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premises, but only sufficient for the bare necessities of the club. They wanted a hall
on the present premises which would enable them to carry on their scheme in its
entirety. The club would welcome those not eligible by service as honorary members,
and they would include all the surrounding villages as well as the town.
Dr. Ward referred to women’s work in the war, and said they of the clinic would be
pleased for the two things, the club and the clinic to be combined. The possibilities of
the clinic were great; maternity and child welfare could be added had they but a
suitable building. They were taking over the only available building, and it would cost
a great deal, and there was the expertise of carrying on the work, as many people
required special treatment. If the money were divided between the two funds they
could not have a more worthy memorial.
Mr. Barnaby remarked that future ex-service men could join the club, as well as the
British Legion, and so provide for the future carrying on of the club.
After prolonged discussion it was proposed and seconded by Supt. Goddard and Mr.
Barnaby respectively that the report of the committee be accepted. This was carried,
and then on the proposition of Supt. Goddard, the dual scheme for club and clinic was
adopted by a large majority.
The Mayor was thanked for presiding. The details of the scheme were left to the
committee previously appointed.

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Sat 20 Aug
RAIN
On Tuesday, about midnight, rain commenced to fall in considerable volume, and
this continued well into Wednesday. Pastures and gardens already show improvement,
while the quantity that fell was sufficient to fill the hollows in road and field with
water.

WOKINGHAM WAR MEMORIAL
AN APPEAL BY THE MAYOR
This week the Mayor of Wokingham (Alderman P. Sale) has issued an appeal for
support of the Wokingham Town War Memorial, which, it is gratifying to note, has
already met with success.
The scheme is for a town memorial, as apart from the various church and chapel
memorials, is the outcome of a town’s meeting called by his Worship some little time
ago. At that meeting a committee was appointed to deal with the suggestions for a war
memorial and to recommend the most suitable for approval. Many were the
suggestions put forward, and eventually the committee, who had a great difficulty in
binding itself to one suggestion (so great were the merits of several), came to a
decision to support the suggestion both for helping the clinic and also the one for
assisting the ex-service men in acquiring a Comrades’ Club. Since then, however,
Major-General Sir Walter Cayley, on behalf of the British Legion, informed the
Mayor that it was not thought right to accept the help of the town in such a project,
and that, therefore, the ex-Servicemen desired to withdraw for the scheme in favour of
the clinic. After that decision the committee proceeded to formulate a scheme for the
one object, that of assisting the clinic.
Premises have been found in the disused chapel in Denmark Street, and this building
the committee propose to purchase and equip for the work of a clinic. The building is
admirably suited for such a purpose, and it is not expected that, after purchase, any
money (or, at any rate, very much) will have to be spent on alterations. It is a most
favourable place. It is suggested a stone tablet be placed outside on the front of the

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