber Allies '\'rat;

of be.\n= "T~lieT"ed- from the ttt.reme 1'Ig"bt.. 4Lnd

oilpylll\: Ihe

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M AIN't AIN1NG THE LIF'E-UN E
Mueb ba.s been wTI tton a nd spoken-and :rlgbtly
~n honour Of our bUH!! and :aUAnt figbtlnS
m4';n whose rcsolu t(J braveTY "\It"b.ol6-he~ I&ub
n\lSI!Uon 1", hard£blf"S ;,nd d~i ~Tmlned de'\ot'iop to
c1utT d rove beiore the-m thO'Ss p Juc.kT but t'1\e,
Cre nna'!l ho.rU.eI; but how EDany aTe fully a..wa.re.
~ he part. und-e:rta ken by t.ba:;e wboe.e WQ!'k was f r
'th e puJ1)Ofi'" of m&1 o t.a.mmg the 1 f6-11n~ of ('Om
TnUnlcaLlon Mt\\'"e"n our J;ght lllg unl n.. and wh OM
chlef dafence a'lld protcctlon amldst. the enOrmous
Olln..,.eTS were 6LOOply those tnSl,rwnents and Imple
2l1 eDt.~ needed In Lh~l[· prac. leal dut.les';) Loud maoy
,..(11 SlOg {o the pTa.l" ~ of our bel O-l reglDle nt.s and
(If thf' l r " Ilp"rb ga Hl\ntn but when t.hf'o hi!!. ory of
1"h ~ ""ar h. fldh -written Its l'tt"Jrds 'WI ll sho\lo to
t be p !IGplf'l of 'R.ea:lm g tbe. ~onderful tep.8(:lty ()j
pu rpese an-'i the gl0l1OUS aeb~t"cment6 of thos.e
('o mpa.mes of the Roy al Eng ineers who claim 8.W'I
th eir birthplace tht> bea.utlful W ant.age BILU ,
R~ n6" a.nd a t their gcdf.'lther "lI r Leona.rd Sut
ton v; r.o." t> Jo}alt\" .tnC~rlty and ll' r16ce IB rea.lised
In tho h ar ~ ot a.1l
Thus it. If> tba.t. 1 if'oel , summa.Ty of Lhe work o r
..h e 32 DIVU.ooa.1 SI gnal Compa.ny would be of 1ft
i e rdl -t ... all r f. aden; And wo uld lnllp lle IL tru e
fJlmt M adml r-a.I\On at lAut for those -wh'Cl5e
'\()lk proved Itself m ,-a.luabll'J In the oourr.e of
Op91 a.hons on llle Wes lern F ro nt from N~mb-E'r
1'91.5 llJlTll r.he tUa'W"D ("If Vldo ry amI the Ta. IDcatlOtl
d Pea.oe J une, 1910

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TIfE OLD ORIGINALS
J ha.~ hefore me .as I wnt.e a. p'hotogrllpb of th"'
OTl~n.aJ Company t4k~n on t.be qua.dra u:::l
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Wllllta-ge Hall 'in 1 of thet goodl) numbEol ('If
tt.pIODdld. fellow!!;, one ow but. coun.·~ betwee.n ~ ani
00 who "'c \I.t.lI v rl"m a.ned wlt.b t he Compa.nv .all
tb.rou.q-h th se diffie-lIlt !'Ind trrl1 g tnM'.:;
Som e
hav.., b..."0n d o;:;tU"l'eo to mRlto the bupr rune AACJ"lfice
AI Iug'fl mnnber ha.H~ If: fl ...:}trough .... ounds a.nd gAS
m a.ny bd ~ 'IloL been fIIhl o 10 wlthlliLa.nd t b "
phJSlC 1l stra,}R of h a..rdsh lp and Inelemency (If
weather "\'b ll!!> ot h6l"<; haHl ..ollght Improvem e J3 t 10
other uw tkl
fn sp\\,e of t hlS howe\'er thr m
tere&t of t.b.f'I Company haa never w&\"eroo a.nd th e
.. ~ t rle COl"l*
lneulca.ted In t.bOlle ~a.rly da y s
o f tram nh" under he (.. .nmmand of Capt C H
WaJsh h : L. ""i he""n lce SO ll T'OO of f.lrenQ:"tb WblCh h as
t nabled u s io F.h;,.r~ In the falUO and b on our wn l" h
tale famous 32nd D lll>IOn bas ga,l Dro by the g lorv
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B'I11sh f root
THE .NIf:UPORl' S£CTOR

QU r urs t. Obsen&! lOn In .the N euport &ector "115
tndeed p le&l:.a.nL In compaT lron "W Ith our pre ... IOU!.
Mp~nces, for 1n no f)edOT h a d 'We f ound such
qU le l n~ It-Dd pleatin g SUlTOtm011Jg'5
Before long
n o we.ver Fnt.z: gained kn owlt'dge of our lot.MlI'IOn
and prepared for u,t;, and thus 1L was th:at on
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U th 1917 and £ub6equ en L .. a.p; we had to unders o
t he n1os ~ .eveTe boraha.rdment e.nd fi~r<;est Q.t.t6ob
""-e lr3d h ltru:rto f)xpene.n ed
Doggedhr d Id t.h ..
Dl t' 610U h ~ ld 1t.S" vatal pC6i lon an ~ f a r b!Lnk of

Abe YE·r Canal end 60 de 4ermllloo wc.re

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t ha.t the enemy gneed but li t tle
,dv.a.n..9
It was h. r~ bha.b tbe. troops npel"1
e noed fOr tb.~ fuot tIrue h& eVIl effects of
TUm
tard .ge:& ' wb'lch "III'T()ugb"t ba.voo <1D our ran ke In
thls a-ttaoek: :pa.rtteula.rlj i'WM q,lendld a..r..d herOic
work p -rfor11led by the Signa l Comp ans for the
e n--n:u- not only made des ruoLion of apr (:oru
mUDlCa.tloDS but:a.bo hy h18 cont nucus ba.rr !lG"e'~
of arnllery m ade- Ito a. roos.tJ Im ~lbl e to re-esta.b
hsh th en:! H ~r B n r1""h ',J"I~ endura.noe an I
tetl aC1 ty p~ 8.lied ft.D.d communlea.bon& were al
mOf.t QOntlnuou e-ly mamt" lD.oo , and many of o ~ r
m~n swa.rded decorat one, ~ hough we "WeN gneved
by the nUDl ar ous c-asuaJ le.lt 1n"'urred

