Reading Observer 07-1920

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SUPPORT FOR AGRICULTURAL

CANDIDATES.

The annual oommun~ b and Oxon took p1a.ca
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Grand YU'k Lodge::" I:'t under the preBldenc11'" . " .on,,,
at AbmJdoo on Tu
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01 VJS(IOUIIt Valentia. o.B. .. e'r f;" &S Dcpuf.... her of Com:ner.ce
Gn.nd »aster Mr C. E Keys
t~ mda.y afternoon,

PrOVln~ G!'and Master In t1j1e a. =~t. those
1110. ., qf Col G C ~ Nonnton Lee (PrO'"
»reJeflt. ...ere t.hel &1'. F. B
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d the ' 1I1e of
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- .. I Grand Ma.sw
of
&0 Re, F. J C.
T Morland
the
W")f.ht), )II' J . Vi :J Ellioti E 0 " ..ner and

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Re.: c:t'0'M. C;~:r,:,!~:

oRov. A T. MarI.nd, 11.'. Y' er A Campbell,
ll...... 1'. 'lunbridge, "F!;~:r'Â¥tU \V T U9ton F
W P, Gadd. J Pi 'i.&Il1 r e, ~ttingley, p' F

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d'Alma.1De, W ;- Stono,

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Tw..~~. Ii Dougl... G Po•• y, ,,~ ~
&..mdora E J Da.ven~, H R. 01. a.1g , A Nea,
~ ot.hCT brethren

..."d D Lo<\g'c
hold lD the historIC Gwldhall,
The ane ;a~mlr..blo znecting pie.co
'l'he
"fbiab
Treaaurer a.nd Secreta.ry presented very
Tt:eorta, ahowmg tJl8.t the Mark Degree
ahnt: ~ ['TOg-less an t.n,e, Provl11 cC Mr. W
too W8IS re-0100t0d iu 'l'r~rcr for bho en'
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• oW of n mpat.hy ,,;lLS !lassed With
IIUUlK year
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~l "' ~~~ o ond genera.l ~~" ~8.3 cXQr....-....
vv ...,.wa.lU
h .~cnea
to III
he.! year .... elO 8.]'Ip010 t ad
oftioenOWlDg
for tho
ellsumg
and lnvctted by tho Provll'tcu.l Grand Ma.ster... ~as
(110., ·-0)1 G C. Rica.n1o, D e~ Pro .. Gro,
~y A
Yorla.nd (Lod.ge 225). Chap, Rev T
T BJOt.l1ei (55), Sec , Col. A P Ford Moorc (519),
S~cI B r . Messrs. E J DaY(25(24
7)7)MSoW B T BBp";;~~l
(225). J W . J J P..to~
:.hi::} J 0
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oalf
l (27).(23&SO""d F24'1),
H. Tr
LeW1S \c..>i.I .
C'r"';i (235)
uptlm
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.a of M) T Hunt (235 6D(1 623) , D of . E , >
'B:Wc:r ~, S D • H . R. ~ CookD lZ47), J D : Wr

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If Cont.er (mS)t 'st.d.,5r ~ 'J. ,1 Dod.pon . (623).
0", . W B 'li~ {823l. J .G • H. T OritohlO)' (247)
Hunt. (623).
n1ds; A... Seymour

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The ·iP~t.ation of flhe Valentl.ll. l.odrEl to bold

Den :riit;t'. J'DeII'Iting ..t Welhngf.On 'Co1lt?lD was

ClOdiaHy 8(lol!!'o Wi ~ t.he W M. •00 brethren of
Lod,J' wero heartily t}Jankea for thetr
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coded by &nd
.. la:uOheoo
)WdLod~
servedwasIII p~
the
&DOtI'Ct. BovS$f) Room ,' and tea WSJ! afterwards proTidOd by tb. memben of U.e Abbey IJi<\re. Tho
U'lelCftt a.nd "nlua.bl() Corporation pl&tft , was ax'
-bibitAtd and the «p:leorlid old mct.urCG, c!:.ci. In tho
ttundb ll.ll wore maY)ectcd mth great lOWest. by
\be brethren Th.e ..rraftJ(emonta for tb.e Lodge
WeM well e&rned out by tllO 'Rev. T T. Block1ey,
ProT. G; Sce., )11' T Hunt.. Dlroot.or of C-ere·
m(Jfn~. MT J G " T. W est, WM, ?aIr ~ T Bowen
ad other members of t'bo Abbey M&.rk Lodge.
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ALDERMASTON LODGE.

