Reading Observer 02-1920

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OBSERVER, SATURDAY, FEBRUABl' 'r,

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REAQING BUNP. AID WOKINGHAM LECTURE
SOCIETY.
SOCIETY.

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.'ODDFELLOWSHIP.
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tr,he KingTailo~s'

WITH SHACKLETON'S EXPEDITION.

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The ILllnJ al report of the B.eading Blind AId
&olet y 'has [been lSSUed It atales
Th,~ ~eoond 1ecture ~or the thIrd 'Session of the
If Tiua
SdclCl.y has for the past. tlll"enty -seTen Wok ngharn LectU r e SoCle t.y, on ~·edneed l.y In last.
yean taken upon lLsc.Jf the f':nill'" caro of the mdl ...... cok "'as an c.nthralhng Illustrated a.ccount gl\en
Rent blind of .Rc a.dmg It hu l!I~cd them many b~ Mr Fra.nk WIld, Ute seoond lD command of Slr

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pcnSlQns from Tt;usu> el!i lia.bhshed (or' that obj e<:t..

BA~E
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Ernest. Sh iU!kl cwn'A ! last cxncdltton to the ~outh.
Pol e, 1914-17 . Tho oba.lr ,,~ taken by Alderman

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It has Itself ~ou nd ed an Endo"rMnt Trust. Fund p, ISa.le, and there ~a.6 a. 'ery la.rge atotendan ce.
belJ b.J:.. trust.eC6 , WhICh Will prodde pen~lons for
The Cha.trman eulog~d t.he ullta.ilmg per&e\'er ,
the .R.ca1ling blind In perpetUlt.y, the Trust '"being a.n~ and ooura.ge of oW' maI1ners 10 their expedl.
cont If&l' b d cd
It hILS b
rants from 118 t IO!!S for the honour of thNr country , and observed
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oon th,n Mr . WUd had bce-n wIth four e:a:pedlhons.
' Gen eral Fund,' augme-ntoo the penslon. by
- . Mr Wild c.xpla.med that. he WBI! Jomg to t ell a.
curr ent paymcnt-s and lmme':bat-e aid In urgent pl "T n 6tory or hi! last ~xpedlbon, Jlea\'lDi o~t a.1l
neeUlslty, also pl'ovlded..ooals, c1ot.hmg, and c\ery thl) ,;cienttfio ma.tter.
Sir Ernest Shackleton, be
form of humane 8S511\tancc: thlls It hu complete ly 61J.l3 cOD.lInenced prenarlng In the middle of 1913,
ob" latod th e noed for our loca.l bhnd to ask a.lro8. and got. reach to;., a Sb lPSI tho ~. AUrora. ,. and the
Thel'f) IS not. a blind beg~'(n R.cadmg- we ,eDture ,. Endurance"
For t.he crews of fitty-$Ix th ere
to reiterate theso facts In the h"pe that. 001' t.ownl- .... ero fi<e f1bousand ap,!)hoa.nt.s, mcludmg nlnet~en
n. huslDess whiah ea.me ~0I'e the deleg ..tet Lodll'&ll to oontmue
people ", ill be mduced to g'lV~ 116 a. more gcnerows ~..omen. The" Aurora" v. a5 ready m JUJy, 19U,
a..&embled .lD .Palmer Ba.ll on ' Moud ..,. In lut wee.t, tn thIS dl1ectlOn,
ali staunch support.
\\Te are not ID competition a.~J the '4 :Enduranoe" was oomplrtot'd a. htl-to Ia. tel',
derl\ eel from th IS
With other phllantbrO!HC cndea\·oul"!!.. our a.un 15, Th ~y were ready to start ""'hen tliB war broke out.
r~ent.inJ" the T&r10ua Oddfellowa' Lodges ID the
1£ posiilble , t.o r cnch t.he zeJ'lIth o£ us c[ulncs.s In our They otrerocl to Nlmam to AS!IlSt their oount.rJ'. but
tteading D16mci, proved oonolU51vely that the lor.a.1
0 ' '1''1 aphere of work.
It 1I'i upon th'c qua.tity or M-. G"hu.n::b.ill lSeQ,t ,shackletont"'i'tclagrama adVISing
of!lcers and brethrtm res!JO~1.bla for t.he PTOg1"~s
The Gra.nd Master th-en movod
v,"Qrk dOllE) for mer !Dore than l~ quarter or a. cen- lum toO go. ThG lectUTer mentioned this L! there
~ thi! popula.r ~en.dly Sooi ~ty a.re fully alIve to read
"The r ule • .dool~
t.urv that wo baso our apPf".aJ for 1i.bcra.l recogUltion ha~ b~ some cnt.iClSm of theu- action. The JaAt.
.n cont..ingendea &r1I>lng (rom time to tune dect.ing A M C. pro\'l d~ for a. h:n'y
an 1 enoour~cmt'nt
We have no office e xpense8 thLng 81 ErnCftt Shackleton rCC('.lved WaI!I .. Union
the we1f&re of the Order.
po.l' memb~r per- annum .
or pll.ld offiCials . ,.very hel!lor ooma: a \"Olun t.cer.
Jac~ from Krng George, who asked hlIO to ea.rry
lt .wlth aim on hLS Journey.
Therl!l W"te o,"er eat ... del-a.ta "'ree~t.1 PraY. f~ 1919 from thf) DISt.rict
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li onal IDoom o to t.he Orphan
SHELTER FOR HOMELESS BLIND. )
The expeditIOn, contmued M'r. Wlld, left GeorC1&
O.Y ; P G . B~ma.rd presided, and he wea I'!U~ III luany D18tnctfl ~y gran t!'.
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AI:. a. r esult of the Royal C.ommlsslon on the tn Septcmber, and the U Endurance" went to
by Prov. D .G.Y. W. E . Dore, P P G.M.'a W . D bam and donations from' n;::;'·~'l'';:'UCD~':'~~ w olfaro of the blmd, the Mllustry of Health ha.s Wc~dcll Sea, rntendlUg to Ia.nd a party on the 100,
