Reading Observer 09-1920

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tH, 1920.

THE READING OBSERVER, SATURDAY, SEPTE
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READING CORPORATION ;MA ERNI
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Tb e lI C \\- CorpOI'Rtioll ) tatcl'Ility HonH' ... D ell.
whod ," l. iebeul'Ood- l'OiI U, wa s for ma lly ope ned "by
t he )[ay,&es.iI (-'l ri<. Abram ) U I I T hu rliday after ...
HUOII , lind promi.~es to ful fi l OJ 100lg. Celt want i ll
Re ad ing, especially ill "ie,,,- of t he conge ~tcd 'state
of t be housing accommodation in the town. .'\"n
ex plo.un tory brochure, i~stl ed b~' the Go po r <l lioll ,
contai ns the fo ll ow ing:

Tlle~st a blishmelLl

llIat£.'rnil~·

home 1h: 'IJ ha" e emphaliii'i'd the he ed fu r
j fJ ~t it llt i ti o l].

Fillal1~'. Th ursday' s (,pe nin!; I'f'gist~l's the
,u:cepted ,·jew t hat 110 wom a n will 1m de nied t he
jll'od!)i.on wh ieb is hel' l:i i mvle rlue at tbis cr itical l
time of he r life.

X egot inti 01l!,=; fol' the pun:ll a.::'£" ,,[ .. Dellwood
or igi nated ill A.pri l, 1919, a nd ('ulmillated in th e
Corporatio ll lJlII'cha sing l he proper! V fol' £;),000.
:X furt her :mlll of OHI' £ 2,000 W;I " · [J ece8~ n I'V to
;\d1lpt. it to it s p re,,;t:: l1t tlse " lid t u pl"<n-ide.' t he
It'rilli sit o eqll ipme ll t. Of the tfllal, fl ue-ha lf is
pa yable h,\· t he l mpe rial Excheqtler. It'twill;.:' half
I I) be PI'(I \-idc d locally. The 1iI1f.' IIJ iture will nl )t
ho l' t'g' a l'd ~ J ;I :; tXl:c:-;:-. i,·e ,It 1l1lldt' I'IJ (l l'it·('~.

m~l'ks

of a,
hume
:~ Ill."\- departure ill public med\tal pro\"i ~ ioll. It
is e<lnal1y a necessal'Y pArt of II complete ::;eheme o i
ill(n ll t , welfare
TLe growing interest in child
weHare re ::ei\'ed an -e nol'mous i mpdu", fl'Om tbe
:-.tupend(JIIs l o~ .. of life dmiug- t he "' 01 1'.' T he effort.
til :<a\,'(' t1H! gl'e,a l wa stage of c h ild life IJa :; lIot heeu
1'llUtlm:1i In this cnu llt. J'y. Tn Fnlll ce. aud :;tiH
m'lre ill 1; t::' lmllll.'". ",tl'{'llllllll lS W01'k hu" IJet'I] l"' I1'I it'd til l ill the ,.a me dh·l"Ct i'J/1.

T h e H ome

III add it i.oll to t he n;lt iollll] il spefl ~f the matter.
tile J!1'i '~C IJ't di tti t: ll ltie~ itt rega r'd to hou.o:. ing a nd

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t h e attic Roor ha,·c heclI
m aid s an d ulle to th t:' ':\'lIl'se
garage ha s bl' en adapt ed
l'equil'ement s of th e H ome.

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.. Dd hn)'J d ·· w a." a priYat e l-e s idelll.'c. "tlllHJ illg
it .~ OWII gfOJUl lU ur "I"ml IWI) :It:I'to-:< l·xle ll t .
T he hOlli a gt' to Lit'hemood..read is 190 feel. and
t il e- ;1\'t'l"lIgt.! d t' pt h of the groll!ld i .~ 440 fet'l. 111e
lll )u"t! fact's slight. ly sout h of WI:'",t.
•.\:-, HOW
adapted . the gfoll nd tloOl' will be ill l ht.' main ,
"d milli"' l la t i,·c.
T here is a "iltillg room and
I,edr",,", r'H' l he ) ["lO'O". " I"""e !,cd,.,.;m " "d "
d ill illg" I'onm fflr t he :S lll·sillg StalL Ihgel hel' wit h

LYING-IN

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Th e- Chninl111ll of t he Co mm itlc ~ it' :}fr. P hil.

