Croquet Club committee farewells Mrs. Frank Hooper

As a farewell to Mrs. Frank Hooper before her departure on a trip abroad, Mrs. Oswald Booth entertained the committee of the Toowoomba Croquet Club at her home in Herries-street, on Saturday evening. The lounge was arranged with bowls of pink cactus dahlias and asters, with an introduction of the club's colours in royal and pale blue ribbon. The supper table in the dining-room was beautified with vases of pink asters set on panels of the colours. The evening was spent with bridge and music, and there were several competitions, the winners presenting their prizes to the guest of honour as souvenirs of the occasion. There were several toasts, Mr. Booth proposing that of the guest of honour. Mrs. Rowe, president of the club, also spoke, and expressed the wish of the club that Mrs. Hooper should have a happy holiday, and concluded by proposing the toast of the hostess, which was endorsed by Mr. Hooper. Mr. Booth responded for Mrs. Booth and Mrs. Hooper also responded. In addition to the guest of honour, Mr. Booth and Miss Marjorie Booth, Mr. and Miss Hooper, those present included Mr. and Mrs. E. Rowe and Mrs. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. E. Perkins, Canon and Mrs. Oakeley, Mrs. C. Fortescue, Mrs. Corbett and her daughter, Mrs. Harding, Misses Davies and Booth and Mr. McKinnon. Apologies were received from Mrs. J. J. Petford and Mrs. Alex Gaydon.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 12 March 1928. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)