Dalby Croquet Club twelfth birthday and trophy presentation

H*eading: CROQUET BIRTHDAY AND PRESENTATION*

*Newspaper: The Dalby Herald*

*Date: Tuesday 12 April 1949, page 4*

*Found on: [Trove](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article216406656), National Library of Australia*

About 30 members of the Dalby Croquet Club gathered on Saturday afternoon, the occasion being the club's twelfth birthday party, and the presentation of trophies won during the year.

Social members attending included Mesdames G. Vowles, H. Napier, W. J. Napier and Napier, senr. Apologies were received from Mesdames Campbell and Cramer, both of whom were out of town.

The interior of the club house, and the afternoon tea tables, were beautified by dahlias and cassia, this being the work of the ever-willing member, Mrs. Orford.

A birthday cake took pride of place on the president's table. The dainty icing was the work of Mrs. Jack.

As it was the first occasion on which members had met since the tragic death of Mrs. Cocking, mother of Mrs. M. Quirk, a former member of the club, a minute's silence was observed.

After all had partaken of a tasty afternoon tea, the president (Mrs. T. Jack) called on Mrs. Lalor, the patroness, to cut the cake.

The presentation of trophies followed, Mrs. Jack asking Mrs. Vowles, one of the club's oldest members, to carry out this duty.

Following were the trophies:

Open championship (donated by Croquet Club), won by Mrs. Christmas; runner-up (donated by Croquet Club), won by Mrs. Starling. "B" grade championship (donated by by Croquet Club), won by Mrs. Geisel; runner-up (donated by Corquet Club), won by Mrs. Savage. "A" grade handicap (donated by Mrs. Campbell), won by Mrs. Starling; runner-up (donated by Mrs. Smith), won by Mrs. Wilson. Junior "A" grade handicap (donated by Mrs. Starling), won by Mrs. C. Thompson; runner-up (donated by Mrs. Starling) won by Mrs. Smith. "B" grade handicap (donated by Mrs. Wilson), won by Mrs. Savage; runner-up (donated by Mrs. Bryant), won by Mrs. Anderson. Doubles handicap (donated by Mrs. Geisel), won by Mrs. Christmas, (donated by Mrs. Jack), won by Mrs. Savage; runners-up (donated by Mrs. Coutts), won by Mrs. Geisel, (donated by Mrs. Nissen), won by Mrs. Welsh. "C" grade handicap (donated by Mrs. Anderson), won by Mrs. Nissen. "A" grade ladder (donated by Mrs. Savage), won by Mrs. Starling. Junior "A" grade ladder (donated by Mrs. Starling), won by Mrs. Shill. "B" grade ladder (donated by Mrs. Orford), won by Mrs. Campbell. "C" grade ladder (donated by Mrs. Ross) won by Mrs. Cramer. Consistency (donated by Mrs. Quirk), won by Mrs. Starling. Threes competition (donated by Mrs. Irvine), won by Mrs. Shill. Consolation trophy (donated by Mrs. Thompson), won by Mrs. Jack.

During the afternoon several competitions were played on the lawn, and the following were the winners: Mesdames Savage, Orford, Willey, Field, and Miss Hall.

After the singing of the National Anthem, a happy party terminated.

Play at the week-end resulted:

Saturday: Mesdames Starling and Coutts 17 v. Wilson and Christmas 9; Mesdames Willey and Ross 10 v. Field and Ashmore 6; Mesdames Welsh and Shill 21 v. Anderson and Thompson 11; Mesdames Hoffman and Bryant 12 v. Orford and Lalor [?score] Threes competition: Mrs. Savage 20 v. Miss Hall and Mrs. Geisel 19.

Sunday: Ladder competition: Mesdames Shill 26 v. Wilson 22; Threes competition: Mesdames Campbell 22 v. Savage and Smith 18.

The article as it was printed in The Dalby Herald, 12 April 1949. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)