Ml's. K . B h orte~ ,llld Mrs. !'If. L. i';t;lII.'! hel d. ']lhe.
M ~il il·al tilq.eri nlc lJd ellt is Mr. H. J. ~[il1 i g: ~ n!
:\ I. C .. ,M .D. , D . l'. H .. li nd the M;Jt!'o tl :'Ifis;;. G. L
B ul'ne-t t , . . . ct',:t.iHed
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mi d w ife.

'!lIt' L'o l'])o l at iOll h us
eMe:: at th e R ovai Be l'k:dlil'e
sam e' t ime it ha s' we ll dec ided
Itei rl g fOl'C'i'Cen, pl"Uv i:;io ll

Exterior of the Home.

Th ~ H om~ be.i llg designed fm' 1I0l'mai ('n":~$, t he
a t LelldnlU..'t.' will be ill the m ain c;Il"l'icd Ollt by tIle
)Ia ll'oll ;llId he,l' a ssislan t nurseti. all cC'I'tified
midwives. If med"ic al assistam'\.' i:s 1·C'fIHil'ed, .
il l'ra ll gemell is ha ,·c been .made t hat t.he dodr)!' of
th e vat ielll·s d lOicL' call be called ill. I l I:; hoped
t ha t itS tLc Romeo develop s it. wil l hecpmc jnn
appnwed ~chool fr)l' . t he t.m in ill!; of midw ives,
a. need much felt in t h e- Readin g di ~t .. ict.

bl"i ek. alld t he l' '' Ill111itlee ?l.fesw!,'. ('Lu ·k. D onnet·.
F an-cl". Qu-elch. Rubson. R owe . L. (~. Su lton,
Tr'ye. TYI'n:11 fin d .!\lil;s E. ~f. Sultn ll. S OIl-nWl\l_
liens of the GOll llc il Hr e: M,l'. H . C. RobH l;:. :'\[i's .
;\ . ~a ~ i s. ~ll's. :.\1. .-\ . J ones, Miss.,:.\ ( ~.ral ilesdrn,

The cim d it ioll!l governin g
e llough t.o · admit t h llt no
t he facilit ies of t h e H om e.
tbil t. lIn ly IIllcom plic'll ed C(l~e"

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an d , ~ dia.J'gc yaryi llg accordin g" In ('ll'CUlll stal1 (cS
will be ma de fOl' m nill tenal1ce. \Yh en }l() ~sillleJ
hed ~ w ill be pl'o" ide d in }H'h'ale \\"al" d~ at ill- '
Cl"cased charges.

with all ·model·1] l', qllil'emell l., i The two .rooms

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Til(' ")I"lIillg of .. He llw ood " allJ !'l imil al' ill:, t i.
1t1tiolJ '" ill th i:. l·Oll J111~· will Illn illta i lJ Olll' lead i n~
I'oi il inll ill .1 ::, pitel'c ill which \re have- ,tlwil\"S
1.oI'Cli t ht' l'i o lle el'~.
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kilt: hell , la rder an d ]i~"atOl'y u·",iomn,od,. t1clll. On
lh e gl'Oun d fl oor t h el'e is ;1 1:"0 a
re cei,·i ng
ror.m a lld hat hroo m and a
r oom in
wh ieh allY cases l'eq uir ing
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be- tJ ul'::;ed . The tJl'f;t tli)ol" i$
excl usively
t o lhe pitlieout;;. F om' room,.
been equ iP1X'd
a-l:t ' \·Hnls , Ol1 e to
f uur. two t h ree,
and olle hn, paliL'ntt. Therc if; a lah()ul' wil l'd
in w hich iI~ 1 bi!'t b ~ w ill be
and a
X\lI':-.:e·s du t.y room , as w ell as t he neceiisnry
!m·atOl-:" a nd s,i nitnl'Y

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Royal>Berkshire Friendly SBciety
AGENCIES.

