Reading Observer 04-1920

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OBSERVER,

ST. GILES; EASTER VESTRY.

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FRIDAY I L\!\ril 9tb):- Beforo t.ha., :M a ~ o r (Dr. G.
s. AbTam), OlD t!to C~l~~ M!". G.
W~bb. ~ r.
p. S. Smi th , Mr. J~_ C!~ I f'y, Mr, S. R. \\'hIUe,.
aOld :lir . J_ De.nys tgrllltcn .
SACKVllLE ~rp.1: Er £CE1<E
Al Ice Crlt chlcv . of -Sacl:v illo-atrcct . wu sum· 1
mOiled by Gcorge ¥Brt m , also p(.:B IlO~\'llJ c-s t.r cet.
r(;r !.Ising ihrC"".1Lcn in"" Bbuj j'-e a nd Int ult.llI&' wO'I'r!s
u:HI heh ll\'!ou r t.o'. :l~1I him With' m tc'lt to pro\ c ltc
& l>r c:!. : :! h 01 t be ncitco on M.iJ"ch 12t h.
'fit::) evmplam f111t.. "'1 00 35, . f fli'd jhc Ide tcn d u.n t
a b' ,~ed hi m In t he· r oaM . p. nd' ",b m ~ llk cn lnuoors
oll cn ~ l tb!' w m-tow a nd t hOl:tC"d t.brough I t.
The dcj cnd81l l, \\ Uo d.d H OL a.I'IP ::u , was fi ned
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."aa h eld in tbe Bo,'s' Scl!ooirol1m , London-road.
on Friday lin In!t. ';-.:ek, a nd w as foll owed b,- 11
m eeting o q t.he. ne:'!' ly-formed Varot'.h m! Comidl.
'Ihere ""as fL large att endan ce a.t h:>t h .t!'rtl h enng'p.
~' h & Vicar (the R ev. F, IJ. C. W llmor) p re.sided ,
a.nd there we re ' a lso p resent t he R-e\ II . '.t. Eyanlt ,
'F.\foung and H. Smitb·~b "terlO. Lieut Cnl. P nu t·
~l. the Sideemen, Mn!. Gillm or, )l l ~ Oke,,'
'1' "sIer, and a lb ers.
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IThe Vido r , in lI om ln Ol.t Ln g Lieut. ·Cul. p,)U' tOll
t o be hus Warden for t he e nMlln tr "'COlr . tuuk t he
.,p[)Orlunitj~ of pu blicly congra~ul a t i llg h im u'PO II
nootying the .du t.mguished s nd \\-clI. d e<5 en ·ed
n+nour of ~be C. B . ~: . Tpey ... nll knew tho grl!'nt
.,.·otk whid Colonel P oulton h"d dnne du r ing the
W&r. As a jY icn.r he deemed hlln SE"1f m O!t fOTtuna t.e in ba\' ing such an a ble ilnd efficient Warden
a.o; Colonel P oullon .
\Colonel I\Olalton, in t"epJy, sai d h tl naturall v felt
proud o f the honou r t hat had been conferred upon
wm. W it.b regard to hi S oBi ce <l4 Cburohwnrden
htl wa.s only too d ehJo(b ted to do a..w.yth tnl!\: he could
>tnl bal p t be Vicar 'They A.ll were p JeMed to hel p
b im, beca.U5e t hey lond him , aud ';o ere d eligbted
t.oI ~an' h im a mon g~them a~ ni n after b ls milita r~'
duties . .As far as t he pari sh was concerned they
b ad a great deal to be t h ank.ful 'fo r d un ng th e
past. year. Their accounts w ere in an M ceU ent
lith e, than ~ hn·gel~. to ,,In> . Gillm or . who had
dODe ~ mUch to keep the ac.rount& in a III~t i s ·
(a.elary 5ta.~. There WD..5 only one account that
~~'e them a ny anxi ety. a nd thnt wna t h e " Rln ng
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E "~ ry da y t bey felt tbe need of some
~rl5b room., whero tb ey coul d hold their m eet ·
inl!!l, espec\A.lly tbole for t he Church l&ds and
ot her parochial affaira. T hey needed about.
£ &,0(1) 'to pllt. t hem a bsolutely right. Tha.t Wa!I
• In.rg~ sum, bu t. h e felt ~ti sti ed t.hai if they alJ
pu.Ucd toget.her in th~ coming yea r t hey would
'make.a. good step forward toward s 'What t hey
w~nt ed. They needed to pu t t he organ 1n or der
reduce It be debt OI't the " R ising Sun ." a.n d
&.t. a ll costs, to sed' to the day schools, because lf
re was an opporhme hme for :t.be young of
thi6 coun t ry it. was the pr~ n t tim e. They mus t
neglec:t.. a ny opportunity. to !JE.!I6 tha t tbe ir boy~
an glrla . \tete properly trained. 'W ith regard

S AT U'RDAY.-B C':Ci"C Mr . F . n. },a r!'itt (In t.he
c:la!r,!.. .Mr. G. R. J a.du oD"l:l r'l H . M. Wallis ~nd
lI r . L . E . Qu a lc~ .
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~ A :. S P EOUL'S " ' t ,RlUM.PH .
