Toowoomba Croquet Club monthly bridge and croquet party

Great clusters of poppies and Geraldton wax, with graceful palms as a background, formed delightful decorations at the club house of the Toowoomba Croquet Club yesterday afternoon when the club held its monthly bridge and croquet party in the club house and on the lawns. A feature of the decorations was to be seen on the afternoon tea tables, which were adorned with floral decorations in the club's colours of purple and gold. The centre piece was a bowl of beautiful daffodils and pansies, and other smaller bowls of miniature golden daffodils and violets completed the attractive scheme. The hostesses were the president of the club (Mrs. D. F. Marshall), and Mesdames Mervyn Dines, Arthur Lamb and G. B. Mackay. A croquet competition was won by Mrs. Cossart, who received a dainty sweets dish, presented by Mrs. Mackay. The bridge prize was won by Mrs. Fogarty, who received a set of bridge playing cards donated by Mrs. Caines. Those present were Mesdames John McKinney, Frank Hodgson, Arthur Collins, W. Cooke, G. Cossart, S. Kingsford, L. Dunsdon, P. S. Priest, Evans, R. Stone, E. McKenzie, F. Lovell, K. W. Goldin, H. J. Samuels, W. H. Phillips, D. F. Marshall, G. E. Fogarty, John Provan, J. Cameron, E. T. Kingsford, S. H. Cooke, V. Greet, M. Tattam, J. J. Lucy, A. C. King, A. L. Myers, Olive, Bridgman, Quain, Mawson, J. Oberhardt, Warneke, Nelson-Fox, K. Wilson, J. Folk, K. Bedwell, L. Stirling, R. Handley, G. Wagner, W. Oehlman, A. J. Dayas, A. R. Grahame, M. Dines, E. M. Harvey, C. Nixon, E. H. Brugmann, M. J. McGovern, A. Caines, M. C. Bowdler and King, and Misses N. Reardon, T. Nelson-Fox, C. Warner and Nihill.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 7 August 1940. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)