Croquet club plays Warwick, then holds card evening and children's dance

Mesdames E. J. Rowe, Bridgman, O. Booth, C. Fortescue, N. Corbett, F. Hooper, A. Gaydon, F. Hodgson, and Mesdames Grigg and A. V. Graham (emergencies), Toowoomba Croquet Club, motored to Warwick yesterday and will play a match with the members of the Warwick Club to-day. Messrs. Oswald Booth and Ken Gaydon motored the party.

In aid of the building fund 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, Herries-street, on Friday evening. The lounge, which was arranged for bridge and "[?500]," was beautified with bowls of roses and Mina Lobata. Those present, in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Booth and their daughter, Miss Marjorie Booth, were Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Rowe, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Isaacs, Mr. and Mrs. F. Hoepper, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gaydon, Mr. and Mrs. Mervyn Dines, Mr. and Mrs. C. Blair, Mr. and Mrs. A. Collins, Mesdames F. Hodgson, W. P. Oakeley, C. Fortescue, Pumfrey, Essex Evans, W. S. Marshall, Grigg, N. Corbett, A. V. Graham, Misses Clegg, Booth, M. Booth, C. Clay, J. Davies, D. Graham, M. Hooper, M. Dines, Walsh, Thompson and D. Hodgson, Messrs. F. G. Booth, K. Gaydon and Cowled. A box of chocolates donated by Mrs. Corbett was won by Mrs. Dines, who returned it to be disposed of again in aid of the funds.

In aid of the same fund, the members of the Croquet Club held a bright little children's dance at Mr. and Mrs. Booth's home on Saturday evening. Mesdames E. J. Rowe and Frank Hooper assisted Mr. and Mrs. Booth in entertaining, and also present were Mrs. Langmead, Mr. and Mrs. Basil Sterling (Brisbane), Misses Marjorie Booth, M. and L. Rowe, M. and V. Perkins, S. Ludgate, J. Young, H. Goldsworthy, M. and B. Elvery, B. Atkinson, N. Walker, M. and Z. Leschinski, W. Hopkins, M. Wilkin, A. Langmead, E. and V. Bridgman, Messrs. P. Hassler, C. and G. Atkinson, M. Rowe, G. Jordan, T. Allan, K. Crouch, B. Chester, R. Evans, J. and D. McDonald, B. Stephens, D. Anderson and E. Caton.

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