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the ',nu..u',:i peri'onnlQr -b.ia oneroua dut.es true i?Catef satlS

tactlOD. of his fellow Cltwma
Tha.t. ~orabl&
nI~y...&1ty a.ugtired "ell ' for MrJ' Lj>oDard
H.o bad been • member of that CounciL
fot nculy au: 'Years, a.nd d~ that time they had
fouDd hIm .an exoeUent ehanma.n of the ~bon

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CoullCll, WJth
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tha.t
Commibtkc.
the unpartiahty
lugest &ta.nd.lng
neB6, a.nd a1!o got through Uie
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I Mr sutton'. Best Quallficatlo
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M.r &m.tob bad other qualificatfona. He was one
of the lJ.eading partDers Of one of 'the lea.rng bUSt
Ii-.ee ('ill Readmg I Tho D8lJI6 ofl Suttop and Sons
W&8 It household wOrd all oVer tile Qvili&M WOJlld,
! theY' were md88d pleued to ha.ve as thell'
nf,u.o~ ' I . ~!.J,or such & .ound buslDess man u ~r Sut
Bumneaa expene1108 would be needed In .... ~he
ensumg
to deal With many ~ter. oooaaloned
by Ithe ~ea.t. war Aparl <.from btwneaa. l;Mr Sut
ton took up moet ene~icanY" and thoroughly
work fo.r the we)fare of hLS fellow men ~He was
WIth. hIS brother,1 Mr Arthur Sutton
were plocued to &ee, ..and
other
firm lD the excellent work of tJle
the p~nt Jtune the A~bEly Hall
of recre.atIOD for thoU' i80~enl a.nd
101ght be In Reading to:day tiut gone
He.. krDew tb.t the 1K.\Jd1ers o.n~ sailors

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the Jkmdn6118 which h8.d been

tiia.t/ dircctK)n
Tb~lj, were
to thmk JtMt rthe'll'
Mayor had twn ibna
TorntoI'J8Il F.ofoes
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Public Satlsf,\ctlon
qG:ounClUor W E C0LLtER seconded
sure: that. the propo&a~ w<>~ hfLVO not
pnannlloua but Ute enth~lc support of
dl With regfl,:iia to Mr Sutiton II sel'VlcerI
fan of tho ~uca.tlOn CommIttee wd lJl
r.eetlOIlS, smOe ho became a member!Of tlie Couomi
t.b(\}l bad. a.11 notieed with wha.~ Je
and
ea.t ability -be' had dischArged his dutieS, a.nd
~ore It ~ with very great 8a~factloD t1ia.~
ey knew · P.e had consented flo be t~ ~ll' Mttyor lor
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received with satisfaction and enthuaiism .1n tb:&t
Council Cb,ambeir, but tJu:ooughout the ttownJ (Applause.:)
w:r Sutton had b~ a good CltWln o~

Reading for mtLlly yean .a.nd the e.t.tasoeDa t would
.e)OlCe that he waa .gomg to occupYlthe high pOilltlOn
of Mayor and first Plq-wtr.ate.. m Sutton bad tile
~ll'aholI"" and oonfidenoo of the large numpe.r of
emplo,Y.6C8 engaged ,b1 hr& Arm, a.nd that ,vas ,.
l'OOOJnJpenda.tlOll m 1ltaelf of DO mea.n -ord.eor In the
oorumercia.l. world he wall known Q & map of/1l1gh
character- and llIt.egrlty, and they admired thEp COW"
ago!) WllliCb he showed III unde.rt.a.k.ing oftioo tl:J." year
#t (Appla.t1Â¥) Tho Aut,- of Mayor WlUI one ~
of Jikely to strike eome trirIror moo th~ · hcart qf

luw wbo was all'lW Upon .to uoderia1r:e It; bot

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tfia.t particular Juu.cture it WJl8 an office pecu.liuly
d,flicult to fill
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to contempJa.to that many .ovont. might trar,sPtre
whICh W().l'"O e.ntIrely I>oyond thell' u.ual e~enoe,
~ and be :would, -with hlS /a.dvlSq.r&, have to "-etCtmine
1 hw 00UT&6 of a.ct~an In JOegard to rn~ difficult and
..,.,,"\.'"/> livee entJes.l ina~t.eia Not only .as Ma.yor, but &8 c1aau:b.ad. man of the Local Committee for
of Du;o
They t:ress M:r Sutton would find .he
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difticult duLIell to ~rl"orm
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bterature Qf tbe wa.:-

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At 'the aotIclwllon of &be aernoe

