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Lady Barrington myst fool immen&eiy grutiffled t hat her·t8Che~ for Vll1age Homes at

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S. Abram) Ilnd Mrs.~ Abram. Mr. C. E. K-ey&el'~
alld Major a. W DMby-GnffiUI.
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wa.ver between the singillg of Mi8s L Phyl))15
ArchibaJd -and the- violin pTayms+ (!,f M'1"
Winifred Small,] A R.A M. Mjs8 A~c1Jibald 18
a n operatic fll ngh with a. VOICO of "'j;nderfUI
rang-e a lld t.mibM, ' but. with a.1I her finished
tlcoomphshment she plell6ed her audle 00 moat
""hen It came to the simpliCIty of "I pa..see!d
by your wIlfdow " MI98 Small _ ~ccallcd to mlUlY
IlUIH\a t.he ,(islt of Pecskal. SHe playeq s imilar
number!; with !l.hnMt the 8ame leasy l fluency
that cIietmgui6hes the great V1ohrp5t ' alld ex- I
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Presentation to 'the Caretaker.

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lIervlcea or ()I~i)rd ltowl WMley,n

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The annh'"oersllT'Y
took plaoo on sunda.y and )Jo~y , On 8un_
day', too Rev.. T. FauMimer Jelferla,
(or BrightoOn), ~ached mornillsc aIld e.venlng, I"~fld addreued
II 1a1r'101e gat"herf~ or ,Boy Soouta 10 tile attemooit,
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!f!lcndld cl,oollt,I(If\l!.ry "f'eoCftal& tn tbe ecbooiTOOll'l.
lIf r l . n PBJIJ8mo1'O al«> a.ng eome ~ weU lUl4eret1
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Dining the in't ervlll a. v~ry mterestinff OM"efOOny
took: ~~aoe, To commemorate 40 years aervice Ju«t
CJomplot.ed M OIlIl'Ctaker 01 tho Oxford Road WeeJeyan Chu.n:lh. and preml8t'5., Mr_ nelfty i'J'ardm r.b
presented with an Ilr.tmfnated add~, teAti' Ylng to
hi' lang. falt.Mu\ iUKl emO!ent aer:vicea and to tlie
,",ort.h of hla high' -moral Cbancter, al8J wlt.h a
v.a1Jet. cont.1kl~ £110 in Treasury notes, r.ubR:-rlbed
for by t..hea1'I'rultees. Churcll. and C'OIrG1'e4:"iaUOI1 war&h1PI)I~ at Oxford Rood.
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The 'Rev. n. J,., SWllll&OOrouJZh, mlniat~t in charg•.
In mo.\klng thea p tetlent.a.Uon , apoke in high t.erm«
ot tl:118 eIeeILcn(',y of aer vJoe and cliaraetc drtplayCJd
hy Mr, TapUn m tlie dlscltart::'e ()f hla vL'Jiout dutl(,l.
pointtng out tlult iC ' WIlS «1\0(111 to few to bdkI l uch
a l1on~ rooard of ttl il kind at aervlce, I\JI~ yet " III "Ill;)
eornJ."lete1y the awrobatkm Of tho church.

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A Pieuant evening ... IJpent bl too members 01
the lOCal tmmoo pf -UIII AlIiI!IOclJrt.on, togeth~ with
the l"!' .."\VCIJ .and Menda, (Wl April n«., at the 'l'ow'"n

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H-d!, _hero ,t.~y were e n-~lDed "y "ttIe Pretlidcn.t.
(M r. A. B. W.IfroeI) 'IlI1.e <UiCef1., W)lktl 'IIQa precedej:f by a wh ilJt. mivtl, W./la ep(endldl,. arrl1"D!it"d.
nnd 00Ili!!I'8ted Of aketches. dU(lU;, monologuel, l!Ollp,
et.c., each Item bel:nig capU.any rendered. The cater·
inq" wsa excct1ent, and In fact. notluJ\g tha~ eculd
add to t he pteaaute .and COOlJ'ort of the RUest.!! had
been fo~tJn. Great eredlt. Ia dDe to Mr. Wr.!nell
for the thorou;h IUId th~ful way in Iwhleb. enf7.

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detal~ of the "eclleme to WhICh ~hey were givr
109 t he u- money t hat alternoon , 1108 W88 on
the committee of which J..ady BlLITington w~
tho prel!lIdent, a.nd he knew that this Clia.rlty
f or, tho disabled soldiers IUld- 5ailoTtl owed u.
v~ great. deal to her. They had siXteen. Mrelsof l a.nd at Shrivenham, WblCb, lUI most lme",:, .
W88 a. few mllca to t.he eastward of ISwi9don,
Thoro were , four houses a.lm06t oompleted and
anot.her m the COUr&B of «oction' la.nd It wa.e
the mtentlon of t.ho ecl*ne to put up at 1~t.
eight.. with I,)?wer to add to the number. on
oompletion of t.he fd'th they were entit~d t.o
erect a. Vi1l a,ge Hall, lD wh.ich the men ,could 1
learn trn.dets and do ufJeful work, The great.
majority ""ere men who 6uffered in their ca~,
fought. 10r thorn, and had been wounded· in
ooMOquence. Thel other how;e \-bey 'were g~
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to put up 11I.w would be for bacfleIOft.would cost a.bout £800, 60 tha.t ~ anybody,
any inrri.lt.ution, o r ' large manufacturer, wf}o
hked to endow one, ooulct do 80. Any town
wonld bo able to' do the f)fLm6, Re~dmg was
well on tho wloy to having a. 1tc.a.dir g houaf,
They hael alr.leady !lot nearly £JOO, and tile
other £500 was etill oomi~ in There were a
j:!'re.l\t tn:\ny emot.v . c'halt1i l.hat. af1.ernoon, no
doubt' because of t.h6 woa.ther. but mar,v peopte
had sent money. He hoped they w()urd induce
thetr f ru~nds to support that particular charity.
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Durln,g Fl.n ~t.en'a.1 Vice-Admiral H
Fl.EET MId tha;t f~ hlLd occurred to T... ady ' Ba.rrmgton t hat t hey would hke to hear $Orne'

