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Toowoomba Croquet Club August bridge party

Poppies in rich tonings made an attractive show in the reception room of the Toowoomba Croquet Club pavilion yesterday afternoon when members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club held their August bridge…

Trove2 min read4 August 1943
HeadingSOCIAL ROUND
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateWednesday 4 August 1943, page 4Wed 4 Aug 1943, p. 4
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

oppies in rich tonings made an attractive show in the reception room of the Toowoomba Croquet Club pavilion yesterday afternoon when members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club held their August bridge party in aid of funds for the Red Cross Society. The tea buffet was centred with tall vases filled with tawny and gold-tinted poppies and sprigs of soft green foliage. Mrs. G. Fogarty is the president of the club, Mrs. N. Fox is the secretary and Mrs. Mervyn Dines is the treasurer.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 4 August 1943. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 4 August 1943. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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