Morning tea opens Darling Downs croquet tournament

A morning tea party yesterday in the Toowoomba Croquet Club pavilion opened the social activities connected with the Darling Downs annual croquet tournament, which commenced on Friday.

The spacious reception room of the pavilion presented a charming scene for the party, with a profusion of flowers and carnival favours. The tea tables were set with printed linen cloths, and forming brilliant colour splashes down the centres, were shallow crystal and pottery bowls overflowing with roses, carnations and cactus dahlias in varied shades of pink, gold and red.

Among the visitors from Brisbane for the tournament is the president of the Queensland Croquet Association (Mrs. F. Williamson), who is the guest of Mrs. R. H. Carlisle, Mary Street. The officials of the tournament are: President, Mrs. G. Fogarty; secretary, Mrs. Nelson Fox; joint managers, Mesdames W. A. Dean and J. Flegler; treasurer, Mrs. B. Binney.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 30 March 1954. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)