Croquet club ladies travel to Warwick and hold card evening and children's dance

Mesdames E. J. Rowe, Bridgman, O. Booth, C. Fortesque, N. Corbett, F. Hooper, A. Gaydon, F. Hodgson, Grigg, and A. V. Graham (members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club), left yesterday for Warwick, where they will play a match with the Warwick Club to-day.

In aid of the building funds of their new club house, the president (Mrs. E. J. Rowe), and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club held an enjoyable [?card] evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Booth on Saturday evening. The lounge, which was arranged for bridge and 500, was beautified with bowls of roses, and [?mina lacarta]. Those present included, in addition to Mr. Booth and Mrs. Booth (who is hon. secretary of the club), and their daughter, Miss Marjorie Booth, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Isaacs, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hooper, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gaydon, Mr. and Mrs. M. Dines, Mr. and Mrs. C. Blair, Mr. and Mrs. A. Collins, Mesdames W. P. Oakeley, C. Fortescue, Pumfrey, Essex Evans, W. S. Marshall, Grigg, N. Corbett, A. V. Graham, Misses Clegg, Booth, M. Booth, C. Clay, G. Davies, Walsh, Thompson, D. Hooson, Messrs. F. G. Booth, K. Gaydon, and Cowled.

On Saturday evening for the same fund the members held a children's dance at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Booth. Mesdames E. J. Rowe and F. Hooper assisted Mr. and Mrs. Booth in entertaining. Also present were Mrs. Langmead, Mr. and Mrs. Stirling (Brisbane), Misses M. Booth, M. and L. Rowe, M. and V. Perkins, S. Ludgate, J. Young, H. Goldsworthy, M. Elvery, B. Elvery, B. Atkinson, N. Walker, M. and Z. Leschenski, W. Hopkins, M. Wilkin, A. Langmead, E. and D. Bridgman, Messrs. Peter Hassler, C. and G. Atkinson, J. Rowe, G. Jordan, T. Allan, K. Crouch, B. Chester, R. Evans, J. and D. M'Donald, M. Stephens, D. Anderson, and E. Caton.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 29 April 1929. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)