Croquet club farewells a visiting member with an afternoon party

As a farewell to Mrs. Harden, who during a visit of several months to Toowoomba, has been a "visiting" member of the club, the President and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club gave a well arranged and enjoyable afternoon party at their lawns on Tuesday afternoon. Polo croquet was played and the winners, Mrs. F. C. M. Burne (senior), and Mrs. Grigg (junior), presented the trophies, a sandwich tray, and two dainty sweet dishes (donated by Mrs. Rowe and Mrs. Booth respectively), to the guest of honour. Tea was served in the little pavilion, at tables beautified with Iceland poppies. After tea, Mrs. Rowe (president), presented the trophies, and made a little farewell speech, to which Mrs. Harden responded. In addition to the guest of honour, those present were: Mesdames E. Rowe, O. Booth, J. B. Kingsford, Isaacs, Corbett, Petford, F. C. M. Burne, A. B. Godsall, Graham, Blair, T. P. Oakeley, F. Hodgson, Marshall, Warner, J. McKinney and Miss Booth.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 1 August 1928. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)