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EUI)n G corglqai LQck, '9 r l oS, GQJbrook.road ,
CiI.,"e rs ha m, "'"l.! summoued 'tor be:bl t he o1llner o f
dog' wb lt·h . Oil M&rc!::l 23th, \\"IUI fO~lUd by a
spccml 0,:)I\5t.&010 to be ytl:houtt. t.he I>lescn berJ,
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T he ,. ~pcc1 al. II givm s edd.l! ncc, stated \t-bc.t be
~aW' tl: e &lumal & U~'lllg and i:l·o\Vtinljt
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A fino of l{)s. WII. Im!'OIicd, and t~ Chunn:;!,ll
commended Lho (,'olls tablo tor hil I!.Ctlon .

, [. m y MOTORLSTS' LlC£~Cl;S
J C!B'O Robertson , (·r Sh i~lai e, WI-'1 l ummoned for
fA. ding to produce ll er urlVlng licence t.o a po l~
olfu!('r on )fareh 2i t h when !itI roquC'!too.
lh e
defendan t hCl"6elf did not. appear, b u t. unt a young
lJ1all t.o rcp r ~oll t her. A fin e o( ..20s. was impaled.
There was II. simll Qr summons aga.1nst Ed\tb
Muriel BTo .... n, of ' Vcstbury , but .on ao:oUI1t. of t he
nOI1-s,PI'ca r u.nce of tho' defendilllt or a.ny reprelen'
tat.1\e, the ("&!Ie 1': 1l1I c.d)ourned fbt & week, the
Cha irman mtim&t.mg that If ~he did not put In
an appearanaa th~ n a, wa.rra.nt. wOuld be 1ssued for
her aITC:!It.

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THE RESULTREAL MUSIC FROM
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me,et ing of Ithe p nTIU of Sl. Glles'

fa \"OlLted tb or",,:u m ers of tbe
of t he fUlid s of the Roy al Berkto a 't" (! !\, Jar;:\! extent, inasmuch
as
W;'I,' .Ibmlt · thc fil~t da. that bad
heen el:perienc ed for mOl e da ~ ~ p~ t. But it
d ·d not !lmile u pr':1 t he e' lt trp ri :s ~, tb o nnlt of it~
J{ind III 'flid o f th ~ Inca t hOtipltaJ, a.s much liS It
m ~ght hal e d ull e. heca u ~ e. OWlll ~ to p revlOlls
he:nT rall16. t ho lDflu~ of fl o'~ crs 'w ns f10t so !ar,lZe
:uI one might haH boped , a nd in co nse quence the
supp ly g3\'e out nunng the :t.ft ern odn, O1nd t h oM!
t ha t .....eTe &Tail able we re not l]t,ite n.!J rn diant !!,!!
t h ey would b owe been ha d they e11Jor ed a few
ho u r~ w arm lru nsh llle pri or t n bf'1I1g1 DllIckcd .
N-e, ertbc!~. o~'l"i ll ~ to t he J"c ad~' A ~i !tr1 n ce
gwen bv t he c(,mm it~ nnd t he .smmeroue wilhn g
belpers : the nnhi rc 'c)·cE-f:dcd the m hst ontim lstic
bopes of t b€ IfOn cel\-e r and Olga nistr of t he e" ent,
MI\JOT R. V: r~y, M C., Ass iF-t<l ut l)ecretl!l.... to t,be
~... al Ber.1;: ~hi'rc JJo~)l i tal. flnd" !>um of £ 324 10".
4tl~ W&8 obta.i ned for the b nsl'u tl:d
The Tenture
was (I, mamfe1l't 8d" a nce on 'Hag dM"t>." for It 11
cl ea. r the publiC a.re tl1~ d of purchn.sing: paper
fl ags, ('ven fo r the mo d c~t penny . and e\lr h <l
r easonabl e :l.nd 'I"eteome qUid pro quo al5 a. m oo
bunch of choi~ fl O\vr.r1!! f01lnd many ea ger pu rch asers. It 11 a e.iilmScan l fact t hat of the rom
collected only £82 3s. ld . W aJ\ compored of
c0f,PCI'!; tht' re6t 'bemg of l!llver. R v~stly dif(~rellt
ta 0 fmm t hat of HR.; , da.ys, wh en penmes predominate_
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Th~ ladl ef> who p resi ded at t be ,,-nrioull ~talla in
th ~ t.own numbe red over 260. and they WeT e mO!'lt
rr..'miduoUoS in their f;i!l{...i mposed d u t.ies: The 8la.llhold~ At the t r a mwav tennln! were a.ble ven
l!ueceMfullv to tlill tbe 1I0urces wh ich their cO.
help:ers in ·Lhe 'toWTI had been ll n:l.ble \n cope wltb.
