Reading Observer 03-1920

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THE. READING OBSERVER, SATURDAY,. MARCH . 9 0, 1920.

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ST. PATRICK'S

BALL AT THE ·TOWN HA L.

Th~ Large Town Hall · was t~e scene 01 great .
joviality on St. Patrick's night when a large and
influentia l gathe rin g of 50ns and daug~te rs of dis.
tressful Erin ~ and othe r s -~ di5por1el th emselv es to

The judging for this competition . whi,·h took
J,)r!t' by the

place during the grand march, was

Mayor and Mayoress, whose decision~ V,( rc as
1. Mi ss Raybould .. A idJdi n " .

the bewitching strai ns of the . V nudevi lle orchestra.

follow: - Ladies:

Jazz and the more recen t of dances was th e ord er of

Mrs. Van M eUTs .! Eastern Lad ~I ··. 3. Mis;
Mellor .. Hawaian Girl.·· Ge'ltiemell : I. ~'l r . 1. V.
Wa}Jas .. Jazz Pierrot": 2. Mor. Law "pil'frot." in

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Amongst th ose celebrat in g the day o f Ireland's
ratron sai nt were the Mayor and Mayoress (Dr.

blaal land y ellow; 3, ·Mr. J . B. Jon", "Irish '
Pierrot'"
The Mayoress. ",Ko gracefully present, d

and M ... G. Stewart Abram). Dr. and Mrs . Hartnett. Mr. an d Mrs. E. W'dlal.. Captai n ana Mrs.
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th" prizes. received a beautiful bouquet at the hand.

P. P.

Capelli. Dr. and Mrs. O·Connor. Dr. R. T.
Col¢ate. Dr. Cane. Mr. and Mrs. a;lIagher. Mr.
and Mrs . A. de Do ncker. Miss J ack. Mrs. Antrum
Allen. Miss Cotterell and othe rs.

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o! Mrs_

To give some idea o f tht> co mpan y present. we
would pO.irit out that towards the end .of the pro-

Th~ hall was very tastefully and artistically

I cet>dings the queue of motor vehicles ren c,hed Irom ,

the Town Hall entrance to the ' bottom of Blagr~ve
Street on hoth sid~s of the road, a~d along a ' part 01'
Valpy Street too.

bedecked with pl a nt s and . flowe!s by Mr. Gallagher.
o f the Chalk Hill Nurseries. while the lurnishing
.fiects were s~ admirably done that the hall wo;.
an appea ran ce resemblin g a comfortable an d stately

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The supper room beneath the hall was visited
by the company during the night, and Mr. A C.

Th e fancy c~stume compet ~ tjon was

respons ible lor giving the lunction an air 01 gala as
one could see representations of dresses of various
.nationalities and periods of old English dress.

. ~ond'6 catering gave general

satj ~lactio~_

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The I sland Bohemian Club. which boasts
a

~embership,

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had a very s llccessfu1

.eye"ning in the Cross Street Hall on Monday.

ISLAND

da~ce

wh,m a ' whist drive and .

BOHEMIAN

was held tb

bring about the re-unio'1 01 members prepara. tory to the opening oj the Club on Good

CLUB DANCE.

Friday.
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There were 29 tables and 120 dancers.
IM r. Herrington's band provided excellent
F usic

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Player:-Pianos.

A)lp!"OSim..te

Spe ~ial

Sale

Alltopiano standarJ track ing , thoropgh ly refinished. overstrurig piano
S imp lex P layer-Piano , pre-war model , very easy
pedalling-, ~odern control and track ing
Tri umph Auto, full scale . with lat est cont r ol
devices ...
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O rchestrelle. , Pianola, piano-player standard
, track i n~ l
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Steck Player ; Grand , full scale. 6 le~s , le ngth
5ft . !6in., new condition
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160

98

165

128

200

185

52

28

450

325

Gi~EA'r

Grands_
Broadwood in mah o~any. usefu l lor c lub-room
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or an y large room
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..Collard & Col lard short Grand, gi lt metal frame,
nea rly new
Broadwo6d Boudoir G rand in r osewood ·
Erard C onc ert Grand. fuJI compass, flln trichord,
waln ut case, in very fine ccnd ition ...
Slrohr'nenger Baby Grand. 6 legs, Overstru ng.
in rosewood

58

29

120

88

90

100
200

M,cndoli ,ne~

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56.

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39

15

45

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18

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Cases. shop soiled and new
at reduced prices.
with bar handle

from 2 /9 each

8 /6
4 /.
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;.- ,;:.::. H ornless :'\'Iodels r ~ dllce:l
in oak . well made , excellent reproductions
£4 17
with tone d oors,
£5 3
espec ially good motor , solid oak case, with
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£S 17

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Carryi"gCases.

Brown Arl,e,;can C loth , 25 Records
(12; n,.) 121·

Immense Stock of High~class G~AMOPHONES at BargainP~lices.
New Gramophones. .

Record

111 Greerl Leatb,er"tle to carry 25 Records
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(IOi?) .816 eacb
Black AIT,.",can Cloth, 2S Records ' .

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Apollo , No . 69 ,
Apo ll o . Xo . 57,
Apoll o, No . 58,
tone doors

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£5 17 •• 6d.
4 'Guine...
selec ti on of mellow well-made
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p rices fr om
35/.
from 30{· to 8 gna. eac h
.. 28/6 to 18 gD.. ..

