Afternoon party opens Toowoomba Croquet Club's new lawn

To celebrate the opening of the new lawn at the Toowoomba Croquet Club an afternoon party was arranged by the president (Mrs. Gerard Boyce), and the members. The Mayoress (Mrs. J. D. Annand) performed the opening ceremony. She congratulated the members on their new green. "The playing grounds in this sporting area," said Mrs. Annand, "cannot be increased to any greater extent, so I would suggest that representations be made to the trustees to beautify this corner and make it more in keeping with the improvements which you have made."

Afternoon tea was served in the club house, which was beautified with hanging baskets of flowers and ferns. The bridge prizes were won by Mesdames King and C. A. Lacaze. Mesdames Platz, Priest and Hatton won the croquet prizes. Those present included Mesdames Gerard Boyce, J. Lee, C. A. Lacaze, G. Fogarty, Davies, W. McLennan, P. Burriston, Carrel, Mervyn Dines, Broadfoot, T. Kingsford, Brodie, G. Mackay, G. Wagner, Evans, Lee, P. S. Priest, W. Frood, J. Platz, P. Fett, S. Dennis, Stewart, J. D. Meares, Walsh, Cooke, J. R. Dayas, Bourne, R. Stone, Pollock, Rosbrook, H. H. Cay, Provan, H. Goodrich, H. F. O'Brien, McNeill, Smallwood, N. C. Wilson, R. D. Kirby, G. Cossart, McLay, A. K. Lamb, C. L. Hatton, Wemsley, Kuhneman, Farr, Flegler, K. Bedwell, J. Atwell, M. Wallis, Meagher, Hodgson, Dean, King, A. R. Charles, Bullock, Switzer, Dormer, J. McLay, A. R. Leslie, Duncan Thompson, C. Fortescue, B. L. Pumfrey, Oehlman, J. Stone, C. Copas. W. Warrian, M. McGovern, C. Bowdler, J. M. Tate, E. Olive, Myers, Misses C. Hooper, E. Cossart, M. Hodgson and Earl.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 27 April 1939. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)