Reading Observer 07-1920

AL SUNDAY
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PARADE.

"(AN
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O.A.~S~8 FIN1!I EFFORT.

In

the grp(ul

Iud of the r'l\d. of

allo-wery .. wealhor that preT&lled OD
afternoon, the ,magmt1.cent sum of over £91 was

on Bonday mommg and on Ihi bridgo .. d Prom
tbe a.ftemooh, 1.110 dunng t.be prooeeemn Whl~

10

Twn, pal-\
IJ1. but
th,s _,!:e,.
from numOlO1lO
LocIaes.
dIll
" ..... ~ _bfenco of R..diJlg
O"Illy two from Readlng a.ppear
Banne" w & ca.med bY tlle National
of Vehic1e 'SVorken With band. CQurt
A 0 F Court Pnd. of Roadmg A O.F
I-{Inlted BUlldere L.bouren Unton Nattonal
Umon of Gellenl Workerl j .B.obm Hood Court
Allnat' (Gonng Heath) A 0 F • NAt,ont.! Unlo"",f
Railwaymen (Newbf:!l Court Sa.undera A 0 F ,
Notiono.l Ff1e~cIfy Dep<mt (Boomng). AnjAlg'"
rna-ted Union of Co-op Employeet National
Umon of Rulw~ymen Rtadlng The bands m
addition to tbat. of the Vehicle Workers wltl!'e
Cavetsham .salvation ATmY and !Ij 0 1 00 Ondete I·C'O""ec1.
(Mo..1'1 Hu!lJler &lid Pt.!mlrl I
Tho ~d,ni
DlStTlCt A F
repro..nted by, lho D C R
Bro T Whloholo and tho seer.tary. IBm C
LlddllLrd whilst o~tn who jomed t.he pt"OC:i9"
Blon were the Readmg at. John Ambulance ne
manbalfl were MeISI"I. P G Oakley, J' 8lDl
mond •• L W Hooper ""d J ~uloy An oUJOY
able oonern ..... liven, on tho Pro", tn Iha
aftomoon by tb. B,oad ~t...t)lm\berll..ood MaJ.
VOice Cho,r. undori Mr F W, ~irvey. !rhe
plano .for tha concert "'as kmdly lent. by th&
General Worker, UOlon
The OO'Ilnping toOt
at tlie p~ Room 00 Sunday evemng,
}Vhe.n llr H .Burney wu P1'6loot reprfllllntlDg
tho Royt.! Borks HoopltaJ. Bro P G Oalelo"
(Chairman) announced the result of the co11ee
hODS WJth the exceptIOn of the pubhc houae
boxet, which were not countod UDell Monda..y
:b{r Barney, In \ oongratula.U ; .., tall w9rkel'll
upon tho splendid oftort.o. .taW that h. f.lt
IOmewhat anDOU8 for tbe future pf voluntary hOIPlt.a.lS Lord KDutafol"d had. tJiought At to 1m
pose • alight oha.rge on
He (Mr

~e.

subscriptlO"

Vm~neTs became poise8sed of their prtVl1ea:e arra.n...semente C&use a. figure appro::uma.tmg to
Tho numbeT of grown lilrd8 mamtalOed on the that which the ReadlDg seuon tICket hoJder ha,a

I

year the

,_
I , ~::~~;;g.dunnlf
,,,,,am,.o
~"~lat.;, tb•• _pohlibl,hoo-,d

,on.

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~:~~~~~to~e~'~tho:ri;the~
Thls

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King
wor1i; or ticket
holder to
of a.render
eeudnIt

f

The

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be colled upon to
.mount fort.!so
a Ilcket which- I~
be
unulOd.buttbe
e%e~ve.
J1)tiltice
to all. eopecl&lly ...bon It ,. ,ci>:nki,I"",d

..ch

thirl~
pro. I.!~t~~"~~~~~i~!~i~

tha
dlLllya e:Z:CUl'IlomlSt
aomething
Ilks
ohd\ings
week Th" tQ
lS ..,0000000y
• h"l:ht

. nllilrk,orij also take oount of all nra.ns 10 pect for the hundred. of Reading .e.lOn tiCket
mark the clear biUed bil'd. Whlch hold.... to J.ook fo""rd to ' Their 1>arylaular
matunty The!6 o.re held t-o be the gnevanoe. In {act he. m the CU'CUInst&DCe

r

propen.y_

proQElnl, mlLit be an uttem'ety mteresting 't'he
one to watch "ben one conSIder. how VlCIOWIly
the p arent blrdS wa.rd off peopl& who mtrud& too
closely to tbeU' offspring",

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CijRIST'S IHOSPITAL.

