Club mourns Mrs. Slatyer and holds its bridge party

Members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club were distressed to hear of the death of Mrs. Slatyer, who was a greatly loved member of the club. She was one of the most enthusiastic members of the club, and had hopes, health permitting, of reaching a high standard of play in the club. Visiting croquet players who took part in the recent Downs tournament will have kindly recollections of this gentle and sweet tempered lady's work in attending to their wants at the club house day after day, and providing them with refreshments when they visited the club house after their game.

At the afternoon tea adjournment on Wednesday the President (Mrs. Hodgson) made feeling reference to the great loss the club had sustained by Mrs. Slatyer's death, and to the very high esteem in which Mrs. Slatyer was held by members.

Members stood in silence for a minute as a mark of respect.

Mrs. John McKinney joined members for afternoon tea.

On Tuesday our annual bridge party in aid of the club's funds took place in the Memorial Hall. Our energetic president is to be congratulated on the great success of the function. She, with the assistance of members, worked untiringly to achieve financial and social success.

There was no play on Saturday owing to the very welcome rain.

The results of play on Wednesday were:—

Mesdames Esler and Fogarty .. 19 Mesdames Hodgson and Bridgman .. 26 Mesdames Fox and Kingsford .. 26 Mesdames Marshall and Cossart .. 15 Mrs. Wensley .. 22 Mrs. Brodie .. 15

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 18 June 1937. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)