Croquet club farewells Mrs. Oakeley

To say goodbye to Mrs. W. P. Oakeley before her departure from Toowoomba, the president and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club entertained her at a tea and "polo-croquet" afternoon on the lawns on Thursday afternoon. Tea was set on the lawn at a table beautified with a bowl of pink roses, and after tea the president, Mrs. E. J. Rowe, on behalf of the club, presented to Mrs. Oakeley a case containing a xylonite brush and mirror. In expressing regret at her departure from Toowoomba the speaker paid a high tribute to Mrs. Oakeley's qualities as a player and committeewoman. Mrs. Rowe's remarks were supported by Mrs. F. W. Isaacs (captain) and Mrs. O. Booth (hon. secretary).

In responding Mrs. Oakeley said that the happiest days of her life had been spent with the members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club. She would always cherish their gift, and now that she was not leaving Queensland, she hoped she would sometimes meet them and would look forward to playing sometimes on their lawns. The competition (for which the prize was donated by Mrs. F. Hooper) was won by Mrs. Oakeley. Those present, in addition to those already mentioned, were: Mesdames F. Hooper, M. Corbett, F. Hodgson, Bridgman, C. Fortescue, J. B. Kingsford, W. Cooke, J. Grigg, A. V. Grahame, J. McKinney, W. F. Marshall, C. Blair, Hazard, and Miss Booth.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 22 June 1929. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)