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ASCOT.-Mr. A. J. Morton . Stratton Villas.
. Kennel Ride. Ascot.
BALDWIN.-Rev . Hilgrove Coxe.
Watlington. Oxon.
BEECH HILL-Mr. F. B: Thompson. The
Gardens. Beech Hill House. near Reading.
BOXFORD.-Mr. Charles Knight. ',Boxford.
near Newbury, l

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JUVENILE

SECTION.

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TABLE 1. DEATH PAY ONLY (frorrt
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BRACKNELL. BINFIELD & WOKINGHAM.-ML H. Carder. Bagshot Road.
BracknelL
BRAYWOOD.-Mr. G. E. Watt •. School
. House. White W.ltham. near Maide.nhead
BRIGHTWELL.-Mr. J . E. Dolman.
Brightwell . Wallingford.
·BRIMPTON.- Mr. W. J. Verrall. School

Newhury.

Agents required in Districts wbere tbe
.. Royal Berks" is not represented.

DEATH

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2 10
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3 10
4 10

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Mr. A. H. GOOD,
14, Bl agrave St.

TABLE 2.

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M,A.I!DE;N1HE;AD:-- ~,ff . F. G. Pearce. 24. Park
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,,~ .•.f~':~!'~?n. Berks.

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C. Seymour. Church St ..

Me mbers on atta ining the age of 8 years d,e sirous o~ tran sferrin g
to T a ble 3 will cease the ir Assurance under thi s T a bl e'.

F urther
particu la rs may
be obtained of
the Secreta ry,

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WITTENHlXM.-Mr. S. W.Wilder
Street. Dorchester. Wallinglord.
O(:kIN (lE.-l~fr. F.
Ardington .

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U nder 2 years .... ........
From 2 t o 4 years ....
4 to 6
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" 6 to 8 " ....
" 8 to 10 " ... .
" 10 to 16 " .. ..

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M ONTHLY
C ON TRIB U TIO N .

PAY.

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House, Brimpton. near Reading,

BURGHFIELD .- Mr. E. Sheppard. Burghfield. near Reading.
COTHILL.- Mr. E. H. Marl.. Mons Cottag~:­
Cothill. near Abingdon .
DENCHWORTH.- Mr. B. Lay. Laurel Dene.
Denchworth. Wantage.
DIDCOT. - Mr. T. Alder. Wall;nglord Road .
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Northbourn •. Didcot.
DRAYTON.-Mr. G. Harris. Drayton. near
Abingdon.
ENGLEFIELD .- Mr. C. F. Golding. School
House. Englelield. near R.. din~.
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FARINGDON ...,-Mr. J. Wrig~ t. Glouce.ter
Street. Faririgdon.
GROVE.-Mr. J. Wood. Bay Tree Cottage.
Grove. Wantage.
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HUNGERFORp.- Mr. Ja s. Newhook, High
Street. Hungerford.
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ILSLEY.- Mr. E. Huzzey. West I1sley.

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:AGENCIES.

SICK PAY ONLY.

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Sh.IIM,I. .Lari, bourn •.' Berks.

ELD.:- Mr.L" 1 Goddard. Shinlield.
Readong.
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r.~n~.. .- Mr. 1;:. Honey. S chool
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Kingston Lisle. Wantage.

Mr. W. IRush.:Stanford.

\ Y E E KLY

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SI C K PAY.

From 8 to 16 yea rs ....

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3/6

Any further sum 'ma y be contrib1\i:ed m onthly by
which will be available for Sick Pay ,'orJmay be wi
other purpose,
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TABLE 3. (ASSURANCE). I
SICK PAY AND DEATH P
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\ V EEKLY
SIC K PAY.

3/6 for 26
weeks . .
F rom 8 to 16 years H alf Pay
fo r a furth er
26 weeks.

- Miss A . Ackerman.
ampton. near r eading.

D EATH
PA Y .

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£3 ~ O 0

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Ove r 10
£4 10 0 :

Be~efits payable 3 months after ad

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