been cntrusted v.~. th the forrna.t:Jon of a eebcme to maJce Its away a.oross to Roos Sea. a.nd the
Wblte, G . TLAbb, H. Wrie-ht IUld C. A. B ernlll'd , Commltlw' aTe no t unanunous
tal' ImprO\lug WIO oondltloD cl the blmd of the ...~urorll." went to Ro&s Sea to take food supplIes
P G 'e .L. C!nllman and H. WooJ(indge, and E'ro~ an y p&rtloular a.ctlon In ' rcs'Oect
United Klllgdoru , and ha.e sct '9': an Advuiory Com- "1> It o tho Polc to ena.ble the" EndUrs.DCe" pa.rty
C.8 Bristow.
Fund. and thc.re foro leavo tile
mlltco chlofly OClD1]106e d of mcrp bers of the ~anoUs to complct.c t helr Journey WIthout undue ha.rashlp
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&n} thUljZ a bo'ojc th e penny levy
A ~ the , ~ing or tbe pr~Dp i~ WIIo1!I an- tbe DL'It.nct mcotlng."
llls btul!ons and assOC1at'ons previoos ly and now He was WIth Slr l!iruest Sha.ckleton ou the former
BOunced iJla.t. SUtera M. A. Lea.,·er an.d K. Ta.veno{,
Th lS cl ause Ga\ c r lllO to a. di.C\J,lsion.
aellvcly engaged In such work . No unmcclia.te areps VeMel
He pa.id a. fine td)Utc to Mr. Fra.nlr;
w,n bo taken to d e :s.l ~lt.h mdl"ldual C'3.ses m the \\'qrsley, the ca.pt.a.m or tile" Endurance," who
of the .. Rea.d~g Abbey 'I I Lodge, and Bro. H. J apparcnt tha.t. th~ro Wall s till ..
fonn of pension, but It IS p~ed t-o SUbSIdIse elnCo the return. of the expecbtlon had won the
L&rae, II ExcelsIor" Lodj"e, ba.d ta~en the purple mem bers tbat tbe question of
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WIth ..... hl ch the St.ate ought t.()
eJ:.l.!>tIllR approvoo. workshops where numbers to- D 8.0. and ba.r and had been recommended [or
er;rre8.
It .,.....,;; suggceted t.ha.t a. E:T8Jlto
Kether &I'e employed, 50 lUI to enable htgber . . gefl th..!' 1 V.c.
In l"ebru~r;r the .. Enduro.nce" got
~rfYiON of 1'e(t'et for DOD-a.tt.eDdsnce "'f"e m&de from tho District Di sl;lre ~
t.) be paId, also to ma.ko S'l:antA to ,b~t~Ja provul1ng aroqng the plWk lee, whIch wa.s driven by the wJ.nd.
6heltcr f or the homeless bhnd Tb~a benefit6 Will but! t.he ICC bergs were drIven by the CUTTent. If
recm"Yei:l from P P.G."M'. H. M. Whlt-ehorn ard WIth the a.pprO\'1\! or the mq.)on t}
not aP!'ll:r to Rea.d lng, where the blmd \ne 10 a shIp got beb\oen pack Ice and bergs drlft.mg In
P G. Youlden . of CTO"Irlhorne. [The latter ....e
Ern Wooldndgo rno"f"ed el.n.use
comfort In thetr 0';\ II homes or SUitab le lodging!, oPP95lic !,ilreetlOlls, no~hmi oould sa, e It. Some
to I,a'- b
'lIr'lth the Idca. of payment to ,n"m·b.',1,.
grot
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aI!I' smoo pa.s.soo away. A r port of nuttet'! for 10!l6 of remuDerJ,tne
and v:hm e each CR.!'Ia.blc pC!rson hll8 .. workshop at of the5e bergs were 40 m iles long and 12 mlles
.:he fun eral a.ppca.n> unde-r t.he Orowthorne In ev;s.] 111<::" buslDCAS or othel' plooHhgs
homo, or 15 pro flta.bl} employcd. m mdustrlal pu:r· 'Vo1de, and about 200 feet m h't:!:lght.
SUIts and IioUlh.blv remunOl'a.tod. Prol'1SlOl. undcr
Mr Wild d C5cnbcd t.he dOiS tha-t were "\I<"lt.b tho
GRAl\'D MAS~E)R'S ADDR£SS.
I th O' DJstnct. This was agn: nd
st-:OIngcnt. oondltl om~ oUi.. however, made for gnaw e:a::pc(htlon, and sh()wcd VIOWS of theu:J,. After
The Grand Muter , banng paid a word of we-t• .AUDITORS' ~'. ''''''''~M
of mOll ey }ID 'ho m~ ""orken,'
",hom .... e ha.ve tbe " Endurance" beca.mo fast, the dogs were
GXnf'l to t he d ol~ateft pt"csent, u.ld
I am surfl iit
Cl8.u~ e 6 W&s put forward
nane. a.nd 'll';" e shall cnf"lca"O\lr to 6ccure them thOir rLQved from tho dec.k. of tho shirt and quartered In
mut be gra.hl Ylng to y ou all to rea.h5e tba t, att~ r (oll<v;s --.-! .. Your Conmllttco
JU .. t. proportIon. Names "nd a.ddrelt!e6 a.nd occup-s.· kenn els 011 the I CC. They were fastened wltli ropes
tlons of all ca.1l be supphed on a.ppilcatl on to the w the 100 , and a nigb.t wa.tchman ha.d to' be on
.-ery we.a.ry mont.hs of Wa.ltUlg, pea<"e 15 a.t wt
nOllnoo
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Di s trict that
for at
th.e
h ':n . socl e tary MISS M. Gordon Burnot t represents dut, to keep them from fightulg. On mld'Wlnterfil
mgned , although up t o th e p1'eI5cnt the Order r n th o Ml1 nchcsi.cl·
th IS oocle t y on the AdvlSory and ASSOC1&tlon Com- nI£ht. thf) orOW" held a. fa.ncy dre&!'. ball, the ,only
C()uno l has n o t ~ee n ltsucd
It beoomt'-s us fl3 fe llows ,
Imtteee; wl1lch ehe r egularly a.ttends fr ee of cost OCC&!I lon dUrIng t.he voyago when " ladies" "Were
oo.slMe1;S Oddf~n l'1V:'s to look roand Il.l1d aee .. hlt.t A tte~'
too this ' ~()('Iety . We a.re tiws kf' rt mtullately lD- present, &Ome oCtno 005tume.s bemg ,ory ongmal.
