The Detroit times., 1913-05-01
LOCAL WHISPERS
SHOW UP WELL
in TOURNAMENT
Carry on Majority of Top
Scores IN Congress Of Wo-
mans League
+ AMOl = PLAYERS OF
SILENT GAME ARE HERE
Mrs. ". II. Barney, OF -PrONi-
dence. Will Succeed Mrs. {.
L. Bielman as President

The second rounds al ,ne Boston
Cayendton. Omaha and WASHINGTON
trophies were played Wednesday
morning. in the sixteenth annual con
sress ct the Womans Whist league,
now beng held in The Hotel Cadillac.
There are many famous whist play
crs and whist clubs represented IN
the congress Among the clubs are,
the Howell club. OF Boston. the Trist
OF Philadelphia and the Chicago Wo'
mans Whist club. the latter sending
three teams famous for their ability TO
" in trophies Mr.. and and Mrs, II. I.
Fly. of Chicago. eX-bresidents,--.4re-
spt rtivelN, OF the American Whist
league aud The Womans Whist
league. Mrs. c. ). Waterhouse. New
York. a former president OF the Wo'
man ; league and Ernest Cooper, ~
Shclbyville. Tenn. former president
Of the A w l., are amons the we'll
known minister's present. Mrs Walter
H. Paruey, OF Providence. Il. J.. Sec
end WCe-president. OF the Woman
league, il prominent participant IN
the games II Is expected Mrs Bar
uey will be elected president OF the
league. 20 succeed Mrs &. + Biclman,
OF Detroit, in the annual election OF
officers 70 he held. Thursday after
neon. as Miss " H. Campbell OF New
York. first vice-president. and In line
for the presidency. has resigned from
Office.
TUESDAY evening. the scores In the
open pairs were as follows. Detroit
ers winning most Of the top scores:
First section--North and south.
Mrs. Galen c. Hartman and Mrs
George H. Bailey, l73. tied with Mrs
Noel . @ Brien and Mrs Charles l."
aylor. l73: II r. Boehm and Mrs.
W l.. Stannard. l72: Mrs W. r Gray
and Mrs. c. n. Currier. III; W. w.
Chalmers and Miss Schmidt. III: Mt.
and Mrs. c. r Bielman, l6S, Mrs. Ed
ward r. Kingsley and Mrs John G..
Carruth, l6S. east and west, Mrs. W
+ Kerry aud Miss T.. Freeman, 1870,
Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Fry. 1916; Mrs.
Charles b. Comstock and J Talnran
Davis 1915; Mrs c. l.. BiXley and
Mrs. r. l. NCCOl. 1914, /" r. Mather
and Mrs. Proctor. 1872; Mrs. Walter \.
skinner and Mrs. w, W Chalmers,
1870: Mrs y. \. Collier and Mrs. f. $.
Baker. lS6
In the second section top scores
made 10y Mrs s. A. Commons and
e f. w. Bright, north and south. and
Mrs VI Towne adj Mrs. O. s. Bayies,
east and west.
Third section-North and south. Mr..
and Mrs u = Slick. l79, tied with
Charles =. Niles and Mrs. \. II. Nc
Donell l7o Miss VI. T. Newhall and
Mrs w Il Barney. IFS. Mrs. w IT.
Speaker and Mrs. Nathan Judson l76;
Mrs Mary r Bennett and Frank
Eaton, 17I:, Mrs CapreUe and Mrs
Gates, 1866 east and west. n l.. Frost
and Mrs. w. d. Thompson, 1872. tied
with Mrs. l.. J Callahan and c. w
Rogers 1872 Mrs. j. w. Brown and
Mrs F. A Walker. 1870; A. H. Nc
ponell and Mrs c. p Niles, SIS; Mr.
and Mrs II l.. Brown lS7; Mrs. II. c.
Campion and Mrs. Charles T..
Mathews, 1856; Mrs c. f. Brand and
Ernest 3. Cooper 1S4.
Section four-N North and south. Mrs
W. u. Ellsworth and a G. Stellwagen,
$50: Mrs s. e. Waterbouse and s s
Lenz. 1873: Mr.. and Mrs. r. g. Sim.
mons. 1881 Mrs c. r Fry and Mrs
". A Weed lSl; Mrs. Ralph *
Smith and Mrs O. G.. Pfaff, 1871: Mrs
Thomas Watson and MIS- Hugh Bar.
~. $780, Mrs r. Won Platen and S. S
Post, l7S; east and west Mr.. and
Mrs J w. Steiner. 1856 Mrs. Arthur
Pue and Mrs. Gaitten Smith. 1874. Mrs
O. r Byram and Mrs II. T Benham
1874: Mrs. George Norton and Mrs w
T. Latta, $50: -. w. Ellsworth and
Mrs - G. Stellwagen. $50; AIRS. w
r. Wyman and Ms. II. f. Boehm
l79: Mrs. Harding and MIS-, W. b.
Battele. l79.