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o'clock and continued until A. NJ. The affair
WAS managed by the following officers and
committeemen: President, George Dykes;
vlee-president. Otto Theise; financial secre-
tary Pete Becker; recording secretary, Robert
MeClane; treasurer, Ed Ford; sergeant-at-
arms, William Stanton. L. Young acted as
floor manager, assisted by G. F. Barry. Floor
committee-W. L. Barry, J. G bbons, G. Sap
arabor, d. OConlor and q. Boisson commit
Tee of arrangements-M Bean, J. Henes, X.
Cavanaugh, G. Durham and Il. Lyons; recep-
ton committee-J Allen, A. Drusdome, w.
King, ]. Ferdini and w. JefferieS.
The Filbert Club will give its third anni-
versary picnic and opening of Harbor View
Park on Sunday, March 81. The com mi ttee of
arrangements promises TO spare no efforts and
money TO make this the picuic of the season.
The Assembly Cotillon Club gave its fourth
party on Wednesday evening last at Lunts
Hall. The german, LED by Wilfred G. Yanke
consisted of several new and pretty figures,
which, with the handsome toilettes of the
la dies, made the scene pretty one. most
enjoyable evening was spent.
In the leading sets were: Miss Emma Fort
mann, Miss Emma Prosek, Miss Stella Fort
mann, Miss Martha Fredeman, Miss Susie
Logan, Miss Olga Friedman, Miss Mabel Nc
Fedden, Miss Minnie Bresse Miss Olga Wester-
field, II. w. Westerfeld, Walter Rohliffs, Will
Stevens, Mr.. Goewey, Z. A. Christensen. San
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When Should a Doubtful Trick Be
irumped

The idea we entertain about trumping
doubtful trick is in some respects different
from the textbooks. few weeks ago we re-
sponded to an invitation from the Lomitas
Whist Club of Petaluma to give them little
whist talk, and we took for our subject
whist Not Found in the Textbooks" One of
the various points we touched upon was
when to trump and when not to trump
doubtful trick on the first or second round of
the suit. We asked the members OF the club
to try our way. The following different situa-
tons about cover the entire ground:
First-Havipg a weak hand including ex
treme weakness IN trumps-trump the trick.
Second-Having great strength in trumps,
six or more strong enough in trump ana lead
a trump-trump the trick.
Third Having strength in trumps (meaning
by strength three high ones, such as ace, king
and one other; ace, queen and one other; king
queen and one other; queen, jack ten, ETC., or
four OF any size) and also holding one plain
suit in your hand, established or worth trying
to establish, pass the trick, and your partner
is asked to draw this inference and govern
himself accordingly. With many players,
when their partner passes a doubtful trick
they always put them up for al least four
trumps. This is radically wrong Another
disastrous thing many partners do is, when
you take a force by trumping sure trick and
~,
they will often go out of their way to compel
you 10 trump again, generally smashing your
hand, as well as their own, all to pieces.
Fourth-No matter how many trumps you
hold and have extreme weakness in plain
suits-that is, absolutely nothing-trump the
first or second round BY the third round you
should be able to mark the winning card, and
If not led the probabilities are that it is in
your partners hand, and you would not trump
OF course. We have often heard il stated that
If one player has no long, plain suit, but has
four or five trumps it is two to one that
his partner has one long suit worth trying TO
establish and would advise passing a oubtful
trick, with the hope OF getting out trumps for
that imaginary suit in partners hand. We do
not think this is sound. 1t is only one chance
in three, one way of figuring.
Fffth-Passing sure trick is peremptory
demand or call for trump. lead, and the
player so passing says, Partner, will take
two or more tricks for the one / let go if you
will assist me little by leading trumps at
once, and If you lead through an honor lead
your highest regardless of number. We would
advise you to read copy Of "The Art OF Prac.
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by that brilliant writer and whist authority.
