Reading Standard Etc 09-1919

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''''.~Vfd trolU Mr~ T. S. Tayler,
h:nprovOC1. Transit Promised.

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'Bicker..s at Lhe ul!Iuul prices "are 0;1 aale ~t'
vsz:ious e8i~bh8}une.nts . 1 tbe t.oWD, and aeah
cdn 4e guaranteed by Po ~\' ious purchase. 'Ibe
hckets should then bW exchanged, prior
Thurfl~y, at t.h~ box ot~Jce of the theatre) for
and ~cser\"ed Sf ts.
'rb e, B'o
_nar d.'J ' H om~ represe;l t 't>I 10 :;reat es t
chUrl-Me S&Vlng a.genc~ ID the w'orld . Fifty
YC&nI' work directed t ,the care of suffertng !~
~rid heirless chlld-vfe hasl~ ~een compleied, dur- I
109 wiuch time 88,000 \ IlIUCh lives have been
sa.h'ed.
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T he annual Flag ,Day &nd collection CR-mpaign il; fixed for the week endin!! October 5th
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A rally of help is appl;:,nled for • •
Mr I.eonard E. WallL8 of 15,2, Ca..venhllm '
Roa~, Will welcom e ofIqrs of help jll this co'n nectlon ,

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1n rbnly'[to a! lett.Jr from the Exeeu tlV'C, the Grea.t
Western ",a ll ..J.ray Company wrote t o the elfect. thllt
theY'\. were I1UiIKing everr e ndeavour to provide t.he
reqwislte etocj( at rallW't\y IItutionll for the prompli
tranalt. o,t agtultural produce .,Ifsr us other t rame.
ot na t;Mll l 1Il,llort:l.T1ce permJt.tc4 ~helll to do 60

Mr. ll]~\OI ' ment.klnert thAt III ~ult. ot the ae~:on
taken by tha rull ion there llad heen ::m~ lmprovement
in the state of IIff,,1 1'1I Ilt. Hungerrord, which had been
epeclally alluded to In the corree(Klndence.

The seuet~ry reported b,e clulnl ' pf a member,
.... hic b llad oo41n suport-ed .JJy Ule committee, h:d now
beeR lIt.ot.~led in rllll\ ULe 'I'aJiwuy cOllll18ny cQncemcd
agreeing to pay ha r the 1008 on a (m l1lgnment. or
cnke WhlCll h~d ~curred' In traneit, l1::JO tbe aendere
agreeing to if~ Y the other hnlt.
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Tho Oli BIrman expresscd · his a rp.rCC13 t.lon of the
sR.billfrlctory COlLclu~on or th~ mtl.~f'
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IF YOU desire regular supplies ' at LOWEST {,rice..,
Register with" The World'." for' Butter 'a nd SUlar.,
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He will be pleased to place. hi. expert knowledge
of footwear once
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EVERY ORDER'" OSTAINS Pr,nc.:)\

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F~ W. BAKER,

Mr ApfII,

tne general, .tICCretttr, of
pf the poeltlion, U':ld

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Fm:llerQ~ntillf'8 .... 111B9.g:i P,ee. Oarringe Paid

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WrllA!\ l or D111slmted Booklet to tb, f ole !{nmlrBCturol'll.

BY I T9ft. 8A¥1t RELlA.BLE fA.KERS. ·

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Loss of a.ppe~ite is uS~lally trace'able to some
for m 01 stomach or liver trouble, and may 1>9
taken as a. sIgn t.ha.t the dicrestlve system IS III
need ' of 3. stunulating toniC=: When . you
eat, or "hen. food IS ~ista8t.eful, ju st- try t he
effect of taklllg )father Seigel's Syrup daily
your Jneals.
'!'ln 8 s plendid stomachIC

romet;1y tones up and strengthens the dlgesth'e
orga~s, sharpeps the appetite, and rcgu1::atea
and lD vlg<:lrate, the wh9Je system . Th en you
~ot Lonly eat ,Your food With a relish, bu~, mor~
1mportant stLll , the food y ou eat enriches your
blood, - nOllrish.es your body, Lincreascs your
st.rength .and vltaht.y, and makes you look well,
feel well, and keep well. Put it to the test}

