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Newspaper
Footscray Chronicle
Location
Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1918
Page
3
The town council advertises a Saturday concert at Bris and a Good Praga event with Red Cross stalls and charitable collections. Nearby, the Joe Williamtovbride funds are noted, with a strong emphasis on hospital benevolence and community service.
South Ward members urged help from other wards to repair Cemetery Road with next year’s revenue. Cost estimated at £1000 to resheet the thoroughfare, while partial renovations were discussed and a decision to temporarily patch damaged sections was reached amid voting.
The July meeting of the hospital committee heard members present and noted donations totaling £299 5s 2d toward the building fund from multiple individuals and firms. The committee reported admissions, deaths, discharges, and remaining inpatients since the prior meeting, with current accounts totaling £131 5s 4d ordered for payment.
A three hour Forget-me-Not Company concert at the Medicines Institute impressed a large audience. Williamstown Orchestra under conductor H Linton featured solos by H Williams and Misses B Stewart F Webster A Wonl, with mandoline pieces and songs by Morrison Stewart and others. A six course dinner auction occurred. Mrs F Byrne won a £5 11s pot. the program closed with the farce Who's to Win Him.
Williamstown Red Cross invites all workers and staff to attend a relief effort meeting at Red Cross Hall on Tuesday, July at 5 pm to discuss furnishing and fundraising for the forthcoming Japanese Fete with donations from Miss Duxton Miss Linkister Mrs Hindsop and many locals recorded in the fund list.
Tonight at the Empress Pavilion patrons will see a Pathe drama Sylvia of the Secret Service featuring Mrs. Vern Castle as a detective entangled in a jewel heist. A second feature Armstrongs Wife stars Edus Goodrich as a wife who discovers her husband is a gambler. Extra programme and local notices accompany the show.
In a lively match, Williamstown defeated University 89 to 4. Seaborne, Martin, Waters, Carpenter, Livingstone, Fraids and Graf were goal kickers. Forbes and Jim Graf stood out, with Crozier solid at full back and Jack Martin likely to become a regular. Williamstown to face Footscray next, aiming to avenge a prior defeat.
A narrator recalls a Sydney night near Bourke Street a century ago. He saw a Corsican Brothers poster at the Royal and, though Barry Sullivan rested, witnessed strong performances by Robert Heir and Fitzgerald. A storm drove him to shelter where a distressed young woman sought help, leading to hospitality and coffee before he reached his lodgings.
Williamstown wins at Williams town gardens reserve with Fredda Skelt scoring four goals and teammates Morgan Ferguson Henry Farria and Ternes among the standouts. Vivid council debate on Oxford Street drainage and nephalting leads to Local Government Act action. War fund allocations by Williamstown Racing Club total £2,000 plus extra gifts from allied groups.
Members of the above Lodge are notified that Special Summons may be held July 1918 to consider notices of motion on Contributions and Funds. Consulting hours are listed for Dr W B Houghton at Strand and 8 Strand, Dr J C Craig at Electra Street, and Dr B Slehan at Newport Dispensary Hall. Any of the three Institute doctors may be consulted by members for the present.
An early essay argues that charm and dress cannot replace genuine companionship and listening. It praises a calm, candid, and amiable woman over beauty alone, warning against selfishness and bickering and noting a man values sympathy, tolerance, and quiet humor in a partner.
A fragmentary notice from Hoore tear in Trotworthy district lists a woman seeking work at FOCUSewore daily. The ad mentions around three to four degrees weekly and references local contact at Willismatown. The garbled text limits precise details.
A young girl, poor and with few gowns, attends a dancing party wearing a new white dress. A red faced man asks her to dance and has moist hands. She asks him to use a handkerchief, he pulls one out and blows his nose, breaking the tension with a comical moment.
A columnist mulls the shifting fashions and myths surrounding women. He asserts that men blame women for wandering paths, noting women complicate self understanding as friends, rivals, and guides. The piece muses on perception, aging, and enduring intrigue.
A historical plea argues for kinder treatment of domestic servants by mistresses. It emphasizes politeness, decent surroundings, and time for servants to attend to personal affairs, noting some workers value appreciation as much as money. Dramatic lines illustrate class tension and harsh responses to disrespect.
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