The chief centres fo r the ~ullp ly nf tile flower s tt)
t.he Io.dy "endors '91 ere t he H O!'i pi t.a l. St Bartholomew'& Hall , Rel\drn~ .Gas Compa ny's Leeture
Ro om , Crol'e·street, Me~" rs . VUlcen t' s Gar a~,
CMtle- str~ t. \:Mr. Small bones' Garage, Oxford·
road. an d V,f('ston Mea d . Cayersbam. and a t t h eF&
d epot s Boy Sl'Out s, und er the control of their
Secreta.IT, MT. 'Marsh, lent Im 'a]uab le 3esi",tan ee
Mrll • Ed He:'T1a.s w ru; n, 'Y eoman " 'orker In the.
ca.l1~e, rmd in addition to d oin ~ ~ond ~ervice wit h
her caT in th+ ,'Vork of d lttrlhllttng a.nd collect·
ing flowef8 and boxes, p resided over a stall on
Me!l8r8. Heell1 ~' premi!!e." . '" h~ re good bu llioeas wa&
done Tbe UayoTt$S IMn. Abram }, well supplied
WIth flower! ,rom the h eadQua.rt ers de pot, did
exce.llent bu!.inesl at the old " Ca ndles " shop in

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Ruing Tea.lised tbat. there i!l room - for impfO\·ement. In the round-box roechaDl!.Jll, Syd, tbe
well·know:n' ~amopbone dealer of London·.street ,
some rune HlogO com~nce d to deVll!e !SOme means
01 other by l\hlCh the ra.spmg tinny noU5e whiC'h
accomnnniesvthe; top IfDte.!l oJ a grnmophone record
m I; _ht 'be e tminnt ed. Experiment a.s be dld, his
t :u;~ .see med . hopelen unt.d, at last, he bad a.
br am·wave which be de!enbed to a.tI " Observer"
ma,n th~, ,. I wo.a at 'Work late one nIght at. 'mv
bench tty1cg to det lse a plan for a new sound·
boX": and W<Wi JUfit about to 6niah for the night.,
whcn 1 !'udgenly noticed 8Omet.hlDg lying on the
Hoor which :irreated m\-· attentIon. It ga.ve me an
ilk&, I!O t !!et to ' w'o rk again wlth ...t.hl!1 piece of
n1a.terial- to t.eIJ you what it wa,a would be to let
tHe cat out of the bBg-as as substiute for mie.'lo
in t he sound producer. The difference WDtS erln.·
ordinary, and I felt tha.t I fad bit tbe lHUI t"lght
on the head . Non da.v I set. to worl~ t.o improre
the ben: Mid succeeded In mn.kmg that,. which 1
bad Intended to make-a. I deVlce whIch would
eliminate that. uncann v tmn'f nOise, I immediately applied to J,Somers.et \ House for a pntent,
and registered m,- . Natural Life' sound box ~'
S):d then descnbed bow pe took hit> .invent ion
to London , where he de monsLra.kd. it.s efficienCT
before :leveral a uthorities, but it Wa! criticised ~s
nl'"tt. being lond enough A~ter furtber work he
~ucceed e d In 1n00000sing t.he ,-olume of sound witb ·
out hill"shne68 of tone. Erperll!l ha.ve I!"xpreN!6d.
' ~ir dehght nt tbe flnished Rrllcle, and num~r·
otL!l orden ha.ve been received for the!e sonnd
~xel5. Syd entertamed d,ur representative to
.quite 8. ,rariet;v musical programme, during whicb
band $el~tions. 6ongs, duetA, comedia ns' palter,
bells . i\nd a.II kind s of record s were put nn. Tbe
Te!\u)t WM just what t.he lnt"enLor ha.d dilimed_I muai ~
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Syd, 1Vbo .started bi!; present business on a. ~rant
mi\d e tn him out o f the Kin,ll's }'und. is una.ble to
cope wlt.b the great demands for his new f!!O'LInd
br"l:te1'- , on account-nf limited "pace in his premilles ,
b\lt he hopes to be a.bl e to shortly overcome that
difficulty. He ba.s rcccn:ed a n offer from an
important firm

TUESD.>\ Y.- B efore Mr ' A, H . Bull (In the chaIr)
Bud Mr. \V. H. Snll th.
F OR TlUl CHILD'S SA'KE,
Eliuooth Maec, of 5'2: , TIdm:LI'5h1uect, was
summ on ed by the N S P .e_C . ... for "'Jlfully neglectmg 8. ohtld In 8. manner hkc ly ·to eause 11. unnecetlsary suffcrmg alld 11lJury.
Mr. T ._ R . Kent (proeccullng) , in at.at.lng the
facts o f Ul e case briefly. saKi that the Chlld was
auffer mg from a t ubercular knee Jomt, aDd Um:e
i<> h. Churcb House they really thou~bt they had doct.on had expre5100 thelT 9rof~UJon&1 opLnlonS
(O~ R. good 6ubstantial sum . They hfLd paid for t.hat ·tt was ab:!olutely essent.la.l t hat flfOpeT sur·
~ sit e and had £2,400 for the buildmg, but , JPca.l t reatment I!Ihould be pr<n'idcd,
Two of the dootoNi. Dr. Pnoo aDd Dr Bu:te.r,
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' g to the e normoWi r Lee 10 pnOOf\ all round.
th t was now a mere- flea-bite. But that d id not a&id 10 Welr evtdence that If t here should b e no
1I1terventioll t,he cbdd mlg'bt. ~lbly lose
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for one moment ,!rom theIr ~ire to ha.n surgical
l~ li ~.
