Laurel Bank Croquet Club's July bridge party

The Laurel Bank Croquet Club clubhouse was beautified with sweet-peas and poppies when the members of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club held their July bridge party. The guests were received by the president (Mrs. P. S. Priest), who wore a forest green wool frock and a matching hat. Those present included Mesdames E. Tate, M. Davis, B. Lamb, J. E. Duggan, A. M. Phillips, C. Higgins, S. Dennis, M. Dayas, R. Relton, R. Handley, F. Lovell, A. B. Beer, R. McGowan, W. Miller, R. Alford, K. Bourne, M. Colles, M. W. Skerman, F. McGregor, W. Frood, T. Riethmuller, S. H. Andrews, B. Kuhneman, T. J. O'Neill, L. Lawton, W. Macgill, C. Copas, J. J. Lucy, M. W. Cornwall, C. O. Sullivan, E. Bergin, J. Walton, J. Platz, L. Cook, N. Fox, G. Fogarty, A. M. Phillips, F. Hopkins, F. Bongers, W. H. King, A. Fox, C. Gilbert, F. Fett and L. Dunsdon, Misses Rowe and Dennis. The bridge prize was won by Mrs. Miller and the prize for the lucky number by Mrs. Andrews.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 10 July 1941. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)