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The Bishop then instituted the new rector in the accustomed form.
The rector, accompanied by the Bishop, the Archdeacon, the Rural Dean and the
churchwardens, proceeded to the church door, where, the mandate of induction in
hand, the Archdeacon performed the induction, after which the usual ceremonies were
n followed an address by the Bishop, from the pulpit, followed by a closing hymn.
List of civic dignitaries
Following the service, a large number of parishioners assembled at the Parish
Room, where tea had been prepared by the social committee of the parochial council,
to meet the Bishop, the new rector and Lady Mountmorres.
Peals were rung from the belfry, both before and after, the service.

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Sat 9 Feb
THE MAYOR OF WOKINGHAM’S DISTRESS FUND
Although little money remains in the above fund, the committee is still assisting a
number of local cases. A dance, organised by the dance committee, of which Mr. Alan
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Perkins is the hon. secretary, will be held at the Drill Hall on Monday, February 18 .
Donations, large and small towards the fund, will be gratefully acknowledged by the
Mayor.

THE 1935 CARNIVAL
A well-attended public meeting to consider the question of a carnival this year was
held at the Town Hall, Wokingham, on Friday last week, the Deputy Mayor,
Alderman A.E. Priest, occupying the chair pro tem. The chairman expressed his
pleasure at the representative attendance. It was unanimously decided that a carnival
be held, and thereupon, the Mayor, Councillor Dr. H. F. Curl, was elected the
president, and chairman, and occupied the chair forthwith.
The past executive committee was unanimously re-elected and the following
appointments were also made:--Vice-president, the Deputy Mayor; hon. treasurer,
councillor G. C. Wilson, and hon. secretary, Councillor D. Goddard.
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Wednesday, September 11 , was the date fixed and the enthusiasm shown promised
well for the continued successes of the Wokingham Carnivals, which in the past have
produced £1,410 for the local charities.
The hon. secretary will be pleased to receive the names of those not present who are
willing to assist in any way.

THE LAUNDRY COMPANY’S SOCIAL
The annual staff social of the Wokingham Laundry Company, Ltd. (Mr. A.
Andrews, managing director), was held on Monday evening in the British Legion
Hall, Station Road.
There was a large attendance, and among those present were:- Miss Curl
(Mayoress), Alderman A.E. Priest (Deputy Mayor), Mrs. Priest, the Rev. R.F.
Guyton, Mrs. Guyton, Mr. Sidney Brown, Mr. and Mrs. J. Webb, Mr. G. Webb, Mrs.
C. Lunn, Mr. and Mrs. W. Lunn, Mr. and Mrs. Beasley (Maidenhead), Miss Jones,
Mr. and Mrs. Fidler, Mr. Miller, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, with the members of their family, did all in their power, and
very successfully, to give them a most pleasant evening.
The programme included community games, dancing, songs by Miss D. Sale,
monologues by Mrs. Rolf, and recitations by little Eileen Beasley. Mrs Hare played
for dancing and Miss M. Webb acted as accompanist, and both were very efficient

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