Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-30
BY MARGARET L. FISHER
Contributing Writer


Contributing Writer
For several thousand East
ern States bridge enthusiasts.
how to spend the long Labor
Day holiday poses no prob
lem-undeniably 1t will be
at some bridge tournament.
Whether at q regional event
In Richmond, Va. Pittsburgh,
Pa. or Lenox. Mass, or at
q sectional meet in Fort Lau-
derdale. Fla, or New York
City. bridge veterans and
novices alike will be match
ing wits for master points
and trophies.
Some 500 Washington area
fans will turn up in Rich
mond for the 18th annual
Mid-Atlantlc Regionals. The
tourney opens Wednesday
evening at the John Marshall
Hotel. continuing through
Labor Day.
RichmOnd Event Schedule
The Wednesday pair match At
$50 pm. Is really q warmup ses-
sion for early Corners. All proceeds
Of this one-session game will be
donated 10 the American Contract
Bridge League charity drive, cur
rently for the Disaster Fund Of the
stsrtinr thursday with the con-
current mems and women's pair
championships. each event in the
fve-day regtonal-ranked schedule
comprises two sessions of play.
n ate s "a sn ss., evening Mixedpsir
ter pairs flor players with 50 or
more master points, and the Md
with less than so master points, on
Saturday, open pairs. Sunday;
pm snd $50 s pm 9rsT pe IN ali al
contests except the team game
when boards hrst go into play at
1 pm. (evening session to be an
nounced at the camel.
VT, Th e., tourney n,, + sponsored By the
which the Washington Bridge League
Is . member unit, Other AcBL units
represented in the conference ere
from Maryland. Virginia. North
Carolina. and South Carolina.
Entertainment at Richmond
Travelling trophies will be awarded
the winners OF each event, as well
as perma nenf- uoSSRssfon urizes for
the, winners and runnersup. Also,
regional master points for credit
toward life mastership win be
The Richmond Bridge Associa-
ton, host unit. will so all out to
entertain the players between and
after sessions. A cocktail party
honors life masters following the
matinee session Thursday. a FASH
ion show and luncheon for the
ladies on Friday, refreshments and
are being toted up. Sunday break
fast, and dinner Monday.
Annual meetins and election Of
ofhcers Of the Mid-Atlantic Confer
ence will be held Sunday. Septem-
Der 8, at 1890 am.
Pittsburgh Plans
An equally elaborate and enticinE
tourney is that sponsored by the
K I.v.t s,,s So1Tsrenss At the kSo
WssS WASH players I were spotted
Mems and women's pairs. Friday:
mixed pairs. Saturday: OPENS, SAT-
urday: teams. Monday. WASHINGTON
stars Mrs. Terry. Michaek Israel
HoadIev now hnid fhe team title
Two Do Well at Meet
Last week end at the annual
Piedmont, Va. Bridge Association
tournament in Natural Bridge. Mike
Goldstein and James Lipman made
the Rest showing in the Washington
delegation. They finished third over
all among 81 pairs in the open
title match. Richard Glenn OF
Lee ere the winners. On Sunday.
Goldstein and Lipman teamed with
q Denver, Colo. couple, Mrs. LYDIA
Brownback and Bob Groetzinger TO
finisl third overall in the team
match.
Local Holiday Plans
Because so many Washington
Bridge Leaguers will be in Richmond
for the rssionsls' the seDt .anssr
uied for next Thursday, has been
postponed until September 10--the
date that also marks the beginning
Of WILLS Fall point-award program.
Dets lis of that series and the WBL
team championship series which
sIsS ntsGf' ne asA sun %Ss'0 wsI viii
sponsor Q master-point match. how
ever, on September 3 at the Sheras
Also. two Big Friday games in
nearby Virginia--the Lyon Village
s soS iTyns street next Friday Mas sGt
point contests. originally slated at
both clubs for the first Friday Of
the month; are postponed until
Area fans are reminded that an
other WHL- g, ,s sectional rSn1 tour
nual "on-To- The ationais." set for
September 1927 at the Mayfower
Hotel To avoid conflict with that
event, the usual WBL Women's Aux
Hilary Fall season opener, the indi-
vidual championship match. has been
Force ssse omcers' Bridge club
holds its regular ''fifth Monday"
charity master-point conteSt
promptly at 7:45 pm. in the ON
GERS Club at the base. This will be
the first game under local club snon-
sorship to honor the Disaster Fund
Of the American Red Cross, which
was adopted in July BY the Abel
for the coming year.
All area members Of the military.
active or retired. and their guests
are invited to participate. For addi-
tionsl information. call Capt. Vahan
Chaplain IRE. $4,000. Ext. 321A.