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President and Members' Day trophies presented

The Toowoomba Croquet Club was beautifully decorated with seasonable blooms on the occasion of the President and Members' Day. During the afternoon tea recess the president, Mrs. Marshall, accepted…

Trove2 min read2 July 1942
HeadingSOCIAL ROUND
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateThursday 2 July 1942, page 2Thu 2 Jul 1942, p. 2
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he Toowoomba Croquet Club was beautifully decorated with seasonable blooms on the occasion of the President and Members' Day. During the afternoon tea recess the president, Mrs. Marshall, accepted from Mrs. R. Hills on behalf of the club members, a very nice photo of one of the club's greatly respected members, Mrs. H. Goodrich. The president spoke very feelingly of Mrs. Goodrich's past activities. Mrs. Annand (patroness of the club) was introduced by Mrs. Marshall and presented the trophies won by the members in the past year's tournament as follows: A Grade round Robin championship: Mrs. G. B. Mackay (trophy presented by Mrs. Marshall); runner-up, Mrs. Nelson Fox. B Grade round Robin championship: Mrs. W. U. P. Cooke (trophy presented by Mrs. G. B. Mackay); runner-up, Mrs. M. Brodie. C Grade round Robin championship: Mrs. W. Evans (trophy presented by Mrs. N. Fox); runners-up, Mrs. E. C. Olive and Mrs. W. McCulloch. Edith Hooper Memorial trophy: Mrs. Gerard Boyce (presented by Miss C. Hooper). Patroness trophy. Mrs. W. U. P. Cooke. Year's aggregate: Mrs. M. Brodie (presented by Mrs. Marshall). Mixed doubles: Mesdames G. B. Mackay and M. Cossart.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 2 July 1942. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 2 July 1942. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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