Evening star., 1949-12-04
By Margaret |. Fisher

full swing today at 2 pm. at the
Hotel Bellevue Stratford, with the
National Open individuals, first
Of seven major title events. Scores
Of Washingtonians will be In the
lineup today, as well as In other
major events and side games In
the week to come.
Once again members Of Wash
ington Bridge League will help
to make a gladder Christmas for
the patients at children's Hos
pital. December II has been
scheduled for the "Bring-a-Toy"
night annually sponsored BY the
leagues Women's Auxiliary.
Plans for the toy collection drive
were completed at the auxiliary's
bimonthly business meeting. At
the luncheon following, Miss Edith
Torkington, administrator for
Children's Hospital, received from
Mrs. Howard Campbell, president
Of the auxiliary. = check for 5000
representing net proceeds Of the
open-pair charity match held No
vember II.
In the duplicate session for
members only after the luncheon.
top scores earned master points
for Mrs. j. L. Herlihy-Mrs. w. j..
Tidball, Mrs. Howard Campbell
Mrs. J. r. McGhee, Mrs. Mary
Goodstein-Mrs. H. r. Surkin, and
Mrs. Stanley Beasley-Mrs. Robert
Du Bois. Runnersup in the two
section Mitchell were Mrs. Alfred
Barnard-Mrs. Russell Denham,
Mrs. Gregg Custls-Mrs. Lester
Gibson, Mrs. Breckenridge Long
Mrs. w. r. Plum and Mrs. ]. r.
Belt-Mrs. George Kathan.
Team-of -four enthusiasts among
the Washington Bridge League
contingent relish a fifth Wednes-
day"-an additional opportunity
for their favorite brand of dupli-
cate. November 80 gave them
that chance and ,13 foursomes
locked in a hard-fought match to
increase their series standing
Winning Is boards out OF "a in
play, the team of Mrs. E. P. Cot
ter, John j. Parish. Mrs. Margaret
L. Fisher and John Moore out
ranked competitors to claim the
session top. Three teams tied for
second honors at 141a.
In the two early Mitchell Sec
tions high scores went to Mrs. j.
G. Fletcher-S. M. Cohee and j. P.
Ferry-D. H. Sylvester (section Al;
Mrs. Thomas Hamlin-T Tom Ham
lin, jr., and DR.. and Mrs. A. j..
Steinberg (section b. Concur
rent with the team session. Mrs.
Walter OLoughlin, who recently
moved here from Terre Haute.
Ind, paired with DR.. w. H. Gorton
in a frst-time partnership to lead
MS contestants in the section G
Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Lyons
scoring high E-W.
The Sc per cent game scored
by Raymond Fetzner and Man
fried Sobernheim in the November
10 initial session Of the Walsh
Clubs annual open-pair cham
pionship carried that duo along
to victory when the points were
tailed in the final round Novem-
Der rs. This is the first local club
title for both Of the new cham
pions.
Monday night the Federal
Bridge League interrupted the
team series to divide its Novem-
Der Quota of national awards.
Successful candidates in the Sec
ton A. Mitchell were ]. D. Boyd
J. L. Roster and DR.. w. S. Bene-
dict-John Moore, while George
Kathan-Dr. A. J. Steinberg and
Mrs. Marianne Boschan-Mrs.
Margaret L. Fisher topped the
B field.
Mrs. George Kathan-W. r.
Garrett, Ed Burnett-Capt. Wright,
Lewis and Lloyd Tubbs and Miller
Roberts-James G. Stone netted
so rating points each for finishing
second. Scores were unusually
close in all directions Of the field.
Bridge Calendar
TONIGHT. Arthur Walker Duplcats
Club. 1911 N. Quincy Arlington; open. n
duplicate session for members only.
ToMORRoW-Federal Bridge League, 1900
New Hampshire avenue NV; team ois
four Pm .v.nls y. sS: ooen.psir % fste
ing point, pm.
Observation-Disclosures Club, 1855 Euclid
street NV; n,'a. 5atins point rt;,n T4S Pm
G,fDe oofnt fGaa 9a5 Arhn'0Hc pm Count Club, 1si
Seventeenth street NV; open-pair rat
ing point, pm.
Stephan Studio, 1855 Eu-
cid street N.W.s OpeH-pdlI 1dtAnk poAns'
/ pm. Washington Bridge league
Roosevelt Hotel: open-pair master point
rHUSspAYsI sale sssd,e; e;,s oDen,pss1, Dsclsan
Hotel; rating point. 7:45 pm. Riverside
Bridge Club, Arlington Farms; rstins
FRDAY-Arlington Farms Duplicate Cluo'
Arlington Farms; master point, Pm.
Stephan Studio, open-pair rating polnt'
sATuRRpAY-wBL women's Auxiliary.
1855 Euclid street NV; open-palr mas
ter point, pm. Chess Club, master
point, 7:45 pm. Walsh Club, twenty
second and r streets NV; rating point
1880 pm.
Andre Gide's Poetry
In Verse and Prose
THE FRUITS OF THE EARTH
BY Andre Glide. fAltred A.
Knopt;; 49,
Reviewed by
EDWIN TRIBB1E.
eide and his French publish
ers do not classify. his books,
but Justin O,Brien. who edited
Gide's Journals. lists this work