Cassius NJ. Paine The strides that have been
made in the past few years among the whist
ialty is something to be admired. The good
Work that is done in the da ly papers on the
subject OF whist is not generally appreciated
ior the reason the hardest workers in the
heid labor for glory. Could the Brooklyn
Eagle purchase one article on whist from Rob
ert II. Weems, he who has done so much for
the noble game through the columns of that
paper and innumerable other ways =? Mr.
Weems has never written line for pay and
never would.
What has Milton C. Work done in the Even
Ing Telegraph OF Philadelphia? It is simply
phenomenal-a daily whist column, with news
from all parts OF the whist world, and nearly
a whole page every Saturday And ST. PAM
says, In the letters and writings of George l..
Bum In the st. Paul Sunday Globs. SO MANY
good things that we delight III republishing
them. John II. Briggs, no doubt one of the
greatest whlst-players living, is the whist
editor OF the Minneapolis Times. And Chi
cago-there is no city in the Union that has
done so much to spread whist as the great CITY
by he lake. The Chicago Times Herald and
Inter ocean come out every Sunday with
interesting articles from the pen of John
Mitchell. the father of duplicate whist snd
one OF the best expert players in this country.
Wnat would the New York Sunday Sun be
without It's articles on whist from the pen OF
r. F. Foster, the great whist author and ad.
yocate OF shortsuitsm? Mr.. Foster is one of
the bestpost ted men in America on the subject
OF whist His heart is in the right place, If his
pen is not always T. E. O.is, whist edi tor of
the Newark New Jersey News, says many
brilliant and instructive thing that touches
the spot The Post-Express OF Rochester n. Y.
has W. H. Samson as editor, ably assisted by
r. f. Foster.
The Public Ledger of Philadelphia started a
whist column about year ago TO the great
surprise OF the whole country. The staid old
Journal had to come to it and is ably edited
by Warren A. Hawley. The New York Times
has fallen into line, with John H. Stevens on
retired United States Naval Officer, at the
helm. The Boston Herald has L. G. Howell
Charles E. Coffin, author of "Gist of Whist"
has devoted a year of his time for whist-for
love-in an indianapolis paper. The Even
ing Journal of Albany. n. Y, has come into
the whist fold. Wheelock's Weekly of Ferpus
Falls comes to us once week with many good
snappy whist articles. The only section of
the country that seems to overlook their thou
sands OF whist readers is this coast-outside
OF our lee BILE efforts and few whist scores OF
local club published occasionally in another
paper OF this City. The several Thousand
whist readers are entirely overlooked. Will
this always be SO?
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WEDDING BELLS.
Nuptia1s of A N. Jackson and
Miss Annie Harris.

A. n. Jackson and Miss Annie Harris, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Harris of 1904
Laguna street, were married Wednesday even
ing at $50 clock in the parlors of Union
square Hall. About 200 of their friends were
present at the ceremony, which was performed
by the Rev. DR.. NJ. S. Levy in most impress
sive manner. The hall and rooms were hand
somely decorated.
AS the orchestra played the wedding march
the bridal party entered. led by the ushers-
Harry Davis, Joseph Beruner, Harry Lasky
and Fredrick Hanak. Then followed the
bridesmaids-Mlss Sadie Jewell, Miss Gertie
Berliner, Miss Birdie Samuels and Miss Ray
Cohn.
Three little flower girls, dressed in white
silk, trimmed with lace, followed. They were
Miss Camilla Lasky, Miss Gussie Haskell and
Miss Charlotte Lasky. They were followed by
Bernie Lasky. carrying a silk cushion. on
which was the wedding ring.
Miss Minnie Lasky, the maid of honor,
walked alone and then came the bride, lean
ing on the arm OF her father The groom and
his best man, j. Wood, awaited their arrival
under The canopy.
The gown of the bride was white silk
velour; the skirt was plain. The waist was
hign, with long sleeves and trimmed with
illusion and duchesse lace-the latter heir
loom from the grandma ther OF the bride. The
veil was attached 10 the coifure with dia-
mond sunbuIst the gilt of the groom. Her
bouquet was brides roses.
