West Toowoomba club celebrates its third birthday

To celebrate the third birthday of their club, the members of the West Toowoomba Croquet Club gave a charmingly arranged tea party on their courts yesterday afternoon, at which the members of the Toowoomba Club were guests. An added interest was the presence of Mrs. M. Carmody who, during her residence, was a member, and latterly president of the Club, and came specially from Maryborough to be present. After competitions on the lawn, tea was served in the Bowling Club Pavilion, which was lent for the occasion. The decorations were beautifully carried out with a wealth of vari-coloured gerberas and roses, arranged in brass bowls and set on panels of red and white and royal and pale blue tulle, the colours of the two clubs. On the president's table was a prettily decorated birthday cake with the orthodox three candles, made and presented by the president, Mrs. R. Walsh. Rainbow coloured ribbons formed an overhead decoration and the walls were twined with garlands of red and white roses and greenery. After tea, Mrs. Walsh lit the candles and cut the cake, and in a little speech welcomed the visitors and expressed the pleasure of herself and the members at having Mrs. Carmody with them. She also welcomed Mrs Decker (Redcliffe), who was a guest. Mrs. Rowe (President Toowoomba Club) and Mrs. Carmody responded. Those present included: Mesdames R. Walsh (President), Compagnoni (hon. secretary), W. Miller (captain), B. Krimmer (vice-captain), Dumigan (hon. treasurer), Fryar, McLean (vice-presidents), Blake, Hale, Norris, Baker, Carmody, Johnson, J. Krimmer, Lee, Marshall, Murphy, Parrot, Searle, Thorburn, Rupert Knight, Misses E. Rosenstengel and R. Fryar, E. Rowe, Isaacs, T. P. Oakeley, C. Fortescue, F. Hooper, Mervyn Dines, Decker (Redcliffe), Gregg, Ross, F. Hodgson and Corbett.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 12 February 1929. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)