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• ponsh hall. Pel'8onally , h. would do . 11 he
Tho defcndlU;lt ft atly refused her perm~ion for
~ibly could a8 the Churchwarden, and 10 any an opcratlon , a.nd 68.1d tha.t it th ey tdok Llle chIlli Bro..·u:l-sireet.. \
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The bnXt'l!l Wen!' collccled at B p D1 , Dnd tbrou,ah
ot ner capacity, to help. '
they would ha,'O to t.akD Jler.. too. tln the propositl0n of l-f'r. RilderIey, uconded
The Bc nch ordered the child to be handed over the courtE:V>Y of Mr 'Ve bster and b i! ri aff Lloyd'lI
SHRUBBERIES.
h; \rMr. DormeT, Mr. S. S. Stallw<XKl was t'e- to tho Sooiet:t a.nd .un~od a. 'fitlfl of £1, tho Oha.m- Dank spec lP,l1 ~ opened to receive tbe, m onev_
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Vastly encouril .tee<! by the sUCce&' whIch baoS
,feffed Pari&b W a rde.n. Mr StAllwpod, ~/ b() wtU! man rem"-rkl!lB' bh..t l.t wu [or the child'" benetit
an~ell, wrote apologisin g for b is absen ce fr om the that it Ihould bl\.vo . the Pl'Opof' " and; neoosnrr at~ ndpd theirl enterprise. the 0ll!" n ni ~cn hB're re·
At the fortnigbtlv meeting of the .ban ..o\Mo.
trcatmont. •
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aol...ed to make this feature. a n Annual c't'8nt. but clation he ld In the Recreation Club Room, Abbey
~ {or the ftrst. time in twent y:three vea~.
, ADVICE I'ROM THE BENcH.
in future It will be held a. httle 1ater in the vcar. Hall. Mr. A: J : CoBb, the new Director of the
1'h'e 8idesmen of St. "GUes' 'Were re ·e le ::t~ d ak
Evans, of 49, Oumborlutd·~d, apphed when liucb populftr Rowen; uS ro~e" and i'~e(! t
lollo.... , Meosrs. Hild'r,ley" Sharp, 'fudor, tCffH ea tt:y
H orvlcultlll"a.1 Dopa.rtment~ f the Umver&ity Col·
aepllol'a.tloo order on tho ground Ofl tale d~E"r'
Wtight., Smith, Bonne.t t.: Do'nn er, and Barrett . tIon of her husband, 1Ilnold' EVaJ1s. of R, Cra.n&- poas n,re avnil~ble , and t,he ligure to be a imcd at. lege, [lB\'e n. most rntel"est1i\g and practlca1 leenext
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Cfolonel Poulton , in supporting the re·election , court. Thore WM , 6&id comp4r-ina.ut, onc t:hUd by
ture o n " The Form!U.ion of Sbrubbcriea and the
• congratulated Mr, 'Dormer ur.n ha't"ing the the ma.rriage, which 'took pla.ce In 1!J161 when t.he
Improvement of old bnes." The lecturer claimed
' O .~.E : oonferred upon him. T e1 aU knew the defendant WM iu tIl0 Army. -:After the marnagtl
that. tliC growing of) flnwering trees and shrub!,
sp ndid -,.ork Mr. Donner b ad done. and person· they did livo togethcr 10r- ..wbile, but bo left
one of the moo beautiful forms of horticulture
&11 , be wu glad to be as~ciated with him In the her, only to ask her t.o go and live WIth bJm agalD.
in this C'Ouct.ry, wa~ a form of gardenIng which
Th ey fell Ollt again . '
ga't"e contInuous ploaSuro. Ho had alrelLdy notod
Order. ,
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Tho husband offered in ' Court to live wltb her
r. W. H. Oood>hip w .. . re-elected Ve.sf.ry agam
With plea.sure mantf bea.utiful flowering tree8 wers
on oondit.lon . thit.t. 6he would , leave Iler
01 k ,' and the Vicai remarked that -the pa.ruh
domg exceedingly well 10 the localit.y, showlng
er ..·b() W8.11 ahv&y.s caluunJi quarrels, but tbe
~~, ow~ Mr. 1Goodship 8. great debt of gratitude, moth
that tbe . Re¥ling distnct was very suitable for
oomplaJna.nt bUy refused to ~1H.'8 wIth i him .. on
~UJe h! had I!'a~ them much expense by acoount of bls drunken habita., ·
flowering trees, Th& ·Iecturer gave ele:\r cultll'rnl
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hi~.self dOw} 8eVernl BmaJl13°O in t he churcb. lThe Bench dismiMed tbe case ' and advi&ed the
dnecnlonfl M lo· lbe- J~ring out of shrubberies, and
• Mste. Higgs a.nd H. "right 'Were r o-elected OOU;tto .to try and get over their difficulties and
m'e ntloned commnRt.'ione for spnng and rrummer
'Au itora ; Messrs, H . . Chel\t.ermn.n 'a nd Cla.rgo hve together away tfOJD \ the ,ll~~t.i'"
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at thi", t.lme of the year; and floWenng And a.160 I for securin~ the loveliest
w e :re.elected Sidum6ll of St. Michael'lt'; And
NO REAR lJ;GHT.
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cornflowers, too 1" Such WIUi the &ja.cnlat.ion autumn tiut.s. At. ~he dose of tbe discl11\eion :\.
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Horwood and Freeman Side5man
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Rona.ld Wri(ht, of Ncwrort;, Been: , waa sum' overheard in a t oert.a.in local club one day early hoarly ' Yot.e' of thanu was &COOT"ded t.o Mr. Cobb
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mbnod for driV1.ng .. motor _car ill' London-road, on in the week. I The above remnrk had been for hie 1eet.ure, an mention was made of the
e Vicar. reviewing the 'Work of the p Mt year, Ma.roh 18tb, Withou t ba'vinl a ~J,r liir~, ..00 waa Plfmpted by ap interrogation M to whether tbe benefit received fro the suggestion I thrown out.
