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The following officers were elected: President, Dr. E.F. Smith; hon. secretary, Mr. J.
Bidwell; assistant hon. secretary, Mr. A.E. Jennings; team secretary, Mr. G.E. Reeves;
club captain, Mr. F.J.P. Shaw; vice-captain, Mr. E.L. Kennedy; Wednesday captain,
Mr. E.E. Knapp; vice- captain, Mr. E.W.S. Mundy; second XI captain, Mr. R. Bosher;
vice-captain, Mr. V. Jones; groundsman, Mr. H. Knapp.
The appointment of an hon. treasurer to succeed Mr. Wilson will be made, subject
to an invitation being accepted. It was unanimously agreed to make Mr. Wilson the
club’s second honorary life member. Mr. J.H. Titterington was added to the vice-
presidents, and the general committee was re-elected. Reference was made to the
work of Mr. F. Carpenter on behalf of the club, and it was decided that a letter of
thanks should be sent to him.

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Sat 25 March
NATIONAL SERVICE RALLY
The Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire, Mr. A.T. Loyd, will attend a National Service
rally at the Market Place, Wokingham, on Wednesday evening, when all A.R.P.
services in the district will be represented. It is expected that there will be two bands
in the assembly which is due to meet at 6 p.m.

UNUSUAL ACCIDENT TO CYCLIST
Mr. Ernest Dodd, a carpenter, of 40, Barkham Road, was cycling home from work
on his pedal-cycle on Saturday, carrying his bag of tools on the handlebar. It appears
that when and the frame snapped at the “head.” Mr. Dodd was thrown forward and
sustained concussion. He lay where he fell for 2¼ hours before being discovered. A
doctor was summoned and he was removed to his home. He was crossing the rails of
the old shunt line in Molly Miller’s Lane, the machine jolted and the frame snapped at
the ”head.” Mr. Dodd was thrown forward and sustained concussion. He lay where he
fell for 2½ hours before being discovered. A doctor was summoned and he was
removed to his home.

FOR CHILD REFUGEES
The concert, in aid of Spanish child refugees, given in the Town Hall on
Wednesday, provided excellent entertainment for a large audience. The items
included choruses, dances, action songs, etc., by the Barque children; songs by Mr.
J.H. Clark; entertainment at the piano by Mr. P. Fuller; a sketch by Mrs. Rolfe and
Mrs. Longhurst; entertainment by The Gymblers and physical training display by the
juvenile section of Health and Strength Club. During the interval the Mayoress
thanked all who had helped in any way. Cllr. W.E.C. McIlroy (Mayor of Reading)
told of the service done for the children and appealed for funds. Members of the
Junior Sports and Social Club acted as stewards and door keepers.
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Sat 1 April
NATIONAL SERVICE RALLY
Lord Lieutenant At Wokingham
ENCOURAGING RESPONSE TO APPEAL
“I am going to put a simple question to you. I will count three, and then I want your
answer. Now then, you people of Wokingham and district—will you help? One….”
But the sound of the Lord Lieutenant’s voice was drowned by a tremendous “Yes!”
roared by the biggest assembly seen in the Market Place, Wokingham, for years. It
was a remarkable response to the first National Service rally staged in Berkshire,
excluding reading.

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