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Monthly bridge party with daffodils and poppies

The monthly bridge party arranged by the members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club in aid of Red Cross funds was held in the club's pavilion yesterday afternoon. Bowls of daffodils and Iceland poppies…

Trove2 min read8 August 1945
HeadingSOCIAL ROUND
NewspaperThe Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette
DateWednesday 8 August 1945, page 2Wed 8 Aug 1945, p. 2
Found onTrove, National Library of Australia

he monthly bridge party arranged by the members of the Toowoomba Croquet Club in aid of Red Cross funds was held in the club's pavilion yesterday afternoon. Bowls of daffodils and Iceland poppies provided attractive decorations, while the tea table was beautified with sweetpeas and small posy bowls of violets. Mrs. W. Cooke, president, Mrs. A. E. King, secretary, and Mrs. G. B. Mackay, treasurer, assisted by the committee, were responsible for the arrangements.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 8 August 1945. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 8 August 1945. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)

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