B()MBL"'G R UDS BElGlN
From. t.hat t.lme ro ~aN"1 the hatt ie crv 0'" th6
DIVl8Ion became
R""meror e r Nlcuport
&nd o n
other UlSpl r at o n 'WM D(led....nwd 1n tbe grea t and
nob'e i3fforlG ,,"hlCh the D Vl t"lon was ra Ird UpO 1
to perform In l$"ubt>" ql:ed L ~"cnt$ ContInued ha ~
ra'J.slcg b \ tbe Gelman ar Iller'! becllme OUI p ')r
t lon. du nng tbe remaloj el of CUI 5tl! \ In t.l a t
f.eCt.ol
bu ~ t h e t /" tipOn5"\ gl VLlI
n rl'lturn by O l\~
own ar h Uf'.ry lad ~ tDa d ~ I I! f(>c l fha " all the due \.:
tUR' a.ud d<>d.'g'tng ' lta6 n ot done o n our El de alone
Abou t tbu; tlmo' F'l1t z" became \cry Be Iva,," Ih
h u-. bOll\ bln~ O~I IJ. Ion'" behtnd the IlII'e an.d ~ e
b-ad man) ",h" ,{s llightly o f b I lDdiscnru ua.t{' <t:\:
pref,SI0n :. 01 ha r Ii.'
BEF(}R"E Y PR fS
AU"r a '" 101t I '" n ~ ar DUQktrque
to the Y"p'"e!'l 1Y.'(t-:"l .. .Illd wer then calle-.-I u pon L,
at tMk rh('l no~ f :nnClu" P a<("bendale RId ge "b l('h
the (nen1\'" wa.s de III :; "WI Lt, I T(':("h te.b l ..., ~ tu b
bor n ~
"- ~!lJn h o';\: (cggt'd ly dId
tht' Dn I~ on
figh l; In thllt -bell StI.:" P' lilt 11. <,... here"o I1IAnv nf
OI lr hnve la ds "1\eJ'e .!: 1l. crlfir.-ed and h~ d lffic uh
Wa.l .t hl> r ipOsIhon and b o~ t"'rTlble i h Oir ba'"(l
tb" x 10 th a.t fe J. of blood. and mud rhnli'tmll t:
1917 rounti U~ Ft.IH w nrry lI g the B osohe and IL
l\ 8S not IIItli ., ;,rl
1.n hof' N8"l\ Year t bat
v;€r
ab le _'0 Ob l-a1U. relief :l Irl wdhrlraw t.o thfl en ... lron .
oj C<I-'6.15 to ~ e lfhr3t.", hf!hlotOO. CbTlstrma.s fe~tl\ l
t~s and (, llJOy tI, w4"11 carner! ret t
Th s perlo J
('na.b ' t"ri. lb t.o r mfo r("fl onre more R.nl! g:!.\ e 1/ "i
( PPOl tUnl IY I~ l"t'call tlJ Cl':'ie who JD Lhc r:t.'>t :Jlsr d
Wlt.h UIl: hu who 1I 0 \V W C I C hlll OL mcmon:
DurIn:;
T ebnmTf we On C In(''ord "l\en L 1.0 t ho Ypre;, fron ~
an i
O(,"ClIP IC'1 1 iho VI."IUl e ntl o;;he
('0 or
cl UI
llJ'" v. l!1 l':h i"me H I C-ce s ~ful o pel al lo ne; were carrl/"{]
oUL III tho \ IC llI lty 01 Ho ullbllr.5t. F o r .. l

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THE MAR CH

WITH TH E; 32,," DIVI'rON
Th"", Compan} Vi 3, 0; known oTl gm aliy as th (\ 41 st
D1VlE.lonn.1 Signal Company but :th" h ;! rd '\l,:01 k of
1hoAe early m("ln lhts 1n the WAy~ -a nd meaus of
6lgnal COmm UTU08.t.lon brought tp'cnd ld p rogr e$:i
'O.od ga.t.ned for u.s p rom otion 10 ihO!. 'We wcre
t,rUlSferred to tbe 32nd DlVlslOn and as 11.6 S ~ n a l
Compam we en tercrl.. tAle <arCA. 0 v; a.r 1n Fr Ance
~n Novf'm hf'..J" 1915 Sca roCf'I fhe JW(lD Lb ~ h ad e l o"ps"d
I&.lncc t,11f) l.Il.8.ugur al! on of t h e Compan) a.t W m
tagpo H all , and ('.IUl one 'WO nd er wbo rea.h${'l) all
i b e 6'llbtleb4!lS 8.~d t.he ~ Ide sco[)e of 5Igrn.a.lhng
es5eo t.lsl ,; tb a. n we CTO ~ tbe. Cha n n~ 1 "'I b some
M isgiVingS aa to OUr a.hihly to p illoy ou r pa.rt. efl'ec

tlveiv ln tfle cruClo.l "Woik o f umy <.lgnAl!Lllg In
the fi eld? H owever v; Ilh .g rllU ue (>Tllllnal-10n <and
t enaeJ.ly of purpOSe I&UCCelil;l .II.'Ud erporlniCf) C&me
to our IlJd and we \\ (}r (> nb l ~ to e arn :;!I UUlne prll lS"
from the p o-wen; th a.t WOre by our good 2Ind d[ec
tiTe aommunlcatlon::;:

ON THE S()MME
Our ti~ st e.1lp6l'1e.nee of achT6 operAtion s w as On
iJle n O\-et" w.be forgr>t.ten Somme 11l t h e Bra. v
!:JeotOr wh ltber we -went. u nder IostrUcUO n U> {he
{amous 5 t h D1 VI~OO R eTe "'0 had a. $prmlchng
of tbe erpe.nenoed l:loldleT elemen t. l ra.nsiused Inl-o
tlbe DiVISIon by the 6Ichange of (1 11 95t h Br ~a de
fOr the 141hlt Br"lga,do <of tho 5th. Di\ l!.lon
L ate.
1 0 December 1915 'We ~oo l£ e\er t.he hne IQ flQu l.
of Alben. nnd be re we fe lt.r that "\\0 'tI;Ol"'fl at OD{e
p!'&Ced. o n our men te IIlnd !lie t.T116 na.l ure or our
"WQrk 'Was realised
During' Lbo .ruonth3 Lha\, fol
lowed grea.t1 prepa.rdJon.. were made. for the com.
lDl J uly OifeD!SIVe and a. grut scbenlc of b\U1ed
OOrnmUD.loo.i..l0u s
v. hleh v,- IS at
sueh Imme nse
v alu e lD. su~ u c.n t opera lO ns on t hat fron ~ w as
eompletofd cl'ltalhn:; much arauou!l labour Who
of U'5 who Vier.., t a.ki ng HIJ lICLI"e part can eTAr
forget. tbe ~ of Ju ly 1916 and l l\Sl hu"Meq uen t
da y"S ~ Tbe WlI5k JI!\ot.t..cd to our Dlv1610n W a.& th e
ta l.:1nl of that. unprecnable fo rt rax;. Th lep\-el,
and t·b.o enormous sac.r &00 ent.alled ror tbo gnm
01 b1.l"b a. few y.a.rds will .remam vl\'id lu OUr
rucmOln&o f or ll1&ny a day
TO THE NORTH

