Trophies presented at Toowoomba Croquet Club pavilion

The recently-erected pavilion at the Toowoomba Croquet Club's courts was gaily decorated with little pennants and was attractively arranged with bowls of Iceland poppies, sweetpeas and gum-tips, on Thursday afternoon last, when the president and members entertained a number of guests at tea on the occasion of the presentation of the trophies won during the year. The Mayoress, Mrs. J. Douglas Annand, made the presentations and on her arrival was presented with a bouquet. Flowers were also presented to the president (Mrs. E. J. Rowe) and the hon. secretary (Mrs. Oswald Booth). The trophies were won as follow: Champion, Mrs. Bridgman; singles handicap, Mrs. Bridgman; doubles handicap, Mrs. E. J. Rowe and Mrs. D. F. Marshall; novice handicap (silver cup donated by the captain, Mrs. Isaacs), Mrs. A. Gaydon. Competitions played during the afternoon were won by Miss Dulcie Rawlings (box), Mrs. Ross (golf ball), Mrs. Bridgman (crazy), and Mrs. Rowe (gymkhana). Those present, in addition to those already mentioned, were: Mesdames Aeneas McDonnell, H. Walker, A. R. Godsall, E. Baker, A. Walker, J. Lee, H. Gregory, A. Langmead (Nambour), J. M. Yates, W. Cooke, H. Goodrich, G. Izatt, F. Hooper, W. H. Gobbett, G. Izatt, J. Krimmer, R. Walsh, Grigg, Wainwright (Coolangatta), J. M. Harris, C. Fortescue, J. McKinney, A. Collins, Davies, W. Seeley, Kennedy, C. G. Blair, A. V. Grahame, Misses R. Godsall, P. Bergin (Brisbane), J. Davis, C. Hooper and Mr. Dick Godsall, junr.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 3 September 1929. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)