Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-30
Silent Golf Meet Held Ouer
Course of Whitemarsh
Valley Country Club
DINNER AFTER PLAY
BY SPICK HALL

THE man who invented the marriage
l. ceremony forgot something. He
framed it up so that the ladies would
-liave to promise 'to love, honor and
obey" but he neglected to have it
stipulated just how much conversation
per diem would be allowed. This was
bad boot. Doubtless the inventor
suffered as much as the others, but
that doesn't help the others.
Relief along this line has been tried
time and again, but without success.
A man has never yet won an argument
from his wife. Probably never will.
But a remedy and one which worked
we'll, was tried out yesterday for the
fifth time in five years. Five conver-
sationless days in five trips around the
sun isn't a great deal but it is step
in the right direction and the hus-
| bands appreciated the thick, golden
silence that hung over the golf course
of the Whitemarsh Valley Country
! Club on these five momentous occa :
sions. Yesterday the fifth of these oc =
casons was highly satisfactory.
Unique Tourney
The tournament is one of the most
unique staged on any course in the
world. Mr.. and Mrs. d. l.. Short con
duct the tournament. 1t is two bal
foursome event and the men have tc
pair up with their, wives. There is g
special ruling to the effect that those
who are not fortunate (O enough tt
have a wife or husband may selec
partners of the opposite sex. They arr
theoretically married on the first te'
and by the same token divorced on th
last green.
Yesterday was an ideal day for tn
tournament. The course was in fin
condition. So were the players. Blu
in spite of the many topics of conver
sation which the occasion inspired, mai
and wife were barred from ever givin
each other the well-known superciliou
up an down when a golfing offense wa
committed. Everything had to be born
! in silence. The affair was a success
from every angle and the dinner whic
was served after the tournament at tn
.. club house was a splendid affair an
was greatly enjoyed by the ladies, VIII
made up for their silence on the links
) Dinner at Club
The play yesterday began at
J, o'clock in the afternoon and was finishe
:, by o'clock in the evening. lmmedi
ately after the last foursome came,
was a two-ball foursome, the entii
r party had dinner at the club with M
e and Mrs. Short.
The couples who took part in IL
i match were Mr.. and Mrs. Tiedtes, NJ
n and Mrs. Butterworth, Mr.. and Mr.
Schaum, Mr.. and Mrs. Slonaker, NJ
a and Mrs. Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Stew
Y art, Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer, Mr.. and Mr.
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Bird, Mr.. al
t. Mrs. Hirst. Mr.. and Mrs. Horrock. NJ
and Mrs. Lukens, Mr.. and Mrs. Alder
ser, Mr.. and Mrs. Whitten, Mr.. al
n Mrs. Umstead, Mr.. and Mrs. Godfre
y Mr.. and Mrs. Knight, Mr.. and Mr.
= Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. Sheeler, Mr.. al
:. Mrs. Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Shelter
s. s. burger, Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley, Mr.. al
E. Mrs. Crosby, Mr.. and Mrs. West, NJ
and Mrs. Garley, Mr.. and Mrs. ALE
a Mr.. and Mrs. Eagleson, Mr.. and Mr.
II Chapman, Mr.. and Mrs. McClay, NJ
Toomey and Miss Hetzel, Mr.. Soul
and Miss Robinson, Mr.. Stewart Al
IS Miss Hanson, Mr.. Diebold and Mi
n Simmerman, Mr.. Donahue and Mi
Walton, Mr.. Eagleson and Miss Va
ner, Mr.. Green and Miss Cage, NJ
e, Donahue and Miss King, Mr.. Short a
is Miss Wallace, Mr.. Newton and Nj
Martin, Mr.. Wood and Miss Ward, \!
White and MISC Wallace, Mr.. Grahl
" and Miss Bayley Mr.. Dorsener a
Miss SheelsT. u
The first prize wax a handsome Sts
y ling silver loving cup, the second wai