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!lthcn where the
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OlMt fJPP1'O%f.JIIQU'JV 3d to d1'eu <!trdi. ud.ll {II Irtd
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Upton & IReynold •• ChemiabL"WaUbfaford.
Mereb_t.
Wallipcford.
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Farill.doll'.
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Minebib BroL, Corn Merchant•• Br:t.k-D.
Min.ehib Bro,- co..n Merebant., BH.field.
Minchin Bro., Corn Mm'ebanta, AacClL
Gr" mantifJ..ctuted byMARK
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Tke Chairman:
metllOd Is adopted tor tIle
Q8Csement ot a ,va'V"',m,,, D.o you take. the farmer's
own figures?
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a.. . ma~ter Wklch b pl3ced 10 the
handf 01 'ou" ~~t£~~:::'~ at the N.F.U., who are
ngriculturUts ,t
and wJ]() havo 10ea~ knowledge. Wherc
g~ntlemen feel ULat the, don't
WIl~ to dea l
a claim, tbe':l It 1& deait with hv
the eocietY '1
The director. are not paid

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Hayes, W. Ker·

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and' :.\. T . ~ob l e1.
A Iletter from t.he
01 Eduea.tLOtl was read
with reference to Piggott's Charity .. etaling tbe.y
could not. Riter the terms of Ule tru3t, but Oil t~
re30TuUon ot Mr . •Udrtdge Jt wa" declckd t.o lL&k the
Trustees to meet ', de]lUtalioD Ir9m til(: P~f]ah Coun.
cd to go more tully illto"tho matter,
The. CoU'lIc.H are negoUaiJng lur the purella~ ot
two acr~8 at land for a Uotmenh at SI)Bnct!!'l W~ .
Atkution 9;'a. ca1Jed to tile fact. tll.lt although Mr.

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seat all .representative on the

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Council last Ap"l, no- rt't:(1"l
Dllitrict Council for the dec·

HI being done In th,-~ matter.
more land
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4f theEducaUon
eontJ~uatkm elane. ~tab·
Act came up tor oon·

\ The Reading ~raDCh rmwaTded :\ rt":olutlt n aakini!
' ] ' ftir an endeavour 10 he mnde to rCicin ll t!.e Calf
I Otder. The Chairman call,ed ' atf,(,ntion , to the 'ac ~
1 that 'fIm matter W:16 huinlc~lreRlt wit!! hl the deput,I'
- r uhu. hut Mr, \.AdAIft. Rl~tiJ:ht t!Uat tile re,tOlutlcn
400uld be' IUPnort¥ hv too Ex:ecuUve atld moved
aCcor'dleJiy. Mr. BullnzJ1J. J:1 '.oof)ndeO
Mr. DlIbop t.t"ugl>t n, "onld be 1m.~lb·e to J!"'t
the enUre-r ecjilon of the o-ckr \V1lat ~he1 wnnted
Wi. . a f.lr prl~~ for surplue c:'JlvClt, an~ toilet t.br;:.y
cou1d lea\'e W ~1!Itc dejluttltion to..aecnre t or theM.

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slderatlon
It tnfttter on which tlfe N.F U. had 0000
a.ked to lIuhnlft. lit. V'l.ev;, to lli:e Roynl Comml.safoo
on Agriculture. j 1
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that agrlcqU'lIrhrta were a\ene to a. 111gh .t.andard
ot education, ' e~pqda)Jy 1ft CHEeIt where *' particu lar
.pU~lIde fOr 1e&[,nju K W'RII IltoWD.
Mr. Maldmen t hought that: UI6 more In ~l!l$1e:"l t
the boy. became In tarmin,ll IIllbJeet. 'the 'bette r It.
would ,btl. !J'bere~ ..
11robll bly not one C!)\I..maD In
II. hundTcd ""hQ ~oOld tell tCtem the amOllnt of tcedrn l '
at,]rr, ILC $!'ave hj, cattlel I1r11l why he A'll ve it tJlctn.
,E~entually Iq re90lutiQn v. :]e flsN!ecir Jl(lintlllg out
llow e8Aentiai It. w,aa tJillt c~tlnu.JlHon c1a1&e1l in
rural a.TC., .. houla recClve Inat.ruclion In agricult.urHI

