Quarterly bridge party at the Laurel Bank club house

Sweet-peas and ferns provided attractive decorations in the club house of the Laurel Bank croquet club on Tuesday afternoon, when members of the club held their quarterly bridge party. There was a large attendance of bridge players, who were received by Mrs. P. S. Priest, president of the club. Mrs. Priest wore a suit of black and white shepherd's plaid and a matching beret. Prizes for a lucky number and for bridge were won by Mrs. R. F. Bourne and Mrs. J. Lee respectively. A home-made tea was handed round by the members. Those present included Mesdames O. Kessels, R. McKay, R. F. Bourne, F. McCrystal, K. Hunter, F. Oliver, T. Gibson, Wagner, A. J. Dayas, J. Lee, G. Bell, G. B. Mackay, B. Kuhnemann, D. F. Marshall, I. Dennis, Lawton, J. J. Lucy, L. Penfold, W. Warrian, W. Miller, C. Davies, C. Healy, V. Stuart, R. McGovern, F. Greenbury, R. Ashford, W. Smythe, W. Wallis, F. Brunner, M. Dewar, G. Pace, J. Tate, M. McGovern, M. Bowdler, E. Brugmann, P. J. Barron, P. C. Bergin, M. F. O'Connell, P. C. Adams, S. Johnson, H. Bingham, J. E. Duggan, A. B. Beer, P. Norris, J. Lowcock, W. Jackson, M. Barron, W. Pettinger, K. Bedwell, K. Wilson, R. Muir, E. Evans, A. Baxter, J. E. Poore, J. T. Symons, S. Berry, M. Rodgers, W. Boyd, S. Cooke, S. Dennis, W. Frood, M. Fox, B. M. Hopkins, F. Bongers, Misses B. O'Connell, M. Lincoln, H. Armstrong, P. Costello, E. Coote.

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