Christmas tea party at the Laurel Bank club house

The club house of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club was gay with floral and Christmas decorations on Saturday afternoon, when the president (Mrs. P. S. Priest) entertained the members at a bright Christmas tea party. A feature of the gaily-decorated table was the iced Christmas cake which had been made by Mrs. Priest. In addition to members, Mrs. Priest extended a welcome to Miss M. Rowe, patroness of the club, as well as to Mrs. J. Smidt, who, in an interesting talk, gave a resume of the origin of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club. Mrs. Smidt was one of the main movers in securing the ground for that purpose. A happy afternoon concluded with the exchanging of greetings and good wishes for the coming season.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 20 December 1949. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)