...1 rred I.<i tbe p at loss thrriartsh bad sustained fined £1. P.O. H ..nnan proved the ca.se.
Mr. H . Goodger, Stol1eha.m House Gardens,
spMker bad hOen to the d.splay of ro,e, and
in the 'death of Mi!~ Ri ton, It was w eB
NO ·EHiHTS "-lT ALL. .
a tinrt. cta.ss certiflente for
other ftowera ~t the Large Town Han. It WM Cal cot, was a.wArd
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, how ~ly .be ha ~lped t b. financ ..
Peter Craig. of 3?, Brya:niton~&COJ.reJ London, only natural tliat h& should express surprise at a. collection of tifteeh diabl!l'l of apples. tbe -{nlib
of ~e parisli, tbe glleEl,t inf:.ereE;t she t.ook in 'WBS summoned for having no ' ll~htZ!l, either rear I5Ucb 8. quesLion , but . nevertheless, h& was soon being or splendid Oolour and in excellent con·
eve
hin~: oonnect..ed Wlth St. Giles', and h()'\\o· or f.ront.. on hLS motor-<iyel~ in WOltingham·road on satiafied that b'l': R. VISit to the exhlbltlon he would dltlon for sq- Iate m ltbe 8&MOn.
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d oted die was to t.he cause of foreIgn mi'lelons. Marr.h 16th, and was fiooo £l~ !n all. P.C • Harman see a 5lght .weJJ jworth seemg.
Mr. G. TM"eY, Leighton Park Gardens , reI
stated
the
facts
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' He woUJd 'uke to ~ia.te. hlmielf wit h the reo'
Y 8i!I. there were tbe ~ .s a nd l the ot her fltl'WcT'll cei~d an Mnrd of 10ent (or a group of cinerani],
ODSTRUCTION IN WEST 6l'REET.
', rna lm of Co1qn el Poulton in r egAl'd to the honour
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that. had been j descri:bed to him, and desCTIbed ~tellata. .
· );h4ch bad been oonforred upon ~lr . Dormer. He
Geor~e Elgb t.eeu, of 19. We&t-etreet,
te.rminating tM winter SCSo8ion, the member!!
wltho'lt exagge~tion.
Tho I m ost bea.l1ti1ul
& Dom'Jll&l nne of 515, for allo~i ~ ,
Te~ u1uoh regretted th&t be could not have
clllstet'8 of bl0sk0ms one could po!Sibly wish to held a flora.l · tab!~ lcompehtion . and the result
· ~~ij.t.ed - tW'o na.mes .from the parish, because to ~ain on the P&V~ont•. tli~ CI.,usU)t
!lee had ~n tr ~ilcd so nat.uraJly OTe'!" trelluI.wOTk. wa:!I I!.S foll()"lli""s: ~"t, Mr. H . Ooodger. Tb~
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th~tb.er' name that. he had in hill. mind was that A~n
P .C. Bi-yant said that peI)9'la bad to. w i: out buncb&.'J of prymrosC!O lYing about, ~a.se s of GardeM , Stoneham IB outle. Ca\COt; &&ond, Mr.
, of
... HiIderley, (Hear, hear. ) But he wisIied into
geraniums, chrytsantbemum. J cornflowers, f'06e3 I.' Wynn, The GalMens, Hammonde. Checken·
tho roadway t.o ~!I the sppt., .
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be cl~,. understood that it w&S_ll,ot lm~ely .
of every bue . carnations and other \"'arlet1E~8 of don j equaP tbird, Mr. T. :Martin . Tbe Gardenll,
lND;WENCY.
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• for .hat ,he had done during tbl!" war senPccs at
Annie Laka, of 26, 'Freahw&~Toa.d: ~d. Edlt.h bloom met. t bel eye. Eve.n on doae inspection 44 , Craven·road, and Mr. F.. Blackwell, The
tb ohurch, but he had ... membered how u> BUD06.
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of 94, King'B-T'Oa.d, I....ere both IllUmmoned one could not detect that thOMl flowen were not Garde.ns, Foxhill,
· Auguot and September. 1914, Mr. Hilderley and for indcocnoy
It being" Hospital night," a. bea.utiful show
w Cork-street on- ltl&l"Oh 20th. and of Na.tura's creation. One thing only '91"&.8 lackin@
!drl Dormer had taken an interest. in the were each ~nad. £1. .
- the nimble fintifSthat had moulded IUld shaped cut flowers wa., made , oontributed by :Messt'l'l. F.
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t.h~d& of ~eoldin":8 who 'ffq:B billeted in the
tbe flowers bn.d
unable to impart to each ita A1exand~r, .E. J noro, A. H . FuIker, E. R.
UNDER GREKT' PRO'VOCATlON.
ord.road, and had, apart from pariah wori<,
Jan6ll, C. :h.~oulton, IF. ToWnsend, A. Webb. and
e.