The maid OF honor wore a corn-colored
tafete, cut low in the neck and trimmed with
QucneSse lace. Sne carried yellow tea roses.
Miss Samuels and Miss Berliner wore white
taffeta silk, trimmed with accordion pleated
chiffon and white satin ribbons. The waists
were decollete.
Miss Cohn was in pale blue and Miss Jewell
in yellow silk. The gowns were trimmed with
mousseline de sole and satin ribbons. All the
bridesmaids carried bouquets of carnations.
After the ceremony a supper was served in
the main hall and then dancing was INDUCED
in until late hour.
The gifts OF the young couple were numer-
han oil
from Mr.. Jackson, the groom's father; silver
water pitcher and bowl from Mr.. and Mrs
Louis Morgenstern; Dutch lace bureau scarf,
Mr.. and Mrs F. Hanak; stand and lamp
Mr.. and Mrs. Halier; lamp. Mr and Mrs. p.
Berwin; correr stand, Harry Alexander; sill
yer spoons, Mr.. and Mrs. Dunno; paintings
A. Haskell; silver service from the fellow en-
ployes OF the groom in Neustadter Bros; sill
yer cake dish, William Nicholson; ONYX table
Mr.. and Mrs Hymans; tete-a-tete dishes Mr..
and Mrs. Gromberg; lamp, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph; couch, b. Haskell; silver spoons.
Edward Lesynsky; silver tea-strelner Edward
Higgins; lamp, Mr.. and Mrs. Pincus; hand
painted salad set, Mrs. b. L. Morris OF Los
Angeles; lamp, Mrs. Lasky; Dresden clock,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Morris; ornaments, Mrs Sam
uels; Egyptian mirror, Miss Calm; bedspread
and shams, trimmed with antique duchesse
lace, Mrs b. Lasky.
Mr.. aud Mrs Jackson have left for the south
ern part OF the State and on their return will
reside at 1904 Lagupa street.
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THEY'RE ENGAGED.
Interesting Betrothals Made Public
Durfno the Week.

Mr.. and Mrs. Oppenheimer announce the
engagement of their daughter Harriet to Hugo
J. Lyons. They win receive their many friends
at 1927 Buchanan street, Sunday, March z,
from until 5 P. NJ.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Florence Kenny 10 NJ. J. Quillinan. The we'd
ding will take place in the early part of June.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Lewis announce the engage
ment of their sister, Miss Frances Ries, and
Abe HsrtShsu. They will receive Monday,
February %, from 2 to P. NJ, at 29l7 Clay
street
The engagement is announced of Miss Hen
rietta Well and Sol Sondheimer. They will re-
ceive February 20 and the following Wednes-
day at the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs Leopold
We'll, 909 Ellis street
Mrs. A. NJ. Schilling has issued invitations
for the wedding of her daughter Minnie TO
Henry h Paulsen, on Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary %, at ST. Paul's Lutheran Church.
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tends further pursuing his medical studies for
three or four years.
DR.. and Mrs L. l. Kahn have returned from
incl; trip to Europe, and are for the present
Z32S Pacific avenue.
- Miss Ella Neuwahl will receive the first
thursday at 2411 Jackson street.
MISS Mabel Llchtenstein has returned from
q VISIT 70 her aunt, Mrs. H. Myers OF Portland,
OI., ano Will be at home TO her friends al 1908
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Joseph will receive their
irienos a. their residence, 62S Haight avenue,
AIameoa, sunday. February IA.
,,nn, NJ. anu Mrs Edward G. Schmiedell. nee
McCutcheL, arrived in New York last Sunday
on their return from tour of the world 4 nd
are expected here very soon
NJ: anu mrs NJ. ID. de Young, who have been
visiting Par.s and Berlin for several months,
arrived IN New York City last Sunday and are
expected here in few days
Edgar Nills Miss Mills and Miss Florence
Limited for the East
Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold Myers, nee shainwald,
ssliea on friday February 3, on the steamer
Monowal OF the Oceanic Steamship Company
for Auckland, New Zealand where thew will
reside.
