The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-13

Inc poker party dS 4 society amusement
is enjoying a splendid run in Minneapolis,
The 'Great American Game" has the call.
Hsi is pronounced fascinating Progressive
euchre with a prize for the winning lady
has done very well in it's time progress
siye cinch with prize attachment has
been popular but draw" and stud poker
arg all the rage just now.
Excitement surrounding these poker
parties varies according to the wealth of
those who participate. Many of those
who go in for the amusement only, who
want taste of the fascination without
running chances of losing their monthly
allowance play a low limit. One club
makes the limit 25 cents and settles for
10 cents on the dollar. Other clubs have
il arranged so that the heaviest losers
will qGit at the close OF an evenings sport
all the way from 81 to 40 cents lin the
hole AT that rate 1t is termed in
nocent," But there are social gatherings
where the amount on the table at times
would make very respectable salary for
a very clever man and where the person
of ordinary means who participates could
be excused for few frigid shivers before
the show down came or the ''blun1ng"
was over.
Jack Pots for Women.
It is being related how one society wo-
a recent social gathering at which none
but ladies were present Jack pots"
were the order of the afternoon and the
jack pot usually was well lined. Another
is credited with making a magnificent
win OF $48 in one afternoon while a-lady
who went to the same party with forty
dollars to the good" was forced to borrow
money to pay her car fare home.
II authentic society gossip counts for
rF1Kyf h inc laGf iv,
poker clubs who know how to play. the
game as it is played by the real artists.
Trey have the poker stare" and all that.
They play it scientifically at all times and
as a result their friends who like the
fascination of the game but have no 'sys
TEN" make some handsome contributions
10 the cause of poker and, its real de-
Yotees.
Too Much Poker.
A prominent young society man recent
ly said, Il like the game myself and plead
guilty to desiring to play it in a small
way, but I have seen too many fellows
bumped fnacially as a result Of too
much poker. I have been to little social
gatherings at homes where poker was the
order and the amount at one time on the
table was enough to convince me that l
could not afford to sit in with that crowd.
There are many excellent ladies in Mime
apolis who play a good game. One Of
them especially has the reputation of
making several hundred dollars each year
out of the games of draw which she
sits in at various society gatherings. 1
have been around a great deal and l
really believe after Witnessing the fascin-
alton of the ladies for poker that gambling
is on the increase in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Walkers Opinion.
Mrs T. B. Walker when interviewed
had nothing to say about society poker
playing, a matter concerning which she
had no knowledge, but as to the tendency
CT which the present play is the outcome
she said
The general trend Of all games of chance
is in the wrong direction. 1t is a waste of
time which beSpmes shortly dissipation that
after a while takes the place of the more
serious occupations Of life. l thoroughly
disapprove of the matter Of giving prizes in
card games or any games of chance. Any
thing that can put a stop to the fever OF
gambling is a good thing. 1 don't know
where you will draw the line.
Y. NJ. C. A. View.
H. P. Goddard, of the Y. NJ c. A, said:
There Is, beyond any question, close re-
lation between public morals and home life.
The character Of the young men and young
women Of the city will be determined very
largely by the influences that surround them
in their homes. and not by the churches and
Y. NJ. and Y. w. c. AS, though the power
of these institutions is immense and can
never be estimated. If 1t is true that poker
playing for money is being INDUCED in in
social circles and at the freside to any con-
siderable extent in Minneapolis, the fact is
certainly q lamentable one, it is but a
step from the home circle to the outside
gaming world. and there is only ruin await
ing the man, young or old, who takes it. 1t
seems Incredible that fathers and mothers.
or people Of any respectable rank should in
dulge in or countenance a practice, that leads
so directly to open vice. The Young Mems
Christian Association is unalterably opposed
to anything of that nature, as it exposes the
young men and boys of the city to tempta-
tons that are most subtle in their nature
and lead by short cut to the very things
it is attempting in every possible way to
shield them from.
Joke on Mr.. Morrill,.
Rev. G. L. Morrill, Of the Chicago Ave-
nue. Baptist church said that the only
thing he could play was the piano or or
gan. His early knowledge of poker was
limited to a. blue poker chip he found in
Paradise Valley of Yellowstone Park.
While fishing he stumbled over a blue,
round article which he took back to his
hotel as the only thing he had caught
during the day. When he inquired Of the
clerk what his find was, the clerk laughed
immodsrately-
Mr.. Morrill, referred, however, to a visit
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