San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-26
Women Play Bridge While
Men Take Turn at Check
ers-New Ones Register
From Many States--Over
a Thousand Now in Book.

In the weather of the last few daya
the Tourists Club has been specially
appreciated, and patronized, accord
ing 10 Il. }. Reilly, Chamber of Com
merce secretary of the CLUB. Every
day since the beginning of the rain,
he said Saturday, the place has been
crowded from early morning until
late in the evning. At times there
are as many as 100 tourists, both men
and women, in the clubrooms.
With the women, bridge is the most
popular game, and there are always
men TO "seU in" AS Il rule, however,
most of the men, except a few who
Solemnly marshall the chess men in
formidable array, lean more TO pitch
or checkers, and many spirited games
are p,ayCd in the snug warm rooms
of the club.
The one thing that so often mars
the pleasure of the tourist is lone
someone's, Many OF the members of
tn, club have bean regular visitors 10
San Antonio. for years, and sitting
before enc of the open flrCplaceS OF
the ClubrOoms talking to new-m1 FL
friends from all corners of the cOun-
try they have of late been drawing
comparisons btween this and previous
years.
Have Place to Go.
use to-" one of them said Satur
day, lit was bad enough on nice days.
Then we had TO sit in the parks or
walk the street. But when it rained
there was nothing to do but to sit
penned up il our rooms with our
faces to the window, thinking of the
many friends back home with whom
we could be talking if we had only
stayed there. But it's different now.
The rain is almost welcome. | guess
that's because we still have some kid
in us, and like the idea of gathering
indoors to have big time when it's
cold and nasty out"
Registration at the club now is
well over 1000 and there are still
many strangers in the city who have
not registered. Those who came in
cold and nasty out"
From Many States.
Michigan-L. Is. Goldberg, TRAY
erse City; Arthur Goldberg, Reed
City; Mrs. Minnie Wyckoff Warfield,
Lansing; Margaret A. Sieb. Monroe.
MinnesOta-Mrs. Ida Hammond,
st. Paul.
North Dakota-Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Hines and son, Mott.
South DakOta-Mrs. Herman Lev
niger and Elsie Levinger, Sioux City
John Zerfins, Lead.
Wisconsin,. J. Morris, Mil
wauiee.
New York-Mr. and Mrs. Frank
naoD Ruffolo
Massachusctts-Mrs NJ. d. Sweet,
Dodge.
PCnnsylvania-T. ]. Maxwell, New
Castle.
Alabama-A. A. Galloway, Bham.
Virginia-NE. and Mrs. J. n. Nell
son. Edinburg.
West virginia-w. f. Fleming,
Logan.
Missouri-Mr. and Mrs. L. B..
Schultz, st. Louis; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Burgess, Nandalia: o. A. Zim-
norman, Kansas City; Mr.. and Mrs.
]. +. Kraft. st. Joseph; A. j. Hoch.
st. Louis: S. Hubbard, Kansas City i
W. d. Vandiver, Columbia.
Arkansas-D. A. Brewer, Heber
Springs.
Oklahoma-Mr. and Mrs. J. =.
Badc, Oklahoma City; C. f. Middle
cOff, Tulsa; Mr.. and Mrs. d. w.
Turner, Mrs. b. A. Duval, Ponca
City.
Texas-Mrs. c. H. Ohr. Honey
Grove; Miss Mary Oman. Houston
J. Link, McAlIen; @. H. Sanford,
Donna.
Kansas-Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Mo
rev, Wichita; Mr.. and Mrs. J. c..
Roland, Wichita: Alfred Terry, Su-
perior: H. C. Tillston. Lathom; Mr..
and Mrs. ]. r. Huntington, Newton
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. O. Weller, Hutchi-
son; Mrs. +. NJ. Cressler. Wichita
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T.. Stahly, Newton
Oslo +. Nelson. Wichita.
Ohio-Mr. and Mrs. f. Fl. CRUDE,
Columbus: Mr.. and Mrs. $. ]. Clamp.
Clyde; Miss Dora Clapn. Clyde; Mr..
and Mrs. II. r. Clapp, Toledo; Mrs.
Elsie X. Fried, Cleveland. :.