The 2ht. inst.a.Ut.ti~ meeting or tbe A~~I.ri...
Lodge, No. 27«l, was .held on Wednesday laM. &Dc!
&trI:o-dOd by a ver:'! numerous and d1Stingu shed
gatheJ:' of FrocmMOP8. Th.e ..ttendanca inoludod
the' PrO.lncial Grs.nd Muter (Mr. J. T_ Morla.nd),
too' :Qoputy ProVlDCl3-1 Grsoo Ma.st:.er (Mr .T. 'W.
Martin). HI' C. E. K .......er (P G.W), the 'Rav. Dr
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Rosedal. (p.G. Chap), th~ lIev. P. H. Dltohfield
!IIr -F.
Dr.

the Reading B~h ~f the
Umon .}V8.S held at Ithe Cb~4
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B
Booms, FrlBT Street., on at~
Mr F J Fa.rnmt ~idlllg.
The.re were a.lso prmcnt.. M~s rEd Lousley,
\V G :Alexander, F. to BulLingham, E Butler,
Ii. 0 Bastow, G Ba.rtfu, G. D. Chant.er, W. J.
Ou mVCI'",
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. ya ne, W E C~g, E E D anee, J .
.M: DIDlond, E. L. Damels, E. Doble, W. A.
Fifield. W. Froom, W. Farrant, W. Fram., E.
0 Qrofo, C. K eal. G W. Layl"1' F. T.
D T farkin, J Row.lI. E . W .' K Blade, J.
SteelJ( A l' Steel, F Seut-ter . W G TtLDnahl l1.
R n: Taylor, _ VIckery, H M. Vernon, P
Walford, P. Walters, T We.t, H. R. Watts, and
E E l-fuIThall (Stranch Sectetary)
'1 he SECRETARY outlmoo an electoral sehtjD\6
securo adequat.e representation or agnculture
ll,uha.ment.a ry \ a nd la&al go.cnung bodie«
and emphasu;cd t ho..- filet that the Natlona.l
FMI1'1EoTs' Union knew no politICS, either natlOnal
Or loca.l, other than that appertammg to agnf th
culture, n.nd where the BUplleme mterests 0
e1
th
country n ero not 111 questIOn, ~ 0 Natlona
F rtlmers U m on cxpcct cd
' unrcnsona bl j, tha t
, nov
lts members would place agrIcult ure before aU
othe r hes :md co1JSlderatmns ... It wrus
purely agncultlltal mallers that tho N"ticonal
J.i'&rmm-s' UllIOIl nkked 'tbe loyal
Its meJU,beI'S P olitiCS generally were
!udo tLe scope o f Its a.ctlV1t.ie31 and
spcct
enJoyed
l}lmpleteui~;a~~~~
Th_ members
C".HRMAN'
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some 'mnehlOe~y OCIng' brought.
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A ch'l"88 w.. .brooght