•

APPEAiL FO~ ~1ATE AlD.
'IF.b

On belialf ol . t·h e Boe.rd of 4EducatlOD,
Charles Cook a.nd Ml' B W T Bowyearr
&It

mqulry on Monday at tbe Olty office of Ohmt • I· tICk.....

St.a.te:

H08p'ltaJ Ul r,.gafd to the appltcMlop for &
grant The feVldence taken showed that, apart
front the estates there Was A defiCIt m. the actual I .I '>"~~J

:'7!~~ ~:r1~~!~~t ~~:~fO~~\ W:. Honham

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T~n~tl~ck~ot~t~~~~~~~~t;~~j!i~~~~~:~~i~i~~i~~~~~~~~i

that

1fi

money la actually prep&ld by three, SIX or twelve
montu m advance.
a
It the new acheme Q'O$ thrdu~ t.he Reading
sea!on bent. to London wlll cost practically a~
IfOvere1gn a Week whu~li Wlt.h lncre3sed Cd:y
fo.ree: will In'1D$ the weekly railway expe~ of

f'

box88~~~~~~~t,;;~:~~t~:;:i~;in8ton,

th"

I eVl holdo... will
amount which
as 18 p Dr
n be ,nformed the excel.
• tlie nvel'-7.lve
b..
to made
they WI be reqUIred to
enD' on
yoar
the
whon tb. f ..... go
up , the

tb.

