New-York tribune., 1902-06-29
WHIST TROPHY WINNERS.
Srpv-rrr N MEMORY OF E 5. ELLIOTT,
FOUNDER OF THE LEAGUE

- ~, fr,nressive service in the baIlroor1
or the Oriental Hotel. Manhattan beach. EestsFaas
o-,irx when the congress or the AinerieAn "tilSe
T.s,,s assembled pay tribute 10 It's rouEaef.
T4,a Z, : Elliott. OF Milwaukee After
- - nvesiaent J. T. Mitchell OF Chicago.
-aUed the delegates to order and anhoohesc tne
- or the service. the hotel orchestra ptayen
~s.,;,,S FUNERAL March. Then Vice-Presidens l. n
St-tT % baltimore read address from the
,,I+tve COMMITTEES, referring To Judge Elliott ,
connection with the league After that sirs. w W.
,insworth of Toledo, sang Mr.. ElhetCs tavoflts
b,-r,r Gently Lord. oh. Gently Lead U.s. 'hS
music being specially adaptsu iEoft tue "eS' AZ.
..Au Through the Night
Two Of the former presidents OF lne tedscSs
Theodore Schwarz. Of Chicago. and Waiter h
rarnev of Providence. spoke in memory OF -hsiP
81 assoeiate paying tributes to his worth es
raa ard referring his Efforts for the pronaotlen
Of the game he loved R II Weenis, OF PsooAdyn'
who has been prominent in the league for r"e's
years added his eulogy. Finally al ths aeiss%,ss
STOOD and sang Nearer. My God, 20 Thee, whien
brought the service 10 a close
Th. business OF the last session was soon dis
posed Of ". Z Harris. one OF the airectors
chosen Yesterday, asked be relieved, and e ~
Nontson1ery was elected in his place resolutions
of thanks to Miss Bessie Naish, OF MiWaaAse' iof
her excellent work in charge OF the bureau OK
SrnnIies was passed, along with similar express
sions for those who had helped in conducting tHs
tusIrtb congress- II is understood that the aexr
ore will be held Detroit N 1903. but thar VII
not be settled until the winter session OF 'ne eAs
utive committee
The Hamilton Club Trophy goes to Cleveland as
the team from that city defeated the four from tns
American Whist Club of Boston. oy three rfcks
in the dnaI game For the American Whist LeAsus
Trophy the Philadelphia and Baltimore ciuns re-
r,ained in the finals and these teams played II ous
E,iday night The result was in favor on tne SnAi-
adeIphia Whist Club four. by four tricks Ine MIL
xr.uxss Trophy contest decided by the third
round Yesterday afternoon. but two OF tee teams
the Knickerbocker Athletic, OF New-ferk ard the
Whist League of Sea Gate-Eere tied, and TIA
d,sposition of the trophy seemed 70 puzzle every
body. -. -. .x.-.as. -.
to last evening:
Progressive pairs high Friday night section
four tsbles-North South. Miss {. = Selndl ana 4
r. Nash 7 plus: East and West, Miss SGnn nsnsia
I Smith, 81 plus. Section d fifteen laoiss-
North and South Mrs. R. 3. Hook and MIS- o. J snow
4 LIB. East and Mrs. e J. Seymour and > 4
sIoer and R. Dickinson and r & Brill 80
pIus Meas pairs. fifteen tahlss-North and sorsh z y
Leslie and e Scranton slo Plus: East and Wesc
efrernoon section A. tables Morn a't SNurh
Ms NJ E Wallen Mrs. Psgeis aLl LIZ AL LtfA
p G Steel plus; East SaI West. Mrs j. ~ MundS
ard II Z. Kent. plus Section 3. thirteen tables
North and south ". D. and @. 3 Adams. pass
EAST and West u kaski and w A. Pond. > plus
Sect tables-Sorth and south. Ar and
Mrs T. T. Sade. II Ais plus; East and West. y N
TiIlinghast and c. 7. Robertson 9-i3 pins