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regretted. They offered him their hearty good wishes. His successor would receive a
cordial welcome and they trusted he would prove a true friend as Mr. Lucas had done.
His Worship then unlocked and opened the door, and business began.

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Sat 8 Oct
ELECTRIC THEATRE
The public of Wokingham and district are fortunate in having such an up-to-date
cinema as the electric Theatre as a centre of entertainment. The theatre opened a year
ago with the presentation of sound pictures and it has proved so popular that the
management have felt justified in making many improvements. The theatre has just
been redecorated and refurnished for the comfort of the public at a considerable
expense, and it is intended to continue with the policy of showing only the best
pictures. Next week by special request, “The Desert Song,” and “Good Night Vienna”
will be seen. Full particulars are advertised.

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Sat 29 Oct
PAINTED FABRICS AT WOKINGHAM
Mrs. Howard Palmer has consented to declare open the exhibition of painted fabrics,
the work of severely disabled ex-service men, which is being held in the Drill Hall,
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Wokingham, on Thursday and Friday, November 3 and 4 . The Mayor of
Wokingham will preside at the ceremony. Reference will be found elsewhere in this
issue to the exhibition which was at Ascot this week.

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Sat 3 Dec
THE LECTURE SOCIETY
Colonel F.G. Barker presided at the Town Hall on Wednesday, when an American
soldier, author and explorer, Colonel C. Wellington Furlong, gave an illustrated
lecture, entitled “Adventuring in Patagonia.” A vote of thanks was proposed by Sir H.
Watson.

YOUNG MAN TO ADDRESS “IMPS.”
A meeting and entertainment under the auspices of the Junior Imperial League,
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Wokingham branch, will be held on Thursday, December 8 . Mr. J.A. Boyd-
Carpenter (son of Sir A. Boyd-Carpenter, M.P.), who took his degree in 1930, will be
the chief speaker.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION
A meeting, arranged by Mrs. Harwood, local hon. sec. was held on Tuesday in the
Methodist Schoolroom, under the auspices of the Wesley Guild. Mr. Newport
presided. The chairman gave a cordial welcome to Lieut.-Colonel G.M.M. Crichton,
the regional secretary for the Union, who gave an interesting address, dealing with
several aspects of the work of the League of Nations. The Rev. F. Wesley Clifford
thanked Colonel Crichton for his address, and Mr. T.M. Welch thanked the chairman.
A quartette, “Lest we forget,” was capitally sung by the Misses E. and K. Wilson, Mr.
T.M. Welch and Mr. E.H. Perkins.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS UNION AT THE CINEMA

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