Laurel Bank Croquet Club is formed

A meeting of ladies interested in forming a croquet club, to play in Laurel Bank Park, was held under the auspices of the West Toowoomba Progress Association, in the Town Hall, on Thursday evening, March 15. The president, Mr. James Hoare, presided, and welcomed the ladies. He outlined the steps that had been taken by the West Toowoomba Progress Association to form a croquet club and the City Council's favourable consideration of the association's application for a suitable site for a lawn in Laurel Bank Park. The secretary (Mr. C. G. Blair) read the correspondence relating to the proposals, and supported the president's remarks. Mrs. Schmidt also spoke supporting the president, and, after a general discussion, it was resolved to form a croquet club to be known as the Laurel Bank Croquet Club, and the following office bearers were elected: Patron, Mr. S. G. Stephens; patroness, Mrs. J. D. Annand; president, Mrs. Malcolm Sinclair; vice-presidents, Mrs. Hopkins, Mrs. Platz, and Mrs. Dent; secretary, Miss Goldsworthy; treasurer, Mrs. H. Schmidt; committee, Mesdames Aird, Blair, Little, Lyon, Taylor, and Misses Erbacher and M. Rowe. It was resolved that the subscription be 30/ per annum, and that foundation members pay no entrance fee. Foundation members were defined as those who have assisted to finance the club until the opening day. Arrangements were made to hold a garden party in Laurel Bank, and the meeting closed after Mrs. Sinclair moved a vote of thanks to Mr. James Hoare for presiding over the meeting and bringing the business of the evening to a successful issue.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 20 March 1934. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)