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Farrington Evans, Mr. Samuel Walden, the Butler Brothers (Messrs Tom, Edwin and
Henry), Mr. H.T. Martin, the Rev. E.E. Smith (Baptist Pastor), Major Terence Dunne,
Captain F. Caiger (Wokingham Fire Brigade) and many others have fallen out after
having served well their day and generation.
The four successful carnivals of 1929, 1930, 1932 and 1933, the Wokingham
Hospital Bed at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, and many other social and
philanthropic movements will be recalled and the general and unmistakable must be
that the town has made progress.

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29 June
NEW TELEPHONE CALL OFFICE
A new Telephone Call office has been opened at California Sub Post Office.

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Sat 13 July
LABOUR EXCURSION
On Sunday, members of the Wokingham Labour Party joined an excursion arranged
by the Reading Labour Party and journeyed to Brighton by the Southern Railway.

THE MAYOR OF WOKINGHAM’S LIST
In connection with the Mayor’s list towards the Berkshire Fund of the King
George’s Jubilee Trust, the following additional donations have been received
:- Palmer School gift, £1 2s.; anonymous, 2s.; N.M. and F.M.., 10s.; Miss Constance
Sale, Rectory Road, 5s. Total to date: £203 6s. 5d.

ALL SAINTS’ CHOIR AND RINGERS’ OUTING
On Saturday Southsea was visited. Starting from Wokingham at 8 a.m., the party
travelled by motor-coach, and arrived at 11 a.m. The organist, Mr. A. Yould, was in
charge of the party, which was accompanied by the Rector, the rev. G. Kenworthy.
Lunch and tea were partaken of at “The Canoe Lake Café.” The return journey
commenced at 6.30 p.m.

PRESENTATION TO REV. C.L. VINSON
The closing meeting of the session of the Wokingham Women’s Meeting was held
on Tuesday in the Schoolroom, Methodist Church, Rose Street. The rev. C.L. Vinson
gave a fine address on superstition, etc. He expressed his regret at having to leave the
circuit. Mrs. W.P. Tucker, the hon. sec., presented him with a set of books: “Studies in
Literature. Series I: The art of writing. Series II: Adventures in criticism; with
expressions of appreciation and regret from the members.
The usual annual circular tour by motor-coach was taken, the route being to
Bucklebury Common, via Barkham, Arborfield, Shinfield, etc. The return journey
including Reading. Seventy people took part. On Tuesday the annual outing to
Brighton will take place.

WOKINGHAM ST. PAUL’S
Successful fete
MAYOR PERFORMS OPENING CEREMONY
The Annual parochial fete of St. Paul’s, Wokingham (to augment the Parish and
Diocesan Funds), was held on Wednesday at “The Elms,” Broad Street, by permission

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