Annual social afternoon and trophy presentation at the croquet club

The president and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club entertained their friends at the annual social afternoon and presentation of trophies on the courts yesterday afternoon. The pavilion was decorated for the occasion with garlands of greenery and bright little pennants, and the tea table was beautified with tall vases of Iceland poppies, sweet peas, mauve iris, and cinneraria, and low bowls of beautiful pansies. Bridge tables were arranged in the pavilion and there were several interesting competitions on the lawn. After tea Mrs. Rowe, in a short speech, congratulated the members on the successful year, both socially and financially, and presented to Mrs. W. R. Ross Mrs. J. D. Annand's handsome trophy. Mrs. Annand, who is patroness of the club, then presented the trophies won during the year as follows: Championship silver cup, Mrs. F. Bridgman; single handicap, Mrs. J. Lee; double handicap, Mesdames C. Fortescue and J. Lee; novice handicap, Mrs. Frank Hooper. Bouquets of beautiful flowers were presented to Mesdames Rowe, Annand, and O. Booth (hon. secretary of the club). Those present included Mesdames J. D. Annand, E. J. Rowe, O. Booth, Norman Osborn, J. M. Yates, R. Warner Shand, F. Bridgman, C. Fortescue, Steward, J. McKinney, McLean, A. E. Baker, G. Cossart, F. Hooper, F. Hodgson, Burness, F. Stewart, Rogers, A. Wilson, G. Fogarty, H. Goodrich, A. Gaydon, W. Wood, Taylor, J. Seeley, F. W. Isaacs, C. Blair, A. V. Grahame, J. B. Kingsford, W. Hooper, W. R. Ross, D. F. Marshall, Forster, Draper, W. Cox, H. Gregory, W. J. Snow, Stanton, J. Krimmer, J. Macfarlane, F. McNeille, R. N. Bligh, M. Dines, A. R. Godsall, J. Lee, R. Hazard, A. T. Parrot, Evers, K. Jefferies, E. S. Taylor, R. F. O'Brien. Misses Clarice Hooper, Booth, Lennie Newman, Rene Fryar, Gratton, Elsie Bridgman, Ruth Godsall, Campbell (2), Loretta Parrot, Wessie Wood, and Harvey.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 31 July 1931. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)