l n front. of B ethune Here blt o for ? ~ood deal
at peTnlc.JCUS finng on the p&n of F ntz we b.d

oompua.tlve oom.fort and tbe D IY16IOD VaAl all. 0
m ora remfor oed &n'.l strengthe.ned
The Somooe
ba!.t1c still contlDmng m lD tenlllt.y "1117& ,"r e once
more ordored to t.ha.t! regl~ of borrer . nd mud
3.11(1 durI ng Novf!mber :fouD<i ourselves fa.etn g that.
1I1'".Jnghc d
!lc.au mon b H amel
How Itl t..enscly
b ll t er WAS th" ft g-httn:; h ere and bow gaU.anl1}
we 0 tho op&auoD3 earned out In I"l)l to o f t h c
e n<1rIQ.OUS ha.ndlca.p of the muddy ground I T roopo
w'aUowoo. 10 1t up (.o tbelr waat .and iound It.
more trYIng t ha.n tbo preseuc.e of t he Bo ~ch In
fron~ of them
Anything- m()re d1ftieult a nd e.evere
oould ltCaroe be I ma.glDed

A QUiElI' ORRISTMAS
Thuikfully we were once more relieved to 6pend
Ohr~-tmM 111 the VICi D.1tv 0( Anllcns onl y
Onco }nOr e 1n lh e New Year to ret.urn to the old
l-oCeoc,/ and ho tbe n ean3 of MT&DC1J)g OUT liDO a.
Jllt.l!) ll)()rQ 1n the dJrutLOn of Serre, (!xpeTl cnclng1n Fftbruary a penod. of ~re frOfl~ whIch 1I1t.en
5i6.ed t he a.lr&ady tryln g ClrCQ.1IlStanoes of .t.h~ In
the line W ILh tb.e ertenllOQ c f -tbe "Brlt;ieh froo t
about. t.b1i Lane, w& found oqnelv('lj. I n. early
ll-e.roo cehev1ug French t.T'OOprs OD t-he nerth of
the '&D:l1enll Roye road and bere we found fl.\: tb e
Divmw>n on our left. O\l"l' fnend5 t.he 35tb Slllnal
Oompa.n y _blob'trU allO formed ..t. WanLa.gt n.n
How glad wo were to ttl&et. old fnends "iltD, and
ma.ny ha.ppy mem02'les "IIVe.ro rf!ca.lled of our Wan.
t.a.re Ball days a.nd of h ome 1L080c::a&tJoM Our.
l1La.y 1D thie fJeetor fOa.W -Lhe ret.reat of t-be eO-fmly ..
Jltot.o In Ma rch to the HlOdenburC l ine Inter01!t .
mg, a.hd yet.. f raugb t Wl Lh dangu3 , l'V1I6 ()Ur chase
aflA!5I' t.he fl ootr fOoted F ntrz a.nd how our
wore :apen&d acd our hflrf>rts hvdenert when
wow ~e :wa.nton IDd wb~&le dtWtru.clIon .... ·U";' "~
by t'n W1lon.!tH1I?M a.nd d~O:i eneroy!

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THE AR~[JST ICE SIGl'ED
M ucb could be. WTIt !on of tb e herelo attao"ks ani
oIldva.Dce s of tb~ 0 \ 1",ICn l[l Utis perIod ()f the ci.m
p:a. gn aDd ma.}bc a. lDoro 8.ble ptn t.ha n lllJD.e Will
teU of lloa ~1 ~l1d\d prdgres6 rl'be e-lIr.p ut'e of thf!
\'llla.ge of Merlr vllle lhe fcrcmg of t.he SOluUle
i!'I nd tho ba.rr ..... J D(!' or th .. ~ ne -n y o \ c.r t be o ld
batt.lf'"fieldfll of 1916 3nJ 1917 01 t.be n 1a-gmficent
o fYen&IV& OD 'he. B ndcnburg line and the ct""mpel
1 n1> o f \ be .e nemy to .... ILh4ra.w f rom tJh(ll!l!!l W'C1i
nigh llDpn.':jllsb1e defcuces c-a.U ~lDg R. bre.ac'\.
which lJ\(a.nt. the b a.s ly ret.rut. ef the ene w \ on a
"W1de f l'OQt. T he h61"'01C braveTj wb lch d rove tho
enemy from theii- lasL hno of dere nee On tbe
Sambr6-0lS"!> Ce.n&l re6ulted t.n ihe OCct.lpa.tLO D of
the ~""U of A ?t:Snd 'whl('J t "Was a.t one tlm{)~ tH e
German hea..dquar1ers
Here t.he Arrul&tico wa..
"'Riled and ilia D Iv\Glon se-ltled down to well
Horned ~.. rea.hslDg" thAt It hw.) gained a. 1>1'0
mtn6nt p lace e..mongat t..be glonous 'nmea of the
AIlie-&J Af ter :I. SOjourn of t.wo moo.tw. on the
ba.ou o f the YelJo'*t thc D lvlS o n had tbc gla.h 6
cat.lon Gf Journey\'ng to the ba.nb of t h e RhlUe to
form part of '-'he Arm y of OccupatIon. th us b rlnS"
lngo a. wtlnderf-ul &od a pt clnn1l-X to l Ls 6plendld
ca.N!el'

MEN TO BEl PROUD OF
Thu8 ba."e I endea.vourtd to fIn e an Cluthne of
Ute p.ro.cre. ~ of the 32nd DIVISIon and why b a l e I
done ro? I t. 18 t..n shT to the people of Read1nG'
tha t lD the (»mp-aD1, f ormed. at WWD ta.g6 B e.n
&ni In theIr q\1te ~ e.itd thorouah "OTt 1m the
tbea.t-Te of wa.r where they ibM the. gtta.t r~ J ll
£Iblh t.) for ootnmunlea.tlOnB for ga.lIan ~ DivlslO1Is
t.hftY bue looal Comp&rueo of WhSM t.:b~ ma.y well
be proud I t would be we11 If ot beno who haVIng
'" tnOl'e s-p'L pen and ready Wlt , could further In
teres ~ t.he pubho l.lli t he work of the Oompa.ny
would R""Iv.e toO In~ readers a , hw-p.!e rnto t.he
i0118r lit6 0' t!be Company , a.nd IItut.a.bly desonbe
the mllny m<:"ld ente wilich often ijm~ broke the
monotony (')r 1Vi.rla...-e and a dded to the spl~d ld
Utllty and f~ l1owthtp whl(,b. the 11.g1Ul13" of Peace
and d emobilisabton CMlDot dtaolve
Wba.L l R
wrlvten "of the 3"~nd ma.y 'Well ~ "'r!t~l1 of the
ot her Bearlrph' Gorupam es who ea.me intQ berne' at
'V&ul &!te H aJ J II Dd R.&&d111g may well record w1th
prttJoe, the h on.,urahle z-eput&t.lOtl tb.1.t! well and
l~Y ,,",ooil

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MAKE YOUR OWN IIIAIEAD
AT HOMB.
Small deliCIOUS Loavos and Rolls can be

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RAND,TO-R.t.ND FmRTING
Tbi.S edV&1\C6 b ro ughb til: to the oubi1cftte: c f
Que~, 'wohere .,.e oamo f'l.Of.l to faoe ,,"til

m!lde eisily ~nd qUIckly by USIng
BORWJCK'!> MKING POWDER. Full

dlt~on • .Qn each pacllet

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AN ALL ROUNI' RECORD.

