The evening times., 1899-04-25
WOMAN DEVOTDES
OF Whist At PLAY
Opening Games by National
League Delegates.
Fair Players Striving for Three
Trophies.
Close Competition for the Various
Prizes-The Clubs Represented.
The Programme.

The second annual session Of the Wo-
mans Whist League convened in Willard
Hall at 10 o'clock today. So large was the
attendance that parlors in both the Eb;
bitt House and Wizards Hotel were used
for the purpose of play.
Over three hundred and fifty delegates
from the various cities represented in the
League were registered early this morn
ing. The following is list of the cubs
sending delegates:
Belmont Whist Club Philadelphia; Burlington
Whist Club. Burlington, n. j.: Capitol Whist
Club, Crawford Whist Club, and Cavendish Whist
Cub, Washington ID. c.; Colonial Whist Club.
Of Baltimore; Cayendish Whist Club, Philadel-
phia; Cavendish Whist Club, Boston; Chicago
Woman's Whist Club. Chicago; Collingwood
Whist Club, Toledo; Colonial Whist Club. Phila-
delphia; Congress Whist Club, Philadelphia; De-
troit Woman's Whist Club, Detroit; Duquesne
Whist Club. Pttsburg; Emma ID. Andrews Whist
Club. Camden; Emma ID. Andrews Whist Club,
Edgewater Park, n. j.. Emma d. Andrews Whist
Cub, Richmond; Forest City Whist Club, C1eve-
lsntr Hamilton Whist Club. Lowell; Harriet Wa
terman Whist Club, ST. Louis; Hope Whist Club,
Providence: Howell Ladies Whist Club, Boston;
lroquois Whist Club, Saratoga Springs, NJ y;
Kate Wheelock Whist Club, Philadelphia: Ladies
New York; Ladies Whist Club, Troy, n. V;
I.evick Whist Club Norristown. Pa; Locust
Whist Club and Loecher Whist Club. Philadei-
phia; Long Island whis, Club, Brooklyn; Man
helm Whist Club, Germantown. Pa; Mantua VII
Iage Whist Club, Philadelphia; Marlborough
Whist Club Boston; Merton Whist Club. Hsver-
ford. Pa: Milton {. Work Whist Club, Rich
mond; New Amsterdam Whist Club, New York;
Otis Whist Club. Pottsville. Pa; Pennsylvania
Auxiliary Whist Club, Philadelphia; rittsburg
Whist Club Pittsburg; Portland Woman's Whist
Club. Portland, Me. Providence Athletic Asso-
citation Whist Club, Providence; Sainte Claire
Whist Club. Detroit; San Francisco Whist Club,
San Francisco; Sarah Battle Whist Club, Phia-
,ephia: Sewickley Valley Whist Club, Sewickley,
Pa; ST. Louis Wcman's Whist Association, ST.
Louis; Syracuse Compass Whist Club. Syracuse;
Torresdale LOYAL Whist Club, Philadelphia; Tri-
gin,a Whist Club. Wilmington Del; Trist Whist
Club, New Orleans; Washington Whist Club,
Washington; WoInan's Auxiliary Whist Club,
Toledo: Womans Whist Club. Baltimore; Nom-
ans Whist Club Brooklyn; Woman's Whist Club,
Denver: Woman's Whist Club, Louisville; Wom-
ans Whist Club, Indianapolis; Woman's Whit
Club. Omaha; Woman's Whist Club, Peoria: lar-
borough Whist Club. Washington.
The following are the officers and direc-
tors of the league:
President. Mrs Joseph R. lIawley, Washing
ton; first vice president. Mrs. Clarence Brown.
Toledo; second vice president, Mrs. Waldo Adams,
Boston; secretary, Mrs q. ID. Thompson, Alleghe-
ney, Pa; treasurer. Mrs 'Silas W. Petit. Pbia-
delphia; honorable life governor, Mis-. I. II. An
drews. Philadelphia.
Directors Elmen 7. Littell, New York;
Mrs Henry f. Waterman. ST. Louis; Nicomtesse
de sibour, Washington Mrs NJ J. Mcconnell,
Brooklyn; Mrs. q. W. Potter. Chicago; Mrs. J.
NJ. Walker, Denver; Mrs. John p. Wetherill. Phil
adclphia; Mrs. c. II. Reeves, Baltimore; Mrs.
iucien Swift, Minneapolis; Miss Susan ID. Bid
dell, Crosse lie, Mich; Mrs. George = Bates,
san Francisco; Miss Kate wheelock, Milwaukee.
The contests at today's session were for
the Washington trophy, the Philadelphia
cup, the Toledo trophy, and the open pair
contests qualifying for the Brooklyn cup.
At late hour this afternoon the scores
had not been announced.
AT tonight's session open pair contests
for mixed pairs or women as partners,
qualifying for special trophy. will be the
order of play. The congress will be in
session until Friday, and the following is
the programme:
"Wednesday Morning Washington trophy, Phil
sdelphia cup, Toledo trophy. open pair contests,
qualifying for the Brooklyn cup.
"Wednesday Eyenng-open pair contest for
mixed pairs women partners, qualifying for
a special trophy
Thursday Morning Washington trophy, Plia-
delphia cup Toledo trophy; open pair contests,
Qualifying for the Brooklyn cup.
Thursday Eyening-open pair contests for mix
ed pairs women as partners, qualifying for
a special trophy
Friday Morning Washington trophy finals;
Philadelphia cup finals if Necessary; Toledo iro-
ply finals; Brooklyn trophy finals; special trophy
finals.
The trophy contests will be open only as
follows:
The contest for the Washington trophy
TO one team of four players from each
league club. The contest for the Phila-
delphia cup to one team of two players
from each league club. The contest for the
Toledo trophy. to teams of four players of
league members. not necessarily Of one
club. The contest for the Brooklyn tro-
phy, to teams of two players of league
members, not necessarily of one club.
The arrangements made for the Congress
by the Washington Club are perfect in
every detail Rooms are provided not only
for the actual play but reception parlors
are reserved on each floor. A large number
of the delegates are being entertained In
private homes, and excursions to points of
interest for each day have been planned.
Expert scorers are keeping the various
cards of play and no confusion attends
this most important feature of the con-
gress. Several of the members of the
American Whist League are in attendance
and are acting in the capacity of referees
and umpires of play.
The contest for the Washington Trophy
promises to be most exciting and today
the scores showed no decided advantage
for any club. This trophy is now held by
the Caverdish Club of Boston, and it is
the desire of local players to capture the
prize this year for Washington.