formed of tho m t..cn tions of H .•\1 Govt'rnmr..n t. In Fa" t v.;o months t.h('1"e was no da v llght-t he only
we can do• to ulI
.rep&.!ol" th~
r a.va@"M of war from wblch Lodge,
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e;,pcct. e-f leg(6la.tloll f o\' the blind.
Whatever light. wa.s the AUl'ora Borealis
-On August 1s t
d
Readlpg
n""'~n
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(Nr Soci ~"y,; en to- o.y . In ~ e R eadIng DlStnFt. a.d cllolon~·
course tb e ~ta.t,.e Jll&} M O!)t, there must. a.lwa.ys
pft'S6ure \\aves " bega.n Jll tho ICC, aDd from
.", less & !l Umher t han 5,000 sen ed 10 H M. For , ca.l(l IB
J"eJll&l1l t h,," n eed for local ""'ork such as qura, by
then to October 27t.h no member of ttl crew
~lll Ch alon G ca.n be proVIded tha.t touch of 11Ulllan obtzuned more tba.n t\\O hours' oonbpuous eleep.
and of t.ha t n u mbel' 356 ga\'e t hClr Ih'es iha.t e
h~~~'l~~~:;:~?~~:~:?~
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mpa.th"
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Mak('S
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'a.nd
\ll"hlch
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tb ... shIp "'as contll1ua.\ly being 1i.f~ In vanoW!
IDa'{ Ja~'e to carry on t he good work of ou r SocIety
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truel and blghe'l" vs.lue than doles. howC"\ or la.rge. pos1t.IOn!! On ono OCCilSlon It \ll"U I Pied ove r to
Rcco~nlSlna u I do tbat !.h's 15 a rO'al 1055 to ou r th~ l,"
;n~'!!.•!'I;n.g.
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angl& of 45 degrces On October 24 h a. pressure
D~t.not, as It rom pTLSes t h o jounicst and b~6t bl'lr o[ oor t l6cd.
THE ENDOWMENT FUND
wave
awa.y the rudder and a.bout 25 feet. of
li'r"C'S , it IS n1:'C Msa.r y .... e "hoHld US!) c \ cry endc...
AjLe~lOn "'lUI
.. The admm tstrator or lohe eGt aLft of the late the keel and lilted the s hip no.a.rly ten feet. Wh Cll
1"Oir 00 fi ll tll eJ r !lift.ccs b" m trodu cIng new mr m- r on er
by Prov o
MU!S
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Haywft.rd
a.nd
her
faDlIly
hand
ed
to
tno
th~
pressure
subsidcct a.nd tho Shl!l dropped back.
hera IO to ou r Lod8{'~. It h l\S b(ocn 1\ grea.t. Rlcasure proH~'i to th o . ,.n';n.Woo
Ttell!uJ"or (lLr. Walfo rd) the lIum of £150 5 pe r lIlto tlla W&f..c l· , alt hough thc pUW!lS were kept
to mo l to noLo when H Sl h lg" Lo dge!! tll at In :;ood dC'!it rous o( sl Umg
h~n~~i~~tt~bo~i
cent War Stock, With. a roqucstr to found a p~~lon gomr: for th l ee da}e , It beC&OIO nec~a.ry to
Inf!.ux of m ~m b~n; is commg In R.I\d t.h at. t h('l la t~t. gathc rmg sho9.O.ed
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upon tho 1.1rust, to bo 00.1100 " rho Wlnlfr~ Hay- abu.ndon
And make for land, wh Ich wa.s 346 tnJles
. relu rn6 [l.ull" blc fOI 0lP' lJ15U·ICt. show an IIlcrc asc ltlr:'''l tor e labours by
"Ward Memorial Pension,' and so to pery ~tu'a.te bcr dlo5tant. 'Iho dogs were ha.rncssed to the IIIe1gbs
of 33$ m cm lX'I'S, most" of w hom p n\'c been on a rl UI I for t ho samc.
name
and
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cca.ll
the
splendid
eervlOCtl
she:
rende1'cd
anJ
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a. start wu. :ma.de, progros..~, however. belOg
ach ve sen lca III H M Fo rces . w h'lih c1ca.rl y pom l&
NATIO:-;-"AL L'bL"fJU
to thc local blind for oyer 25 )en.r5 ThIS fund hu ve ry slow, a.s only two mlics we r e covered ID three
out t.hat tho ""Ill', d l c:ulf ul a8 Jt b ru. beqn , bas
Th S
also been lllcrcased by £ 200 5 !I ~ t' cent.. War Stock d8jll. It. was found lO1posslblo to proceed further
taug h t young m cn t-o recognise theIr r esponS:.tl lliti!
e t.a.~ .Book &:a.nunl.\l"
det'lVro from va-ricus donatlon6 and ba.lances: the t.henl &8 Lbe pa.ck: ICC! was too une yen, eo a ca.mp
in Ol \'il hft' Pleasm ::; 3.S th e retu rO\i quoted ar. fo- the a.dOptlon of olllu!i e
Interest from th lS mvcstmC'llt founds' T.he Victory W 15 I formed, wbero they were forced to r emain
i.b~o lS s hU on e factor "WhIch '" e must. kcBO bel o (I tho eh&nge5 wblch had
Pellfilon, 1819.'
The number of local bhnd pen_ for two months bofore bemg able to continue their
us , and that 1S t h o number of lads who a-rn, e 8,,1. t lie Na.t.lonal Tnsurance s ystem
SlOneTS
on thIS fHDd lA at date 24. D-ona.tlons and Journey. Se\oraJ. trJPS ,",ero rna-de back to the ahlp
the ~o of 16 e \'CI~' y ca r , and end~a.vour to secure and adVISIng secretanos and"" "'''''
b~u cst'! a.ro earnestly 50ilc ltOO, for It IS uPon tbe fo:- pro\'lI5IOllS. Thft "C6Sol filla.lly SlI.llk on NovemLhrm In to Ollr Ord~·r. ror I tcd con"\,u,ccd t bat we l' n tlOnat Insuranoe ...... ork
