West Toowoomba members farewell Mrs. Carmody

To say "good-bye" to Mrs. Carmody (their president), the members of the West End Croquet Club arranged a delightful tea party, which was held at the Club House of the West End Bowling Green on Wednesday. The gardens surrounidng the Club House are a picture just now, with the roses of every shade out in bloom, and made an attractive setting for the club house, which was hung with gaily coloured streamers and arranged with bronze bowls of roses and scarlet gerberas (from Mrs. W. Miller's garden). Bowls of the same flowers beautified the tea tables. On her arrival the guest of honour was presented by Mrs. Miller with a bouquet of gerberas and Geraldton wax flowers, tied with maroon and white streamers (the club colours). After tea, on behalf of the club, Mrs. Fryar presented Mrs. Carmody with a croquet mallet, suitably inscribed, from the members of the West Toowoomba Croquet Club. Mrs. Fryar voiced the regret off all present at losing Mrs. Carmody, and Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Compagnoni also expressed their regret at Mrs. Carmody's departure. Regret was also expressed at the absence of Mrs. C. Blake. Two competitions were won by Mrs. A. B. Carter, and during the afternoon several photographs were taken by Miss L. Goddard. In addition to the guest of honour the party included Mesdames T. L. Fryar, R. W. M'Lean, Compagnoni, W. Miller, Dumigan, R. Walsh, B. Krimmer, G. Hale, T. C. Norris, A. T. Parrot, Johnson, Thorburn, E. A. Baker, C. Villaume, Marshall, H. F. O'Brien, J. T. Murphy, Bullock, J. Krimmer, Wilson, C. Searle, A. B. Carter, Stewart, Misses M'Kinstry, R. Fryar, and L. Goddard.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 28 September 1928. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)