West Toowoomba club holds florin afternoon and presents trophies

The president (Mrs. R. Walsh) and members of the West Toowoomba Croquet Club were hostesses at a well-arranged and enjoyable florin afternoon on their lawns yesterday afternoon. The lawns were looking very fresh and green, the little creeper-covered pagodas and bright flower beds making gay bits of surrounding colour. Tea was served in the bowling pavilion at tables beautified with bowls of beautiful roses, French marigolds and poinsettias. After tea Mrs. Walsh, in a short speech, welcomed the Mayoress and congratulated her on her husband's success in the elections and said how proud she and the members of the club were that her first public appearance as the wife of the member for Toowoomba should be as their guest. Mrs. Annand, who was presented with a bouquet of beautiful red roses tied with the club colours (red and white ribbon), then at the request of Mrs. Walsh, presented the trophies won during the year. The following were the winners: Championship: Miss Fryar; runner up, Mrs. Miller. Singles Handicap: Mrs. Miller; runner up, Mrs. Compagnoni. Doubles Handicap: Mesdames Miller and McLean; runners up, Mesdames Marshall and Compagnoni. Novice: Mrs. Miller. Champion Pairs: Mesdames A. T. Parrot and J. Johnson; runners up, Mesdames Miller and Compagnoni. Beginners' Singles: Mesdames Searle, 1; Mrs. Krimmer, 2. Polo: Mrs. Stewart. The hostesses were: Mesdames R. Walsh (president), Miller (captain), E. Baker, F. Bullock, A. B. Carter, W. T. Compagnoni, E. Dumigan, T. Fryar, H. Hale, J. Johnson, B. Krimmer, J. Krimmer, H. Lee, Marshall, McLean, J. Murphy, T. Norris, A. T. Parrot, Stewart, C. Searle, Thorburn, Wilson, Rupert Knight, Misses McKinstry and R. Fryar. The guests included the Mayoress (Mrs. J. Douglas Annand), R. G. F. O'Bryen, G. Lanyon, Christain, E. Rowe, M. Corbett, Grigg, C. G. Blair, Isaacs, Larcombe (Brisbane), C. Loxton, Stanton, C. Fortescue, Webb, O. Booth, Elvery, N. McDonald, F. Hodgson, Rogers, Cossart, Mervyn Dines, Douse, C. Luxmore, Hannay (N.S. Wales), Misses D. Hodgson, E. Norris, Ware, Arnold (Maryborough), Hoskin, Nan Walsh, Jean Dumigan, and Lorna Compagnoni

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 14 May 1929. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)