sohdMlty or tll1s fund tha.t the futUro. c:.a.fe of the ~=- 27Vh. When the we became pass&ble tho camp
do !l Ot. grt our fun q u ota. nv k C*oin .-. do. n the t\:mty of malting tbemseh-cs "",";,,,,,I.nt
Ikfldmg mpigeJ.l t bhnd
ma.mlY- depend .
WIIS \noken up a.nd the pa.rty travQl'lle<l nIDe rrll l ~
'1o' e ra.~a aJlO it wou ld ma tcTlnlly h eT" t'h e n.ea<i1ng reqlllremcnt6 n ~cs !ilt.a.tod.
" Mr , PlndC'>r Slmpso n ~ alwa.YlJ a hbO'ral supporter In five da.ys, but progress aga.m became ImpOSSible
Duo trlct. and m n ow of the e levcnth valuation
I t. I was also s ta ted that the
of th('l So m ct ~· , pf'('2lcnterl 1\ n ommatlon to II. peDSlon alld another eamp W&I formed.-Pa.tlence Camp-hklll.
pl acc
a t tho e nd o f ,1920, It I!' as w ell to cClved
pam ,for
wlt.hwhole
ono :;~:;i:,;;'~;1:r£;~:1
~ r t2"hlS
In mind
(Lnd1918.
on the
of :£16 per anllum Oll Day's B-Imd lh.n's Friend an whIch fOUr mont..ha wore s!)ent. .l:ood. wu very
Chanty to our Trca.'l u,rer, ",·ho II.w&rderl thLS ge.ner- 6hO'rl , and the dogs had. to be 6hot. Whlle a.t tius
Wi th my colic&g tlcs I h a 1o' e made a. serl C'! ot
Th" qU()f.,t~on of the oommg
0'\15 Klft to a. mOISt dceervmg Reading blind roM ,
cam,1 a. lot of time WIloS speut In huntIDg, and t here
'-i~lbl to th c to~ n Lodges. and I mll c~ r Ci::~et n ot and amendment of ruleS, wero
t he bonc.fit wtll Immooiately corne mto forC(! Tbo were l n,umerotls na.rrow cscapCoS from aea. leopa"rds
belllg a.blo t o VISI t. (l\ery Lodga 10 the Dlstrll-t . but. tng ltems of the IC}10rt.
Wonhlpful
Compa.ny
of
C1othma.kers
(L:mdon
)
h&ve
and
lk.iller v.:ha.IC5. At la.st tho Ice b rok.e u!> 6UIti·
cr;o.' n:; j () Clrcumstall l..'e5 t hlS b as n o t bcclI poss llJle
ELEC'.rION
Ol~I'Jr." '1>k
acted mOl'lt generousl.., towards I u.s In ' gr&ntmg pen· mently for a. e.t.aijt to bO made pv boa.t, and all
I A.m pleased to say wh ere Vi O '1Slted ~ e r eC"CI\'e I
Pro, D.G M W. E.
SIOns~ our blind, 2S of whom are thus benefited. att.cmpt was made to reach PerceptIOn Island, but
• splC'Il(1id u-elromr., and on ea.c.h occasion it ~ as
"Mr.' Hugh E. Willford oontmucs the lr almoner for after se\ e ra.l da.ys' JOUrney it:. was fO'l.1nd th&t thc
tho potntJon of Pro,
' II ' d ('61re to m a ke t.hl) \' ISl t no t mcrel\'_ filr thc
, ser..-o
ensUing
ycar. Fa=- th r.. office
Reading.
current \ was carryIng thtml t.n t.he opposlte dirac\ u "ko of congratula.tol'r S!)ecC'h cs: bUt., If ~s l b l e, w c re tllrcc nOrn.lnatlons on
"5ubscnptlOns and donntlons h&ve be~ an tlonll and It W8lI demdcd to make for Elepbant
1 10 a rcll .;;o. som1:! mtcrc.st III Loose mcet..lngs . and to G H eokham. .. ExcclsIOI'"
a. ... ernge of pa.st yeB-n. Tho conocrt a.t Pa.lmer Park Island . . . . wch WII.S reached on April 18th a.fter gTca.t.
\h "t en d \ \ 0 had tho eUfI'!>OT t of a. s,II'"dld Is ct of.. m an
•. Good S a mantan"
and two da.j·s ' ooll ectlons rea.hsed -£100, lea.vlng haJ"dshlps. Otlly SIX of tha pa.rty were a.blc 10 do
.., Ihn;::- . . . .orkeu . ~\ho O!'cned U!l d1S CUS5 1 0 1l~ upop Sa rl ll"r . " :Roa.rJulg Bt'u eflt"
£79 after PH) m ent o f expeQ sea .~ The 1\C'admg Tern- allythl.DK when & In.ndin ~ .... as ma..d.e on the zs la.nd,
t llhlcat.:. sach e .. Fri endly S.ocletles and Parha· \\ It hlrc w, and on tho other t .... o
' Pf"lan~ ,C Prlze) BIll1c't, for the I twenty-fourth SUf> ",b ct' , It. ..... a.s Impossibl o for them to rcmaUl lon~,
rnelll.o. ry aet.lO ," 'DCC'mal COlllagc a nd Jts lcft' c~,: ts P G Ch ll lma.n
declared the
CCSSI"f"C r eM\ l.lllder thB ba.ton of theIr ta!ent-ed a.nd as they had only suffiCient food fOJ" 14 days.
lIPO,l ¥rlCna
8oe!ct i ~ , " " Impr('$s lo n s of an dat". r P.G.M. A, V . Lape Will
hi.,irhly eAt~e:med conductor, UJ.e late Mr. W. Fa.rr ,
So Sir Ernest Shackleton and SI1 men .et out for
A M C." " hr. Umty Or,han ' Gift ll'nnd, l'
th M
t Cc
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gave . of lth,e lr be!!t, a.ttmctrng ,ft. hUle ..udlenoe. Soutit G-eorgl8. m a sma.ll boa-t 20 ft. long, 'Wlth 8.
.. A M.C. . and Devolllt..lOD ." and se ve ral otl1-r 1m. on
0 ana.{omon
mm1T,'~1
Tubb and \\'()leIl v;o.re iLpnoUl"LeQ
Bv th~e: annual (lOnCbrU; and oollectlons a sUm at J()urney of 850 mll08 bofore them., leaVlllg the rest
lK'rtant s ub)cct..s, which , I am s uro, v, ere vet'y edu· &mmers, th o fOIl~1er aMo to ad 8lI
£1 ,000 h~ s been raJSed (or ihq local blind. WItb of the part.y under the command of tho lectUre:%".
ea.t ml!' 1.0 those breth re n wh o ha.d the pl easure ot
I P G U ' '\. I I
the sa.nctlo n of Messrs. Hutltlev Rond Palmers Ltd.. TIley formed & but. by putlting thea' two boa.t.a over