(Mr REA Mn.,:unrd) may prove of lllterel!lt to our
Tcn.dcr3 H I~ RS!'oOClnttOli "Itb ths preUller pastime of
the w ul er months- football - dates back to h iS vety
(lady ) ea r9 L\ Cn th en he 50011 ma.de a na me f or
htrJlIleJ( nil 1 ::It thc.!Wc of I i h e oc.t;Upled the I H\ Ia.ble
po8ltlOU 01 l:a.pt.aI U or tiO Rell.nillg Abhev Football
Cl ub o ne of the most I ' "' Cl fill comloln a.tlollS III tho
alhed co\Wtle!l HI5 :I&SOC Illton with th e old Rcnlilug
Ahhey Atl!let 0 (Jub '''Ill stili bs It:l1nembel ed hy man' ,
for t o hIS Sl~ yefll SOl :JCCI I:!t.llssh lp tha.t club ('I~ed Its
SUCce8S and It o; abl} t y a t the n..::ht tlIue to cxpa nd lUtO
the R eadlllg A.thlet lo Club, 01 "hwh It wa s the pre
cursor Mr Maynard 11ft!! al .. o a. membe l of a. ebb
well knowu In It!! time-the Reu.dlog Ab lJe~ R owltlS
Club
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HI8 ussoeulhou With. foo too.l1 bClwe.er. was by no
m'l.ll.ns hmlted to oue dub H e was nn IlCtlVO m e mber
of the ~olJth Renumg Foothall Club. and c.aptallloo fhe
team whlcb tha.t club rut up Il.ga.mr.t tbe Rend tnlit Foot.)
ha n Club some yeo l"S il.gO ThiS t eam playeJ t he
R ~ C lD t he Belk!! aud HuUs sewl- flnal, llnd gamcd
th e un1que d lstlllcboll 01 oem:; t he only nU t or tea m 1[1
the (list.nct to defea.1; Readmg
lir ~ay nard W&l!l
the o['gam scl of th e Readi ng Cbau'y CuP COmptlililOn
ll.ud aeted as le ... reta[y lD that co nn &ctlOll f or !e' ernl
scasons He refereed lU the h~oc l ah"'lI C up compe ~
titwn on roM" OCea~lO n!! . Ilnd &1:10 filler! /l. IIInular offi ce
fQr the Barks IIond Hu eln Cup -ties He W&5 One of the
orll:::wal offiC19.ls In t he Soutb.orn Leagu e
He has
rIa.yed fo r Rea.dmg a.a a. co op¥ member of t be team
")I,fT Maynar d 18 no 1656 well kuown In the boxmg
wt>rld, and In JlDmt of fact there h as n ol; beCll a IS ngle
boxlDg contest of a.ny note III the towll durmg the past
a;, yenT! at wh leh he hll!! not n.cted al!l Me lie fiUed
thIS Ca]laClty III cou neetiou With the big fight bet"- een
Jem Smltb, huvy "'fight champton- of E ng lttnd, a nd
~hle" tbe amateur cbllmplon In Hea.dlllg some years
ago Sportllm en w il l remember the match, whicb took
pla.ce m t he ol d Con~ras!l H&ll, OD the Sl~ of WhlCb
f1OW" stand the premJsetl of MeSllira Petty and Son
He
haa a.cted Il!I 11 C fOJ: 11.11 the B eadlOg F ootball CI~h
bo:nog cont.eats, perh&ps tbe moat IIlcceeaful belftg tllD.t
h eld In the car sheds, when so me £200 wa..a realISed for
the benetlt.o f the club
In other bt:anches of sport"Mr Mayoat'd hall besn
almost equo.lIy promInen t.. He holda many m eda.l.
amon:t them being 8. JUbilee meJe.l rpem411y rrYen by
the then M~or ()f Readmg (Mr. A H. .Bu.ll) on tbe
ocea510~ I Of the Jubilee .ports
Vr ~b.yiI ..r« then
a.t;tcd M aooretary 01 the n on-1UDa teur ~ tzi:"eeting
a. fUDc..tipp Wblr.:b attra.cted lIome 3,>,000 people ~n hIS
timo MI l Y a.Jll&rd o.ttalOed conSlderable prowel!lS .. a
Jumper I Thtnug tbe 'period he wu tJecretary of the
Rewng Abbey Athletic Club he won the 'fAndln~ 1001
Jump of the club H. It WU too, who wu uutruP
III fet.chtng the fa.moufl Grift'in to Re&dlDK when
41 0 S"aoeceeded In captunng tin t place m the 12.0 yard!
IJ.ttrdle l"ace a.t the meeting promoted by-the Re&dl.Og
Conaer'7&tiTfi AlSOClation, hIr Mayurd tiimaelf holdr;
pnzetl for high Jwopmg, l on~ jumpUlg and hurdle·
h(:mg, won In Berb, Bucks, ti&nt-a and<.-"Sutrey He
W13 tbe tirst rflpreseutative for Rea.d1ng on the A..m.ateur
Athl etic AI&OCUlhoo, &ad""W&8 omcuu hJJ\dicapper to
tha.t body The Rea.ding red~tru~,n AlIOClation ow ed
ita tnceptlOD t o b LS enterpnl", &nd, while It floQ.riBhed,
derived gre&t IUpporl from hts a.ctlvt~8I. He W&8 also
one of the prime moven of the ReadIQg Pigeon. Shoot·
IDg Club, of wh.ich he t. .till aecretary. H.ia connection.
Wlth the 'ReadlDg SWlmmlllg Club dates back to lts
btrlh, for h e wu one of lk onguttl fou1l.4en. and
I6n ed on t he/ committee for ten yean lie b.u several
bWiu a cted U Judge :t.t tbe \Vorkin" MQP.'a Regatta.,
..nd he IS w ell k nown 10 connection wltb 'whippet a.nd
pJloway racUlg Inde&d, thMe 1..1 no brMloh of aport
Wltb whtch hooIS not famdtar, and our readers are to be
eonrratula~d aD bur BUCCe" 10 6ecurlDi blS senlces as
our Sport& Ed1tor.

