Laurel Bank Croquet Club holds its twelfth annual meeting

The twelfth annual meeting of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club was held in the club house on Saturday. There was a good attendance of members. Mrs. P. S. Priest (president) presided.

The president's and treasurer's report, which was received and adopted, revealed that the club is in a satisfactory position.

The election of office bearers resulted: President-treasurer, Mrs. P. S. Priest; vice-presidents, Mesdames J. Platz and F. Fett; honorary secretary, Mrs. S. M. Hopkins; vice-captain, Mrs. L. Cooke; Press Correspondent, Mrs. F. Bongers; convener, Mrs. J. Platz. The matter of sewerage installation was discussed, and it was decided to have the system installed as soon as possible.

Competitions and prizes for the coming year were discussed, and it was decided to conduct the following competitions—Championship singles; B Grade handicap (singles); Round robin singles and doubles handicap. Mid-week play will start next month.

The report of the president stated: "During the year the club held 10 meetings. The attendances were just fair. I would ask the members to take a greater interest in the club meetings. We admitted two new members during the year—Mrs. F. Perkins and Mrs. Tate. We entered the Downs Tournament in May and in July we were entertained all day at West Toowoomba Croquet Club. Club members spent an enjoyable day. We held four successful bridge parties during the year. I thank members for assistance given, and for prizes donated. We were represented at the State Tournament in September and hope to gain some experience from it. We completed our competitions in November. The results are: Championship, Mrs. P. S. Priest 1, Mrs. S. Dennis 2; round robin, Mrs. P. S. Priest 1, Mrs. L. Dunsdon 2; Doubles Handicap, Mesdames L. Dunsdon and F. Bongers 1, Mesdames J. Platz and P. S. Priest 2. At the Christmas party, presentations were made to the president and secretary. I thank Mr. T. H. Ludgate, our honorary auditor, and the Press, for publicity given. I appreciate the assistance given by my officers and I thank all members for their co-operation."

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 18 March 1947. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)