Florin afternoon at Fernside, croquet competitions

The members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club held one of their pleasant florin afternoons yesterday afternoon at "Fernside," the residence of Mrs. Gerard Boyce. The day was an ideal one, and the various competitions were played off under the most delightful conditions, on a lawn overlooking a wonderful view of sun-flecked hills and valleys. Tea was served in the lounge and dining room, which were filled with winter roses and fragrant early narcissi. Mrs. Boyce and Mrs. Frank Hooper (President of the Club) acted as hostesses and also present were Mesdames W. A. Bain, Kingsford, A. Mallalieu and A. E. Gill (Brisbane), Stanley Hobson, T. P. Connolly, A. Hale, C. Fortescue, Cook, Wilkins, E. Rowe, E. Perkins, R. G. Wonderley, J. H. Munro, H. J. Stark, Petford, A. T. Parrot, Mervyn Dines, G. H. Buchanan, Johnson, J. Folk, A. Gaydon, Blair, Marshall, Allan, Corbett, O. Booth, Haimes, F. Hodgson, Isaac, Logan, Misses Baynes (Brisbane), Booth and Davis. The competitions were won by Mrs. F. Hooper (Crazy Croquet), Mrs. E. Rowe (Bagatelle), Mrs. Logan (Gymkhana), and Mrs. Marshall (Bell).

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 10 May 1927. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)