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, Ellen · !RDbin5Otl, ,~of , 10, \EuHt.re~, _.... sum- characteristic pe
iJV;tIumt,nt8l in affol'dipg spldiere bomee in mOned for ' U6wg indeoeot. 1&l1~e, In :tPe wC?rds
After an ab.ote.Doo of five yea.rs t~ exh.ibition ,J. W~~ . ' Th. 801"en ....re ..nt to tb. Roval
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' r own .
During the poot v.... tbe at the ~i Ce ()(7[l5t.&bie, " to .p\U"' Il5t.er'. huabe.Dd " and . Mle of artificla.1 Howen made l:IV bliDd a.nd Bew'51fe Boapit&1j a.nd a. " whip round" ena.nled
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~.d had to lace the /Oci. for the tint tim. an April 2nd IJ) the doorwa.y of ·hm- hOUl!let.,
cnppled girl., I connect.ed mth ol Jqbn Groom's tlie ~on to 6end a. sum of £2 12s. to this
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The defendant d arned tho o«ence. but aanlltted (JMppl~8 and !Flower Girls' 1t'liMidn, haa come worthy institutlon.
; S' , 0/ Bethany working among them, They Ulin~ one obscene word, . aod ' fha.t uD~er ·-grea.t to Rea(hng a.gain. All the p ro!ceeds\ of the sale, . In 'sd »mpetitJon fot' three diMet of saJads, Mr.
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that ..... a loss Ithey would not be tn"o,'ocat.ion,
lasting ft"OlQ Morday la8t until Ss.t.urday m next j. , Wynn WAIJ a.ward:ed tbe first pri7.8.
A 6.ne
£3 'Was imposed. aa the defcnfl"o.D1t
Â¥r. ,w..'.c !lJiMl!e, T~e Gardens, Sldmouth
fLb~ to f~ bnt. out:. of it had come good, beroUlSe
week, are to b~.L devoted t.o the '\II'"el~are of tbl!ll!le
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Grange, ItlJild . & bllo!lket of Blenheim' Ornn~
phyoicaUy allhct)!d ' and ~.ndi<ap~ girls,
" ~Od ;'" t6k~ ' '',&t, opportunity 0/ th~ng the WEDNESD'AY,--Bef"",' Mr, ·B. J. An<jir.". (m three hundred of whom al'e under thp care of the &pP.!8&!; the",fruiie bei.ng of splendid colour and 10
• wa.dim., BideomOn;' !;lrpniot· and ChOIr, the the cbair\; Mr. D. i&Oee, My: L. ' Wb~ aDd n.bove OIrgani.sa.~·on . Tb. ut'ce~ltYl of weh • . e:r;ceUent CQDd\tion.
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ifl!!iacheia, and OtheTa for~ their very able - Mr. T . H. ~or. .
deserving ooject is ma.nifest when OM rememben
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t.hat tbere are any thoueands of crippleR in the
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Harbert Booth, of 16,' eommerCi..l-ba.ll, wu aum- United KlIlgdoztJ. (qwte a.part froo). the grea,t
~ .ca.nied out their _ies. It wOuld have been i m- moned for Ian indeCcilt '&Ct. in ' Cork1tr~
numb~ o( disabled ex·sernce menl who must
possible fCJr him to ba.ve cont inued a! Vicar a.nd
P O. Moore said ,tbol the det;eodant cue him be euet.a.ioed ana. if po65ible, ' wholte spbere of
~ BQIlOlW"Y Cha.pls.in to the Forces in Berb if he & WT'Ong name &lld ~I: 05!.
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usefulneM mul\'l. be increaJSed, in order that a
, b.d not had th.loy.llUpport of !lUch .n exc.llent
A !me of 3IlI. waa unpoeoo ,
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J band' of brot her priests.
It wuuld no doubt mterthe atmosphere of bope, f1.nd be fl.tte(f as well ae PRESENTATION TO MR. F. C. 8ELCm:R.
NO Jl()G. LICENCES
, eo! thOm f<l !;vow !.hat h. \>ad <thai. d.y arranged
Annie R~pkins, C)f 86, Weklalt!"Swoeet, William JlO!i!rible to take their part IQ life'e batUe.
;'1", Mr. Wyclf., M.A ., C.mbridge, who b'1'! been Lusted . ot 14, Fiint-sbreet, Alf:red rurner, of . 53,
It was a crippled girl taken fmrr this town
The Annu~ meeting of the &ading Miniature
... five yean in the Army, and was to be oroaJDed CharleH trect, a.na Wilham Spokea, of jl, Gre,.- ma.ny yean ago I who pre&ent.ed t~a,t beautiful
· .on Trinl~:y Sunday. "to come and W.ork
the fnara.road , were a.ll ~\Jmm~ned for koo!.»ng d~ bouquet t.o the ~aYOl"e58 (lira. ti. ~. Abram) at Ritle Club W&S , h&ld a.t !"If. Godwin'e, OJ The
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'" twish. He ca.m.e with the highe st testimonial, wl t:bou.5 ljoences.
the opening ceremony on Monday af~rnoon. The .AJbion." . Alfred-atreet, on Tuero:ay, when Mr. H
~es of 161.. ·w ere indicted upon HO!)kIM &l'\d
WlJ,ters p~ided over a goOd attendance.
