West Toowoomba Croquet Club holds its annual birthday tea

The annual birthday tea given by the President and members of the West Toowoomba Croquet Club—a function which is always much looked forward to, both by the members and their friends—took place in the club house yesterday afternoon. Low bowls of exquisite pink flowers, including roses, zinnias, asters and carnations, mixed with greenery, were attractively arranged on the afternoon tea tables. Vivid dahlias, in every shade from pale gold to deep crimson, and glowing zinnias filled the huge brass bowls which were set on tall stands in each corner of the room. To this colourful scene another note of brightness was added by the little pennants which were strung across the ceiling to form a low hanging canopy. The birthday cake, which was presented by the president, Mrs. R. W. McLean, was placed in the centre of the official table and was gaily decorated with eleven coloured candles. During the afternoon competitions took place on the lawns. Apologies for non-attendance were received from Lady Groom, Mrs. H. Carmody (Brisbane), and Mrs. Mervyn Dines. In addition to the Mayoress (Mrs. J. D. Annand), those present were Mesdames R. W. McLean (president), M. Walsh, and A. T. Parrot (vice-presidents), A. E. McConachie (secretary), O'Connell (treasurer), C. Fortescue, G. Wagner, J. A. C. Wilson, J. Lynch, J. Holmes (Pittsworth), M. Mathews, Perry, Hardman, Barron, J. Atwell, A. Skyring, P. O'Connell, W. Miller (captain), E. A. Baker (vice-captain), Blake, W. T. Campagnoni, Padget, W. A. Elvery, Carter, Wilson, Crozier, J. Flegler, J. Krimmer, R. Gibson, Bullock, C. Healy, Stuart, E. Pugh, C. Searle, H. F. O'Brien, Keeble, N. C. Keeble, Arnold, E. Smith, Clowes, O. Sanders, F. Hodgson, D. S. Marshall, O. Thorburn, Orr, Scanlan, Frood, Priest, Dunsdon, Dwyer, E. A. Richardson, S. Kingsford, H. Cattimull (Bundaberg), Strohfeldt, N. Fox and Crowther, Misses Rene Fryar, M. Crowther, E. Campbell, Lorna Compagnoni, Betty Elvery, Mickie Gerring (Roma), and others.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 18 February 1936. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)