Evening star., 1942-09-20
Bv Frank B. Lord.

Br1QRe players eeiiei any, diiu Al
Washington in particular. accept as
an Endorsement of their favorite
pastime the statement Of Paul v.
McNutt. director of the War Man
power Commission and the Office of
Defense Health and Warfare Serv-
ices, in his foreword to the booklet,
Home Play in Wartime"
I nit he calls upon American
families to adopt simple inexpensive,
Stay-at-home recreations for the
duration of the war. and for the
bridge clan this is interpreted to
include playing the game in bridge
clubs and in private homes as one
of the most inexpensive methods of
| spending an afternoon or evening.
There are thousands Of bridge play
ers in the Government service in
Washington and the game affords
them opportunity for pleasurable
enjoyment and relaxation from the
strain of their work.
The brochure Is publication
issued by the National Recreation
Association of New York. In it Mr..
McNutt says that every family can
keep wholesome fun and play alive
during the war using the recrea-
tional resources of the home itself
including radio, books. playing cards,
games and imagination. This can be
done, he writes, despite the necessity
OF avoiding travel and despite "War
bond budgets" Bridge club tourna-
ments and championships fit nicely
in with the War bond program
where prizes are in the form of War
stamps and bonds.
I'VE cannot dispense with recrea-
ton in the American home and COM
munity in time of war" writes Mr.
McNutt. THE American people neec
to play and they need it now. Chill
dren need recreation normally anc
even more in times of tension art
anxiety, while adults need it becaus,
1t helps refresh and renew theil
minds and bodies for the wars work
But it should forward the war effor
and not detract from it,
The new booklet is being dis
tributed through special contri
button to the National Refeatio,
Association. Reviewed in the 20
page manual are games, reading:
| radio, hobbies, drama, handcraf
, and other activities and in addi
, tlon there is an inclusive bibli
ography of free and low cost ma
/ terial on other home recreations.
The Federal Bridge League. tn
organization of Government bridg
! players held its postponed annus
meeting last Tuesday night, calle
! by President George L. Kathan fo
the purpose of acting upon its re
. vised constitution and bylaw
: which a special committee heade
t by former President r. H. Hig
gins has been working on through
out the summer months.
AS perfected, the constitution prc
S vides that any persons employed
e the Federal Government or by tn
e District of Columbia shall be eligib
Il to membership; also any person WI
i Is husband, wife, son, daughte
brother, sister, father or mother ,
any person so employed in Coy
II eminent service and residing
the home of such person. Furthe
q honorably discharged former en-
= ployees Of the Government ar
~ those on the Government retire
+ list are made eligible to membe
# ship. The membership fee is fixe
v at 81 per year. Heretofore the
:. has been no membership fee. tt
Il annual meeting is to be held her,
p after in January, on a date to
v fixed by the president.
IS The league will conduct tea
$ game play in two sessions through
= out the season, the first beginnil
o on September % and continuil
h until the latter part Of Decemb
,r and the second half starting imm
It diately after the holidays and col
- tinuing until May. In the hold;
r. hiatus there will be two pair gan
Le plays, and also pair games duril
n the summer months. The usu
ar masters pair game will be held {
,g the last Tuesday of each mon
r. under plan approved by the Anne