Toowoomba Croquet Club annual at home and trophies

The president and members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club held the annual at home at the club lawns yesterday afternoon. The trophies which were won at the tournaments during the year were presented by the Mayoress, Mrs. J. D. Annand, who is the patroness of the club. The tea tables were grouped in the club house. The floral decorations were mostly composed of varied shades of golden marigolds in crystal vases. In the centre of the room was a stand with a huge brass jardiniere of belladonna and tiger lilies.

Those present, in addition to Mrs. Annand, were Mesdames O. Booth (president), M. Dines (secretary), F. Bridgman (treasurer), C. Fortescue (captain), G. Cossart, J. Cossart, J. Wensley, R. J. Hazard, M. Brodie, J. Rogers, W. J. Broadfoot, G. Fogarty, W. Thorburn, A. E. White, H. Goodrich, T. Slatyer, J. Seeley, R. Best, N. Fox, E. A. McConachie, E. A. Baker, W. Miller, R. W. McLean, J. Lee, F. W. Isaacs, A. Wilson, R. A. Tullock, F. Hodgson, J. Krimmer, B. Krimmer (Brisbane), M. F. O'Connor, J. McKinney, Brown, T. Hooper, B. Pumfrey, V. Rogers, J. C. McLay, Misses Marcia Hodgson, Lucy Robinson, Joyce Fox, I. Fryar, Mavis Elvery, Elsie Bridgman, Elwood (India) and Sister Reed.

The trophies were won by the following: Championship, Mrs. F. Bridgman; singles handicap, Mrs. J. Lee; doubles handicap, Mrs. H. Goodrich and Mrs. W. Thorburn; novice handicap, Mrs. W. Hooper; Edith Hooper Memorial, singles handicap, Mrs. F. Hodgson; patroness's trophy, Mrs. J. Rogers.

The results of the croquet competition played during the afternoon were: Crazy, Mrs. M. Dines. Ladder: Mrs. J. Krimmer. Box: Mrs. J. McKinney. Gymkhana: Mrs. B. Krimmer. Bell: Mrs. J. Lee. Golf: Mrs. A. E. Baker.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 13 February 1935. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)