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ThO)'

TRIUMPHS OF

.come ID to 1t ~ owo a.~ a.1II th e re 115, of course,
.eays 6 fashion wflt; r In tlte Qu u n l every
C%c u se
for
Its
a.ppell-ra-nce 10 ;he te,.gown r e p a rtolre , nnd Ol Eln y .. lovely; piece of
old dente lle comell t o swell thi' h5te of fabrios
1S~ Butted
to luch uBagM.
Fortnn.tely
mode rn d e slSD ~ allow suc h scop e that 1t 11
Jeldom )1p.CeflSs,ry to cut. the prl celeslJ lace! , III
the na.rrow Vi Idtl18 ha.v e ample o pportunItIes
m t h e fl o un ces o f t h e mom e nt, w fllist t9,fllC
{lr cape ca ll upon t.he re.sourCeS\ of the ptece
"'&l' I f!tl~S
B r Ui;selS n et, f or InstaDce, has
.altoge ther new lIfc \, h er. attached to a. tumc
of slive r l!!ilillle, aId, ho"\\e\ e r Wid e th e la.ce
lueH mlly tie, Its ultJrnn tc limI ts ne ~ntlrely
declded by It.S aU} '" hlCh rn a} be c u ~ short or
long
8('('ordlllg 8.S t o wh ether t.he filmIer
fnbrl c ~<:: to r CBl' h the hem of the gown or to
a'llnw furth et' sh mp!les or the tl l~ ue oth e r than
th ose suppli ed by the tN.}n
By the r e ver se
proceafLhe lace Itse lf rna) rorm.. Uie tuniC, or
8. she h hke cem tm 0 110 wlde that Jt practt
cnlly
rrespond s to t.h e 6amf'! thIn~1 whd5t
wldc tn !'lell't.1on s lOO vo.lu8h le to cut can . lmot;t
compn.S6 th e whnlp of the upper dre s! when
JUnl Lt'U to ~ l he r;: n('\. A.nd bn.sed on a. t.uUe veiled
fr ock of parchmen t
ut.in

EXHIBITION IN
The reahtie. of war Its
trage,he" It. sterner nIHi It5
&It' all vl'ndly but tru,hi,"'.
of lbe firat COUectlOU of
aboWD 111 Readlllf:t 'r~.h~,o~;"~t.~':~.~:f.'~';:.
a&IXlB.rfat ha"Ve becn e
dJld) ~e !toyal Academv, n.nd
hundreds of ~oul&nds
1 he mere
photo,ecra.p}lllare not of tho EnJh~h
& tittle from thClI" IUtereel; and !value
01 Caaad1AD omcNd pho~ph8 ta.ken by
,.,-.rphotogra.phers, Capt Ck,ltm 1\1111 Lle ut
Tpey are tna..aterplee611 of
of art, and they eloquentl y tes ti fy to the
eDterprlBe of tho!!e two men wh o, with
..,pe1urba.bly pUlsue(l tllel r
dlowed utter dlsregtu d of ' U'' '''·l b'''o"i ...

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SAKEGUARP'l'llG TIffi BLIND
"Mnn)' h omes have now one member for
,,.hom the ft()" ers bloom tn Vlm........ one b ereft
()f the p r eCIOU6- g Ift:, ()f "'lgM It 18 m1U'vellou.$
kow checn l hey are &nd the degree to whleh
t h e) me.Ico m e their hea.vy h a n dicap l8 a
no lTec of constant wonderment
vtith the
a id of a. ~t.d u t. stlck, they VIlli find their wa.y
,,"bout t.he he use 10 a very short hme
But one
of our chief anxlet1es r-e.gardlIl£ t.hem 15 the
s t'for c u.se
They iiii've to feel !llon-g the ftoor
"'1[11 their !Stick for the (begInnIng of the
stairs , '" a.nd it- they hA.ppen to be lU a hurry one
da) a n&8ts faU lS not lrnpro babl4!' Her~ IS a
ho ve l wnv by Whl ~ h one youn g Wife, who h8.8
~t he r se1f t o be eve r b neht -eyes to a bhnd(!d
husoa Dd, h a.s m l mmlsecL these riSks
At t.1
lop of e a c h fli ght of st airs and a.t each bend.
.!.he has glued a small k nob of wood on t.he
oamster nul K() that her busband CAn now
e\' c n run ddV, Jl9tnIrS m safety

BABY S TEETH
Some fa.ce-tlQUS peroon b El.5 proposed that

"Let

Nothematter

h~~ .lth~lro·uglltly
bOlll1elw.,t~ may wash

her linen.
ordinary
way .she can't
the
same purity
whiteness
as Omo. 011\0 a bleacher
as well as a
Tablewashed
cloths and
and bleached
Omo are
always white,
pfeserved
and free from stains and
discolQuration.

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small twIt toothbrush 6bould be consldered aD
l:"1dJ pen s-a.ble a rhcl e 10 .a baby 6 fir st outfit
1 IllS IS perha.ps golng A httl.e. tpo f&r but from
the time t.hat t h e r e a.r e teet h to be cleaned
they must eIther be b r ushed or be i":Iea.n6ed by
cll.reful rubbmg
E ven If a c hIl d eats no sohd
"ood It tS qUIte pOSSible for I tB first set of
t.ed h to h e bMll ) <la.maged by l.h e curds of
1D.llk that ar e It'ft afte r f'a,('h feed, It It\ there
fore deS irab le tll at -e-ven S"uck lmgs should ha.ve
the mouth and t f':cth care f u ll y 'i'-asbed ft.Dd
punfl.ed from fore1gn ma t ter
T~

1IULT U'Ii
In

Omo lis
injurious to
use it is
Buy a packet

wash of linens,
the simple

PARVO

wh .. n a. dull li ght 115
ci e Slr€d put filJ eh ["Hf\\" l(' rl:.G tulL 011 It ("'aud le
tl 11 It rf':lch~s til"" h h.... k p n: ... t of th e w lc k
In
111 fi \-r a \ l\ stead v llt:nt nlllJ \lp kept oIl througb
th r. n ~ht hy a. fi mnll p l P-OO of candle
If 'ou hfwe fl. n\ oo lle d etnrc h left.. over on
V: :l.5hm ~ {la,y 0 0 not. lIu (l\\ It. tmn.v If )OU p'a\e
(1 m oil cloth or llno eum fo be e lf>a ned
Mu.:
If " Ith the v.atpr ,ou .,-111 U5e (or the p ltrp05e,
r;nd ("Ill \'l""!ll find that It .gIves the Itnoleum a
ca~ e

~ ~hnctld

o f sl('knMfO

s;.; nte r bottles and

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PDf the clothes Info
cold wole,. WIth Omo,
"in, them to the boll.