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THOUGHT

Music Rolls for Players.
45

Special

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4 /6. 5 /6, 7 /6 up to 27 /6 "
~:t~p2~~.~ and Banjo Covers, second from 51- each.
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Playets. Pianos. '
Organs. Music.
Gramophones.

Organs and Harmoniums.
C lou gh and \Varren Chapel Organ \ 18 stops. 2 '
swell s. \·er y powerful and r ic h toned
St irl ing America n Organ, 7 stops and swell
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T ransposi ng Harmonium, 2 swells , heel coupler
and 4 stops
13ell Ameri can Organ , 14 stops and 2 swe Hs
Peerless Organ , 7°5tOPS and 2 swells

Old and, W l

SATURDAY, MARCH 20th, and onwards.

PreAeDt Price.
Price.
guinea.
guiDea.

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" Music Stools.'

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Columbia, No . 15, :-: -3'
t~::'~ <-: 9 guineas. 8 .CIG.M.e

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Hi s Master 'S Voice . ModelS
No.1, in oak, £10. 8 ,~ .

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Sq ui re , h Ill com pass. th oroughly reno,·alcd
Ea\'es laff, full compass trich ord
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l" o ll er. iron frame, ch eck action
Ho rd, iron frame. check acti on
~ l crr in).!ton Bros .. iron frame, check act ion
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I roell ing and Spandenberg, allover iro n frame .
c h eck action
Bec h!<iI Cin, in rosewood case. p ract ically new
condit ien
Cramer, iro n frame, check action --I:: koadwood. all o ver iro n frame. roscwood casc ·...
Collard and Collard, all o,'cr iron frame ' ..
Schiedmever upri~hl grand, overs trung .. , '
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Sirohmenge r. c heck apion , iron fr.ame ...
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FuU Li. t HDt OD application.

70
75
75
85
80
85
135
88
150
110

150
85

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Apoll o ~Iodel A in~ black imitation morocco. sen ior soundbox £5 19
Dllicetto l\'I odel B in oak. with dra\,,:er for recbrd s
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£6 IS

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FREE DELIVERY• . EVERY INSTRUMENT THOROUGHLY
REFINISHED BEFORE DESPATCH.

Pianos, Player-Pianos, Ol1ans Bought and Exclullngecl..
Does your PIANO, PLAYER-PIANO. or ORGAN
need TUNING or REPAIRING?
Has it done good service?
If so give it another run by h~ving it ~horoughly renovated
O n receipt oC a Post C ard an Expert \'· ill be sent to advl5e and
if required give estimate for tuning or repairs fr ee of ,charge . .

Decca Style I

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Apollo No . Ha. double spring. in oak.

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Gramophone. Records.
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Columbia, No. 22. Table Grand,. niahogany

Apollo Table Grand in oak', double spring motor
Oak Pedestal Cabinet, with brass horn. cupboard fer records

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£,7 196
£3 15 0
£3 19 6
£6196
£9 IS 0

17 game..
£1 0 0
£9 18 0

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Works; 20. t~OD S~ & 98. ChatL~m Streett
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Class D '
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roll in· good order, Ev@ry cTass qf mn sic· to ~ lli t alll a::.tr" .
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H is Masters Voice. No.1, hornless, in oak
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Columbia, No . 14 , in C(&lk. tone' shutters. etc.
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Dllcephone. No, 1, in bak, Gooseneck double spri ng
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Compactophone. doublespring, inoak. with space for 12 r ecords
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Decca Style 2
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Columbia Horn Model. in maboganv. including mahogany,
born, 4 spring motor
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Thoroueftly overhauled and iD perfectly good oider.

£9 5 0
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CABINET MODEL. IN

30 Second-hand Grainophanes.

Pathe No . 1.5 in mahogany. 2 souod boxes
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cabinet. perie<;,t' reproduction . with cdncealed cupboard for recbrtJs _..
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nora, super m 0gany cabinet and ~estal models.
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10d. each.
lO(!, eaeh.

Bund les, post free, 6 /-. conta ining- Album of S;;t no l . , .. ! ?n nJ.(.s
o f Violin and Piano piFces , Fieldman 'S folio uf 1'); ~(. n.l{s , '
Coypright Songs and 4, Gd , S onKs .
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Cabinet "ModJls.
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\ Solid oak, Gooseneck: tone doors

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to half-price,

Giant Budge t, 2·10 pages, words anti mu sic.
Sol'fa. setting
c~rlln;;n ; r' " 15 S ta ndard Sacred a'nd Old Engl i:ih
word s and music
Piano Albllm, 30 ori!-:i nai pi eces
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con taining songs , piano pi etes, kn ,"al tle
51·
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~ortable Models.

98

95
59

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Apo ll o . No. 19a. in oak. metal horn I_. ~
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G.A . ~., full loned, good motor, meui l horn.,.
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£5 IS 0
Peropho"ne , double spring, in oak
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£6 17 6
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Superb Mahogan y Hom Machines :- His Master ' s Voice,
Columbia and Apollo .

Supplied .150 on deferred payment terms_

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Zonephone, in oak·, r--'
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Upright Pianos.

of Songs, PiaD:c,"forte Pieces. Duets. Violin Bnd P ia11r, P,iece,

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