Mrs. ]. X. Mclean, Miss Mary Mclean and
Miss Minnie Bailey oil Oakland are in Rome.
Italy.
W. f. Goad and the Misses Aileen and Gen.
evieve Goad IRE in New York City.
Mrs. w. B. Bourn ana her daughter are at tho
Hotel Netherland in New York City.
Mrs. Irving NJ. Scott, who has been seriously
Ill Tor some time at fer residence, 1O7 Harri-
son street, is now on the road to recovery
Mrs. L. L. Baker and her son, P. S. Baker,
arrived in New York City week ago. Mr.
Baker will attend college in the East
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hass, who are now in
Vienna, will go early in the spring to Nurem-
berg where their children are at school, and
will return here soon afterward.
Mr.. and Mrs. George K. Fitch are in Wash
ington, D. c., and will remain there until
after the Inauguration of President-elect Nc
kinney.
DR.. and Mrs. Frank H. Fisher (nee Berry,
have arrived in New York City and are resid-
ing ct 402 West One Hundred and Twenty
fourth street.
Robert NJ Tobin and Miss Celia Tobin are in
New York City.
Mrs. J. ]. Boyce and Miss Boyce arrived here
from Santa Barbara last Tuesday, and are at
the Occidental Hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Whittier, Mr. and
Mrs. Chauncey R. Winslow. Mrs. Richard r.
Carroll, w. +. Whittier, ]. b. Stetson and
Harry Stetson left last Thursday to visit Mex
leo Tor month.
From latest advieeS DR.. and Mrs. X. Pischl
were IN Vienna, after having spent some time
at the University OF Gratz, in Syria, Austria.
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evening last, was q complete social success.
The hall was draped very tastily in blue and
gold bunting and silk banners were suspended
from the galleries The grand march, in
which 800 couples participated, was under the
leadership of Will W. Sale and Miss Clarice
Maison. The assisting couple were X. Mathe-
son and Miss Florence Wilson. The pro-
grammes were very handsome and were dis
tributed by NJ. l. Reynolds and Miss NJ. Rous-
seau.
The committees were as follows: Floor di-
rector, Will w. Sale; assistant floor director,
X. Matheson; reception-H. q. Muller, NJ. L.
Reynolds; auxiliary committee-A. Frank,
II. Goedge, A. Nelson, L. Dake.
The next party OF the Mystics will be held
on Tuesday evening, March q in Native Sons
Hall.
ball was given a Washington-square Hail.
corner Union and stockton streets, last Satur
day evening. February 6, by the Filbert Club.
The affair was largely attended and afforded
the guests ample opportunity to enjoy them
selves. Dancing commenced shortly after 8
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ford G. Lewald, E. A. Groezinger and Mr..
Schroth.
The California Vlolets held an executive
meeting at Odd Fellows Hall Wednesday
gathering present The next social party of
this club Will take place March I6 and will be
for the benefit of the Odd Fellows Home at
Thermalito, Butte County, Cal.
At the close of the executive session the Of
hcers invited all mem bers present to an elabo-
rate banquet in the "Oid Grotto"
The '97 Social Club was en- ntertained by Mrs.
Carpenter last Friday evening.
The regular monthly entertainment and
dance OF the Native Sons of Vermont was held
on Tuesday evening at Odd Fellows Hall.
There was a large and fashiona Bile audience
present, who testified their approval OF the
excellent programme by frequent ana hearty
applause. The following was the complete
programme OF the evening: Overture. Dele
planes Orchestra; rec itation, "The Devil in
Search of Wife" (Annie Porter, Miss Grace
Deering; tenor solo, ''0ur Good Ship Sails To-
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HOME GATHERINGS.
