Dalby Ladies' Croquet Club annual meeting

H*eading: DOWNS AND DISTRICT NEWS OAKEY*

*Newspaper: The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette*

*Date: Tuesday 21 March 1950, page 9*

*Found on: [Trove](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article286726094), National Library of Australia*

March 17.—At the annual meeting of the Dalby Ladies' Croquet Club Mrs. C. W. Russell was elected patroness. Mrs. Thomas Jack was re-elected president. Mrs. Savage is secretary, and Mesdames Smith and Cramer are captain and vice-captain respectively. Mesdames C. Thompson and G. Anderson were appointed vice-presidents, and Mrs. Jack is treasurer. The committee comprises Mesdames Wilson, Hoffman, Orford, Shill, Bryant and Field. According to the president's report, the club had a happy and successful year and was in a sound financial position. Two new members, Mesdames Bennie and H. Napier, were welcomed. They replaced Mesdames Hanley and Newbery, who had left the district. Members had taken part in the Downs croquet tournament, Mesdames Starling and Cramer being successful in their grades. Mesdames Jack and Wilson had also competed in the Queensland tournament in Brisbane. Details of the club's social activities during the year were also given in the report, which concluded by thanking all who had assisted towards the club's success. New competitions will commence shortly.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 21 March 1950. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)