The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-11-25
PRIZE WINNERS
 MADE KNOW N
 IN TOURNAMENT
Large Number of Bridge Players Enjoy Big Elks
 Tourney Last Evening

Eight prizes offered by the To- cal Elks' Lodge and local merch- ants for the high auction and contract players in the National Elks' bridge tournament which was played here last evening and simultaneously in all other Elks' clubs throughout the country, were announced early this morning by the committee members, who fin ished carefully checking the score cards and bids last night.
 The special award of the Frye Hotels finest room with bath for five days. offered by Glen c. Bart lett. was awarded to the runners up in contract by the committee. In order to determine those to whom the grand trophy and en- graved emblems will be awarded bv the National Elks' tournament committee. all score cards will be mailed to Chicago on the next steamer, according to Norman C.. Banfield, member of the local con- mittee in charge. In addition to the prizes awarded, honorable mention was given to four con- tract players and four auction players, who had high percent age of the bids correct.
 Winners and prizes awarded were as follows:
 Auction Prizes
 Mrs. M. J. Bavard, high North player, lace table spread from B. M. Behrends Company, Inc.
 Elmer Payne, high South player travelling set of toilet articles In leather case, from Butler-Mauro Drug Company.
 Henry Meier, high East player, Ladies dresser set from Race Drug Company.
 Mrs. s. Zynda, high West player Ivory handled carving set, from Nugget Shop.
 Honorable mention for auction Pete Pappas, East player; George Grigsby, West player; R. E. Som mers, North player; R. E. Robert son, South player.
 Contract Prizes
 Mrs. Robert w. Bender, higi South player, electric waffle irol from Alaska Electric Light an' Power Company.
 Mrs. George F. Alexander, hlgl North player, silver roast platter from Ludwig Nelson Jewelry Store Mrs. H. E. Morgan, high Eas player, silver flower vase iron Paul Bloedhorn's.
 Mrs. w. A. Holzheimer, higl West player, Parker desk set witt accessories, from Juneau Dru Company.
 MT. and Mrs. R. J. McKann: were awarded the special contrac award of five days at the Fry Hotel by the committee, due t their high percentage of correc contracts.
 Honorable mention for contrac bridge. M. H. Sides, M. A. Lavenil J. J. Hilliard and Mrs. H. l. Lu cas-
 In addition to the prizes men tioned, each table cut for tf special deck of cards used for tn tournament games.
 The large bail room of the Elk Club was crowded with player ke9nly interested in the tourna msnt and anxious to see the spec ially arranged hands, several min utes before play started at o'clock last evening. J. E. Barra gar. chairman of the local con mittee called for attention ar read aloud the rules for the toul namsnt, method of dealing ar scoring for both auction and COT tract, progressive and non-progre! sive. after which the sealed 'deci of cards and score sheets were di tributed and play started, to COT tinue until nearly midnight, whs ice cream, cake and coffee we served by the refreshment con mittee.
 Due to the unusual method dealing the previously arrang' hands, and the details of scorin there was some delay before u players could get through t