attcndtns:- illost'l meotlllg!l . I tIl.lee thIS oppor;t
i unlty amlner. ~ . :.:11 ~
c C 1 and Lane
of thanlr..1IlJ!:" all tll06C who iSup!JOr t.cd me on the3C to be D.&t·lct Il.lud!lOI'S, and Provo
tb~ ReAdm~ RISOU'lt Faotory W¢.Tkera' Repr~eDta· some") rocks and d.ig$mg a bole underneath. a.nd tbe
.....LO:lt.s
I e xUrr' tnlllg and rf henng officcr.
ti(;>1l Comn1i:LtCfl OT""gan15cd a. oollectJon for oUT runds. wholtt party li'redl m this hut (15ft by 10ft), m
Wltn a. most gra.ttfyrng TCl'Jult. s.e,,·era.l oth~r 91'b~ch It WU possLblo to Nnd upright 10 one pla.ce
I l ~l.s concludmg "-emfLrk!! the Gr and
ut.er
LEAMINGTON A.14 c.
phlla.nthroplc bodLCJS and 1oca.1 clubs, etc., and 0111, . Tho cooking was dono Oil a small st.()ve, the
yen' 3.bly touched upon Ae\'er&1 matte~ of lmport.On the proPo!!lit lon th&t U1e
frHmda,
have BJIII15ted w, a.nd we tend~r On bebaJf fuel hem, blubber a.nd peDgulDS' llkins. There was
• an c~ resp:!CtlDg t he a.lte.ra.hon of ccrt.a.ln rules, the seuted at tbe A M.e.,
of thO&e wo s erve om- hearU'elt thanks."
nJ> s}ove p Ipe, and the smok.e wtul ao dense tJiat
I(lopt l0n of ne" tab las, and CI CC6S l\'~ SickneSs Ll'OD Ul.2'ton Spa. thiS 1C'B.r. It
the cooks had to be cbangoo evNy day as they
Cll.uscd thrO'Ugh t he war.
1
f,""o del~a..t.e3 cnly Il1ste&d
WeN qUlt.e M1DdOO. 'No member of the party ba.d
.o\ t the ooncluslon of tho addrC55 " heart!. vote ye a.t's I Thera ....'ero severa.£' ?..,dida~
ohan.!Cd hUi O'lothes or washed for eleven montbe,
of thanks WAS acrordcd t.he G r and MabLer OK' blS ano;! the result or the votlng 6bov. ed
s. " J he re w&s no U'a..ter to be ha.d One ma.11 had
(CotJtlnued
from
Pl'Ov/tJu.
colutnll.}
In lerf stUlR rC'"m n.rks
Bt.·Tnard and P G. Wooldridge met
frost bite so severely that It wa.s found neoessary
highest wor~ of tbe med.ical profe6~ ion rshQuld be to amput.a.te his foot.. and a.lthot1gh they bad only
'>REPORT OF TUB COMMlTIEE OF
proY&l of tho llleotll1g to rC'J)reaent
the pren ntlOn rather tli"n the cure or diseaees, a vory ht.tle ohloroform and no wa.ter. thl!l was
Y .'-"A.GF;ME..II(T.
J
Among t.ho J"eiUlI.lIl:.tl1l Jt.ems on
With dUTlng tho Iday waf ef the aCCcl't~ncc
That. aga in was where Friendlv Societie. were done , aucce!s ruJly
Tho rat lous wore raduood to
1!l ~rmgin g before the noWee of the de eg ate.'1 aud' tou' re.port a.nd be.lanco
helpm2'. but It "W"a , rMlilb1e fo: them t f""'> do ,",ven three b150UlUJ and nlllo lum!lfl. of sugar & ""eei:,
the District Commltl:.ce·s r eport , the G rand Mut& anJ vanous maU.li!rs relating
&Dol
lhoy
only
ha.d
one da.v'e food left when
more
m
that.
dlrection.
ir
only
the
M
inister
'0£
elud tinat durmg t ho p.a.et ye ar the 8um of 1£1 ,9;ti A sum of fift.ed gumea..s
He&ith ,'!'ould talce ad\·ant.age of the efficient. Shacklet.on returned. in a. Chlll.an vessol, t.be
h15 b~ll expended In fun er&l benefits on nbrount H<!ykshu o R~Olta.l, ten
machmen- of the societies for admmistering the .. Yelcbo," on August 30th, and took 'tbem oII . .He
of ~ members; and 46 mem bers' WI\ e4. This l ~ ' Hom es, and five gurneu
had preV1ou5ly mwe fOUr at..tempte to r ClLch tbem,
a.fI'a.i.nr
hi s office. (Anpb.uSf!)
I
.cIudeE!. pa..y mou ~ of £333 on Ilecount of the dc aUIs Care Commtttee.
of 26 /momben on active seTTlCe. mll.k.in g a totlll ot
At t hI" juncture a. collecti o n WAS taken In aJ.d bnt had each tune been prevonted by pack ioe.
They wer e &11 all boa.rd 10 all hour, and th~ lirst
£4.874 on aocount of 356 m ember5 durU1g the war.
INSTALLATION
o£ the fund to proVide a bed a.t Heme l;~y In quest.ion was, " When did the war cnd!''' a.sl...t!hey
Clauso 3, dea hna Wltb. the DIstrtct Im'estmen t.
The outgoing Gr and
memory vf the fallen Foresl.era.
bu..J heal'd nothmg fOT two yoars They then ~ard
Fund ~ wa.s very C89&bly h andl od by Bro. 'l'ubb, Dore, ~l..Sh.ing him
&ll the war news and the hardships Sbackleton
wbo 'POlntoo out that t.ho sum now Invested WIth
Bro. Dore haVing ackii,,.,iodgeo
UNSEEN WITNESSES.
an.i hiS httlf'l party had exporlenced bofore' he
th to Distnot 15 £JO,3&5, of wbleh £12,270 WI!.'! dc- fe rroo upon hiD!, Ia. most
Expla.ining that he was one of t.he imtia.tors of rel' Med ~ v,; hahng scWem-ent a.t Georgia
POE! l t ~ du n ng 1~19
Th O' I ~ltcrcst d iAtnbut..e;i LO p l!.3l>cd to "Bro. Berna.rd
the Brotherhood mO"f"ement 111 Hither Green , 140n.
Mr. Wild conoluded by gl\'lDg an account of the
December amounted to :£1,113 l2s 10d , being :>t ID WhlCh bo had carned
don, ~1r . S. L. Duff commenced hIS brief but in- &chent.ures of ~ha " Aurora." In the.R.oes Sea, a.nd
per coo t . on 8.mount6 deposited for I m ore than a G M' of tho R.eaihng