" a popular' and cheap
treiiti,... on the oondu~ W tbs p~n returnot to
mo;t the firIII; oo.mfa wu the
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Th.t had mea.n\
h. t.in)e m resud 50

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reb-uiting

me&t1ns-,

lof which be hid taken ao .trenaoua anrd able
They
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.l8OC1ated "dh the ~Ior lD
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1Ir 8_4 of tho 1.,01 OO;~~~f~
ev6ry....-nem,ber" of t£e CouDCil. In the
that lay bel"", u..m. (Applaaee)
, New Friendships
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'C:11ed~~IIia.oe.it
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o",ibuy

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HOdder and Stoughton

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HIGIiIn& tI!l'oulh BGII'um. By Edmund
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"otor Tnn"""to In War. By "HOI'&\'"
Wyatt
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ow th& !rfr
thOse upon
d tbey knew

that be ~ not only strive to re
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to preve~ It He (Councillor COllier)
the e'\pres$ions of tha.nka to the
his 8OrVl0e8
pq:t year No

:WhiCh bve provoked the greatost conflict 'the
world has ever known
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The Nation In Arma. By FIeld Mm-ah8.l
• Baton von d.r Goltz· dHodd.r and St<oujih.
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up,~gl'tn.... Sutton bad the gre.a.t.est: 6ympathY

otronger appeQl.. belp,lDg U8 tb" better to
grasp the faots and iCalitl" 0 the oonBlet
'II1d to und~rstand better the r.al 0&11".

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Du~ of LaIllC8.af.er""',.u~ I C\o../bYIS th o poet
b eallln~ a. ecroll
t.h.c ~a;d es nttendandi
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A Edward 111 hela the:. tlUO of KlIlg of)England
"nd France, the arms of lboth 'CO}lntpea appear w
the PICture, jhe JlhCft"of Fr.anoo b81ng quarte~1
With the t),lons of EngJa.nd
Othe r proDUne{1t.
f ro-m left to rl~ht arc thQ8e of Jobn' of

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(wffe're ..... from the Royal Arms by a label

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I Th.. ory 18 stIll II they come," q.nd N f,healn- "tereat In th6( terrific fight. gt'Q'o\~ With ever;y
<day'. buU~""n, 80 th.... vdI'!ineo o/aiIm. ..

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Not only Would We electIOn be

diooe»e of Salisbury (azuro the

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ort!, th~ Cross of St George the
Cluny, the Abbey of Roadwg and France
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canopy &rtf $6t)U the R oya IAqms
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arm.s 01 J <l11ll of Gaun t of Fran.oo anll of
of Lnncaflter
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transopt. the Knight 8 banners, socu
from right to left, are those of JohJl de WeUes
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and,qro to one

