Seventh birthday party and trophies presented

The West Toowoomba Bowling Club's pavilion was gaily decorated with lines of bright pennants and the tea tables were massed with beautiful flowers yesterday afternoon when the President and members of the West Toowoomba Croquet Club celebrated their seventh birthday with one of their delightfully arranged tea parties. The hedge of fuchsias leading from the gate to the pavilion was a mass of purple and pink blooms, and the lawns were beautifully fresh and green. The President's table was arranged with a centre bowl of pink [?amaryllis] and low vases of pink roses and [?antigone], and the other tables were set with big brass bowls of beautiful zinnias in copper shadings. A birthday cake iced in white was decorated with seven pink and white candles. During the afternoon there were a number of interesting croquet competitions, prizes for which were donated by the members. During tea the President (Mrs. A. T. Parrot), in a short speech, welcomed the visitors, and the Mayoress (Mrs. F. J. Paterson), Mrs. E. J. Rowe (President, Toowoomba Club), Mesdames J. Douglas Annand and T. R. Roberts spoke in appreciation of the delightful entertainment and wished the club "many happy returns of the day." Mrs. Parrot then presented the trophies won during the year, which were as follows: Champion, Mrs. W. T. Compagnoni; runner-up, Mrs. E. A. Baker. Pairs, Mesdames R. McLean and J. Krimmer; runners-up, Mesdames Stewart and Norris. Handicap, Mrs. Norris; runner-up, Mrs. E. A. Baker. Novice, Mrs. Bullock; runner-up, Mrs. J. Krimmer. The trophies included charming pieces of brass, cut glass, and Doulton. The committee included Mesdames A. T. Parrot (President), R. Walsh and R. McLean (Vice-presidents), J. Krimmer (Hon. Secretary), S. Stewart (Hon. Treasurer), Miss R. Fryar (Captain), Mrs. T. Norris (Vice-captain), Mesdames O'Connell, A. Wilson, Bullock, E. A. Baker, and Hawkins. Those present were the Mayoress (Mrs. F. J. Paterson), Mesdames J. Douglas Annand, T. R. Roberts, E. J. Rowe (President, Toowoomba Club), O. Booth, W. Miller, C. Villaume, B. Krimmer, McConachie, Stewart, B. Marshall, P. J. Barron, J. R. Doyle, F. Bridgman, Hales, H. Goodrich, Bodycott, A. R. Godsall, Lowe, French, H. Gaydon, Craig, G. Cossart, J. Rogers, J. Seeley, G. Fogarty, J. Smallhorn, F. Hodgson, C. Johnson, T. H. Collie, J. Ferguson, A. V. Grahame, J. Phillips, J. Esler, H. G. Webb, N. McDonald, V. A. Elvery, O. Sanders, W. Stark, G. H. Buchanan, J. Lee, F. Hooper, L. Dowse, J. T. Cunningham, J. Morrison, N. O'Kelly, D. McNaught, C. Fortescue, Greenwood, J. A. Thoms, Wilson-Irving (Gordon Vale), Dwyer, Campbell, Hunter, Dr. Robina Harlin, Misses Sylvia Bierne, Loretta Parrot, Ruth Godsall, Nan Walsh, Eulys Buchanan, L. Krimmer, Marjorie Booth, Walton, F. McDonald, Connolly, Sinclair, Clay, and Misses Campbell.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 16 February 1932. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)