teneely Interestin~ address. That aftetn'oon had said that the whole party Joined up In the Army
' ea ' a.nd l 5 pC!r cont. on tho remalnder.
Ill· sent cd with 01. lewel, ~~~;:~.~U~i~~~vt~;
been s.et al!id~, he said, for the holding of a IY,' Na\')' soon a.Her r cachmg Englalld. Se"f"eral,
;, &tme:nt.& now held by the DIStrict. on
of elllb~ , &s a mark of a
memona.l lrernce to those "Who had fa-lien while aneludmg the l-ect.w-er's bf't)ther, who was lulled on
th ts fund furDish an mtorest moome of
por
It I was announero
fhtbting for the great !rpmt of Brotherhood. .. minesweeper lD the Mediterranean, made tJJe
r.lllium
Bro. Tubb urged. the
aU medmg LD July ncxt
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They ought ):lOt.. to be &ad and sony. ' When they mpreme .a.cnfiee
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AftmlrlLl Eu&ta.ea, in B fcw :hapPily ehosen word.!,
approached the world'lI problems to·da.y they prop06ed
" voto6 cf thank!; to Mr. Wild, wbtch was
could not. fOTget h ow tbey were encompassed
wost ent.bU5u~8t..ieaUy a.ccorded .
ml~bty hOflts of unseen wltne!'l 5eS-unseen yet.
:helpm~ ri~ht to triumph in tlm~ Ther- I!!lood
,
t h en a.t the doolli of an , opportumt'i which had
been given lhem to lay the foundation of Il new
epoch. It was a. J{reat rMpctnSlbihty and one
whIch they could III afford to shirk To preaeb
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t h e apmt of Bro therho od would be Jannll" a firm
fo;undati on. a.nd- '" hen thev adhered to Brotherhood prin ciples in t heir nationa.l hfe, mternstional
Plan ma:~ oome, and plays ~8.y go. but
probletrul would be on the road to lIolutiQn . (Al>- " Betty" bIds fair to go mort'lly on fOT ever. 'l'bls
pIa-use.) The old orde.r of thmgll W&a lnng in ebo.Po!mg pia". which vwts tho Royal CoU,Dty
'I
nun s. to"day, and they 811. had to take pa.rt in the Theatre, .Re&eimg, next wook for elx nlgh~ and ,
formIda.ble ta.sk. of ma.kin~ the new order of a. m.tinee. is on& of the most fascin~tlng yet sent
things, which would lea.ve behind all dUll distine· mto the provll1ccs . :Mcssr&. MacDonald and Young
se;d the I'Clplioa of the London p~llctlon
'1"be
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fion and na.tional l limitations Thev were sur. SGHler;y and drC:S5e8 will be on ! a laVlsh &cale; 80
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rounded by sign s whtch ~ave & ne"· hope for the m'ich light, JlO !11lKlh OOIOUT, sO ~ IIplendour,
fu t.urel but the times would MlveMlv test the\r tha.t. OD~ goes. av:ay w ith. a feehng of
letlon. Tile
faith. Thev were m the midst of nahonsl unrest 6tory I.!I A. charm'ng and 81mple 011
hll.t C!D..n be
_ A BE..\UIlFUr, IDEA.
which looked as If I~ mlE!:ht become tit.lU mor~ ca.5lty und~tood by aU present.
he musIc IS
The Chief Ranger, who lpoke with
&C.n te in the neB: ftllUtp. Th ey ~ere confronted no~ 1 for its refilJemc.nt. TheTa is not a. phrase
nouneed N o,th
coDo~.. ~•.d
wlt b probleml!,1 mdustnal a.nd othert'o' ise, wbl~h I',}f a l ba.r to whtch the futtd lous could take exseemed to be well .nigh insolub1e . But the epirit ceptIOn Over It a.U I.!I &n &lr of da,,mt.llIe6S o.nd
been in a
&ddresa
of B~otherhood. if applied both "Plrl1ually a.nd dehcacy In keeplng \lilth the best tra.dltlonl o( the
P'ull or ddt. toueha,. :reb free from
quently
J1mctlcally, wtLS tJ;te one h ope tor 'tba tuture. hghtc.~ art.
aoy 0' er-el ..bora.t.lon.
Thore 18 certamly no
but from
" Let us see." oonbluded Mr. Duff. "tha.t m our preltle1
'
mCll'e
mel«lious r.nd genuineoly funny
htmeelt at
o.wn particular sbherea eac~o~ is actuated by muslcl1 pla.y to be seen a.t pr esent ID the provmclll
unders~ood tb&t that service
t.h& obhgatlOns to our fallen brothers ."
(Ap- t..oYrvs
Tb.~ way to help EnJfls.nd now 18 to live
offi Cially In meillorv ,of those
plause }
't
~anant.ly and generously, to iJve all .th&t 111 rtehest
A a.F. "Who bll'c;tl fa.llen' m the
After the Benedictinn the l' J.-a.!;t Pos~ was m lJ!, H() the na.tiona.l life.
To thlli end let us
Idea With wlii.ch be eritireiv
Munded, thus eoncluding a most lmpress"i"f"c relieve the laboua- of the day by healthful laughter
they could ha.ve mado It a
at night.
An added a.t.qa.ct.ion 18 the co.mpany·.
serv ice.
that. 'Vhv could not it ha;,e
Durmg the fe r-dee th e Broad· st~et BrothM'boorl own mU8icifU1s, whi.oh augment the thea.tre arches·
t.hose of all ifrlendly Soci~tieS
ChOir rendered mmica.l select ion., one of which ttl\- under the dU'eotJion of B. J . Pat.ereoD.
eupreme sacnfice? (Applause)
was Sheoha.rd·s .. In Memnria.m " Mn. Dracup
known I that over 70,000 - the.t.
&&flg H'N earer my God to Thee. I t

