Party at Retlaw raises funds for Laurel Bank Croquet Club

H*eading: CROQUET CLUB BENEFIT PARTY AT "RETLAW"*

*Newspaper: The Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette*

*Date: Friday 1 May 1936, page 3*

*Found on: [Trove](https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article285369299), National Library of Australia*

The pretty reception rooms at "Retlaw," the home of Mrs. M. C. E. Dunsdon, were gaily decked with flowers last evening, when Mrs. Dunsdon arranged a delightful party to augment the funds of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club. In the lounge shaded lights shed a soft radiance on the golden marigolds and chrysanthemums. On one occasional table was a huge bowl of dahlias, in rich autumn tints, artistically arranged in green foliage. On the mantlepiece tall vases were filled with blossoms, ranging from the palest yellow to the deepest gold.

The guests, in addition to playing bridge, danced on the spacious verandah, played games, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

The hostess wore an attractive frock of flowered mariette, fashioned with three-quarter sleeves and a shoulder yoke which was finished with a kilted frill.

The guests included Mr. and Mrs. L. Cooke, Mr. and Mrs. W. Dower, Mesdames P. S. Priest, W. Boyd, P. Fett, W. Charles, R. G. Lyon, R. Stone, J. Platz, J. Walsh, Buchanan, Martin (Melbourne), Nelson Fox, Bridgman, W. Dunsdon, Boshammer, Misses Ella Dunsdon, Bernie Dunsdon, Lila Lauton, Maimie Wilkes, Marion Dunsdon, Cecily Wagner, Mabel Dunsdon, Messrs. J. Hoare, J. Irvine, B. Toshach, J. Ahern, V. Dunsdon, R. Dunsdon, and J. Voght.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 1 May 1936. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)