Sea.go;
l'Irofit~ng

confectioner
CommIttee
Oreyfna.r ' . Road •
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LOUSLEY eeconded .. and referrea [IQ.t-":
tbes need ot I!\1ch a. tcheme for..lseFW"mg representation of ~att1ttll'e on local .0,,,,,,,1[. .1
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After-some disctl.llslon the resolution was %ried
and It. Wnf decided torput the scheme into-. pern.bon
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ConfIderayon was th'en given to a propo!'al 01
tbe 'Vases Boaro to 'lDC1'6Il!Ie the nunlmum/.~e
of 'Jl'l.ale workers of 21 yetl1I'8 and over to 403, . a
week, and the oIllnion was enreeeed that
rates:were all'eady as h1gh as the industry
hen.r 'Wl.tho,lt I"el!ulb n g In unemploy1p.ent 1 8tm.)~lg
farm workers Attention W':lS called ' to a sta.tement by L<1rd L ea 10 tile House of Commons at I.~, .. " b ' od
the report. stage of the Increase of Bent and
the Committee -When. .me bought the corn
Mo~tgag. (/l""tnctlon.) nlll, in whIch tb. Min,,· 80ur on July 6tb &be al.o ~purchaaed a l1aokot 01
•tel" of Agnculture 83.ld ho felt tha.t It was
~lga;reUes. ·Rh'" _ tendered J.s. and teOe!ved 4d.
IlrablB that'" the AJ[I1cnltmal W~ges Board
change.
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deal With tbc questJon of "ronta, and tha.t he
Mr. Seago, ,in, explanation, eaid lli!J
carefully mto 'the ma.tt~r at onoe W1th the new aver 60 and yms in ill.hel.lth, being 0
of tbe Wages Board with a view to verge of no ncrvCl'UJr breakdown. He had
question of rent: outSIde thE) PMI'VUe In) Rea.dmg throo years, and when he oo.me
he camo to do rut the good he ]>088:ibly could for
his felloW INb]ects a.nd not to rob them. People
seemed m~clOU8 enough to endeavoUr to 'Iet him
~nd hIS Wile mto tt"OUble, and he had been
tbr ..tened thot that t.in~ . would take pJaoo.
Them was nevor any mtentloh on his put or on
the .pa.rt Ibis ,Wlfe to overcharge for any articJe
WJ th lluctna.tlilg ~pricelJ 6l1long a. V"a6t· numbe'r.. ot
vtmous 8QQcis it was hard (M a amaH shop,
k<>oper tor reta.in In h18 memory the diff....nt

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·MEMORIES OF MAIWAND.

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WEEK'S OF
~ANNIVEJlSARY
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An advertisement of Messra. Brown and P-ouI.
son's shoWlDg tbl) pnC& of a. 40.1. packet of corn
Hour to be' 3jd. was handed up to the Comnutte•.
and Mr, Seago sa.ld hla WIf. told hQll &be ·had
ch&r1t'8d 4d. on thtS occa.s:ion.
Ail.er t!le' Committee !tad eon';<lered tho l'!'""
tbe 0h.Umtan. Mr~ E. O. Farro., laid thoy:hd
OI)pe~ to the oonclttsion that. ~the pric& of the

aiti~ODld l"(~d. {...d ocdored a Tefund of

!d. 'to , the' jlurcltMer.

They asked Mr. Sot.g<I
and hi! .me' tot he'=:: --.L m fnt"!!' to;;;.u
artj.~ .t, thw(';"f£~~' i '
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perfect porman.. petl-otl'l)lea ob,taiJled
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llUeb .. a; record of stedfaat ~ rui'd
tenwty the m !lSSlve h on m the Forbury-GUdeIlB
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>READING COUNTY' BE.NCH.
8~TURDAY. -Ile!ore Maj01' O. W. : Darby. Reading.
. Qri!!th (In the chau-), Mr. Jell Pettit, Capt.
Sidney B. Bull, · 34, No'.rlolk:

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Waring, Mr W. F-rnme1 Colonel J E. Broad.
(Min) Hilda Arding. ,196. J)zfon! ~ L .
bent. C.B .• ColonOi W. p, Nash and Mr. .fl.
(MiP) M. M: Evano•• 17. O..tJe St.reet. ·l\ead·
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Mortimer.
summoned [or dr(vmg an un:reglslered motor.ca.r
It.t Thellle on June 2nd.
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P 8 ;.; EI ,bury .t.a.ted the facf•. -.
Mr. J ohn Brain, on behalf of the defendant,
E. G ,:(ronllWl"
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sa~d h UJ chen\ waa quite una.wa.r~ . that he was Cav61'Bham -t
J. Jam.., 'P01'"yu, I!\lbe!oi.' ~;~..a.:,l;:.;';!Ii'cOmmittmg a.n \oRence, and ' expressed bis regret
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