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T~iS on~e-a-Year Sale ' is a

DONATION TO , UNITY
ORPHAN GIFT FUND.
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At the same time low prices bring
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always best.

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Stewarts don't -''Work TC>G! that
axiom at any time.
We're out to make friends, and it
wouldn't be wlse l to have ·o ne
standard for Sale purposes, anet
ano,ther for

and

brin~ tbe
SurUigbt
best aJI

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times.

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exc~lIence.

,You

CaD

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rely, on Stewarts, .

'. Suits

't~: Order
'53'3 . ' 63'-, 103 71-,
go'- ' , I 1 '6
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Ste~arts

t~~o~~~~~f~;:;:~~~;m(

far :awa;y

have been
developed.

ordina~y

. All ' ate sPlendidt; cloths, Klng_ ,
Tailored to the us a1 stafldat4 of

'f

the West .

"

,any ne,,:, cus~omer!l'
,
.
S<jlme people say that , a ' sample ~i9

! ro;

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very sure

1etho~ of Clearing stock quickly. '

The KingTaiiors

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In all big towns.

tore

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~ OW much money trickles through YOUf
6ngers ea,ch week on things you don't'

f

,
REALLY want. Twopence h, e.
mpence there; half.a.crown,_~haps, ill
thb week-or five. shillings. FIFTY.TWO
TIMES that amount in the year•

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YOI/:" fItOtlq" 1DlU Mf
h o"t ~ ,,"ch 1/
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" A.O.-F."
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Chief

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RiI1ngers

bv

ORIAL SER

ROYAL COUNTY THEATRE.

Appeal For ,·Co-ou4eratioln.

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ifHE FRIENDLiY SOCIETY .SPI
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Once your money is in Certi6cat.. it begm. to
qROW. At the end 01 five year. C4ch Certificate
be ca.hed by the Govemmentfor £ 1. or at the
end 01 ten yean for £. : 6 : 0-. clear profit of ,.0/6.

"fill

,,0'-".

nru.aory·

,

Sa"nt. C.rtlficat.. __ Ill/II
each. ' Th.~ or. 06tcrincz6l.

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fron.a Q"Y Banlc, Mon." OrJIIr

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t hrough ' CI S<I11I",. Aaooitrtl....
0'

PaatOffi .. .. OfficiclAg.nt. 0. _
you ..... buy ihom 6)1 i~

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LANGSTONS'
~

PRICES TALK THIS WEEK.

lor Men to mj,.s,.re by our own cutter

(]
(]

wear

SUITS

fJ

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5 guineas

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59t-

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SUITS lor boys

,38/6

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lup

25/-

to 12' Yea~.

,
value for the money asked..
course.
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Higher

prices and.

co:~i~T;~~W&8 won by Mr. N_ L. CaSAX, AepleyviUe, W elt View

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card. was "the fint r'Jooivod whicli only had 3 warde
words only•. T¥e correot .words wore: - Forty.fonr,
~:~~~~.ti'Dn:~~~~ild.ir'~
multiple,
aforeSaid,
IIpaclous.
capacity,
get It at
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& SONS, Ltd.,
Reading,
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TEETH I II

TEETH I

DESCRIPTION.

8a.tlBfactf~n Guaranteed.

Personal" jAttentlon.

E~

Mr. P.

COiSH, 21,

..U Home

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ion Road, READING.'

Saturday,

10 a .m. rtill 5 p.m., or later by appointmmt.
and NEWBURY. For attelldtulee see Loca.l Papsr..

at

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Iror:. 2 !6:. Upper or

_~

Set from 21 /.

ADVXCE FD.l!:"E
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Txr.zrHoNE· RXllmm 712.
1676 BY F, J. COISH
BurgeQll).

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The pr.oce~ion formed up in the Fm-bury. &5
follows:
Bro.
Green, in full FOresters' dress,
Readinl! Temperance Prize Band.
High Chief Rangel', Permanent Secretary.
Diatnet SecretaTV a.nd Dlstrtc t Chief Ranger,
Distnct Commit.tee.
DlStnct Officera of •• :Manchester Unity of

"T.

s.~~~~.~:.~~J:.~~~~~

~.w:u~.

LEWIS.
and Watohma.kerS. .
Reading. '
,
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DYMORl!l & BON.