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IAQOther .l'BeOlutlon from. th6 ' ',Rendbl,ll
InitiAted .. dJlkU$lllnn on tll,,, "Inter
wblob Mr Ada.m& ob)ootetl W as bai ng In~.~~~~;~
apedall, lor i 4j>ctober aDd April
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prieM lL.d bet'J1 10
that , ben
lending W e molt
recllhtng, 'tbe
Ju;lce&,
were obtalhln,
lal-geat. proftt
wben the
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now cont:empl:l.tme- makin'i' arran gements with
fi'lm of professional rat eat.c~r~ to take over
01)6 of the rural dlst.rlcts as sn e:cperiment. If
'he experime,ab iii .uOCefl~ful t.he operat;on8 will
hIC extended t"l other districts. The Wall mG'.
fbrd Rurll,l Dis.trict Councll h8.\·e been taking'
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worklDg IR the 'Compton district.

tJlat thc),
secretar,. to take up the
aecretitrih A cornml!&lon of
premIUms and li per C!!'Jl t. on
lor tire and 'lLghta~ng Insurance,
allowed tor other elA.!1IC& 01
.county secrct:...ry haa nothing to
a'! un agEnt he. will nlll 'have t.<l
statement trom head offlcc, and
cOWltr comm ltk'1!, toget.her with
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ne &rk:sh;rc County ' Colll{~il have delegated
~ heir DOW4tll,l " ihe Bct;kB 'A&\ficultnal Execl1~iY e C:Jmmittee.. for toe rursJ path d
th'e
tpunty, and to ~t.he Town Council for th~ urban
parts. The Ex~mtive Cpmmittec hl\ve employed a. profes'llona.] ra.t catcher, with Ius "mate,
for about. five ~ w6!ek8, ferretmg, pOl80nin~, anjl
5'3 911. bu! his a.ppointm ~:1t ~".F; tc.rminate d. and
they have now e n gaged anQ~her man, who is

are lOU tOillg to
a count,. udopts

OF F£RTlLl7.ERB.

pE'r ton
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dedded 'Wmt,her r lt '\ILII rp to the
v.lh~ t.he r It wllJ go 10 } ou qua r

FOOD IN TflE SOIL.

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out of t.he rat week is
If the week 15 to provo
no t.lme must be lost m orpurpose. ' Last wmtcr enorc~"'~:".~ was dODe by rats, and ~he lar8'6
of C01'll in 8t~s provided a "'enerou~
"Iupply of food for these rodents and j;l'ought
+ , a.bout a heary incroaael of the J'll.t population.
It i".Ivery importltnt thi'-t. a l SImultaneous effort
a~oul d ~be made to redvce tihe pegt b~foro the
wmter rriigr::> LIOn and bleediDg season sets in
'rhe &3l'd of Agrieultule '~a\'e dr&wn , up la
leafl e t ,of suggestions for local organi"atioDIl,
includtng tho formation' of ,'iIlage cO"1mittee~,
'\nd the offermg of ptiz~s. A copy of ·{he leaf_
let ca-n be obtillned free bv a.nyone intere6t~
? n I s.nnl lc8uon to the B oard of Agriculture, 4,
Whiteha.1l Place, S,'V,l'l ~
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Some t 'mA a~\) there faa 9. del11olllrtratio~by
Lhe Board ()f Ag rlc ult.ure a.t AIr. '.r. May's farm,
uuder the direction of IMr. Reid, t.he Board's
eXnl~rt. with pOisoned gasf with 'mora or lesa
~I·latl."' I ! atisfnctory rcsults.
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The onmilitary
movement,. I1'nd ate prOcedure.
&:!ready engaged
oamp)'lgn of Iritensl\"e rat destruction 10 'ca!"I>B, '\
tia.rra.cks, and other places occupied by 0010"",
It is su~gC13tod th~t a close workIng arrange-

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Th~ ClWrm:m' IWlrile I agree -with t!1e P "lIlC pie of
mutual IIIsu rartce. 1 did objec t. at. the t]mp' the
Mlleroe was in ....'lduccd to t he IICciely IlOt bavmg to
report.
tthlt! N F.U, 1 g}~u ld object to anyone
UlWD~ my name #.nd not: .report.n" to me, and J tOJ1>
the Aam& obl~C UOCl in ,.;gard to the, hpmmc:!
iOhcme H . howeve r, t.b-erc I! nn undertaking tha!.
tllb t8()Ciet.y \\ ~ 1I rePort. 'cltllcr to tile annual. quar·
terly; or oouncJl meeUII; or the N.F.U., tlK'a, r
think. that re~\'C& a great obJectKm.
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HER SOIL PESTS
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It has been propo~ed to ina.ugurate a. spccuU
R.!Ituml.l campafB;D against rats. and the. Boa rd
of Agr,cult.ure. 8ugiC£t.8> as a sUltable period the
week b egmnlng October 20th and endin ...
October 27th .. Ev~y I~al authorIty is inVIted
to
m thiS general attack upon this
tbe Board, urges rat
concerned, to consider tbe

