Twenty-seventh birthday party of the club

This week the West Toowoomba Bowling Club pavilion was the scene of an enjoyable party given by the members of the West Toowoomba Croquet Club to celebrate the twenty-seventh anniversary of the club.

The reception room was tastefully decorated with a variety of flowers, in which roses, gerberas and dahlias predominated. The tables, arranged in T-shaped fashion, were arrayed with shallow bowls of pale tinted flowers. They formed an effective setting for the beautifully iced birthday cake which was the gift of the president (Mrs. J. Flegler).

Wearing a frock of green and white triple sheer and a white straw hat, Mrs. Flegler welcomed the guests, among whom were representatives of the two sister clubs in Toowoomba.

Songs and humorous monologues were rendered by Mrs. N. J. Coles and by Mrs. B. Coles. As the activities of the club were hampered by the loss of lawns, the competitions were limited to two events. Mrs. J. D. Annand presented the trophies to the winners. She wore a frock of junior-blue crepe, patterned in a leaf and stem design, and added a hat of polished straw.

Mrs. Flegler presented Mrs. Annand with a bouquet of dahlias. The trophy winners were: — Club championship: Mrs. M. Dean; runner-up, Mrs. J. Flegler. B and C Grade handicap: Mrs. J. Doyle; runner-up, Mrs. B. Hanscomb.

The article as it was printed in The Toowoomba Chronicle, 29 February 1952. Scan from Trove, National Library of Australia. (Trove, National Library of Australia)