Coin afternoon at Mrs. Marshall's for croquet club funds

A coin afternoon, organised by Mesdames Marshall and F. Hodgson to augment the funds of the Toowoomba Croquet Club, was held at Mrs. Marshall's residence, Campbell-street, yesterday afternoon. Croquet competitions were arranged on the lawn, which was decorated with flags and ribbons in the club's colours. Miss L. Wonderley told fortunes, and there was a cake weight-guessing competition under the direction of Miss Marshall. Tea was served in the lounge at a table decorated with tall vases of yellow and white chrysanthemums, set on royal and pale blue ribbon (the club's colours). The Mayoress (Mrs. J. Douglas Annand) presented the prizes, which were awarded as follows: Gymkhana, Mrs. O. Booth; crazy, Mrs. Corell; bagatelle, Mrs. Fortescue; bell, Mrs. Dines; tumul, Mr. F. Hooper. Mrs. Marshall and Mrs. Hodgson acted as hostesses, and also in the gathering were Mesdames F. Hooper (president), O. Booth (hon. secretary), A. R. Godsall, Hazzard, Hale, Thoms, Stark, Blackburn, M. Harrison, Blair, E. Perkins, E. Rowe, F. Hooper, Allen, A. Gaydon, M. M'Minney, Petford, M. Dines, Izaat, O. Booth, Carmody, Burne, Wilkins, Oakeley, A. E. Baker, Stewart, Krimmer, G. Hooper, E. J. Melville, E. Darnley (Brisbane), Cooke, C. Fortescue, Allan, Fogarty, Corbett, J. Young (Sydney), Dumegan, Misses Dines, Booth, Petford (2), Hawkins, Corell, Fredericks, Morrison; Messrs. Marshall, and G. Godsall, jun.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 22 April 1927. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)