Social afternoon on the courts, with prizes

The members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club held an interesting and enjoyable social afternoon on their courts yesterday afternoon in aid of the club funds. The grounds were gaily decorated with flags and the pavilion, where card tables were arranged for bridge, was beautified with quantities of autumn tinted chrysanthemums, dahlias and autumn foliage. There were competitions on the lawn under the supervision of Mesdames J. McKinney and Bridgman (crazy croquet), A. V. Graham (box), C. G. Blair and Thorburn (gymkhana), G. Fogarty and Miss Booth (bagatelle), and Mesdames J. Rogers and W. Hooper (bell). The committee included Mesdames E. J. Rowe (president), O. Booth (hon. secretary and treasurer), C. Fortescue (captain), F. Hooper, F. Hodgen, F. W. Isaacs and D. F. Marshall. Those present included also Mesdames J. Douglas Annand (patroness), J. B. Kingsford, A. R. Ross, M. H. Sullivan, R. McLean, V. Rogers, R. H. Ferguson, O. Sanders, Evers, McKenzie, Taylor, R. F. O'Bryen, Hazard, V. R. Woodhill, Glen Hickey, A. Lacaze, Davidson, Gibson, A. Collins, W. Atkinson, Pickering, M. Harrison, A. R. Godsall, W. Miller, J. Lawrenson, R. N. W. Bligh, Enright, Burcher, Evers, Misses C. Hooper, Walker, Gaydon, J. Krimmer, L. Hooper, D. Chapman (Brisbane), T. Hodgen, Long, M. Dunn, A. Irving.

The prize for the progressive bridge was won by Mrs. Evers, and the croquet competitions by Mrs. R. McLean (Bell), Mrs. J. McKinney (Gymkhana), Mrs. E. J. Rowe (Box), and Mrs. F. Bridgman (Bagatelle and Crazy). The trophies were presented to the winners by Mrs. Annand.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 30 April 1931. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)