The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-10

OW the American Whist League,
! which takes place IL Boston dur
- the week OF July His.
sfor two years past the annual whist con-
n~xses have beer heid 1T watering places.
"a this year New England having OBJ
sained Fre privilege OF entertaining the
,Iemhers of the league. could not provide
= easily accessible seaside or mountain re-
abrf with sufficient hotel accommodations
4 very large attendance is expected. some
climates run as high as 1000 persons. but
dis figure, / think, Is too large. The ex-
snrts will certainly gather In force, as they
hxye In years gone by. from all parts Of the
country, ard the local attendance from the
sraat whist center In which the congress
p % be held will certainly be great.
Whether or not war times and saach sFeon-
ssusent things will interfere with the gen.
raj interest of whist players In the CON-
gress cannot predict.
The headquarters Of the congress will be
= She Hotel vendornc. in the Back Bay.
mis- Ia one Of the finest modern hoyteiries
= the Hub AS adJuncts TO the headquar-
terx rooms will be used In the Hotel VIC
terra and the splendid Algonquin club
house both Of which are close by the yen-
A<sne IL goes wifhou. saying that every
shang possible will be done or already has
~, done for the convenience Of visitors TO
Ne congress. But when one speaks OF
convenience" in connection wssh Tvs AZ
mir he means scarcely more than sufficient
hotel accommodation and plenty OF large
fnoms In which 10 play whist. The dele
rates 20 a whist congress do little else than
uiay whist and of course amuse themselves
- men will DO more or less far fsas1u aaEnn
base IN vacation time.
Surrey in the matters OF physical COM
fart cooling east winds included. and In
anita space for whist play. with Plenty OF
eames of all grades to engage In. the dele
rztss to the eighth congress ought to be
rsnient 1t ia hardly to be supposed that
the visitors viii spend much fLne In seeing
he sslsteric sights Of Boston and vicinity.
Whist, whist. from morning Eli night, and
IN some cases. dare say. from night till
morning. will be the order OF the week.
The chief working body connected with
fhe 90 Is the bureau of aimnistra-
t,on whose chairman Is Mr. James A.
George OF Providence. Tha tournament
commirtee. which has outlined and VIII
superln:end ali the playing. has for It's
had that indefatlgabie whist veteran. an
ex-president Of the league and ex-officio
member OF the Joker club. Mr.. Walter n.
Barney, also Of Providence. There are
various other committees. among which
NE labor necessary to make the congress-
poss no great burden upon anybody except
re heads Of the important departments.
hereby desire to sympath!ze with Col
D. Howard Vincent, of Boston, chairman
Il The finance committee. Whist comes
hssh. bat we must have II.
Tas executive committee OF the league
which II course has general charge ana
GWtufson. has for It's president this year
~ henry A. Handel, OF Detroit. who
aaae an enyiabie record for himself and
Ns coAdiusors when the seventh congress
WIS sAsld last summer at put-tn-Bay. Ohio.
Mr. Nandeifs successor Az president will
probably be the present vice president, Mr..
+ Leroy Smith of Albany. 4 new board
Of officers will also be elected at the COM
fne Congress.
In the way OF legislation at this congress
there will be the adoption Of a new and
ample code OF laws for duplicate whist and
q least the consideration Of a plan 70
formulate a system Of pay Tor the guild
ance OF league members
The committee on system OF play has
been In existence two years and has not
accomplished anything tangible, but II Is
expected TO report at the Boston congress.
II Is composed OF half dozen Of the finest
whist experts in tho United States They
are all opponents OF that school of whist
which IS known as long sultism. and the
object OF their labor has been scored at by
al the members OF she opposing school
TIE attempt To lay down principles and
methods OF play for the whist payers OF
America has been criticised even by some