Laurel Bank Croquet Club annual meeting

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

The honorary treasurer's report revealed a sound position. The election of officers resulted: Patron, Mr. G. Stephens; patroness, Miss M. Rowe; president-treasurer, Mrs. P. S. Priest; vice-presidents, Mesdames M. Platz and S. M. Hopkins; secretary, Mrs. L. Cooke; captain, Mrs. S. Dennis; vice-captain, Mrs. E. Stone; convener, Mrs. M. Platz, assisted by Mesdames E. Stone, M. Fox, F. Perkins, and Ziesemer; Press correspondent, Mrs. W. Frood.

Competitions and prizes were discussed and it was decided to hold a championship (Round Robin), singles handicap, doubles handicap, and B Grade (Round Robin).

The president's report read as follows: "During the year we held 11 meetings and they were all well attended. Our membership has increased considerably. We admitted four new members—Mesdames Herron, Reilly, Loft, and Zeisemer. We have now 16 playing members and one social member. We entered in the Downs tournament in April. Congratulations are offered to Mrs. Nelson Fox, winner of the Downs championship. In June we contributed to the Legacy Fund. We held seven bridge parties during the year and they were quite successful. I thank all the members for their generous help. Results of club competitions are as follows.—Championship Round Robin: Mrs. S. Dennis; runner-up, Mrs. Priest. Singles handicap: Mrs. Priest; runner-up, Mrs. Frood. Doubles handicap: Mesdames Cooke and Priest; runners-up, Mesdames Dennis and Fox. B Grade Round Robin: Mrs. Cooke; runner-up, Miss Searle. I thank the members who gave donations towards the trophies. We visited West Toowoomba Club for their birthday party and presentations of their club's trophies. We congratulate Mrs. Imhoff of St. Andrew's Club on winning the champions title, and also Mrs. Sandberg of West Toowoomba for being runner-up. We are indebted to Mrs. Platz for her assistance in many ways as well as for looking after the lawns. Members send greetings to Mrs. Fett. I extend thanks to Mr. W. Frood and Mr. C. Loft for their generous assistance. I thank Mr. Ludgate, our honorary auditor, and the Press for publicity, and all the members for their help and co-operation."

Mesdames Platz and Perkins congratulated the president on her comprehensive account of the year's activities.

Presentations were made to the president, and the retiring secretary, Mrs. S. M. Hopkins, from the members. The patroness, Miss M. Rowe, then presented the trophies for the club competitions.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 21 March 1950. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)