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Mary Moore) for two deh~htful y tor recltat IOllS ... China. a.:n d OnlY It and "In t e u&ual I
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MiSlS Jonn Fowler WitS at once femmmel,. I
1j0gu16h and cillldl8hlr naive in her 6OngB: a.t
the pia.no. of \\hick " IAMther pair of aooclpnga
on th~ line" was perha.ps t.ho host ' .Mias I
Nclhe Canthony is an e ntertamer r of · Ule I
modern American kln~ ILncl her ' a.udience
110lplees With lau ...hter durlllg t.lio ma.jorlty of
her "turn," III ~whiehi different VOlOO mfteotu)ns pla1yed a. very bIg !pa.rt. He. or she, w¥
can tell atorles] III It. tlliented way 18 alwa.ya IlI. j
prime favollrlf..e, And ,i\tim He.len Mar springs
t.he p<?L'It of her atory fiO 6ubtly t hat ono ~
t.imes lftel!! A"nnoyed a.t her fol' ifisgul8(ng It 90
well. I ':Pherq were two other vocahBtII) a ba.rit.one lUl l} a; tenQr Tho former, Mr oj Rober t'
MacT,a.chhm was at hiB best. 1D .. Dr ~ke goes
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Char lc8 Ord's firSt eong,
.. TQ .Alary," WIUI also much onjoyed. A very
charming r6C 1i-atl\'6 cff'oJ1. not to Bay clever,
that by Miss Nin:L Oldfie ld, who Illustra.ted
kl,nds of proposals, the ballroom, tlie
rllstic's 'n.nd t he oorleMllOngh"e' l Mr Arthur
'Rloo.ckleY gavo 80me Imit ations ofl variom,
well-known people In cl eve~ I fMh~n, hie I
mim icry of- Mrs. P atrick ClUnpbell ~ing Pal] ~
tlcll iarly woll-ooll6idet'ed_ Mias ErrilY)ltrude
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Af{.(,>r t.ho concert L,ady Ba.rt;Wgtor ..."'~
tamed It. large oompany to tea.
'rhe concert n.rrangomenie W()l'O in t e ha.ndq
of ,M~MIo. Barnes and AVIS; who alBo ! RUPPliC~ '
the Cha.ppell j!"rand piano, wluIe decorations
wero IlrtiBticany carr ied l OUt. by
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detal! ibruI heocD worked out. lit II. Terry was the
ca.pable M.O. A very hea.rtv vote or thanks wu
IICflOrded to Mr Wf4lIlell in IW:knowledgm cnt he
Clprt'86ed the 11Of1<l that thl6 gathertDg would prove'
to bs the forerunner of In:Ifl,. more.
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HOW TO REDUCE THE COST OF LIVING.
Rea dy-to-sel'Ve f~ help 'to 80lve this prt.lh1em, for you save both tlmo and money wh~n
you purch86e food tha.t. hll.8 already been
duntily cooked. o..rrd i.e ready to aer ve. For this
(,OO80n readers ,.1\(,llld pay a. visit to th9 M~W
premises opened by Daweon8 at. 25, Ca.atle !
Street. Reading. ~bere therel is an arra.y ' 01 I
oook(ld foods da.int-Â¥ oCnough to tempt thlt m,, 8~
f86tidiot1t:l a.nd priCed eo rea.eonabJy that. t h e ;
'"1,,,,', ,'01 8trietest economy can be pra.ctiaed without
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ettntlTlg one'8 desires.
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Chbioe oooked Hams, temp t ing to ';the eye
a.nd mild a.nd dehcioua in flavour, are "Uoed to
0116'18 neede
Cut from the great joInt. of
row;ted to a tum. can aJ80 be obtained,
there 'are Piea 1n plenty_
Pork Piea.
a.nd Ham PioM, Sauaage Rolla, Cm:niBh '
Putica,
made from good old-fashioned
Rec1De8 a.nd tasting M good as they look:.
Whether 'o~ require just.' ff aa.ndwich for
lunch or a. ~ainty ana.ck for te.. or I!!tIpper, 8.
basty meal for.an uneJ;peeted g-tle.t or a bamper for tlicnic or party. you :......m find thll.t a.
viii-it to Da.wtclltlli a.~~ 25, ()a.atl-e Str.eet, Reading,
will well repay you. ',

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