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C01SH (Dental Surgeon)

CAKE

Slices of cold --vrlr+. she es or ('old hllm,
thr ee eggs, h nlf B PlOt or Rtock, and chopped
pars!ev
Cut t h A vElal and h am In very thiil
slices , bemg c ar ef u"fC to Tl'rnove all skm I boll
U lfl
eggs hnrd and c hop tbe pnr ~ l ey fine
Btltte r a m ou ld a nf1 rl ecorate t he b()ttom WIth
nne o f Lhe (' ~ gs clll; IU shc es, 'Put alte..rnat-e
I SH' I '" o f veal hum, egg, and parsley, sen son
m g \\ c \l \\lth salt and pepper, fill up WIth
t he. bt ock '" lu ch 511oul(1 b e n1 ceh 6M o llred
BakE! lfi a br s k 0\ en fo r a bout. half an bour,
,\ t c n q UIt e cold
tlltn out !'Ind 6er \ e vnth
(; Ices O[ l emon as a garn ish -CQu ni ry Life

INTING.

A LIGH T PUDDl'\G

As n. c hange from t he ordlO B. TV ulilk p udding
foUon inS recipe eh ould b e welcome to
cook s
T a.ke t" o -ounces of Oour a
plDch of s alt, th e gr at e d r\nrl of h a H & lelliOn.
un onnce e ach or I>u~ar ann butter an ~ g :::: ,
nnd a. p~n t o f nil H-.
Th(! eg~ lO a) b e cmlt.\ed
but. the dl{f{,: U~Il('e l m the (\ uo.liL, o f tI C pI d
clIng I S w (' ll w o r tll t.l e lIti. e n-tla. ('os t
H .n
n!::: IncHed the bn U er edd the flo u r, su gar,
-n ell bea.tf'TI e~ ~ p I nc h of sa-It, and [uteri.
l":non r lQd M l:X ""ell w lth a. htl-Ie of the milk
c.n d stlT] nn hl fl Uite smooth
BOll the TBlO nmde r l l)f the mIlk ~nd add /Zradu a l h 6tn
rtn~
Ptit tn 1\ mo(lp l llte O\ie n Tn a. J)lltte r€d
(1 sh, and bake about. h o.lf an hOUT u n til I1 g ht
bro\'i v

t It e

tll3n ~

'" COLD FI SH SALAD

}d \ery appehs tn~ m eth od
of senm g up crud I6team-ed
b()11od.,
Or
tinned fish
You will n eed, 10 addItion to
your fl t.h, some coIf pota toes, butter beans
and beetroot (~ll cooke d o f co ursr ) 60nlpo
mayonnmse l53uce, th e y olk o f ('one hnrd bollf' d
egg aud a ht.Ue pu"lev
SllH'd t h e. fis h .
the n pla.ee In a. salad bowl a layer of cold
cooked t h,ced
po ta to
some <lo ld cookc d
butteT bea.ns an d ltlB,k e a. border of sliced
Her-e w a !nmple

Ihe

fish

sbredd ed

10

the centre, cover ""ltb mM'Onnalse s fl.u c::e ,
sc atter the s le"lied yolk of a. hArd bmled egg;
over or a. l Ittle fine ly mtnced pnrE>lev
If
prawns .pr shnmps are a v a'l:labl e, they are a
d ehc loue addit ion to the fish
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DRESSED LOBSTER
Ono b,rge lobster, half a. pmt Qf mIlk,
quarter of a. pln';/;of cream, two ounee& df
buUer one ()un ce
flour , ca.ye. une p e pper, 8.
rew chopped ca.pers , tbe JUice of h8.1f a lemon,
!lnd a. a",esser-tflpoonful ()f t.arragon v megar

m

Split lb. lobster

In

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hll lengtbwl/;e ann brlllg

td the b,0l1

then 61mmer tIll tend e r
Rub t.he
flour mto the butter prevIOusly dls80lved 10 a.
pucepa.n, add the TDllk, ch o pp ed ca.pe rs,
lemon {ulce, a. few drop s of b,rra.e;on vinegar.
and n Ittle cayenne pe:rper. stir th ese tIll the
S8Uoe thicken! . then ad a. q1,!:a.rte r '-Ir B pint of
CNR m
Pour t.h ls sauce
over the l obster,
decorate WIth sprinkled coral a.nd chl!P~d
parsley, Ilnd'serve verY hot. 1'he Sl1.UOO shQ\lld
b'" dr a. con sl!;t ..... n \. v thIck el\ough to CO!l.t the

lobster smoothly wltl;out

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If farm w.od.:ors' coHn.ges weT6 blult

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Jural GIl2iette" fHtggestl$ t b8~ It nllght be praoti
e&ble lo make &1't ao-g6ment.ll for keeplng a. 00"" en
tt profi t And loS(; 51larmg ba\."s l1y t ho g roup o f
fsDl lhee Wi t h udequate ~ra l 1toUlH ng unma.rned
'W orke- r9 mIg ht .6 00 boa.rd and lodging 1n the
h o u~ of th<"! matT.l(~d 'Worke l1!- o r a\tcrnat.1Vely
f> lDgie men might j01n ha.ndt; m tU ln g a co~t.ag."
cmploYlUg sOm eone t o cook the l" mea B. ~ t c, for
l h em
LtvlL1g 1n lJa'ol ItA dlSadvlLnLILgca froUl the
p'Jlnt of .. leW (If both master. Ilnd mt D

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It. \\ IS . In. ~ 1
tOllnd In th" wll.~e r Jl\ S\ lit .. 11\ "
'Yard s I JiLlY.I ('In S:t..l ur.iu \ Ll,
df'Olrn ed on th~ pr \ ( us d Ii
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let them boil for half.
O'n hour, rin'e and
Irong to dry

I,.IMITED.

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slamed sbi)u1(j

Ru b all boot so lf's O\f.T \'ILh fI. lIttle Imooed
Oil 011(' (' n. montll, turn \\ r o ng Side up and let
~ tan rl frn a d(1 \
he fore " e nrmg
The 011
~o ll ghe n s th (! sales
If a piece {'I f fat. a.b o ut the SIT.e or a. nutmeg
15 n.d ctcrl to the wa.t( r In '" h lCh R.ny kind ()f
~r('('ns nre b eing hOl leJ;l thN<" Will be DO boll
m ~ o ver a nd. no 9fi rnn g "Ill b e r eqU ired
In stead 01 m lx tn g "ater "l t h y() ur blllck
le::l d acid a hu le. t urp,.nhne, and you will find
thnt I t not ouh reIl1 O\PS ~rel ~se from the f!; r!\te
0" ~tovc hut g lves a. brllhant poli sh wlth fa.r
lcs& labour

up

OMO i. made by
HuJum'a-a name
(amoa. III eD~
ho.ueIwUI.

