The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-26
HEARTS WERE TRUMPs.
Biddeford and ssco society Leaders I'm
Living whist.
ESPECIAL TO THE rREss.I

tSfESiAL ~ IAb rhnno.I
Saco, April 25.-The Lotus club, Bidde-
fo-d's progressive organization, which
has the distinction Of being the only
woman's club In Maine with club houss
of Its own, added to it's social influence
tonight by giving a charming production
of Living Whist"
The event took place la Saco City hall
and Its participants included many Of the
most prominent society leaders in the two
cities. To Miss Harriette Harris. dirsc-
tor OF the affair, and Mrs. Il. NJ. latter
son, business manager, much Of It's sue
cess was due, but the whole club, the pa
tronesses, players and 1.-THE cards are all
entitled to great credit for the excellence
of the performance.
After an overture By the Aeolian or
chestra, the preliminary manoeuyres-
the march. shuttle, cut aud deal-weIe
gone through with by. the gaudily be-
deoked dancers. The players. were: Mrs.
j. p. Truli. who cut the pack; Mrs. Z.
l.. Goodwin, who dealt the cards; Mrs L.
Il. Clark who lead, aud Mrs. X. w. Suth-
| erland.
The patronesses were; Mrs. B. 5. War
rem, Mrs. II NJ. Burnham, Mrs j. II.
Mason Mrs. Fl. q. Hutchinson, Miss Au-
gusta Burbank, Mrs. Frank Cole, Mrs.
Charles Hersey, Mrs. h. Il. Page. Mrs.
X. h. Golld. Mrs. G. Z. Atwood, Mrs
Rowland Hill, Mrs Enoch Lowell, Mrs.
f. f. Clark.
The cards were played In this order:
Trick IA leads of hearts, MissMartha
Weymouth; y plays OF hearts Everett
Staples; b plays king Of hearts, Harry
Lord; q plays ace Of hearts, Miss Rena
Goodwin.
Triok 81 leads of diamonds, Harry
Gross; A plays of diamonds, Miss
Alsada Donaldson; plays OF dia-
monds, Charles Milliken; u plays queen
of diamonds, Mrs. \. Is. Wiggin.
Trick 8-b leads 10 of hearts, Everett
Freeman. z plays 6 Of hearts, Will Burn
ham; A plays 3 of hearts, Miss Fannie
Brown; X plays queen of hearts, Mrs. +.
j. Parady.
Trick 4-X leads 4 Of clubs, Miss Annie
J.. Ingersoll; B plays of clubs. Walter
Bradford; u plays king of clubs, Henry
Evans; A plays. twoI Of, clubs, Miss
Josephine Hutchinson.
Trick 81 plays .of hearts, Ralph
Burbank; A plays 4 of hearts, Miss Rose
~
Deering; b plays jack. of hearts, Frank
Burbank.
Trick 6-B leads . of diamonds, Miss
Helen Cole; plays q OF diamonds, Miss
Grace Brown; A plays ace Of diamonds,
Miss Ida Smith; X plays nine OF hearts,
Miss Hazel Upper.
Trick TX leads of clubs, Edward
Andrews; b plays of clubs, DR.. vii.
lard; q plays queen of clubs. Mrs. harry
q. Quinby; A plays ace Of clubs, Mrs.
c. Ii. Leslie.
Trick ga leads o of clubs, Linwood
Berry; X plays 10 of clubs. Miss Grace
Burbank; b plays Jack of Clubs, George
Fairfield; Y plays 4 of spades, Miss. kathe
Trick 9-B leads of clubs. Walter
Shute; q plays 10 of spades, Miss Hattie
MilIiken; A plays of spades, Miss Ada
Hill; X plays Z of clubs, Frank Twambly.
Trick Job leads Of spades. Sidney
Staples; plays queen OF spades. Mrs.
VIII Nichol; A plays king Of spades,
Lytton Staples; X plays ace of spades,
Mrs. Roscoe G. Moody.
Trick il-X leads of spades, Miss Kate
bennett; b plays of spades, Miss Ade-
laide Haley u plays Of diamonds, Miss
Inez Hill; A plays Jack of Spades, Harry
Chadbourne.
Trick IA leads 9 of spades, Miss
Josephine Cole; X plays of spades
Miss Helen Desring; plays of dia
monds, Aiiss Fannie Deering; z plays
. of diamonds, Miss Annie Leavitt.
Trick ia leads jack of diamonds,
VIII Goodwin; X plays of spades. Mrs.
Annie Cols; h plays 10 .of diamonds,
Miss Ethel Deering; y plays king OF dia-
monds, Harold Staples.
The participants were all costumed to
represent their respective cards, the jacks
furnishing the Durlesoue of the game
A skirt dance Dy Miss Fannie Brown,
hornpipe by Frank Burbank. a shadow
waltz by Mrs. G. Ii. Leslie, and tiirta-
ton, minuet and skirt dance were special
features introduced between hands
Dancing followed the game. The game
will DO repeated Tomorrow night.