Croquet club holds a coin afternoon on its lawns

The president and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club entertained a large number of guests at a coin afternoon on their lawns yesterday afternoon. The lawns were looking very fresh and green, and a delightful afternoon was spent with competitions, for which prizes were awarded. Tea was served in the pavilion at a table beautified with bowls of gladioli, roses, and mauve asters, and coloured emblems, in the form of croquet mallets, hoops, and balls formed an effective overhead decoration. The box croquet was won by Mrs. W. R. Ross, the gymkhana by Mrs. R. M'Lean, kaazy by Mrs. F. Hodgson, brake by Mrs. Bridgman, golf by Mrs. Bridgman, bell by Mrs. B. Krimmer and Mrs. Mervyn Dines, and angle by Mrs. F. Bridgman. The president (Mrs. E. Rowe) presented the prizes, and among those present were the Mayoress (Mrs. J. Douglas Annand), Mesdames Oswald Booth (hon. secretary), E. J. Dumigan, A. Wilson, J. S. Murphy, [?O]. J. Searle, J. Devine, R. Walsh, B. Krimmer, J. Krimmer, J. J. Lee, H. B. Yeates, W. T. Compagnoni, J. Smallhorn, J. N. Wilson, C. N. Luxmore, D. Rawlings, J. Esler, P. Boys, J. Storer, A. Langmead, M. Macdonald, W. Elvery, R. M'Lean, A. Offner, A. Buzacott, G. Fogarty, J. B. Brown, Ferguson, A. Walker, W. H. Gobbett, S. Fitzpatrick, Brandt, and G. Izatt, Misses Clear, E. Williamson, Mervyn Dines, Lorna Hooper, Booth, Millie Booth, Dulcie Boys, Joyce Morgan, Malling, and Buzacott.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 16 March 1929. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)