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~ofIIelt.!.
E J!irilmonda
were Bros
(VI~~"I!).
P 1'1- Oaldel..jOlwr
1:\0 B....
~~~~;tl::~~~:~~~~d1~~1 toman),
... rr-....). A H €boka..,d A J_m.own

forThe
.theamounts
Iun
Fl()wel' 8&11&8
14.!, ~d
Min
£1 & Old
14.
E

which have been account of holiday •• and tbe "'ggwon b .. b..1I.

uove

a.~c<",

m'",.

IHon Secre~eI), CotnmltMe Bros L W
Hoopet, J Beuley, WHam.., 0 Xeml)Ctou, G
Ship"a".,..J SaundeI1l W r J Belcher, W
Wnght. E W Cock. H Lon,S" B 1l0rn~lo'1\'.
H. Keane, E. Wlgmoro A. laY\ T BosaIoy, W
Aldndge, W V strUdley, R Bond J Fo;!;, C
r~pOl!"~~ ' Woolford. G Clandge. E Cpo\lil E J C~ l'
Sarney. C BpI"., R. S~ C L ..leL and T
Parker lh. auditor. were MoIll'11 F W Blade
and R P Lunn, and the 11nal "COunters llpli
W J Belcher, T Which.lo all~ H Bn.t.ow
The tlnaJ meetmg will tA.ke p,lQ(le on Wednelda.y
nex,", when the net
wlll be bandd over
Th&nlce are duo to
fJ>t tha . ...01 tho
Panoh Room and 'he
Parade COlnmitteo

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flver UI a.bout. 500 together WIth cygneta the bad to pay for years
tqta.l being hmited to
of :whlth 66 are> allowed
Ft:ttt.ber, Ml&IOn ticket holden get no
to Iho Dyors and 45
Vtntnon
dunn~ tbo pertod tbolr tickets rom.m unuaed ?ll

TJiere wu an

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~~;:\ii17h7"fu;:';:iolid:;:;;':;;~;

and

voluntary
WI, they now wanted
Vote. of 'thariks were .oc~r<led
fQr 'b01r elIort. &lld to Yr
for

ance.

for::U-- .!annat be derued tha.t

bmis. and at ~1. peboa; of the year when the regular CUltoment..:
elder bl¢. l\l'e,accomPw~d by & number. of travellers and othettl
"';dollv' I,v,.:.: ••
fiuiry $re, \.ey~ ~J!~ I 13 still more m Rea/hug tlta.tr mc~aaed
allUl'lDg
'"
,. II.; .... ) ~
reputat.lon 'Readtng- ilo. enj~~
Frequently p~pl~;..o;"lIen wat ching the swans
f8.CJ.hties. bee&UIWlo it 15 nQ
easy
ask theJJÂ¥l&1vel ort!;~ne else 'Who do they a.ooe&s to and from a pla.ce If the JDI8&m of reaeb
belong to?' They b6long to v~ous people, 1 e. mg tJuLt" plaoa are, for the majQrity of peop~e, l ·a<Jili.~. 9.tI.
to Hi. MOJesty tb2 t)n2. to the Dyer! Company pradlcally prohlbltlvo
and to ..be Vlnt~l Mfnpany Far an aplana.At the preeent tune t he ctlst of & I!eas~n
.,. to why the bird.o should belong to tho
'" to be appl'ecI&bll' be.vler ~a
Kong aod thOS<\ j.wo parllcl1lar City Gwlda 'on. 10 !",1I8,d. rasort. within an .qu~ r&d11l8 of
JJlust go hack many yean to the penod of the MablUon HoUle. Even to P-addi~n alone the
of Edwa.rd IV , when awa.ns were regaroed com 13 SlX gwn~ a quarter, and upon th,. must
royal b1rdB, and no one but the eovel'e:lgn was be !ipent Poeably • &hilhn, a day. or Bix' ahilhn:1\.8
aJIO'Wcd~ to. ltoep swans 1lDleas they POI'seS!.ed, a & week upon ~tting from P~gtAjln to the
freehold of a ~rtatn value. AI. 8i mark of favou!' delilred denmatIon This make. a weekly outla.y
of 16.. ~OD railway fares alona. Ten thotlsand
~r~~~'~::E~~:;~ the Klng IOmehmee gtant;ed to au lDdlVldual or a.
11!
corporatIon a game of Iwaus and alonlt Wlth season \i.Cke~ holders at Southeod.an Sea are com
It the nght to tI. swan mark It wu ~ tbu! wa.y pla1Dmg because theU' tlcketa taking them right
thot the two anClOnt compantes 01 tho Dyers mlo the Clly Itself. will. under U1. propo:ed naIV I~~~~ll~

w"

• .c~,

sw'&nB,

use

=!g f:";,o~~~ ~~~t! ~~ C~~~:

Burney) dlBlik&d tbe Idea. of
and would like t hem to
U po8!lble, but It. .ought
would have to tall .; lIDO

oo.STOM.

fa.rr.s

collected a suth whlch repre6enU more than £20
..bo" that of Jut year Flom em~lem. were
MId ~n Sa,£urday In Caversham "and a. portLon of

d

..... }

the prettleat aDd )DOlt ftt.tractive Thames scenery
IS re ndered prether 6Dd~lDore ltt.n¥:tlve by re~on 1 ",.u, 'ng
of "the presence of one IOr"mOTl' of tqese grae&ful teats oomlDg

the RoyaJ Berbbiro HOIPltal, anc!. despit$ the

l' :~~~:~~~i~:parioh.

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\
'1 j
Perh.p. !,hat wliich most grr.. tho Tha.m .. ~
live l~t.erest UI t he eila~ce on lts -waters of

&Inrdar and Sunday loOt were !lOtabl. ,rays ot
Clovel'Bham, for they were the da;yl fixed for the
annual COI1ectlOlUl and parade

THE
SWANS.
,

p~"'!i..

to ae11 mquU'ed
8On)O of wlIether
the real Itestate,
SIOntIlt
... wOlJldtob&mcre;.le b)e
fee.- ~ld-- by ce.rtam parenf4, to hl'lng fu mare
~a.tIOD govemDrB, or to reduce the number of
scholars. RfIa80llJI Wer& given why none of those
oourBel could or shoUld lie -reSorted to, a.nd Mr
Septunul Crott, Treasurer! decla.red that the-in1y

an annual grant froM
...
Sir Charles Cooll menhonea that any grant from
tho ~t.atO would be on the usual condition. ""acted
ft'OJll, *OndaQ:. s.choola. and he was 1Qfonaed. t.h.t.
""me nf ~h,... condition. wore tlfeOlnpt.tblo With
,~. (.0....1) dom' undei' whlCh {bo school. are
adnllDistered but,m. any caae no pJedge could ~e
th& Board of Almonen had ooniide,"f'd
Jiope for the fOunH: tIon

Wal

~e Govel'Illl1t)J:~t.... ~

,

BihsT9L DEPU,T ATION
OF EX·SERVICE'
MEN.
..
..!I,
r -:0;..'

MEETmGE!~
&

ii I ;

BEADING.

of the Government

1148

hitherto

~: ~I : ;.l:t~;';::~~~f~~ii
~ • .-.~" : '.

to hve aa far out of LOndo;

"tj1m>;linc!l.Dlrn!••ny to attompt 'to got to
•
nearer .tpofthe
plAcewlll
of
IUdden revemon
pobey

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