Fifth club social evening at Selborne

The fifth of the series of social evenings, which are held monthly under the auspices of the Toowoomba Croquet Club, in aid of the club funds, took place at Selborne, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Godsall, in Herries-street, on Friday night. Mesdames Godsall, Edward Perkins, and Carrell were the hostesses. The spacious verandas were enclosed with bunting, and converted into lounges, beautified with bowls of autumn-tinted leaves and roses, and used for card playing; pale and royal blue streamers (the club colours) canopied the dining-room, which was used for dancing, and brass bowls of copper coloured gerberas, roses, and tinted maple leaves were arranged in the hall. Mrs. Godsall wore a pretty frock of shell pink georgette, heavily beaded in pastel shades, showing a deep design at the hem. Mrs. Edward Perkins was in black Marocain, a sheath gown showing touches of Oriental embroidery, and Mrs. Carrell wore a dress of black panne. Noticed among those present were the Mayoress (Mrs. J. Douglas Annand), Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Rivett, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Rowe, Mesdames C. Fortescue, Carvosso, W. P. Oakeley, Carl Loxton, Arthur Offner, Lamb, Davis, W. Cunningham, C. J. Bott, M. Corbett, Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. George Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M'Kinney, Mr. and Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Oswald Booth and Miss Booth, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pigott, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cleary, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. Kelvin O'Byrne and Miss Brenda O'Byrne, Dr. and Mrs. Alex. Horn, Mr. Leslie Wood and Miss Wood, Misses Meta Hooper, Clarice Hooper, Summers, Mr. and Mrs. Keys, Misses Jean and Peggy Annand, Elva Perkins, Messrs. Stewart, C. Boyce, G. Keogh, T. Watson, G. A. Godsall, and many others. Three prizes, one for Mah-Jongg, and the other two for guessing competitions, were presented by the three hostesses, and were won by Mrs. Davis (Mah-Jongg trophy), Miss Meta Hooper, and Miss P. King.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 31 May 1926. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)