Reading Observer 03-1920

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REA:PI~G _ OBSERVER,__ SAT U~DAY, _:\IARCH_}?2..

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Th erj was a large att.ndan ,·,.

The group portrait is of some o ( the
C:l mpany which asse m'bled at~th e Co-

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the dan ~e was in er ery way !'II C~ (' ...-:;ttll.

o perative Hall. Cheapside, on Tuesday
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Masked Ball g;ven by Mrs. F. J.

danl..::e shortly in aid of th e [II'fat s of .

Lewis. of Belle Vue Road.

th e Roya1 Berkshire H os pita l.

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READING'S

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One of the most popular members of t h e T own

Coun cil. Mr. Edward Jackson. J.P .. ha s been raised

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t'o the . Aldermanic Bench in s uccession to t he l a te

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Ald. W. Poulton.

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Mr.

Edward Jackson is well

known locally as a successful "bu siness man of quiet
forceful methods. and as a repr esentative of Battle

Ward lor many years he has brought his business
acumen to hear on matters of ' public import . H e
entered th e Council some twenty years ago. and as an

evidence 01 the esteem in whi~h h,e was held by his
coll eagu'es and their appreciat ion 01 hi . qualities he
was elected Mayor 01 the Boro ugh in 1905, alt hough.
at that time ,he had on ly been a. member 01 t he Council
five years and had no t held the pos iti o n o f chairman
01 any Committee, although he had given evidence 01
his ability as a member 01 several 01 them. H e is a
staunch Liberal and Nonconlorm ist , and was the first
Baptist to be elected Mayor 01 Read in g.
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though his v iews are Iboth in regard to nonconformity
and politics Ald. J'3ckson studiou sly avoided bringing
. them ~nto his Ma yoral duties. whi ch he per{orme~
w ;th s uch abil ity for the gen eral welfare of the town

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that he was requested to continue the office lor another
year, which request he acceded t o.

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Ald. Ja"ckson wou ld in the ordin a r y co urse have
him from the -obligati ons and doubts of an election and

W alton Adams. &. Son.

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EDWARD

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and Mh. Tracey,
D ann, Engineer.
bank, R ;N., with
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it might immedi ately
S ti e li,rst Sunday in

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Church on Fri day mo rnin g in last week.
boys at the Nautical College, Pangbourne. ,et:e:"" d the" laying
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the presence of a l ari(e
of parents and
. hiends. The lads in their smart
presented ' a line
appe~rance as hey parad::d after the ceremo I which wa s conducted by t hel. Right I,Rev·. Bishop Merlo)'.
,he unavoidable
abse nce 01 the Bishop of Oxlo;d. an d the
C. J. Offer. 01
the College. There we re 81 candidote:. !or
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been due to 'r etire next ye~r, but his eleva tion rem oves

11\.1es his position on the local governing body a more
permanent one, and he enters upon his new dignity
with the congratu1ations of the many res idents with

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