Reading Standard Etc 03-1915

THE LADDER OF PROMOTION.
How the Army Recognises Ability.
MAJOR DENYS EGGINGTON.
2/4th Batt. Royal Berks Regiment, who has received widespread congratulations on being promoted from quartermaster and hon. captain to the hon. rank of major. Major Eggington has a long and creditable connection with the volunteer battalion of the county, which he has been very proud to see such a level of efficiency. For several years Major Eggington has been a member of the Reading Town Council and the Estates Committee, of which he is chairman.
LIEUT. & QUARTERMASTER F. DAVIS.
youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Davis, of Theale, who was a sergeant-major in the Royal Army Medical Corps and has been promoted from the ranks in recognition of distinguished conduct at the Front. This was not Lieut. Davis' first taste of fighting, for he served in the South African war.
SERGT.-MAJOR W. WYLES.
22, Charles Street, Reading, who has just secured promotion to the last rung before commission rank.
OUR SAILORS IN THE DARDANELLES.
READING MEN SAVED FROM H.M.S. IRRESISTIBLE.
L. P. BENHAM, A.B., 88, Chatham Street, Reading.
H. B. PENDLEBURY, A.B., 107, Cholmeley Road, Reading.
F. LOVEJOY, Seaman, 5, Alpha Street, Reading.
Pte. B. F. HOWARTH, R.M.L.I., 72, Queen’s Road, Caversham.
GEORGE RUSHTON, seaman, 9, Crane Court, Reading.
HAROLD WELLMAN, stoker, 61, Basingstoke Road, Reading. He is on H.M.S. Amethyst, which dashed up the Narrows and cut off communication between two of the enemy's forts.
FANCY DRESS DANCE AT THE MARXIAN CLUB.
A fancy dress dance was held at the Marxian Club on March 17th and attracted a company of about 150. For the most effective costumes prizes were offered, and these were presented by Mrs. Yates as follows:- Ladies: 1, Miss Flossie Quelch (Court gentleman); 2, Miss Sayers ("Billiards"); 3, Mrs. Taylor (Belgium); 4, Miss E. Truss (Boy Blue). Gentlemen: 1, Mr. A. Poole (Cow Boy); 2, Mr. Giles (Mikado). Music was supplied by Mr. Baker's string band, while he himself presided at the piano. Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Wallace and Mr. A. Pocock was M.C. of the dance, the proceeds of which were devoted to the club funds.
IN TRAINING FOR A STERNER GAME.
Royal Berkshires' Officers at Rugby.
GOOD PRACTICE FOR A BAYONET CHARGE.
SOUND MINDS IN SOUND BODIES.
The Officers of the 7th and 8th Battalions of the Royal Berkshire Regiment, with a few men of the rank and file, met in the King's Meadow Recreation Ground on Sunday afternoon to see which of the Battalions was the stronger in the game of Rugby. Several Welshmen were included in the teams and after a very keen struggle the game resulted in a pointless draw. The men were fine types of manhood and their physical fitness showed how greatly they are benefiting by the excellent training they are undergoing for the great international contest across the Channel. A large crowd witnessed the match, which proved so enjoyable that another is being arranged. It is said that the Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton, and the fact that so many of our officers and men excel in the athletic field proves their fitness for the ordeal of mind and muscle through which, in the near future, they will have to pass. A good sportsman is generally a good soldier. No recreation is better calculated to produce hardihood than a stiff Rugger encounter.