West Toowoomba club celebrates its third birthday

To celebrate their third birthday, 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, too, was the presence of Mrs. M. Carmody, who during her residence here was a member, and latterly president of the club, and specially came from Maryborough to be present. After competitions on the lawn tea was served in the bowling club's 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. 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 welcomed the visitors, expressing 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 of the Toowoomba Club) and Mrs. Carmody responded. Those present included Mesdames R. Walsh (president), Compagnoni (hon. secretary), J. Miller (captain), B. Krimmer (vice-captain), Dumigan (hon. treasurer), Fryar and M'Lean (vice-presidents), Blake, Hale, Norris, Baker, Carmody, Johnson, J. Krimmer, Lee, Marshall, Murphy, Perrot, Searle, Thorburn, Rupert Knight, Misses E. Rosenstengel, R. Fryar, E. Rowe, Isaacs, T. P. Oakeley, Fortescue, F. Hooper, Mervyn Dines, Decker, (Redcliffe), Gregg, Ross, F. Hogson, and Corbett.

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