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earlior (late. 'I'ho land near it IS very much
disturbed m places! nn~ was probabl)' \the siLe
of the anClcnt Saxon '\tillage
The remains of
road leading to the old fpt;d have a.lso been
feet be luw t.be level of ille
It 18 saia that, liefore ~ It
~ears ago. one of tbe$e
hummocks,
Faptaio
weIIHtnh,~&.t these m"jY mark
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mutual inaurance ;ldopte.d by the NatJonal Farmers'
UalOl\ thc ddtnlJ~ bcin~ explainck to the meeUng by
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Lean, of pxrord, a dire<:tof or 6 t1he N F U. In·
6Il~e S:Jelety for -thc 4lrrea, who traced the 'history
01 Pidtual inaur!l.nc::e among agriculturists. He men·
tloned that HI originated about fift)' y~r8 RgO ~ben
three farmers in Cornwnll m~t together ono everung
roun£h<: e~Jall 001l{tI, and decided to back each
other against. lollS i nstead of j)lI)\lng tlmff ra~1I lor
iku.r e.
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l lYing tOr questions, Mr, Lean,1 eaid tDlat tJie
80Cie
was limited to the N.F.U, mtmben, The
OOCle:Eil.S regbwred under the C-oml)a'!llel Acta, a.qd
the
11Ilts jhad been 11T0p.erly audite d 6llell year,
T.ne
rYe fund wu not cJtPltal whlcn had bee..
~1l "IP, beCause if thcy <:aHed up the ecJTlitai'they
woUld ha.Yc t<} pay Inwest on it out of theIr :lDnual
~rem4uma. 8~ffi:clent security was provldcd by the
dlredor.. and l members ot the In'turance committees
hldnJ up detientun bondll
'Ji.lCi OhaJrm], n; You do not report to tlbe annual{
qu",rt.erly o r !pont.lll,. mcctlnl[ 01 the N F.U.
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Mr. Lean: So far U5 fhunce I. concerned thl9 III
ab90luteI)' IlicPar"'te from tJ.Ie, N.F.U. and the N.F.U.
funtt!l. The ~.F.U . accepted this &C!,eme ;l'l .reeommended t,. Llleu committee, and now ,~ '[a a qlleEtlon
of .. jbOard o~ d]fcctors f reIJl1on&!blc -'to o ur
hhlden, ....ho \,~ re people to whom we IIhaIl

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excavatmg the found~tl ons of n. courtyard of
Edward the qonfessor's Palace.
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The dlscovery of t.he footings of a ~a.n alona
the south-wes4 aide and at the north-v'est
corner now mU6 It. posalble to Judge t}\e
gen era.l !outlme of the couqt,ya.rd. Among t4e
fdu nda tions, faced s<Jnd5to;nes have been (ound
IDOMurmg
wid~ by lliD. thick. I None of
them ie perlech and It IS possib1e that tbey
WE'lre u sed .for facing the l00pholef:l: ID t1ie wall,
In additIOn to the It.WO moats which surround
the plLlace, there is another moat abou't !?aIr a

