Frances Pitt Morison
c. 1927Head and shoulders portrait of Frances Pitt Morison with wavy grey hair and is wearing a spotted blouse and a dark jacket. White mounting card has a black piece of card and tissue paper behind the photograph.
Frances Margaret Somner (1872-1941), daughter of William Somner (1832-1877) and Margaret Macallister (1833-1908) was born in St Kilda, Victoria in 1872.
Married George Pitt Morison (1861-1946) in Perth, Western Australia in 1899.
Frances and George had three children:
- Margaret Lillian Morison (1901-1985)
- Donald Somner Morison (1903-1991)
- Bernard Seton Morison (1906-1979)
Frances was president of the Myola Club, Claremont from 1926-1928.
Frances died on 30 April 1941 aged 69.
Details
Details
In pencil on tissue [SUSAN WATKINS/FRANCES PITT MORISON].
The Myola Club (1921-2004) began as Mrs Flower's Literary Circle through an arrangement that Ellen Jewell 'Nellie' Flowers nee Rice (1858-1942) made with Lionel Logue, to coach a group of women in the art of speech making and chairing a meeting.
Myola means 'place for knowledge' or 'meet and learn'.
The club built premises at 6 Stirling Road, Claremont which were opened by Nellie Flower on 30 April 1935.
Declining numbers, an aging membership and the high cost of maintaining the building forced the Club to close in December 2004.
Copyright and Reference
Copyright and Reference
Acknowledgements to be made to 'Claremont Museum 05.328'.
Source: Claremont Museum 05.328
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