Receptions, Dances and Anniver-
sarY Celebrations.

Mr.. and Mrs. Miller celebrated their silver
wedding anniversary last Sunday afternoon
and evening at their residence on Leaven-
worth street. near California. The parlors were
magniticently decorated with violets, roses
and evergreens. The afternoon was JoyousIy
spent in games, singing music and dancing,
greatly to the delight of the young folks. At
o'clock the guests repaired to the dining
room, where an elaborate dinner was served.
Toasts were offered and responded to with elo-
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Starnes does not go far enough In his short suit
theories when he does not advise opening snort
suit with lower card than the seven The
chapters on tenace and finesse are certainly very
line and nothing SO complete on the subject has
ever been published. To those who do not believe
IN always opening from their long suit and desire
TO know when to open from a short suit and wha,
short suits are best to lead, this work will be es-
pecialy interesting.
WHISTLES.
A member of the Trist Duplicate Whist Club
OF this City has got up celluloid score-sheet
ana also celluloid trump-record card. The
advantage they have over the ordinary kind
In use is that they can be used indefinitely
The whist editor of THE CALL reached AL
bany, n. Y, just in time to see the challen ge
match between the Columbia Athletic Whist
Club of Washington and the Albany Club of
Albany for the A. w. L. trophy. The match
was won by Albany by gain of six tricks
The defeated team is one of the few short
suffers left.
"Do you think they VIII get along nicely
when they are married?"
al am sure of it. took care to find out
shortly after they were engaged"
How"
81 gave several whist parties and arranged
tnat they should play as partners. They never
quarreled once"
Under the rules governing play for the Ride
out trophy drawing was had on Tuesday
last to determine which club had the first
right to play the San Francisco Club, that club
having won it at the tournament in January
The result OF the drawing places the Com
muters" first and the Peralumss second on
the list. Hereafter all challenges take rank in
the order they are received.
Whist Writers and Their Good Work.
If is worderfullv stranoa xubet n boI5 ,rh,,.
has upon the people of this country as well as
the other side of the Atlantic. 1t is given
more space in our newspapers than all the
other indoor games put together. II has a
journal called Whist entirely devoted to the
game, published in Milwaukee, Wis, by the
Whist Publishing Company. costing 81 a
year. 1t comes from the press once month
and each copy is q prize package for every
lover OF this scientific game. It is ably edited
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At H. .hEIiIIIg; .hE{IiaIIIg;|I:rlElIEE::;;;; ! J

are very few words between the covers of this
little book that are new or original-we lay no
claim TO originality We picked these little
'tit-bits" from TIE whist conservatory of
others, arranged them our wey. and merely
used our own time and tinfoil to make the
little collection presentable, and now allow us
TO pass them around with our compliments
without any copyright string to them. We
will say to our correspondent what we do in a
whist way is all Tor love of the game only.
Grand-Stand Whist-Players.
Milton c. Work. Whist Editor of the Evening
Telegraph, after publishing deal from the st.
Paul Globe, says:
Mr. Bum also clips an article from the Brook
lyn Eagle and comments on it as fol. .ows:
"The alusion to the couper refers TO g. A. La
We, who Is known in the whist world as the
Brooklyn Couper by reason OF his propensity for
making grand-stand plays. It is u curious fact
that while all OF Mr.. La vies coups which are
published have been sound and successful, yet the
Brooklyn Whist Club records DO not show his
score to bs near the top. The inference naturally
Is that some coups have not worked. 1t is unfor-
tunate That these remain unpublished, for Mr.. La
Vle's apparently uniform success will hard y tend
to discourage large class Of moderate whist
players who are watching for coup in every
hand, and frequently ind one that is not there
we should like nothing softer than n challenge
trophy match against team of four coupers"
We desire TO most heartily concur in Mr.. Bunn's
opinion IL is not the couper who wins the most
Tricks IN the long run. coup comes along possi-
bly, once in a couple of hundred deals on aver
age The player who picks up each deal looking
for coup generally gets that increases the
plus Of the others playing his way. 1t is steady,
conservative play that wins. The man who rarely
loses cold trick is the man who ends the season
with the top score.