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and to
itself.
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for the most put, as ....a..~ e\ Idont fro D! tho
thern!'lehe!! bec il taken ltiL \ e~ gr eat rIsk
the p1iotogrl\.ph e" Ihe ohJ cc ~ or the
tinlled!tho Mayol wa.s t n cnlL st pllhhc
Ca.noolan v; n.r memorlfLl \\ llich III
Otta.,,- fI.
Of CO UI ~p ptople m ight
Canadtan:. co ul(l w olj afioJrn to erect
war m emor nl 3. olle amI wnh r;lIt the
the mother cOlillhy 1 h"t ""fL't trlle
CanadlJl.DII wlshe 1 t.he

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h .... h~lf filled \\ Ith \VBrm l;Oapy w&ter, a nd
tne n a li ttle 18\\ potato som (' tea. l eA. ve~ , or a
£.. ~ l»('C P!I of hro " n r- ape r p ut In
L eave t.{l
~o ll k
gl\lng A.n ()(' ca.s l on~l shake, a.nd the n
nr.t<i f"l out III clean v;: Dote r
\\ h o.:n c:lP.n.n111g floor s ('ove red w1th Ollclo th
or IIllo1 -!" lltn It I" 1\ good ph. n to put & little
Itlrpen tl n e lh the t'V Rk>r, 0-6 1t prese rves as weU

beelrool

It ""ba d been h oped that
Major Roberts, would nn..e been
openlJlg of the exhibition In the
'luea4lay afternooD, but h~ l'I'aIo "' ''',o;,I.bh
from helDe prel!eut The o)1cr'l.lng
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eyer, performea by tbe Lord L leutenaut
CUr J Herbert Ben} on)
HiIJ W onhlp the Mrt.yor P h Stan loy
IIded &ud wa. B Ipportefi hv tl16 M,,,,,,,,,,.
~!l.yor (Mr F A SarJc.ftlll) Mr C
JTlh:gcraJrl. Ii ' Vai L (-I- -tIL Cru lad lll B
Tuner, Mt' W h 110 .....(>11 'Ir \\
Ct. Mr I ..oreu7..o E Quelch ami
(Veputy lown Clerk) Lc tter~ of
to be prese nt h a d beeu rc.rclve(l
GIJ1mor S C F ,M r W M Cllll dll
UDi verslty Colle~a) Mr ,V M Coleuro()k
and 1[r T Norn s a.1l of "huYD
to~n al; the tIme
The Mil for III the COll r!'le of nl~ I r ,. r
Ilpeoch. sa. d tJlI1.t the Plctlll es t1lOY h'l I
that d&y TVere pIctUres "\vh Jcll liar! heou

Not for
Woollens

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hands are White, too!"

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A blef a"k:etch of the l!lpor ling record of " Old Sport ·,

TO REAPERS,

t.he eMmy, a.nd ,.,tb trM ......., ,........., •.
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1>0... theirJU6""l1f1'1 ,.,t.h
ti~e. cont.izni..... t.o W'OJ.Y1 ~
Ag&l ...... -... roll'~, tlriw Umo by Ut. """""'.1'1
.nd ..~. t_ '""" root '" the '-T-won

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ObtAmable at

all Grocers.

ooemy .00. much ho.od..t>:>-hond !~l.g took
which • .elNlt.ed 11\ t.b.e -",<0 or s.'YY ~
v-anoe;neu t of our lint! to the 2lOJ".t:b ~,
With no !Deana 0( &holt ".. OWI"Di to the d..it"iotlroul

:tory ire _ea.t'lAllJ" ~ for tile 1lfn.t:b.
found, ounrol'nre In..
bekl III
far
J4'*lD61 Ridge ¢ff«l81ve
Tbla 'lltta.ck
_ul o.tId OU!I' ••nl... ..at roqu:inld.
011 t.he mov. "i'&Ul &dd Ull. t.im<>

OFFF~S lv"E

O(':rm;tn {'If, n ~l\e III ,:}f:J.n h W;tS th ...
('Il.U'>t'I of much a n x I(',\ ~ and t.be DIVI sIo n wa..<:; r l'
h e\ed a nd bu r noo mto th E'> lin er to stOnl tlbe en~ru"\
adva.nce SO'U th bf 0\ r l as B Mf'l e. oo unter a l f..a.rk
""'-3,.1 for cN"1 homl' amI t h o vIlb:.:e or A\e tte T'C
l lkpn U n t il J uly "'II;('l Temam{.-u m till " ~ r ca oan
tl n llow'y relte\lag ~nd b ~l ng relicved
a.lways
gU ll g a renllncl er to t.h e &~ h tha i "u o w ere Oll
the R.kr t a nd WIth 6. ~oorl neal of " 'Wlnd lIP' "'x
p (ctlng at a.ny tI.:ue a. re ut'lKal cf hiS offe n<lve I n
Julv we b cca.ll1e 1Xlr ~ of lhe a rmy of rnaooouVTc.
and tm Dha 19 b e n l r a mC'd a;a1u for tho norL-h
B ela wo r &.,ted fo r a fe,.; d ay ... behl ud "«en:nu{ 1
H Jl w h leh wa s iilrn the 06n Lre of &c.\cre fi ... h
lD g bu t e a r'y III Augua.b w e el1('e mOl(, e n lr alOC(l
and ('.arne s :m th a I 3.m. l llllllal-a.t,clv COll'l~ lnla
a.ctlOu a.nd ta km g "par ~ 1n the very ~u,"CA:8f:.ful
Aml{:.n5 dfensl\ e H eN) :we fought a)St Tld c the
\ m en ROJe roa d aud In an ar~ a. ",hIe D
gaU:lE~d u.&eful kno", ieCgc Qf 10 1917 CUI wo r k In
Ihe ma lte,... 0 1:" comruunu::3-tlc n:;. bClll~ thereby
b cn cfit..ted
T hc re ul t of t b $ b ItI an l oft'f:n til ve
~lll('h began On Au;;ust 8t h :lnd It s <:out lnue8 &I ~
<..!5S u o h l the ArmHI ICC of f'o \ eUlber 11 lh 11"; a;11 J
fre< b. I n tlbo u I[v] ... of all, and of a.ll the ti&ll3. t.
arml Cti wbo p&r llclpated m lb a.t. ""IO rI OII,. efTor n')
DIV lAtOn g'-lqed gl u ter h onour than did the
foIl end d 32nd

