Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-25
SECOND CONGRESS
Annual Meeting of the Woman's
Whist League.
MANY lEVOTEES OF TIE SILENT GAME
Sessions in Willard Hall and Hotel
and Ebbitt House.
1EVOTEES OF TIE SILENT GAME
LIST OF TIE CONTESTA NTS

play of the second annual congress of the
Woman's Whist League at 10 o'clock this
morning. The play is in progress at Will
lard Hall, the Ebbitt House and Wizards
Hotel. Delegates to the congress have been
arriving for several days past, and include
some of the most prominent women whist
ers of the country. The congress will con-
tinue until Friday morning. when the final
matches will be played. Play will begin
during the intervening days at 10 o'clock
each morning and at o'clock in the even
ing The afternoons will be given over to
the working out of scores by the officials
of the congress. while the delegates will
find rest and recreation in sightseeing
trips and social entertainments.
The most interesting and animated scene
of this mornings play was in Willard Hall,
where one hundred and ffty-six women.
attired in spring gowns and hats flashing
in varied colors, sat around thirty-nine
tables for the first days play in open pairs.
These games bring out much brilliant in
divdual play. There is no team work. and
while this play is an important feature OF
the tournament, concluding with cup con-
test interest in 1t at present is not so great
outside of those directly engaged in the
games.
In the Ebbitt House parors waged the
real conflicts of the congress. Here skill
and team work was seen in It's zenith of
perfection. The contests in progress Were
those of the Washington trophy shield and
the Philadelphia cup. The former is con-
tested for by teams of four. while the lat
ter is played for in pairs. The picked play
ers of the various clubs forming the league
are entered in these games, and it is eX
pected the play will develop some remark
ably strong work The Washington trophy
is a magnificent silver shield. appropriately
engraved and embossed and mounted upon
velvet backing. The winning team will
be presented with individual pins. gold
mounted and enameled in red The Phil
adelphia cup is handsome trophy. The
two players skilled enough 20 win IL will
also receive dainty gold individual pins,
with the figures 90 engraved upon hem.
Play for the Toledo trophy. for open
teams of four. was also begun this morning
in one of the parlors at Wizards Hotel.
Individual silver trays will be awarded the
winners. The list of prizes for The various
plays and positions in the cup contests is
long, and the articles to be distributed are
especially valuable this year.
The Brooklyn trophy, a silver vase will
be played for finally Friday morning. Those
playing today in Willard Hall are cndeav-
oring TO qualify for this series.
List of Contestants.
The teams of four contesting for the
Washington trophy. the dearest and most
important prize: Cavendish Whist Club,
Boston Cholders); Sarah Battle Whist Club,
Womans Whist Club, Baltimore; Ladies'
Whist Club and Cavendish Whist Club of
New York; Penn Auxiliary Whist Club.
Pennsylvania; Milton c. Work Whist Club
and Emma Andrews Whist Club of Rich
mond; Loecher Whist Club. Cavendish Co
lonial. Belmont and Trist whist clubs of
Philadelphia; Emma Andrews Whist Club
of Camden; Crawford, Washington and
Capital whist clubs of Washington: Otis
Whist Club of Orange, N. J.; Howell Whist
Club. Boston; Minneapolis Whist Club;
Brooklyn Whist Club; Harriet Waterman
Whist Club of st. Louis.
compete for the Philadelphia cup played
for in pairs: Sarah Battle Whist Club,
Locker Whist Club. Colonial Whist Club.
Belmont Whist Club, all of Philadelphia;
Crawford Whist Club, Cavendish Whist
Club, Washington Whist Club and Capital
Whist Club, of this city; Emma Andrews
Whist Club Milton c. Work Whist Club,
of Richmond: Ladies' Whist Club, Caven-
Club. of New York; Penn Auxiliary Whist
Club OF Pennsylvania. Minneapolis Whist
Club, Woman's Whist Club. Brooklyn; WO-
mans Whist Club Baltimore; Womans
Whist Club. Portland; Emma Andrews
Whist Club. Camden: Otis Whist Club,
Pottsville. Pa. (holders): Ladies' Whist
Club. Providence; Louisville Whist Club,
Womans Whist Association of St. Louis
Chestnut Hill Whist Club.
Schedule of Contests.
The schedule of contests for the tourna-
ment is as follows:
Tuesday morning. Washington trophy,
Philadelphia cup. Toledo trophy, open pair
| contests, qualifying for the Brooklyn cup.
Tuesday evening, open pair contests, for
mixed pairs or women as partners, qualify
ing for a special trophy. Wednesday morn
ing, Washington trophy, Philadelphia cup,
To-edo trophy, open pair contests, qualify
Ng for the Brooklyn cup. Wednesday
evening, open pair contest for mixed pairs
or women as partners, qualifying for a spe-
clal trophy. Thursday morning, Was ming
ION NV Ialt,
ply. open pair contests, qualifying for the
Brooklyn cup Thursday evening open
pair contests for mixed pairs or women as
partners, qualifying for a special trophy.
Friday morning, Washington trophy finals;
Philadelphia cup finals If necessary: Toledo
trophy finals; Brooklyn trophy finals; spe-
| cial trophy finals.
The Washington trophy play will also
| be contest for the championship of 1888
| 1900 for club teams of four. 1t will be con-
| tinued tomorrow and Thursday, under the
Howell modification of the Mitchell system
Match score will control the contest the
| match score OF each day being added to
| the preceding one. The two teams having
| the highest aggregate scores of matches
won will enter the finals. these finals to be
played off in a match of twenty-four deals
| Friday morning.
The Philadelphia cup play will decide the
| championship Of the year for club teams
| of two. 1t will also be continued tomorrow
| and Thursday and will be played under the
| Howell method of duplicate whist for
pairs The highest aggregate score for the
| three days will win the contest. In case
of tie the finals will be played Friday
| morning.
The Toledo trophy play will be a contest
| for the championship for open tours and
| will likewise continue through tomorrow
| and Thursday mornings. 1t will be played
| under the Howell modification of the
| Mitchell system. without change of part
| ners. The scoring system will be the same
| as that employed in the Washington trophy
| series In the open pair contests each con-
| test will be complete in itself. The highest
| scores each day north and south and east
| and west will be counted the winners
| These winners will be qualified for the
| Brooklyn cup contest of Friday morning.
| The evening contests for open pairs will
be open to mixed pairs of men and women.
| also for pairs of women only. The finals
| will be played Friday morning.
| No person, excepting the players, the UNI
| pire, members of the tournament and ex-
| eCutive committees, and recorders, will be
| allowed in the rooms where matches are in
| progress without the consent of the team
| captains and umpire.
| During their stay in the city the dele
| gates will be entertained on a scale as
| large their play will permit.