Evening star., 1942-01-04

With the beginning of the new
year the activities of local bridge
players, which have been more or
less suspended during the holidays,
have been revived and schedules are
being prepared for the remaining
winter and spring months.
1t Is argued that the season should
be a successful one despite the war.
People must have some relaxation
from the strain they are now under
going, to aid In the maintenance OF
their morale, and conditions will
preclude them from many forms of
entertainment. There are few
means of social diversion that afford
greater pleasure at so small cost
as playing contract bridge. This ap-
plies both to the duplicate and rub
ber methods Of playing the game.
In both cases the expense can be,
and is. limited without in any way
detracting from the enjoyment 1t
provides.
The situation in Washington is
regarded as particularly fortunate,
for while many players have been
called into the service there are
thousands of persons who have come
here and found employment in Gov
ernment work. and among them, 1t
has already been demonstrated, are
many good bridge players. Joining
bridge club, in addition to giving
them opportunity to indulge them
selves in their favorite pastime, also
enables them to make contacts
which are agreeable and advantage
Gus. The newcomers have met with
cordial welcome in all bridge cir
cles and some of them are showing
notable skill at the game.
The Washington Bridge League
which is the representative bridge
organization in the National Capital
is starting its 1912 series of games at
the Hotel Shoreham on Wednesday
night, and will meet on the first and
third Wednesdays of each month
thereafter.
The Corley Challenge Cup will be
in play. Its present holders are
members of the team composed Of
Mrs. Irene Surguy, Gene Hermann,
Miss Mabel Tobin and Paul Neff.
They won it at the last team session
by defeating DR.. and Mrs. j. v.
Waits, DR.. c. C. Mcdonnell and
P. M. Shepard. They had previously
held 1t by default, and they will
again defend it on Monday night
against the team Of s. G. Churchill,
Representative John c. Kunkel, lie
Roy Thurtell and E. H. Roorbach.
The next right to challenge the win
ners will be decided by the match
between the Tubbs team comprising
Lewis G. Tubbs, w. de st. Aubin,
James Stone and DR.. E. B. Conolly
and the foresome of Col. Edward
Clifford, o. L. Veerhoff, D. c. Elliott
and F. M. Lake Several other
matches are arranged for subse-
quent priorities.
The National Press Club players
whose duplicates were well attended
during the first half Of their series
have announced the schedule for
the second half which, together
with the post series events for the
grand prizes, will run until the
middle Of May. The agenda for the
regular duplicate games every other
Monday night at the club audi
torium calls for play on January S
and 10, February and 16 and
March 2, 16 and 80. or seven games
in all.
The post series schedule is as
follows: April 6, mixed pair game
for the John H. Edwards Trophy;
April 13, open pair game for the
Victor Smith Trophy; April 20, team
of four game for the Ely Culbertson
Cup; April q, mems pair game,
open to members only, for the Mar
vim H. Mcintyre Cup; May 4, open
pair game for the Mexican Ambas-
sador's Cup, and May II, the bridge
dinner. Women guests Of the club
win be permitted to take part In
all the games except the one for
the Mcintyre Cup on April n. This
Is exclusively for men who are
members Of the club. At the same
time, however, . special game at