Dnrmi lnR.ny a. long

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~OUld t~e rcmcm bra:nco

of t illS l hUlooTloC r CCJ'~mon1 be cherl8h~ by ilm
pr-IVII .. ~ccl
8Pect.a.to-~
For t.}IIS tllllGIlh ~I IIIf Lholy
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matrllllOllY!lf John of Gaunt and BlaTlc 0
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cast;cr Wag destl'ilcd tQ leave
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Baron of HlAlowe. ThomRs do B ea.uchamp, Earl
.j l~ IllcthcVR.lldR)8 the lIlurrl~g of pbl'6OtlS of rallk
W.lp·WICk, the Earl of H a!'\t:lmgs Ilnd pthers
waa <:e1~l)"ra tcj"J. by ~ousts and
urnamenti, a.nd to
John of Gaunt
add lustre to 6O "'nwmorable ~Jl oeeaBIO~ 'Ii'" thl.8 ... I
John, of Gaunt. fourth SOll of King Edwa.rd DI
marrlacc I~ nmgmflcO"llt t()Ur-I$ament. WAS proehumed
a.na E~r-J of RIc!liITlO'Ui:1 was 19-- ~ear8 old wb6ll be The " ~rc~~(.-st. l10bles of tbe tland enoored the h&i.tJ
to ~be:tA1ta.r hz.s flllr COUSin Bla.nch,e, the teoond III g~Hbhng arhour alld Oil! gatly capllrJSOllctl '
daughter of Henry, D ukp of Lnucas~1'; t.he 1Jrea~~ st.c.cdS anu -!\trovo to excel l~ deeds of valour(euda.tqry of th~ CroWJl f
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Mcan~J~IJ(;l the iadlC8 of thp yaun, In srUlpLUOll"
Tho prJdeg~m \us.a. tall a.nd soldier like man R.t~jrcr e ncollrnged thcar fav0lru r)to klllf btM ~Ild
with a. dete l:lll.1Jl(!d yet ,thoughtful counteua.noe
bc-stowf'd prlz,cfj. on the vu::tJol'6
Chaucer- ~pca.hJ of hIm aa ::Jwonder- weI fa.nnge
Th9 (t:"!et.lvltIM l)egan With a. three _ys' jOostilig
kwght l
01. of !food In
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ha.ndEo1mc klugnt of great 61ZC) In tb(\ PleUtre he .Ab~y rrccU\ctII and ovcrlooks tho ,.T hames, b4:::m ..
18 weYlDg a: Ilupon embrmderoo "W"lth h,. a.ntI&, proba!bJy Cho5GD as the tlltlOg grouad .After threo
sriken hose, rand ovcr'8ll a long mantle of gold al9th days t<hc tournament was i JOlfrnCd to London to [
hned ..tlth /e~oo
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Eveti tn th poUrt;;hjp Of prmoee love does Il&t
ln o rder to ll'ark Its loyaJ to the SovereIgn RUe! I
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Illwa tJ run s
th, a.nq John
Ga.unt·. early ! at- lus fam /I)! th", Oity of Lond~m pr~med It. Wurn;.!
nt WOOing I nle t ~Jth diattppomkperit At mc-u t fj t which John Luflin, Maypr, Joh(l BLlMM!l9 !LIIU
Iw, 'liowevcr, hLS perseve ra.nce W&8 tewa.rd.ed. and JohnJ Bury S~a, aud I t __~nty-o.nc AldC-MllJ.;1I
the m~\dcn, the" gode fa.uo Whyte," re1Wt.ed .., A lll"U:lc-rtook l~ hold. the :field f·oJ~ th,ce du> ,. a;a\llst
p&P,lll t dlSpensat.].on tol t ho Wedding waa obtained al11 ("omc r.l!l
Ai the 8Ppob~ tlmo &n(l ,n tilt)
~b.nOttnt tbe SI:ltb.1. ~~~ bndegroom and pr~nq; of KIIYJ" John of F~~ and "Kmg D;lYld 11
b'1;rf1e .. ere WIthin the forwaaen degreea Qf COll: lof SOOtJ1and, th pri.sot~n 10 lfnglalld tw enty t~}Ursa
ruty a.nd the bride w&& won
knlg~t8 '\VoeIU"l / tho ..('dgIl"lU.J
of the Cit>- both
Ugll th1Jl. ma~e John of Gaunt, on the 4 on tllelfl ij~lolds :a.nd &urcQat3 r de mto the l:.st... and
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of b1.& fat..bfj- ID law, HeMY M Lane ... ~r
mud+, ""ood thmr c1taJ.Iengee
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Qed to t;e earJdom of La.neaater and to-hill .. But 1..bB- plaoc of tho Mayor, Sherlffs aOO Aldcr

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death of Haud, Bla.nabe·s elder ... tcr, he
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cd t<o the remlUuoor 01 Lancuter'. posses
~ Iand1 th~ became the moat wealthy and In
usntiaJ peel': Of tho realm He DOW aMUmed the
t'lee of Earl of Derby, /L:Fln aad LeICester, and
rtly afteQrU"di the KIng: created hlm Duke or
~ • by girding blm WIth. tho S .....ord a Capp
~ on .hia Head, wJth a. CJ;re1(t <IfI Gold and
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Not only dId ibM W~d.iD' Imme.n&ely euhanoe
pre&ti.ge of the IDew l Duke of Lancaater,lmt It:
proved of dynutte unpolitanoe, amoo, .. alreld,.
menhoned tllia mattllj"e Illpphed

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EdmUbd 4II.nd, ~1LneOOcn great. Barons

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John alltl!
The Kmg-

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l'f'p1"f.Jcnteil
Mayor, the Bla.ck PrmC8 the
iSher/if Jobn Bar"IlC:3, PrJnce Libnel the other Sheriff

JOM Bury, whilo t.Iie Ba.rons treplaeed , the Alder
Thus t.bEj. whole Oorpc;lratlon of London "' :III
pc nated. b .. t.h.o roykl family a.nd DObihtXot o[
Eng uw
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\V~en thO' tournament wid ov~r• .l.onu01\ UI S
covered, to Its :uotonishtzpcnt and ddhght, that lhn
combatant.. 'Woo bad .upbcld the Clty'a challengo
,,)e~ not the <:lVlC offioe~ bU;~ the Kmg ~l£ four
aird the .. r,cat B!fOI118 of thEf' land
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b:OUqht. !P a. clOSOltb18 hllltorlc tourna I
was cc1ebra.t.eil WIth 1~1 the ."m,p'".,,"
for whlcl1 the re.Jgn
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