The Mississippi enterprise., 1962-09-15

yer near Colorado Springs. :.
CHEYENNE WELLS, Just
west of Kansas-Colorado line
where occasionally herds of
wild antelope can be seen
gazing. ABILENE Kansas,
settled in 1856, the boyhood
home of former President
Eisenhower now the site of
the new Eisenhower Presi-
Dental Library, Museum and
Memorial Park. TOPEKA,
situated in the fertile Kaw
Valley, Topeka is the capital
of Kansas and was organized
as a city in 1854 KANSAS
CITY, Kansas. while this
city has a separate municipal
existence, it forms a contin-
uous community with Kansas
City, Mo. ST. LOUIS.
E a tern terminus of the
Domeliner, City of ST. Louis. !.
This is the nations second
largest rail center, also a
center of industry, agricul-
ture and arts. famous for
its open-air Municipal Opera,
Symphony Orchestra and it's
Forest Park (site of the 1910
Worlds Fair) and adopted
home of our pride and joy
Bill Harvey. OUR SON, now
an ardent Contract Bridge
fan, was just back from De-
troit, where with others of
his Ace High Bridge Club, in
cluding his friend, Miss jean
nine Owens, participated in
the e j G h t day B R I'D G E
TOURNAMENT. AS we
heard nothing and saw moth
ing our two days visit but
BRIDGE, always determined
to be at least an intelligent
listener when in our sons
company, we decided to do a
little research of our own
about this Tournament Bridge
and for the same of Jackson
ians who are Bridge fans and
who might wish to play at a
national tournament, we pass
our information on thru this
column. According to Bob
Matthews, Contract bridge
is almost a way of life" to
over 1000 players who each
year spent over 5000 each for
the privilege of competing
against each other. for eight
S r a G h t days they play
bridge eight hours a day at a
national tournament. =" The
occasion over which our son
was so enthusiastic was the
29th national championship of
the American Association that
met in Detroit. and again,
according to Mr.. Matthew.
ian average of 100 tables
played two sessions daily for
trophies and master points
1--WE think the son won a
trophy or twO). 1t took $50
decks of cards, 100000 score
cards, % officials and 20
teenage caddies to conduct
the tourney. Players drank
over 5000 pitchers of ice
water during the battle of the
pastebOardS" Highest rank
attainable is that of Life Mas
ter, which requires 100 ma
tional master points. .Du-
plicate contract bridge, play
ed at all tournaments ans
wers the question, "who is
the better player?" since all
contestants play the same
hands. oh we found out
much more about this fasci-
mating game at least, enough
to listen intelligently to our
son and his friends. High
lights of this short stay in ST.
Louie, was a visit to the
church where the National
Convention of the Church Of
Christ Holiness, U.S.A. was
in session. here we saw our
cousin, Mrs. Georgia Rena-
ger from c h C a 20; many
Jacksonians and Mississippi
ans who were in attendance;
and the pleasure of attending
a PICNIC given by our sons
ACE HIGH BRIDGE CLUB. ;.
A Big Thank You is extended
here to all members of this
club for a very delightful Pic
mic Lunch. In st. Louis, we
also visited our uncle, 'Murry
McNeamer and were pleased
to find him much improved
after recent illness. -.
FROM ST. LOUIS we came
home. back to our beloved
Parish Street. back to the
friends we hold dear. Back
to work. so as to be able
to 60 a-traveling again Next
year.
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