Eventually ~ ttl n g rel ief, w e gladly l eH !b ,
Som.me ~ifuid us a.nd trel.:ed north sul1$eqfi'ent.ly
ooc.uP11 n g tho ~t.o r8 of Camana.n. a.nd Gl.en.:hy

on

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oount.e~t aJt.a."lcs

a;tablillb,d

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loft of tb e

If rat ing UI lh e Sport of Klngl cer taml,. f ootball HI
the Sport of the Peapla, a.nd a flar tbo slQ.~~~rlod of
the paat .five yun there- can be 110 dou
that t he
ooIUlng BM8Ol!r wi)lYlfficaa a. ro\ IVal pC the ~ ,-.zne '(In a
leale .... hich Will echp$e 6 \ en Ita prtr ·\v Il~p u llltlt,. I
The Re&<hDg Footb&l1 Club br\S securcd I~ team whtch
-aB WlU b8l1eeu el~e'l'fber8-v.: III en.url'! fo r l he DI1SCUll
To...-u a position HI the League 111 koopmg w1.th lts past
blah tradItions, while n.mong the mmor Le.l-guel!l a n
&ch vlty whIch prm:ages the euthusUL5IO With v.: hlCh the
com.lOg ",oothtlll selL'ton will be h!l.tled II 6'f"ery\vh cre
ma.mfed
Among the teams ..nd Ulelr follow ers there
CDstA the firm deurmlllation to rocover th ru.r pre war
l!ltandi~ even to do more, to \mprove a.nd I!Itrength en
tbelr1Ol!l1tion by tbe &oqUtlitioii. of new talent and the
adoptlQU of progreslJlve m&naRemeut
\
In confornllty wlth tl1e&e idealB, not the lout n otable
f eature of the- Iteuou , I'ef'lftltCent of the days h e fore
tbe war, will be the reappMt'&oce of the promler foot
ball ,paper of the town and dlltrlet, the U Foot."ba.ll
Rea.djo~· qpfleT"fl5t''' !'['ba t t Green 'Un." lU the,PA.St
acknowJ6I'ged to 00 second to none for:. dol /3plael9.1
reports a.nd breezy w ell mform ed notes on.. the f ool;ball
a.na sport of the day lu" a.ttractlt'e competitions and Its
bnght. orl:llnA.1 treatmellt of 1111 matters of ~porting:
mterel'll;, will, howcvcr, u we ha.'\"e m tLlnl'l.ted , appca.r
6Van bettel tha.n It haa ever been before ii. 151 61.11y to
make prouH.se.F¢.thLa-DI~tu re , a.nd It wtU, tOf ·~rse . be
for our r eade.rs'tultl ma-tely to decHde whetb}Â¥'ftoy were
JU ltlfied and "hether th6.f hI-va been &a.l+ out It
IS Impossible ror ObH(lUl!l r e-a.sOIl8, kt divulge In detaIl
all that" hee III etore for tbe put'Cha.aen of the .. G r Mo
'Un' on th c SI't.t.urcla.y 8.ftelDoon of Augusf 30tb
Subl!lequ en t1y they Will be abte to Judge for themllel vell
\Ve ma.y 5ay however, tha.t In add lion to aU tbe hAst.
a.nd la.test r eports a.nd 11lulligence, there -m.ll be wany
tspecla.l tOpiCal and persontll atticlel!l c.antnbuted by
hoqe With 0.1\ extenllve and thoro u ~h lOl!llde knowledge
of the !portmg world botb na.tlona.Uy and locally
WhlCb no ,oung football enthuala!lt can afford to ttl 8"
" ' h en & proJect hlre t he re ~I U"~l t.attoO of a. pape r lIuch
:I S Lbe
F OQtba.ll ( b .e ver ' I S undertaken mil ch of
course, depeuds on tna se le¢tlo 1 of & staff wh ich sllA:il
be sec.Ynu to n OllS of Ita n ~a..l s . Ilnd the a&::)ol': a.tIOIl "It.h
It of a body of con tnbutorl!l of tnat c11l.S!I ment Th e
propnet.ol"s .or t h e 'Headmg Obl er. er " ha' o gl'ieU
"Very CR leh ll attenti on to tbe ~e mai ten and '\c are
nl eased to be able to &IIIlOUnCe th;Jt tbe Benl(:es o r the
well k uowlI ap tlrhug JOll lll a.ilst ,,..h ose potmifU COll trt~
bullon!! UUdfll the nom de plum l!l of Old :Sport ' are
familiar to t.he Hoarlm g nubhc have be~ n secu led m
the I'a rflclty of eu1to! or t bo foot.ha ll e I.IUon
Old
::sport. B
8ASOClat\on WIth tile
1 oOlna il R~a.di l\ g
Obser ver' IlI lIOt a ne\, olle f ':)11 h e figure d p I om uenlly
m th e early edltloll8 of the par er~ m deed h e was the
author of the first notes ou footba.ll e\e r to :J.rI'C3.r 10
the Readmg Obs~ n 01 • S\lh ~ "" IH cl\tl y ot hel Journals
c.ll\uned hu. sen Ice", hiS fo otball uotel n <\ca ma thb
3.llthorlt.lhve Chlenou ot JltdJm-ot <tile! cntl (, 1 m lU
localspOlL a.uu lie rctmB" 10 the f.;po ltmg st l ff of t.111S
Ollrna.1 With m,.a1lltible el:p~Tltm e tit the cDmnHl nd of
hi ll fa Cil e p ~lI
H e hJ.3 long been re \;O~ lll":' U a.s the
f or em08tsoorLln g IOllro::llis l; In 13t lks B lIck s 11.11 1 O)(OU
1lD.d !!lIppoltmg , hUD will he a. slsff 0 11 "hom tlllh.. h
lllldat~ry comment ~ould be pv-sed dill sv ~ ( e lei m t
ThiS uohce 't"I""l)ul l h oI-': e~er be lUcoroplete It IItten
tlon *"erp. not called to one feature of the ' Green Ull II
"Itho ut \~ 1ucb no SpOl ling paper IS compl ete III t hese
days, tho competItloll>:! columns These, '\ .. UO co I
fid elLt "Iil please C!,en our most eap 10m ClltlC.S
Besldea !U1.uy m lIor c.onl petJholl~ there "111 be aile
Vi h leh '," Ill g ive evel y rellder of the papel 1\n 01 por
tumty of exll1bltlng hll!l (If he l skill, With t he pr03pr.et
of lmrne(hate pw::es ,veek by w eek a ud !lIl!llllly sub.
s. IlUR.1 "rrmrlfa ll
at the e nd of th.e season
It
\\ould be prema.ture to go IIl t o cXplllllfL tQry dot!uls
here th ey \\ 111 Ippelt) 1)1 tll8 fir"t edltJo.n ()f the
F ontl1 d l O ~gC f\er , \\ Inch no one ,.110 ln ~ h e..'t to h e
"au fait' WI th the lJ. lcst 1I1formatiOn cr)J) ce l lIlug 10c:11
games and t aCH plJ.ycrs Will be able to d o wLthuut

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The H .Reading Obler ....r II haa been fortunate in obtauung an u.clu.t ..e a6count of the dOIUge
of on. of tho leotion. of Engin.ers ..blob Mr Le,oo ....d Sutton, wh6n \\fayor of Rlading,
00 patriotiDa1ly OItobli.b.d. The article II ooe of the malt graphIc and, at the .ome time. mo.t
mtereeting we h•• e rea.d. From begmDlul to end It teem. oyer WIth aahent POlDU, IWd con~ ,

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