Dalby croquet members farewell Mrs. Field with a gift

H*eading: SPORTS SHORTS*

*Newspaper: The Dalby Herald*

*Date: Tuesday 26 May 1953, page 3*

*Found on: [Trove](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217553368), National Library of Australia*

Members of the Dalby Croquet Club, at afternoon tea on Saturday, farewelled Mrs. C. H. Field, who had been a very keen and active member, as well as vice-president over a period of three years, and who is leaving Dalby. The president (Mrs. G. Anderson) was supported in her eulogistic remarks by other members, and Mrs. Field was made the recipient of a casserole dish, in a silver stand, and a spoon with the Dalby Coat of Arms, as a token of appreciation. Play resulted: C grade championship: Mesdames N. Ashmore 15 v. Field 14. Ladder: Mesdames L. Wilson 26 v. C. J. Thompson 14; L. Orford 12 v. Miss J. Couchman 11; Mesdames O. Lalor 26 v. G. Anderson 15. Threes: Mesdames M. Geisel 19 v. M. Napier, T. Smith 12.

The article as it was printed in The Dalby Herald, 26 May 1953. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)