Short Suit Whist by Val W. Starnes.
recent and one of the most valuable con-
tributions TO the whis literature of the day is
"Short Suit Whist" by Val w. Starnes, pub
lished by Brentano's. 1t starts out with the
following text:
individually every card is more valuable when
ied up TO than when led" Mr.. Starnes uses as a
basis for his game the old English leads and rejects
the number showing plays of the American leads.
radical short suiter would claim that Mr,
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Night" Is. C. MassetD, W. Egerton Smith: So
prano solo (selectedl. Miss Mattel Morse; cor
net solo, LES Folies'' (WaldteufeD, George W.
Loyde; barytone solo, LA Danza" tRossiniJ,
Alfred Ely; song (selected), Miss Blanche
Winks: yellow Roses" dramatic sketch in
one act, by members of the Columbian stock
Company. .Cast-Colonel st. Clair, Reginald
Travers; Miss Peverll, Miss Ehy Bonde; scene,
sitt1ng-Toom in Miss Peverl's cottage Dane
ing, as usual, concluded the evenings enter
taiDment
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circles. Mr.. Covode is the son of the late Hon.
John CovoGe, who represented Pennsylvania
in Congress for more than twenty years. He
is a civil engineer by profession.
His Grace Arch bishop Riordan will per-
form the marriage ceremony. The maid OF
honor will be the brides sister, Miss Charlotte
Moulder, and the best man will be the groom's
brother, John Covode. Only relatives and
few intimate friends will be present, as the
brides family is in mourning. After a trip
through southern California the young couple
will go to New York City, where they will re-
side permanently.
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NEW TO-DAY.
NEW TO-DAY,
EXTRAORDINARY
ANNOUNCEMENT!
A GENUINE BARGAIN
HANDKERCHIEF SALE
CoMENcEs at NEWMAN &
MONDAY EVIN GON'G

10000 White Embroidered
Handkerchiefs, beautiful pat
terms, fine quality, all new and
perfect goods, in an immense
variety of styles, will be offered
at the unheard of price of 15c
each. They are now upon ex-
hibition in their show windows.
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series OF Oriental entertainments.


Haskett Smith has arranged to open his
oriental entertainments at Golden Gate Hail
this week with genuine Egyptian music The
stage will be fitted up as an Egyptian cham
ber On Tuesday evening the first of the series
Will be given under the title of THE Pyram id
Bu1lder The entertainment will be for the
beneft Of st. Peters Church. Entertainments
Will be given Wednesday evening and Thurs
day afternoon, the themes being "Monarchs
and Mummies' and "Jerusalem, the City of
the Great King"
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Miss ETHEL SMITH, violinist and soprano
who has recently returned from Paris, gives
her concert Wednesday evening, February II.
at Y. NJ. c. A. Auditorium She will be as
sisted by Mrs. Carmichaei-Car HuluA AndeT-
sen, Edith Smith and Mr.. Andrews in giving
an excellent programme.
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PERSONALS.

DR.. Clarence L. Deller leaves for San Fran
cisco on February % for Europe, where he in.
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Our Whist Don'ts Not Copyrighted.

The whist don'ts published in these columns
a few months ago and recently published in
booklet form, for free distribution only, were not
copyrighted for the simple reason we do not
believe in so doing. The demand that we
nave mad for them from all parts of the United
States, Canada, and evenlacross the Atlantic,
shows that we have at least excited the curl
osity OF q great many whist-players. There
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CLUB GATHERINGS.

Fashionable Organizations Enter
tain Their Friends.
The twenty-seventh party given by the
Mystics, at Native Sons Hall on Tuesday