' Merohants;
i ~e"<l-itt&':' ". ( .

WinE>

SONi Seedsmen, Fruit '
Me r'oli .. n ta. Fri!,~

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Committee

.. Royal

Junnile.s"

Berks

Court. .. RobiD Hood" (A 0 F .I. No. 4265,
with ~nnerl
I,
CoUrt .. Pnde of Robm Hood" (A 0 F l. No.

very essence of the Friondly
h. ..... sorry 1.0,
that.
growmg and spr,ading In ' An'.,.;i ....

""r.

rooih~ gn>und during the ";~~~~
that had bo3in working tho
~""'~~
not. be 1~ to the nation
from
view of education. In fact., be knew V" ""'.. .vo . ... .
education than that whicll could be

teqt.s

of

(A OF I.

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91 ,these ,.)(: ietl",

and girls on jOlDln.lr ~erf! tautht to
Societies' nles: lat~r \ thev h~lpe~.to

.nd 1a.t.eT etill they ba.d oppodnmtlts
rulet. 011 being made. officer,s of,· ~:·:I\;t:cE;'D·'it,c,,'.

obtained .great 6s:penenee m I::
neceaatY • qualificat.ion in' the
PREVENTION BEI'TER THAN CURE.
Yr Bertram proceeded to Appeal for a closer

4810.

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Co~Tf, "Pride of B..ding", I(A.O.F·l. No.
4961 WIth banner,
't
eotirt " Pnde or the VIJ}&ge" (A .a F.), No.

4973. 1
Com "Prode 01 th • • H,ll" (A.O F .I. No.
~44 · 1

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No. !j078.

Court. .. I.eo" (A 0 F .},
Court "l\lerrv Men of She.rJ,,"ood Forest"

(A

O.F.}. No. 5229.

COlht
ba.nn~.

II

Noble" (A 0 F.), No. 5533, with

G-.mfrt
.
.. A.HnuU

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(A.a .F.), :Xo. 57261 with

banner,
Court .. Sa.unders " (~.o\ . O F ), No.

6m, with
oo--o~ion betwe&ll ·Friendly · Sooietie;s in tLe
fut.ure than in the pa.,t. " They must gn'en over
-~~~~:i:::~ll. ~O~f 81. John's Ambula nce Briglde.
even the show of fighting ~a.inst ea.eh _rth!r and
TIe
of the puade was in the able
week in complete hannony. I By so domg It WAC ' ha.ndll
. Turner. Meid.ed by Bl'Os. W .
quite posible ..to cut down • . lot or unnecellM'1 l Pvk.e
Cocks. The arra.ngements for
management expense . . For inst.ance. the~e were t he
were ma.de most aati.fa.d.oril"
i
rmall Phmcbes Iwhich could not par their w:toy.
and official. of the
Would it not be het.f.or , lor".ueh branehe. 1.0 be
the col1le'Ction t..'lken in the
fused into other br¥ch!f, ; n-eq of dliferellt
of the" ForeSter'" ~remorial Fu nd II
societies. and IS) reduce th€~~~p!ment expenee •. I
aL Rune Bas, £7 135. l1id wu
seemed 1.01 be the 'l'lM' .-~
thel

Brood-street

or

TIo..,.

L~IJf·H- ~ ',,~j .!,:,~.

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OF ANY

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Co rt. "Sherwood F o.... t
(A,O F·I. No
3463, witb b&nner,
Court .. Pride of Tllehurst." (A.O F .l, No

!~~i;~:\I~"So~ciety ~jrit:-

<:Clutts. loctgeo '!"~

!

Court" John Kendrick " (A 0 F.), No. 2032,
with t a.nn er..

4162· 1

REdUIRING

FlJRNr.rURE

Oddfellow.8, "
Dlst.rlct Office.n of the .. Sons of Tem}lJer-

ance,"

(API)I'u",}

The.B~r~hir~m,~ufnishing Cu,

Our l'IrtraU ' ,. 01 JI". W'IOA,'Ow, qf 68. Bohi,,",OK
Boad, TO()tin!l, lAndolJ, S.1P'.17, tOM" 'u"6~"d
WrlU6: _

.. My wife ha.s snffered very ba.dly for the past
four or .6"f"e yean WIth PLies and Ulcerated
Tongue, being un;a.ble toeleep a.t night or get any
rehef du ring the day. She tried. several advertised remedie8. none of w hich did her any good'
Some three wedta ago she thought she would try
• Cla.rk'e's Blood Mj:a::ture,' and before: &he had '
t...Ja:en half a ~t1e she wa.s better. and by the time
sb.e had fini ed the second bottle she. was quite
curea She ean now sleep well l ~t well, and 'get
abo-It her wprk, and her general hea1th is better
than it haa bette lor ye&l1l II In a further letter
!Ilme eight b";onths later , ·Mr. Woodrow 'Writes:
.• I am p leaaed. to My that slnoe my wife's cure of
P lies in Sep~mber. 1918, there ha& been no &ign
of .~~UTn of· the trouble . "
j!
CLARKa' • •LOGD MIXTUR_. br ~ of ItA

Is the ve~ place to
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rema.rka.bl&. btOod pu1'1fJtn« propertf~ ean be J'f'II.ied upon to
idn lIpHdy,"Uef ana laadas bnldit tn All ~ of ~

IhrdliM'fL, Bhemnaiilll"tl, Gout, etc.. Ple&.lJtnt to tab aDd free

to, "-4 .II\OnO,:/{. . .

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EXTENDED

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MlfiI~$rER
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!~~!.~,re
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mak~ your selection.
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OF

"A
STOCK

Bad Lep, ..&.beoealtfow. Uleen, Boils. PlmplN. Piles.. Glandula!'

tromaD.J1.hiu8' ro.;p.rrous .hk for tDd lee JOlI SC"

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6d. S ....... S _ aM a _4
(Ire.) on UllticA to .de le eJwm.

THE PROCESSION.

The question tJu.t ., ....
ing citizen tha.t
r-eJ)8.Y these I
a.lfa.ll'8 a.nd,
n.nd more

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