Evening star., 1940-05-05


Z. Golden, secretary. Reelection
H. Lemon, Lewis r. Watson and
Of the Executive Committee to serve
for. two years. Paul E. Henninger
was named to the committee to MI
out the vacant term Of DR.. r. G.
Blanck, who has resigned from the
league and moved to Pittsburgh.
The league, which Is the repre-
sentative bridge organization Of
Washington, now has approximately
400 members. and except for the
summer months, holds SEMI
monthly pair and team-of-four
games. The Clifford Challenge Cup
matches which are played until one
team Of four has won the trophy
is times is part Of its program.
After the annual meeting, the hold
ers Of the cup, Mr.. and Mrs. Lemon,
Mr.. Watson, Mrs. w. Van Devanter
and Mr.. Roth, alternate. played the
challengers, q foursome consisting
Of Representative John G. Kunkel,
S. c. Churchill and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. p. Stockvis. and were defeated.
This match, due to be played In
August. was advanced In order that
1t might not interfere with the
summer tournament In Asbury Park,
N. j.. which also occurs in August
and In which members Of the two
teams intend to participate.
Announcement was made that the
winners Of the masters game, to be
held In two sessions on the first and
third Wednesdays Of July, will be
allowed the option Of using their
awards In either the summer tourna-
ment at Asbury or the winter meet
in Philadelphia. Heretofore, it has
been required that they should be
used only at Asbury. The contest
will be In two sections, one for full
masters and the other for those
holding convertible master points.
The play ut the National Press
Club Monday night was for the cup
offered by Col. Marvin M. Mcintyre
one Of the Presidents secretaries
and . member Of the club. He
Is Ill at Asheville. N. c., however
and was unable to participate In
the contest. one Of the conditions
Of which is that only members OF
the club, and hence men, are eligible
to compete. What looked ut first a.
an embarrassing situation in this
connection was indicated when Mrs
G. B. Pennebaker was offered as
. substitute for her husband who
was unable to be present. In orde,
to make up q foursome and thus
enable three members to play, she
was permitted to take his place
Her partner was Haywood Hardy
and they came within IA points oi
winning the cup. which would have
presented the further question a.
to whether or not her name should
be engraved upon 1t along with those
Of previous winners.
The competition was very keer
and the margin Of victory uncom.
fortably close. The successful pail
was Frank B. Lord and Allyn A
Walters Of the Public Relation!
/ Division Of the Rural Electrihcatior
Administration. Second were Mrs
Pennebaker and Mr.. Hardy, Will.
third honors were divided by J. c
Atthison and e. N. Nemeny with G
Z. Stewart and 8. Brashears, jr.
The woman guests Of the club en-.
joyed their own game. played simul'
taneously in the same room. Theil
winners were Mrs. Mildred Linder'
man and Mrs. John D. Mothershed
nrst; Mrs. w. M. Hogan, jr., and Mrs
Allyn A. Walters, second, and Mrs
Oliver Hoyem and Mrs. w. r. Plum
third.
Tomorrow night In a MIXED pail
game the members and their woman
guests will contend for the Mexican
Ambassadors Cup, which was espe'
cially made for the club in Mexic,
and presented q yeal ago by th'
Ambassador. He is expected to b'
one of the players ir an effort t,
win his own trophy On the follow
Ing Monday night the bridge player
of the club will celebrate the con
clusion of their series with a ban
quet.
The Federal Bridge League at IT.
annual meeting, held at the Ward
man Park Hotel Tuesday, elected r
H. Higgins president to succeed
Lewis G. Tubbs and named Leslie
E. Shmidl vice president. The ON
ces of secretary and treasurer wer'
combined and Miss Paris Keenel
was chosen to I'LL the position. Pau
E. Golden was named director ant
omcial scorer.
Mr.. Golden announced as seasor
winners the Rajah team, which wor
both halves of the series. Henc,
there will be no playoh for the Capt.
tai Trophy, which is a handsome sill
yer cup presented by Luther Stewart
upon behalf of the American FEEDER
alton of Government Employees, O
which he is president. The team in
cludes DR.. and Mrs. A. ]. Steinberg
A. I. Westrich and H. r. King. The.
were also high in match points.
The trophy which they gained ha