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' Logal Advleo on. HousIng Problem,
sOuth ot England ' was ~..~~~,;~i~~~,~
The AblAAd9n bran ch dcs:!:ed wmc gnldaTlce All to ~rnton and Co.- to
Tye,d,y,
the Rctmn
membe s«l.1ould tlke'n easel wber~
{rhls i& the first renlly <\>lloo\lve
employees \\11 se engagerrrente wcre be'ng tcrmjnat~d
a..",une"d
11ad got ~lhdr Ilion to mtmUl. ~e to farffi crs 1hll t they which has. taken place-,
did not anten to qUit the fann ~Ilge "~lIch thor Auc'tioneer that In, :,:;;,~::::II~~
occupied , TIl, Secretar) was lnatructed to lay the duet,e d under ' tJle 11
matter beforci t.he e ommlttee'..s ~ilcitor8, ' Messre. a ~ 1'I'hlcn iWllI:,"ne<c~a'j1
breeden
Brain-and Brain, tor their legal advice.
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to' O~Mse the reductIOn of houra for thc
""'in,um ""tes ot wages, uTld &tated that t~le ~m­
ployert' -rep r eeentat'~ on the Agncultural W aecs
Board ",ete lfUlly alh e to t he general wishes ol !ag il.
cultur1et.lJ. rqe inci\lsio:l of aa:ricu lture m the fndus·
trial Hours J.\JII IUn/ting tJle ~ork mg week to 48
hout'oS ..w~hoU1 rkMTlltling a;etematLc oyertlme! was
an ab30lutell I mpoaaihlc thl~, and should be o~
p()Sed !l1l the m6$ stren.uO I~ manner He J)J'OPosa~
that: a reoolution be lor"rdcci 'j;o hcadflrilrter8. urg
mg ' thelr r ~ll teslpt.atlvcs. on the Indll&,,,,ri,11 CpWl~ ]l
to ~9C ~vcd ~ff~rt to Ilte\'ent agrieu lture being in·
cluded lar th~ \nef BIU. "
iMr, ~. D•• Ta~lor allt1imatd tllat the matte r of
50 hours -weh1( came IIJl again at. thc mcetmg of
Berka J)illtnc~ 'Â¥agea Com.m]t.t<Ce the previouffl d'll,
wbcn iV; was reported 'that n o reply hnd bet:n recs~ lyed
to the tlnanlmoua decision 01 the eommlUec on the
IMIbjecf.. As ~'n Cheslure the unarumoull dceis:<r.1 of
the ,Distriet. ~(lie!i cdll1'tll(ttce httd ~n accept.ed by
the Agrkultural WllJ!:t.'" Hoard ;llld e mhc)(h ed in an
tbe B~rk& District Wl\ges .• Comrn it~e ~5lccd
tfba't
unanimous reeomrocndatio:1 should ol!o be
&i!opt.ed by me noard.
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The Inter ...lcw y,ith r~pr~ ntathes of !the ,\ gdc
cu lt ural LabOllrer'! :md RUfal ~Workcnt Ulllon, on
the quostlion <it Iiane.&t. r ,.tcs of pay, wu retrerred to
by the Chalr~an, who expJalQ.ed that.at the ~rcque8t.
or ''the 'KorkeTf II con ference was arruRgopd, at wllich
n d emand w a~ made ror a shil ling an hOllr tor aU
time spent in 11arvcst work. It \\ all flointed out to
tll~ men'lI roe re.aent.atlvcs that as they represented
only ~ portoo'l or the \liorkere in (.he count.y, I~ WB.,
not .J)Qsslhle t? de part from the dccl.lIon of tile Berke
nietrnct \Vagtjl Comm ittee to lene the QlIettion of
ban'cst wP.,g~l to he mntu:ll1y .IlTrf\nged be~.wccn Jndl·
vidual emPlol i. rs and c apployeea.

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National Farmera' Unlon at; the meeting on siturdllY
atternoon. 'PIe Incre.:lsing iml)Qrtnnce o~ !armor,
cO:lcentrating l their interest and cnergu~ in their
own d rganilt:ltlon ]n the couqty was revcaled hy the
grvw1ng 1tctlv(Ues that were oulil .led m the proeeell ·
illsa of the committe,",: In rllct, so heavy vu the
bu!linelil8 that ,,-""further meetting m a week' s time was
decid ~!i upon In order to complete tJle agendli.. The
chairman (Mr. E. W K. Slade) was supported by
Mc!!!II~. p, Alr\\lInekiEt1(vlc&-chaJnnan~, U. O. Adams,
T, n J Bisll(lP. J . ..,. ~f1tcll, p, C, Bulllngham, W J.
CilllHkr, E. Rbwlu, R, D. TaJlor and E. 'E, Morrhall
(OrsrartiMin,ll ~' relary), An apology 1()l absence WL!.I

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Ma.nagmg Dtr~tor of the "pala~.
Theatrc,
cner.ousiy
propused
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1 Reading,
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g ive a eat to tie OCIl campaign ~ ut t.albe
ptado in support. of' ~lJ(l celebration of' tlh'e
Jubilee of Dr. Bllrnard 8 Homes, by,tlevotmg
t.he endire t:rklnl:B of t 0 performan~l 'the
Palace 'J."heatre (6.35 a.~d 8.40) on ~Thursciiy
next, 2Stii September, ' 'tp t.he funds .of U~i8
well-known institut ion.
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tentriOn of thw Berka County i::xecutlye of the

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