Laurel Bank croquet members hold a bridge party

The Laurel Bank Park hall was transformed into a colourful floral garden setting, when the members of the Laurel Bank Croquet Club conducted a successful bridge party yesterday afternoon. A well stocked stall laden with a wide variety of vegetables, jams, cakes, sweets and needle work was set at one side of the hall. The busy sellers were Mesdames M. Platz and B. Hanscombe.

The president, Mrs. P. S. Priest, who received the players, was assisted by Mesdames S. M. Hopkins and B. Hanscombe, secretary and treasurer, respectively.

Mrs. E. Stone was responsible for arranging the bridge party and Mrs. Bullock was convenor of the afternoon tea.

Those present included Mesdames J. Holley, E. S. Geitz, F. Murphy, R. E. Smith, C. Zeisemer, A. Davidson, Fox, F. Greenbury, W. H. Lincoln, A. J. Quigley, S. Carroll, N. McDonald, J. Lee, K. Bedwell, A. E. Fittock, Wallace, W. Miller, M. E. Gordon, D. Stumbles, C. E. Higgins, H. Althaus, H. Chapman, H. C. Perina, Watts, W. Evans, L. M. Spence, M. V. Rust, Apelt, J. McKee, L. Alroe, E. Fisher, Ferguson, I. Watson, C. Sanderson, G. Wright, F. Kath, S. H. Andrews, J. Flegler, T. E. Holmes, J. Abbott, F. L. Oliver, K. Hunter, M. J. Allen, M. Bentley, L. W. Carroll, Stuart Talpin, McGovern, P. Dewar, T. Hacker, C. Bloodworth, G. Mace, C. Milburn, A. C. Smith, W. H. Wippell, Leschinski, N. Linwood, E. Steele, Lindsay, C. Deller, S. Baker, H. Reynolds, E. Cumner, T. Cumner, N. Gerber, V. Wockner, E. Cook, M. Yarrow, S. Johnson, S. Greenbury, H. Pettinger, G. Mullally, Lawton, A. Jackson, M. Barron, F. Dearling, A. Taylor, M. Jones, E. Byrne, Alford, R. Humphreys, R. Kineavy, J. J. Lucy, C. Berry, A. Dayas, McIntyre, J. Brunner, Dean and V. Cleary, and Misses M. Lincoln, Beinke, Allom, M. McDonald and Riordon.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 25 November 1953. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)