Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-19
BY MARGARET L. FISHER

BY MARGARET L. FISHER
Annual contest for Washing
ton Bridge League women's
and mems pair titles began last
Wednesday at the Mayflower
Hotel. High scores at the half
in the two contests were
credited to Mrs. Marie Hill
liard-Mrs. Terry Michaels and
Said Ha d d a d Mic ha ell
Michaels.
The Hilliard-Michaels duo
topped the 47-pair field COM
peting for the women's title
with 1851 match points, 2l6
possible. Next best score went
to Mrs. Jean Ellis-Mrs. Edward
p. Cotter. 1914. Others in
contention: 1t. Col. jeanette
Blech-Mrs. Florence Grifiith,
l27l2: Mrs. j. D. Boyd-Mrs.
Dixie T. Wright. 1877; Mrs.
Said Haddad-Mrs. Harry Sic
gel. 1876; Mrs. Marianne
Boschan Mrs. Margaret L.
Fisher. l25la.
Close competition marked
the initial round in the mems
match. Said Haddad Mike
Michaels. with 139 match
points. hold q half-point lead
over Alfred Stidham-Lewis @.
Tubbs. Ranking third among
the IS pairs in competition
are Frank Holtzman-Lt. NAL
vern Shefheld. 1877: fourth.
Paul Kibler-W. D. Snyder, 1873;
nth. Arthur Fribourg -Jona-
than B. Rintels. 1870: tied for
sixth. r. L. Eckert L. @.
Ruhmann and Jerome s.
Machlin-C Charles 8. Voigt. jr.,
1877.
All those entered in the WBL
matches viii report to the
Mayfower Hotel for the final
session Wednesday at 7:45
pm. II unable to compete,
notify Paul E. Golden eco. s.
$780, promptly.
Next UP on the WBL 1857
championship schedule Is the
open-pair event. set for June
10 and 26. Mixed-pair COM
petition is set for July II and
"a: individual championship
match. August 81 and %.
Other Club Championship
Standings at the half in
other club championships, un.
derway during the past week:
At the Thomas Circle Bridge
Club, open-pair event. 20 pairs
participating: l-GSumner Bill
ley-Ervin M. Kenison, l74. 2
Mrs. Sidney Aronson- Frank
Hoffman. 1854. 3-Mathew
Solomon-Martin Rossi. 1853. 4
Mrs. Virginia Dyed. r. An
derson. 1854.
At the Bethesda Duplicate
Bridge Club, open-pair cham
pionship. 20 pairs participate
ing: Mrs. H. j. Alexander.
Mrs. Thomas L. Good. 1874.
2-Mrs. Stanley Beasley-D.
Meade PEBBLES. IT.. 1874. B.
Mrs. j. A. Weber-Mrs. j. j. L.
Young. 1894. Mrs. Malora
Christman-Mrs. r. Lomax
Wells. 1877.
Silver Spring Duplicate Club,
junior individual champion
ship. % players participating:
Mrs. Madeleine Gallant,
1851. 2-Mrs. r. E. Edwards.
1882. 3-Mrs. Alice Miller,
1924. Mrs. Edward T.
Whiting. $50.
Herman Fink. Fenton Will
bourne. John Savage and o.
l.. Simpson last Tuesday cap
tured the GAO Bridge Clubs
Knockout team championship.
They won over Lee Geismar,
Dave Powers. George Seller
and Chester Shore by 1880
total points In the Knockout
finale.
Other Bridge News
Next Saturday noon at
Sheraton-P Park Hotel members
Of the WBL Women's Auxiliary
will hold their annual meeting
and election. A luncheon and
master-point pair game for
members follow. Deadline for
luncheon reservations Is to-
morrow. Call Mrs. Henry T.
Chittenden XXI. $4,000 or
Mrs. Mildred Downham (T'E.
6-406D.
Members Of officers clubs in
the Military District Of WASH
ington and suburbs are invited
to participate in the master
! point pair game tomorrow
night ct the Walter Reed
(Hospital) Ofncers' Club at
/ 7:46 pm. under the direction
Of Mrs. Carl Tessmer.
Also Of interest TO area
military personnel and guests
are the Monday night dull
Gates sponsored BY Andrews
Air Force omcers' Bridge Club.