The San Francisco call., 1898-05-22
THE WoMANs WHIST CONGRESS.

T HE second congress of the Woman g ! Whist League has passed into history. In \ point of numbers it was a grand success, and great credit is due to Mrs. T. H.
 Andrews, president of the league, who did all in her power to make the affair memorable in the history of whist. The attendance was between five end six hundred, and nearly every State in the Union was represented It given out that during the tournament the contests and scoring would be conducted on the plan adopted by the American Whist League for the Put-in-Bay Congress which proved such grand success. but for some un- accountable reason it was abandoned at the last moment in most of the matches, and the result just what might have been ex- pected and to read the comments in the diff ferent papers it must have been the worst jumbed-up mess of whist potpourri that ever took place in this country, and the prediction made in Brooklyn last winter by the then president of the Woman's League that the women would show the men how to whist congresses not strictly carried out.
 If those in authority in this league had taken the good advice offered them by the whist editor of the New York Post the result of the whist play at the congress would have been two exceptions.
 The play for the Toledo and Brooklyn trophies was presented to the league Mrs. Clarence Brown first vice-presdent-elect of the league and president of the Ladies Club of Toledo Ohio who gave the trophy. used good foresight and excellent judgment in stipulating how the 
 in person to see 1t was carried out. The ex- ecutire ability of Mrs. Brown as first vice guarantee that the whist contests at all future meetings of this league. while she Is one of the heads of the institution, will be conducted on an entirely different plan.
 R. F. Foster, the whist editor of the New York Sun is off on good many m things he he he knows how whist tournament should be conducted.
 In the Sun of May he gives lot of good advice and after the harsh edges worn off it should be digested carefully by those in the league who do the thinking two or three years in advance-and profit by 1t. HONORS TO MRS. GEORGE E. BATES.
 Mrs o. D. Thompson, secretary of the Wo- mans Whist League. has just officially notified Mrs. George E. Bates-wife Of ex-President Bates of the San Francisco Whist Club-of her election to the board of governors of the Wo- mans League, at their second annual congress recently held in Philadelphia.
 Tn the selection of this little lady to fill this very important and honorable position, uo bet ter choice could be made Mrs. Bates Is a na- tive daughter of California, and was born at Sacramento. Her father. Judge H. O. Beatty, was member of the first Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, and her brother Judge w. H. Beatty, is present Chief Justice of the Su- preme Court of this State. It is said judicial mind is necessary to be good whist player. and if this be true. Mrs. Bates comes naturally by her whist perception
 formed in 1892 Mrs. Bates became a charter member. and has continuously remained of it's most influential and earnest supporters. Mrs Bates is almost duplicate or double of Miss Kate Wheelock, the Whist Queen" in size looks. action and disposition. and is one of the best lady whist players in the State. When MT. Milton c. Work, author of Whist of To- Day" was in the city a few weeks ago, he played whole evening with Mrs Bates and he told the writer that she was one of the best lady whist players he ever sat down with
 The Wornans Whist League has every reason to feel proud of their California representative. Mrs. George E. Bates.
 The balance of the officers elected are as fol- lows: President, Mrs. Joseph R. Hawley Washington P. C.; first vice president Mrs. Clarence Brown. Toledo, O.: second vice-presi- dent. Mrs. Waldo Adams. Boston, Mass; treas urer. Mrs Silas Pettit. Philadelphia: secretary, Mrs. o. D. Thompson, Pittsburg. Pa.
 WHIST AND WAR
 When four are gathered together and have sorted the suits. and the north has led, shall wars and rumors of disturb them?
 Not much.
 When second hand signals, shall news of