Croquet club farewells Mrs. Corbett with a polo croquet afternoon

To say good-bye to Mrs. Corbett, who left yesterday for North Queensland, the members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club entertained her at a polo croquet afternoon at their lawns on Friday. On her arrival Mrs. Corbett was presented with a bouquet of blue hydrangeas tied with ribbons in the club colours (royal and pale blue). Tea was served in the pavilion at a table beautified with blue hydrangeas, and after tea Mrs. Rowe, on behalf of the members, presented to the guest of honour a xylonite brush and comb in case. In making the presentation, Mrs. E. J. Rowe (president of the club) said that Mrs. Corbett was one of the oldest and most popular members, and one of the best sports in the club. She wished her a happy holiday and hoped that she would return much improved in health. The tournament was won by Mrs. Rowe, who presented the prize (a pair of floral satin slippers in a satin case) to Mrs. Corbett. Also in the finals were Mesdames O. Booth, Corbett, M. Dines, H. Goodrich, F. Hodgson, C. Blair, A. V. Grahame, and Miss Booth, and in the gathering were also Mesdames C. Fortescue, A. Gaydon, M. J. Hazard, F. Hooper, T. Keys, J. Kingsford, J. Lee, D. F. Marshall, J. McKinney, W. R. Ross, Misses Clarice Hooper and Thelma Keys.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 17 December 1929. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)