Evening star., 1943-03-07
In Bridge
Circles
Notes on Clubs
And Tournaments
BY Frank B. Lord.

The meet which has been held for
six successive years in Alexandria
was this year transferred to WASH
ington because of war conditions in
cluding lack of hotel accommoda-
tions and difficulties of travel and
was scheduled to occur at the new
Statler Hotel during the first week
Of January.
When it was found that that hos
tely would not be completed In time
to entertain the bridge players the
tournament was assigned to the
Wardman Park Hotel and there were
then several postponements because
the dates selected conf1icted with
other events sponsored by the Amer
ican Contract Bridge League.
Final sanction was given by that
body for March 26, q and % and
programs and invitations have now
gone out to players in the regional
territory of Virginia, Maryland and
the District of Columbia. A limited
number of entrants are also ex-
pected from Philadelphia and New
York.
The events have been so arranged
as to cause no loss of time to war
workers in Washington who have
heretofore been liberal patrons of
the tournament. There will be only
one daytime session which will be
the first round of the open pair
event on Sunday afternoon. The
second round will occur on Sunday
evening.
The other matches are to be one
session games to be played on Fri
day and Saturday evenings. They
include the women's pair match
and the mems pair match to be
played concurrently on Friday eve
ming. The former was won last year
by Mrs. Stanley Newman and Mrs.
Edward Behrend of Baltimore. The
mems yair match Is a new event
for the tournament.
The mixed pair game is also
one session event to take place
on Saturday evening. Last year
Mrs. Frederick Eberson and Charles
Lyons captured the trophy. Mrs.
Eberson, then living in Washington,
has since moved to Pittsburgh. She
is expected to return and defend
the title.
There will also be q special pair
game on Sunday evening for those
who fail to qualify in the first round
Of the open pair contest. The team
of four match usually scheduled for
the concluding event of the tourna-
ment has been eliminated.
Master points will be awarded to
winners and runnerup in each Of
the major events. Victory certificates
will be conferred in place Of the
usual trophies and the money here
tofore paid for these prizes will be
contributed to the fund Of the War
Orphans Scholarship. war activity
supported by the bridge players
throughout the country.
Lewis G. Tubbs who established
the Northern Virginia tournament
is now with the Navy and assigned
TO- a southern port. It is not ex-
pected to be able to attend and his
duties as chairman of the Tourna-
ment Committee have been taken
over by william Cheeks who will
manage the meet. P. E. Henningef
Is chairman Of the Executive Com
mtttee. Capt. Russell J. Baldwin
will act as tournament director.
The United Nations Club, Inc, OF
which Miss Meredith Howard Il
president, gave the first Of its bridge
tournaments on Thursday at 2400
Sixteenth. The event was part OF
the new series of diversions ar
ranged by the club which is spon-
sored by a large number OF persons
prominent in diplomatic and society
circles in Washington.
The program was in charge OF
Mrs. Charles B. Harding, chairman
of the Cards Committee Of the club
assisted by her husband as vice
chairman. Prior to the play a din
ner was serve dto upwar dot 200
members Of the club and guests
This was followed by brief musical
entertainment provided by a group
OF servicemen.
The tournament brought together
a large galaxy Of prominent bridge
players including many from places
outside of Washington who have
been brought here by war activities
Capt. Michael Gottlieb, one Of the
foremost players of the country and
now on military duty at the War
Department, acted as director OF the
game assisted by his wife who as
| Miss Jane Winton is widely known
professionally as a. stage screen and
radio star. Supervising the play
were Capt. Russell j. Baldwin, for
mer director Of the American Con-
tract Bridge League, also stationed
in Washington, Capt. Richard Skin
ner and 1t. Oswald Jacoby.
The players were arranged In
groups of those who desired to play
duplicate bridge, rubber bridge and
others who sought to get their en-
joyment from gin rum1hy games
Handsome prizes contributed by
friends of the club were awarded
to the winners. The successful ones
| in the duplicate games were Mrs
Archibald Davis and Mrs. Kath-
crime Judge, first, playing north
and south, and Senor Cardenas and
Mrs. Fox, second, playing in the
same positions. East and west
winners were Mrs. Royal johnson
and Mrs. Henry Downe, first, and
Miss Fuqua and Maj. Howard
second.
The rubber bridge prizes went to
Mrs. Cavendish Cannon and Mrs
Mccullough, first; Mr.. Anis Amer
and Mr.. George c. Vourchas, second,
and Nine. Erligumx and partner
third. 1t. Clark and Mrs. Natalie
Phillips captured the gin rummy
prizes.
The club was organized q year