Fourteenth anniversary afternoon tea

The West Toowoomba Bowling Club Pavilion was arrayed attractively with summer blooms yesterday when the members of the West Toowoomba Ladies' Croquet Club arranged an afternoon tea party to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the club. Low bowls filled with flowers made a ribbon of colour down the centre of the tables. A feature of the main table was the birthday cake presented by the president. Before afternoon tea competitions were played on the lawns. The committee responsible for the arrangements comprised Mesdames J. Krimmer (president), W. Miller and C. J. Searle (vice-presidents), V. Stuart (secretary), M. F. O'Connell (treasurer), J. Flegler (captain), R. W. McLean, E. Padget, J. Grant, A. Orr and Miss I. Fryar (deputy captain).

Mrs. Annand wore a wide-leafed white straw hat with her all over-flowered American crepe frock, the neck and sleeves of which were piped with navy. Mrs. Krimmer's black and white striped triple sheer frock had a V cut neckline and long, full sleeves. Her hat of soft black straw was set with a white bow at one side. In addition to the committee, other members present were Mesdames R. S. Gibson, M. Crozier, C. Healy, F. Bullock, A. Wilson, A. E. Lavers, W. A. Elvery, E. A. McConachie, B. Farr, A. McBride, W. Dean, Miss M. Crowther. The visitors, in addition to Mrs. Annand, were Mesdames J. France, Taylor (Brisbane), Scott (Pittsworth), Gordon, Hodgson, Kerr, R. Hart, E. Broad, Gerard Boyce, G. Fogarty, G. Fett, G. S. George, Wilson (Brisbane), Arnold, E. H. Smith, O. Sanders, S. Thompson (Warwick), Rogers, G. Cossart, H. McLean, Rigby, Burraston, H. Tilbury, A. Tilbury, P. Barron, Misses I. McConachie and L. Krimmer.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 18 February 1939. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)