Downs tournament committee thanks its president

At the final meeting of the Darling Downs combined croquet tournament committee, which was held at the C.W.A. Hall yesterday morning, Mrs. P. S. Priest, president of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club, presented a bouquet of pale pink carnations and Geraldton wax to Mrs. Gerard Boyce, president of the tournament committee, on behalf of the members. Mrs. Priest, who moved a vote of thanks to Mrs. Boyce, was supported by Mrs. M. Dean. In appreciation of her services as honorary secretary of the tournament committee, Mrs. V. Stuart was presented with a table napkin ring by Mrs. Boyce. Tea was served at a table prettily arranged with low bowls of rosebuds.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 24 June 1947. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)