I from Cambridge. A. the,. ~were no doub~ i&ware,
Iwtod.
and 'fOs, ea.oh in !.be C8!ea of Turner and Mayor himse1f prNided lot the functIon, and W!l:1
The , Secreta.ry presented ;the annual r;eport.
b. (!.bo Vi.,.,.) bad been app01pted Chaplam to tb.
supported by ma~y infiuentinJ ladieJ and gentleSpo....
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· Berkshire Hospital, which Wa.& ill their Pan~,
men, mcluding !tef era.l local clez:gy a6d minima which 'referred to the nota.ble 1St1~ea the olub
• and,- jn consequence, an ·increa.se of t he staff was
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of religion. The attendance on the first day was had· a.chierid ' during the :PMti year. Mr. Belcher
1 neoes&a.ry. That. wa.s the 6:rst time in six yean
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the e:xlllblt.ion has ever ~ad in Read· ,intimated t.hat he thoug"bt be must resign the
the
day'./!! takings .ere equally Beqretatjmip . of the club. In the fina.ncia;l
" ~ tb.t heL.ad .p~.tt.li.~~ryin 'h;. OTdinary
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I auece&sful vm.t, Conaiderablp) It.&tement the tec&lpt.l totalled £92- 6s, 6d.', the
I C1erical1:D and not in ~1. and be d~~red ~o
: IL"Xpret18 . thqb to them fo~ t b elI"h'""hVPOrt In
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evmoed by ~
in the hala.nce' in 'bMd was £23 12& ' M." and the total
club ... et. ,,\-.... , ~2 lbo. 5<1, '
\ .n.bUng him t.Q carrv on a 'llrark W I e WA$ so
m"~llf.ct.'.re., 0'
finwen bv 80 I e
The ' rePl?1't 8.nd st.a.tement of accoun~ were
-" deal' to him, Be. ha d been· moot thankful to be
M MSf S Nicholas
All krticlns a
pflSfJed n~n the propO.!Iition of ?tIr. Godwin, ie:cond.
a.b!e to minif.f.er ~to' th06e Qffi,oen a.nd men who ~ild fGur days' s8.le
the
or he.st woven
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pewter W&terfo~ glde,
ed by Mr. ··Boundll.
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Ydone 80 much 1m ~em . ,V.e 11, rna & U 109 picturesl at .... Hartley Conrt, the
The Chairman ,Mid how ~uch tbey, regretted
each
J (rlencbhips .... a-~Ong ' tiheD!"-" Tba 'Bn&n('M of the 001. I Max de ' J}a.t.be.
Among the
tha.t Mr. BelCh~ was ~gniDg his poRt al SecreJ1Mi8b .wer"(
finn ~J bqt ~~~ !needed more
Jc.t8 were: an ' o1d torch
.· eft of oak,
tary of tbe .club. He had rertdered splendid eer·
• 611bsenben , to the · pa.nib fup~ .. '~e hoped the
:£'n 6s
"ice far abottt ten yeaJ'fJ, anel' he was truly 80ny
t ParochiaJ v.Qur,ch
. CQuncil' ,~
, 'ell, woUld, com
, e into 01 epinet in m~~gany, .'"
, i a.
~ ~ .:'-. th
tt f
in gtlt wood frame. - £30 1
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t~ ¥,'r: iBelober had not , been wen _for'iil
J <!: xistenC'd' tb-..t evemng wo r ~'
e m~ ,er n burr wa.lnut, :£47 65. ; ~~:~~I~~~~OS
tinje, l¥1d th4t. probably a.ccount.ed for him resign~ blUld' and s~ tJ£at ~ople gave Jas they ought too table, £48 00, i l.ou is quatone
ing, .. bbt ·he' ","ould, no doubt, still take a. deep
.: the .,ari~ E.eeds of the I!llrlsb, .'..
a s. ; small Chippenda)e work table.,
~$~~~, . ~:
-intePeIIt m tbe club. He .wae very plealled with
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THE P AROCIDAL CHURCH crOVNCIL.
tulil? w ood writing tAble, £4'/> ~o..
Goc,a"'iri.
the balan~ sheet, a.nd they tendered theit eincere
The Teejl.ry then reaoh'ed ;tu lf into a m eeting of mimature commode tcabmet', ,£20; ·UI.ipp.,.d,>Ie ,1
' tbanks to 1\'[1'.: Belcher far his services u Secrer
the ~a.rochiaJ qh1D'Ch Council, and 'the V.icar ex· mirror, £17 6 s. 6d:; Porsiari rb!~ £16. , .
• p'alDM that thqse n&,.. bodies wp : going ;0 pl"y
Among t.he, gl"',' a. -3mI)1l ..W8lterf!>~...:bol'l and
then
Mr. Belcher a
-: tJl i"mpc:;rtti.nt ~:st in the plan of tb,: llati? n8.J
C()\et', £13 28 .. 6d.; a ,. cry'8\il .v~, 'W.1tb , rover,
beauti!ul .o1oclt In a case of inlaid oak, remark10g
. . w e-mbly
tlutl9liurch of EnlrJand . :.l:fev mlght £151 5s ; crysta.l 'decalll.er.. 1111. QS. .6(li;.( . small
that he hoped Mr. Belcher would Hve ma.ny years
1 prove a, sotU"ce Q{ etren~h to the Ohur!L .. noon·
IndilUl mg, £16;- a. P8~l&1l p~ye:r rug,-£M 12~ ;
to '"eee it;" banda go mund and ea.ll him at the
listed o~ a. t:epr esentatlve ~Y\ of churchpeople mahoga ny dining table, £21' j carved Ijlemlib
ri·ght ti~e ·i~ 'morning.
