The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-02-01
PLAYED FOR CHARITY
and CHEATED TO WIN
One Of the 400 Charged With Falsi-
flying Her Score to Get
a Fine Piano.
LATEST BIG SCANDAL IN NEW YORK
Progressive Euchre Party at the Waldorf
Astoria Breaks UP in u Great Com
motion--Effort TO Hush Up
the Matter.

New York special: Progressive
euchre for sweet charity's sake at the
Waldorf-Astoria concluded with a
scene in which several of the players
mingled their tears with those OF the
members of the committee having the
affair in charge. There were crimina-
tions and r~ecriminations and charges
Of unfairness. And then, with fifty
persons talking all at once, the an
nouncement was made that the trou-
BILE must be hushed up. :.
AS a result of the dispute there re-
mains in the Aston gallery a $500 piano
awaiting a claimant. Perhaps it would
be better to say that 1t has several
Claimants. She who turned in a card
showing the highest score and who
went to her room believing the piano
20 be hers must prove to the s%atisfac-
ton of the committee that no forbid
den methods We're used to obtain her
standing. At least two other women
say they are ready to aver that he
player in question did employ a method
of scoring not provided for by the late
tanented Mr.. Hoyle.
This unfortunate euchre party was
| uelu LOT lie Deuell OL lie I1dAIlSuidAi1
Hospital charity fund, a local philan-
thropy that usually enlists the most
fashionable people in New York in it's
support, and no fewer than forty-seven
prizes We're provided on this particu-
lar occasion. The affair was under the
charge Of Mrs. Howard Carroll, Mrs.
e. Knott Anable, Mrs. William HI.
Browning and several others. Mrs. S.
D. Miller had charge of the prizes. All
4 nf he I n 1fnct n p.a r0r,1tpnrt Nnyy n1sh
society
Players Placed on Their Honor.
The party was open to public entry,
INC players came from suburban vii
lagos, as well as from every borough
of Greater New York. More than 500
women wished to play, u tables could
be provided for only 400, and that num-
Der accordingly began the contest at
the tap Of the bell early in the after
uoon
Twelve sets were provided for, and
the players were placed Upon their
honor to turn in correct scores, cards
being provided for that purpose. Print
ed rules We're on each table and were
supposed to have been read by all.
There vas the usual excitement as
the playing progressed. Tho who
lost scolded their partners for mistakes
while the winners were certain that
they had won because of superior play
ing. (
The bell. sounded ct last for the fin
ssh of the last game and the score
cards were called for. The winner, on
the fac of the returns, proved to be a
contestant from Brooklyn. whose to-
tai was ten and one-half out of a pos
sible twelve. Three other players tied
for second place with a score of ten
each.
winner Of the s400 piano lid not even
wait to accept congratulations. AS she
left the hotel she was heard to remark
hat h was SO pleased hat she al
most a palpitation of the heart.
Charges Create q Scene. ~ 4,
The champion had hardly disap-
peared hen two other players confld-
I'd to the members Of the committee
that they could each account for two
games which the apparent winner of
The first prize nae lost. This would
aave reduced her total count far below
she figures she submitted to the COM
mittee.
This charge, which was made openly,
was SO unexpected that for a moment
there was nothing but silence in the
gallery. Then the verbal pyrotechnics
began.
Members OF the committee began tic
complain that the charge should have
been made before the prizes We're
awarded. AT this the WI protesters
defended themselves SO vigorously that
more thar n temper was lost. Tears
oegan to flow. and Their the skies
cleared.
The hotel authorities were told not to
permit the piano to- be removed, and a
subcommittee was appointed to in
luirc further into the matter. In case
The winner cannot ~substantiate her
figures the piano Will be withheld.
An effort viii be made to keep the
whole matter quiet, and it is proposed.
I circumstances permit to have the
three women who are tied for second
oiaee draw lots for the disputed prize.
- Boston Diction.
Judge: Teacher (of npl;eb,-rn-