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The services at the places of worship were well attended. The anthem at All Saints’
was “The Hallelujah Chorus,” and at St. Paul’s “The have taken away my Lord”
(Stainer).
GARDEN LECTURE BY MR. E.R. JANES
Mr. E.R. Janes, F.R.H.S., of University College, Reading, gave, on Wednesday
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evening in the Town Hall, his 5 lecture on vegetable cultivation in war-time, and
dealt with sowing early dwarf beans and running beans in boxes, globe beet, carrots,
and successional peas, planting main crop potatoes, and methods of supporting runner
beans. The Mayor presided.

TEA TO WOUNDED SOLDIERS
In connection with the Wokingham Women’s Meeting a tea and social was given in
the schoolroom of the Wesleyan Church Wednesday to 50 wounded Canadian
Soldiers from Bear Wood Hospital. A gramophone kindly lent by Mr. Councillor W.
Bodle, greatly added to the pleasure of the tea. Councillor extended a very hearty
welcome to the soldiers and expressed the warm appreciation at the way they had
come from over the seas in response to the country’s call. The programme was
sustained by Mrs. Davies, Mrs. Anderson, Miss D. Sale, Miss E. Yalden, Miss M.
Boshier, Miss M. Webb, Mr. T.M. Welch, Mr. W. G. Jeffries, Mr. J. Baverstock,
Trooper Curle and Pastor W.D. Elphick.
During the interval refreshments and cigarettes were supplied to the soldiers. At the
close the President of the Women’s Meeting, Mrs. Bennett, said they appreciated all
the soldiers were doing for them and proposed a very hearty vote of thanks to the
Chairman and all who had helped. She also read some lines composed for the
occasion by the wife of Councillor Bodle. Two of the soldiers responded.

THE NATIONAL EGG COLLECTION
In connection with the Wokingham and District Depot, 108 dozen eggs were sent to
the Central Depot of the base hospitals this week. Contributions were received from
the following most of whom are regular weekly contributors:- St. Paul’s Church: Miss
Annesley, Mrs. Bailey, the Misses Cobham, Mr. C. Bowyer, Mr. C. Bowyer (who
collected £2 0s. 8d. in money) the Misses Campbell, Mrs. Coston, Lady Cunningham,
Miss Ellison, Mrs. Paley, the Misses Simonds, the Misses Tatham, Mr. Tebbitt, Mrs.
F. A. Simonds, Mrs. Cornish, Mrs Mansfield, Captain W. Godsal, Mrs Edlmann, Mrs.
Hobbs, Mrs C. Hobbs, Mrs. Farrington-Evans, Mr. Parsons, Mrs. F. Heelas, Miss
Philbrick, Mrs. Monkton-Brown, Miss Deane, Mr. Vlasto, Mrs. Whitaker, Mrs West,
Mrs. Vere Allfrey, and others.
In addition to these 34 eggs were received from the Binfield Churches, 135 from
Hurst Church and 19 from Hurst School children. Barkham sent 50 eggs from the
Sunday School Children, who, instead of buying sweets during Lent saved their
pennies for this purpose. Mr. Barker, the Binfield carrier continues to give his services
free. Mrs. Terence Dunne is the controller.

N.B. Dr. T B Bokenham was sidesman at St. Paul’s Church.

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Sat 21 April
F W Saulez of Wixenford was appointed to the vacancy at Lucas Hospital caused by
the death of Rev J Stratton.

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