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f?f t he parish ~ . expreN!1 opml0DS and to take '" cupboard, £21; Welsh' d~ , £24 lOs, ; convex
'lI.pJ.r!Dg~' Mr, Belcher said h. ",rt.inly did
' ",ra.otica.l responsibility in the work . Tb6l'~ would mlTl'Or jn Georgill.n Cfl"Ved gtItl frame, £~O .10&.
not·. with , to be recognised ih lUly w:t.y for tbe
t bo a little differlenQi with rega.rdd .o the-Jay! repJ"8"' The collection of old pewter~aold well, the dIshes
litt.le he hl¥J done in oonnect.ion with the club.
· Jnnt.aiiVe6~n tJje ruri-decanaI oonference trban In a.ve ra glDg from £6 to £8, a piece, &n.d: tanb.rda
~ n8e shootipg bad been hie
prevIous ~V rs, ~U ge the ChurchwaTden ~ would
(our li.nd five gt,tID&Il&. rhe ~ plat~ lDdud~ a.
tried to mlLke that bobby sneOOl'Snow
OX'::O[6cio members o( that bod}\'. The Sbe ffi eld tray (£16}i wD:tle aO~e ' QUEleP \ ~ne
,of .aport with socia.billty. He
p&f1 sh b~ rigpt to eJect twen"ty represen'tatlves silver realised £4 a.n , oz, Thei$ wu· a Blunted
8eT"Vloea bad been to 90me good
... to the conferen qe, and it was the bnsinel& jof the bIdding for 80me intea-esting ·Q1d , Qronzea;l\a.ken
"""" , 'l!"llJ'l.ry., beea.use lie felt sure of the fact
~. ~eetlDg that eT~ ning --to ele c::t. thOM retnrenta.t he King of Benin'e Palaoe. .
able to shoot during the last"
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half·len~ figUre _of a._soldier- ,?ld for ~29
looking becIt
... I SeTeral na.mes wet.e ]iroposed .- and the {ol1?wing
So mcda.Tlion, ' with figurerelief, ~U4!d
to him. many
... ,"ere e jected l:iv j" ote: ~1QI . Gillm or , Mrs, ~t.yle !ll,
2s n.nd\.a.nother medalliQa, with figure~ m
of the
and hp hoped the ..
Mu a Olwey 1'tL)lo.... Miet Moemont L~ut. ·COJ. reli~f,
9&., a group rep~~iin~ ... fi~ ~d
SUceeMnr the s&me va.luabfe
' Poulton, a.nd MesS1i6. Rowe, StaHwood. Hiiderley, elephante £)25 411. ; and .. ~e ~~ feet l.hlgb,
tL
had extended to him.
J Dormer. St"'IM, Good~hip, Tud()1:. A. Goodall"Ir.:I~:;j~~n:*,be on'e Of the oMMt. p1ece1 of I~U
.. ELECTION OF OhICERS.
' Scrivener Whee."', Roberta, Wnght.. B1o nnett,
£50 ·BI., ·whil6 · a bron¥ 'hea.d~with
Colonel - IAili'; ~il""n, M;l'., ...... . ,.. .•l ..
,- Ne-J..bold: and Qreen6l"
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cap fetched.. £29 8s. ' An', old
ob
President,
the , p1"()poeition lof Mr. Belcher,
, . ' Tbe following ,..~re elected lUI memhe... of the ..tre. realised £40. A , sing~ ~"!' eJhi~d,.le
AecOnded by '" Mr. p:. D. ,Godwin. The .que.tion
I ' P a.rochial Cburch Council: Mrs. West, :Mlli. <:halr 801d- for £17 17s., .~ . II£ Lou\s X~ -~tUl!
of Vi""'l'l-ooid:Orito· ..... l.ft. Wlth the ~.
· • Wheeler, M... A. GOOdall, M.,.. Nortb, Mis. tabl. £26 50, Another old '''l'!ll'It reaI~ £1
Mr. Godirib - pr0P9"ed that · Mr. O. Rounds. be
Kemington. MIS4I Ma.nning. Mias Durraqt, and 8s. 6d. A QUeeD ·Anne ·mUTOl". JlJl ncbl~ ~
electeQ 'S""JtMy, and Mr, F. Strong _ded.
~ UrA\Tl. W.terboume.
HorWood, Sneering, gj.lt. frame reai.ieed £60. AmQng the 'Pn~
Mr F. Sc~o&eld ; hO!tVf!lVN", nominated Capt. E. ~.
, Roh&rts, een., Dunster, A, S.!1lit.h, Steadman, 8..ery fine mezzotint ('ProOf , before 1 ,
),
Seal . for ' t1i&t. poet, and Mr. W, Sam...yo
• Pott•. V.Coo O. Gillum. Lane. ft.IId C_ ~oberts, Admiral Lord DunQll1. 'I)~ ~iaec! £48 6IJ..
&eOOnded. . . . ' .
MR.
· and the Vicar and the Churchwarden.
The - a.bove itelIUl all oam,~ m t~ .f int .two d&ys
'A
Ul.enupon taken,' with the ren1t
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hospital., and other 4natltatiOnl. ' Be
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