Party for two old members, with polo croquet

On Thursday afternoon the members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club gave an enjoyable party at the courts in honour of Mrs. Gerard Boyce and Mrs. Isaacs, who are both old members of the club. During the afternoon there were competitions on polo croquet. Mesdames Mervyn Dines and J. A. Grigg were the winners and presented the trophies to the guests of honour. Tea was served in the pavilion, which was attractively decorated for the occasion with dark blue delphiniums and pale blue hydrangeas and salvia (the club colours). In addition to the guests of honour those present were Mrs. Oswald Booth (president), Mrs. Mervyn Dines (hon. secretary), Mesdames F. Bridgman, F. Hodgson, H. Goodrich, J. M'Kinney, M. Corbett, J. A. Grigg, J. Lee, C. Fortescue, G. Cossart, C. G. Blair, R. J. Hazard, J. B. Kingsford, A. V. Grahame, G. Fogarty, and Miss B. Booth.

The article as it was printed in The Brisbane Courier, 14 January 1933. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)