Coin afternoon and competitions at the croquet lawns

Bowls of dahlias, gold montbretia and white meadowsweet, beautified the tea tables in the clubhouse at the Toowoomba Croquet Club's lawns, Lindsay-street, on Thursday, when a most successful coin afternoon was held in aid of the club funds. There was a very large attendance, and the visitors were received by the president (Mrs. Frank Hooper), and Mrs. Edward Perkins. Several interesting croquet competitions were held, and resulted as follows:—Gymkhana, Mrs. E. Perkins; golf, Mrs. Mervyn Dines; bagatelle, Mrs. J. M. Johnson; tunnel, Mrs. M. Dines; bell, Mrs. E. J. Rowe. A box of chocolates, presented by Mrs. A. R. Godsall and Mrs. Dines, was given as a prize for a name-guessing competition. The correct name (Betty) was guessed by Miss M. Petford. Those present, in addition to those already mentioned, were the Mayoress (Mrs. J. Douglas Annand), Mesdames W. P. Oakeley, G. H. Buchanan, Gerard Boyce, J. J. Petford, Percy Boys, Kingsford, Graham, Carrell, W. Penhallurick, F. C. M. Burne, Ken. McKinney, Arthur Collins Carmody, C. Fortescue, F. Hodgson, D. F. Marshall, A. R. Godsall, McDonald, Keys, G. Fogarty, Isaacs, A. Langmead, George Hooper, Loxton, W. A. Bain, A. T. Parrot, J. M. Johnson, T. L. Fryar, Cooke, [?Haimes], J. [?Folk], Arthur Offner, A. Campbell (Wynnum), Stuart, W. Miller, [?Maloney], Tom Logan, Misses Rene Fryar, Burne, Campbell, O'Connell, Dulcie Boys, Williamson (2), and others.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 26 February 1927. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)