Dalby Croquet Club eighteenth birthday party and trophies

H*eading: CROQUET CLUB TROPHIES PRESENTED*

*Newspaper: The Dalby Herald*

*Date: Tuesday 13 April 1954, page 4*

*Found on: [Trove](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217517183), National Library of Australia*

The eighteenth birthday party and presentation of trophies was held at the Dalby Croquet Club on Saturday. There was a large attendance of members present, and after a delightful game of croquet, afternoon tea was served in the club-house at tables artistically decorated by Mrs. L. Orford and Mrs. C. J. Thompson with crystal bowls of dahlias and antignon.

Pride of place at the tea table was occupied by an ice cream cake, representing a croquet lawn, presented by the president, Mrs. T. Jack.

After afternoon tea was served, Mrs. G. Anderson, immediate past president, presented the trophies which had been won during the year.

These were as follows:

Open championship: Won by Mrs. E. Cramer (donated by Dalby Croquet Club); runner-up, Mrs. L. Wilson (donated by Dalby Croquet Club). A and Junior A Handicap: Mrs. L. Wilson (donated by Miss Couchman); runner-up, Mrs. O. Lalor (donated by Mrs. J. A. O'Hagan). B grade Handicap: Mrs. A. Campbell (donated by Mrs. V. Ashmore); runner-up, Mrs. E. Cramer (donated by Mrs. L. Orford). C grade handicap: Mrs. N. Ashmore (donated by Mrs. E. Starling); runner-up, Miss Couchman (donated by Mrs. L. Wilson). Consistency competition: Mrs. E. Starling (donated by Mrs. T. Smith); runner-up, Mrs. O. Lalor (donated by Mrs. C. Thompson). A and Junior A grade Ladder: Mrs. E. Starling (donated by Mrs. Brimblecombe); runner-up, Mrs. O. Lalor (donated by Mrs. T. Jack) B grade Ladder: Mrs. E. Cramer (donated by Mrs. G. Anderson); runner-up, Mrs. A. Campbell (donated by Mrs. E. Starling). C grade Ladder: Miss J. Couchman (donated by Mrs. O. Lalor); runner-up, Mrs. N. Ashmore (donated by Mrs. M. Geisel). Novice Ladder: Mrs. Cochrane (donated by Mrs. E. Cramer); runner-up, Mrs. O'Halloran (donated by Mrs. T. Reimers). Novice Handicap: Mrs. D. Cochrane (donated by Mrs. A. Campbell); runner-up, Mrs. O'Halloran (donated by Mrs. W. Hoffman). Threes competition: Mrs. O. Lalor (donated by Mrs. V. Irvine); runner-up, Mrs. E. Starling (donated by Miss St. Ledger).

Mrs. P. McNamara donated all trophies won during the afternoon's play, the winners being Mesdames Reimers, Geisel, Starling, Ashmore, Smith and Coutts.

A special competition was won by Mrs. P. McNamara, the prize being donated by the Croquet Club.

The article as it was printed in The Dalby Herald, 13 April 1954. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)