The San Francisco call., 1897-05-30
Our Five of Clubs.

little description of our portrait gallery
viii, no doubt, be read with interest.
MRS P. J. ToRMET.
II Mrs. Tormey could be induced 10 explain
how she happened to take up whist, she would
undoubtedly tell US 'she was driven to 1t by
her husband" With her she says it was whist
for break kfast whist tor lunch, whist for dinner
and whist far into the night Mrs 7. is the
wife Of President Tormey of the Pacific Coast
Whist Association, who is also president of the
Trist Duplicate Whist Club and director of the
American Whist League. Her interest in the
5sme commenced in the spring OF 1885, when
\. she was one of the charter members of q club
of ladies and gentlemen. Like many other
ladies on the coast she dates her study of the
game to the enthusiasm of Miss Wheelock.
1t is generally conceded by those who know
Mr. Tormey that he is quite an enthusiast on
the game, but Mrs. Tormey is good second.
To show that she has the fever quite as bad as
her husband: On her first trip to Europe,
several years ago, while in Dresden, she had
a little tea set made to represent spades,
hearts, clubs and diamonds, and table linen
decorated with all sorts of whist emblems.
Mrs. Tormey thoroughly believes that whist
is an accomplishment second to none. At the
present time she has three daughters now
spending their fourth year in one of the finest
educational Institutions in the State. aud she
says If they graduate without a thorough
knowledge OF this beautiful game they go
back sgain.
MRS CHARLES z. sITToN,
The founder and president of the Kate Wheel
ock Club of Portland, Oregon. This club is the
largest ladies' whist club in the United States
At the present time 1t has q membership of
about one hundred. Three years ago when
Miss Wheelock made her first trip to this State
Ia profes sional way an incident OF her trip
goes to show how her reputation as g teacher
and player preceded her arrival in Portland
To use her own wor ds she told US she Gar
rived in Portland tired and travel worn." No
preparation had been made. OF course, for her
coming-and, as she expressed it, she "did not
know q soul in the city. You can imagine
how felt when found away off there club
composed OF seVenty-fve women called the
Kate Wheelock. 1t was the most touching
compliment l ever had paid me-"
Mrs. Sitton was there, and for several years
she knew of the wonderful abilities of this
little queen, and she says "what other name
could we give our little club2" Mrs. Sitton's
work N whist way is labor of love, We
have had the good fortune to sit opposite her
as partner, and we speak py the card in say
Ing she is player second 10 none among those
we have met in Oregon. She is thoroughly
familiar with every new and old system of
play, being close student. Mrs. Sitton's
writings on many subject pertaining to the
game are familiar to our readers She often
refers to the quotation from Edgar Allan Poe
where he says, Beyond doubt there is moth
ing of g similar nature so greatly tasking the
faculty OF analysis. Proficiency in whist i'm
plies capacity for success in all those more
important undertakings where mind strug-
giles with mind"
MRS. JOHN D. EBY.
Mrs. Eby is without doubt one of the most
enthusiastic minister's in Oakland member of
the Oakland Whist Club and one of its found
ers. She first came into prominence in whist
with her husband, J. D. Eby, in founding the
Linda Vista Club, which was the first club in
Oakland to join the American Whist League.
Mrs- Eby has played in several very important
match games with clubs on this side of the
bay and always came out a prize winner or
very near it. Since the organization of the
Oakland Whist Club Mrs. Eby has been hard
worker, a member of the board of directors
and one of the whist committee She is like
few others in whist always working for the
benefit of others.
MRS. GEORGE E. BATES
Mrs. Bates is one of the most prominent
whist enthusiasts on the coast She is ma
tive daughter. She was chosen a director of
the Pacific Coast Whist Association ct its last
annual meeting. To her amiable disposition
and winning ways is due the strong hold she
has upon the hearts of all whist-players with
whom she comes in intact. About FIVE years
ago she commenced the study of the game.
and she has succeeded in mastering it much
better than the average player. She has CAP
tanned several ladies' teams In playing for the
Rideout and Bates trophies and always sue
cseded In making an excellent showing. Mrs.
ties has often been taken for Miss Wheelock.
between whom there is a striking re-