THE Frankston Football Club has a big asset in the enthusiasm and energy of its lady supporters.
About a fortnight ago the club committee invited the ladies to meet and discuss the best means for raising money for the club funds.
As the outcome of that meeting a jumble fair was held on Friday and Saturday nights last in the Masonic Hall, in Young street, under the direction of Miss D. Gregory, president of the bazaar committee and Mr. J. Daly, who undertook to carry out the secretarial duties.
The result was wonderfully successful, no less a sum than. £73 being taken.
Friday night was wet, and people could not be expected to leave their homes, but on Saturday evening the spacious hall was crowded and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed.
The opening ceremony was performed by W. O’Grady, who in years gone by was a leading spirit in Frankston sporting institutions, and practically carried many of the clubs on his back.
Mr. H. J. McCulloch, president of the Frankston Football Club, in introducing Mr. O’Grady, referred to this fact, and the veteran “sport” was accorded an enthusiastic reception.
The ladies are to be congratulated on the splendid show made in the hall, the building lending itself admirably to this form of function.
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This week Cr Mason, secretary of the shire council committee appointed to deal with High School matters, received a communication from the Education Department stating that the consent in writing of the Frankston cricket club should be forwarded to the Lands Department, agreeing to the transfer, to the Education Department, of the area known as the old cricket reserve, for High School purposes.
This letter was read at yesterday’s council meeting, together with a communication which Cr Mason had forwarded to the president of the cricket club requesting him to convene a meeting of the members of his club and provide the written consent asked for by the Lands Department.
Cr Mason said he had been assured that the cricket club would meet next week, the date of meeting to be advertised in this week’s “Standard.”
Cr Gray said he would be given credit for sincerely desiring to see a High School established in Frankston.
At the same time he considered that the general public, as well as the cricket club should be consulted also.
As the chairman of the previous public meeting he had urged the people to make this ground available under certain conditions, and they had consented.
Those conditions had now been varied, and the people should be again consulted.
In spite of the talk going around he believed that a overwhelming majority of the people would be in favor of the ground being given to the Education Department on the terms now laid down.
Cr Mason said the people would have been consulted had time permitted, but it was necessary that the council’s decision as to the land should be in the hands of the Department not later than the 30th June.
Cr Gray – I am not moving a motion of censure.
Cr Mason formally moved that the action of the council’s High School committee in agreeing to transfer the old cricket ground site to the Education Department for High School purposes, conditionally that should the area at any time be abandoned for educational purposes, the land should again revert to the public.
Cr Unthank seconded.
Cr Gray had no objection to the motion provided a public meeting was called to put the matter before the public.
He was prepared to do the best that was in him to get the public to endorse the council’s action.
The motion was carried, all the councillors voting in favor, with the exception of Cr Oates, who adhered to his contention that the public should be consulted first.
Cr Gray then moved and Cr Mason seconded, that the president of the shire convene a public meeting to endorse the council’s action.
Carried.
Cr Oates spoke of the splendid work done by Cr Mason in connection with the High School movement, and moved that a minute be placed on the book in appreciation.
Seconded by Cr. Armstrong and carried by acclamation.
On the motion of Cr Gray a similar vote was accorded the president of the Flinders shire.
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VERY few supporters of the Frankston Football Club have as fine a record as Miss Dolly Gregory, whose loyalty to the club has been manifested in so many ways.
It is no exaggeration to say that, amongst lady supporters, Miss Gregory’s services in the interests of local football has no parallel on the Peninsula.
She has been the sort of worker every club would like, but seldom gets.
That these fine services have been appreciated is manifest by the Life Membership conferred upon her by the Frankston Football Club some time ago and the valedictory accorded her by the townspeople and sporting fraternity on Wednesday night.
That the future may be bright for Miss Gregory is the sincere wish of all who know and appreciate what she has done for the. Frankston Football Club.
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FRANKSTON POLICE COURT
MONDAY, 26th June, before Mr. Knight, P.M:, and Messrs. C. G. V. Williams, C. Grant, W. Armstrong and P. Wheeler. Js.P.
A man named Alfred Healey was charged with assaulting Archie McKinnon, at the Prince of Wales Hotel, on Sunday, 18th June.
The evidence by complainant was that defendant, after representing himself as a bona fide traveller, was served with drink.
He suddenly turned on McKinnon, and using obscene language, struck him.
It took five men to remove defendant from the bar.
Alan McKenzie, barman, gave corroborative evidence.
Constable Jewell deposed to arresting defendant at the Frankston railway station, where McKinnon gave him in charge.
Defendant said on arrival at Frankston on the day in question he had a couple of drinks at each of the three hotels.
He had no recollection of striking McKinnon or creating a disturbance.
Defendant was fined £1 or 7 days.
Monday, 3rd July, before Messrs.
C. Grant (chairman), and P. Wheeler, Js.P.
Two young men were charged with stealing money from the residence of Mr. Finch at Seaford.
After hearing the evidence one of the accused was discharged; the other was sentenced to 14 days’ imprisonment.
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MR J. L. Pratt, who has been spending a short holiday in the Bendigo and Macedon districts returned to Frankston on Tuesday last.
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LAST week Mrs V. Wells, of Frankston received the sad news of the death of her father, Mr H. Cheyne, at the age of 75 years.
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MR Melvin Prosser, while hand shuting at the Frankston railway station this morning was crushed between the the buffers of two trucks, and badly injured.
He was removed to Dr. Maxwell’s private hospital.
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From the pages of the Frankston and Somerville Standard, 7 July 1922
First published in the Mornington News – 5 July 2022
