Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 February 1949 — Page 17

5 Six Club Contract 1s Bid by Mr. Dey.

By EASLEY BLACKWOOD I HAVE received so many comments about this hand which appeared a few days ago that I had better take time out to ex-

y To “0 East dealer. NORTH (Mr. Champion 10 6 2

DK 83 ;

SOUTH (Mr. Meek) 5

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There are two principal difficulties (which have led several readers to state flatly that the hand cannot be made, first there is the lack of entries in the East hand outside of the trump suit. Second, there is the annoying fact that if declarer takes out opponents’ trumps in three leads n with the second trick, that will

- East will have two losing hearts in his hand subject to sudden death at the hand of South's aceQueen, 4 The correct play at the second trick is a low diamond. If North wing with the king, his side is through. Declarer would then have his diamond suit in dummy all set up while he still had plenty of trumps in dummy to protect his own losing hearts.

Declarer Has

Two C But a brilliant North might refuse to :play his kind of diamonds. Now if East leads another low diamond North will win the king and lead a third diamond for South to ruff, Actually declarer has choices of winning play at the third trick. The play of the ace of diamonds and then another diamond will do the trick. No matter which opponent wins, East can capture the return, trump another heart in dummy, re-enter his own hand with a trump and extract opponents’ trumps. Now dummy can be entered with a spade and the two long diamonds furnish a parking place for East's last heart and his losing spade. Here is the variation. East wins the second trick wth the jack of diamonds. Hé trumps his second heart in dummy, comes back to his hand with a trump and then ruffs out his last heart, At this point declarer leads the ace and another diamond. North wins this last trick with his king and his best return §s a spade. Dummy wins and new East must trump one of dummy’s good diamonds to get back to his hand and extract opponents’ trumps. After this is done dummy. is entered with the high spade and East's losing

diamond. {The hard thing about this hand is the “unnatural” play of a low card away from an ace-queen holding. Apparently some were unwilling to do that. They wanted oto bring in the entire diamond suit. If that were possible, seven-| odd could be made. But remember when you're playing for six-odd your prime consideration should be to take 12 tricks, not I3. Send questions on bridge to

Easley Blackwood, The Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis 9.

WSCS Circles ‘Set Meetings

The . Circles of . St. Methodist Church, WSCS, willl

meet tomorrow. : ¥

Mrs. Ethel Shalley, 1329 Roache 8t., will be hostess for the Elizabeth Cirele at 10 a. m. There will be a “pitch-in" dinner. The Ruth Circle will meet at 11 a. m. with Mrs. A. P. Kellermefer, 1011 W. 324 St, The hostess will serve luncheon. The Martha Circle will meet at 11 a. m. with Mrs. Catherine Wood, 1230 W. 36th St, for a “pitch-in” ‘dinner. Mrs. Ruby Boyd, 1118 E. 35th St, will serve luncheon for the 11 a. m. Mary Circle meeting. The Dorcas Circle will meet] with Mrs. H. E. Menhennett, 1222 W. 35th St. at 11:30 a. m. for a luncheon session. Hostess for the 1 p. m. meeting of the Lydia Circle will be Mrs. J. E. Fleenor, 1226 W. 34th St.

Vaudeville Acts For Masonic Women

Numbers from the recent Shortridge High School Vandeville will be presented as entertainment highlights during the Scottish Rite Ladies’ luncheon meeting at poon Tuesday in the Cathedral “Grin and Bear It” and “Mexicuba,” the two winning acts, will be the two main numbers, and ring the intermission Robert Goldberg will give :imitations of Al Jolson. The vaudeville acts are under the direction of Mrs. A, Frederick Thomas and Walter Geisler. “Grin and Bear It” is a take-off on college life in the jazz era. Marcia Bundy, Jean Aspinall and Patty Schakel ‘ are students in charge of the act. Marilyn Holtman and Tom Boyd

. neighbor and planting

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when Last ull spring Bowers went oh a blossoming spree, couldn't

And Id counted so much on them.” It's double trouble, too. For small Steven Miller, Mrs. . Kelly's helper, has yet to learn there's many a slip twixt the bulb and the blossom. 8o what to do? | Well, this is one good reason: for that winter muich. In a climate like ours that has more up and downs than Russian American friendship, it pays to mulch spring bulbs into their bed some day when the ground’s frozen. That fools them into thinking it's winter until you're ready to wake them up. ’ On the other hand I've never worried too much about out-of-season growth. Plants, as all experienced gardeners know, resemble the beautiful fragile heroine of “Man and Super-man”-—they have a whim of reinforced concgete. They're likely “to use | unséeasonable weather to promote their own So all beginning gardeners whose tulips are keeping them awake nights may as well relax. As I suggested to Mrs. Kelly, the bud is protected by the cup of leaves round its head at first. Unless the temperature dropped far and fast, which wasn't likely, it wouldn't suffer. (Whereupon the temperature

cocious plants.

spot just about big enough Re Iouse sized yew, ns And finally, deep planting (10 1° °asier on the to 12 inches) not only restrains a tulip's enthusiasm, it makes frequent resetting of bulbs unnecessary. * x = PLAN YOUR planting (what most of us learn the hard way). Before laying out money for shrubs and. trees for front-of-the-house or special spot planting, visit a nursery or friend's yard to see what you're getting:

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‘lifts it out of the ordinary.

McGinnis, Herbert Esther Johantgen.

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pruning shears if you plant a naturally ‘small shrub under the living room Window than. to try to

keep an exurberant evergreen from growing to the top of it. Reconsider if you're planning all evergreens in front of that

with a few deciduous shrubs mixed in to give your planting that splash of originality that

Steven Miller, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller, 4735 Sunset Ave., looks over the tulips in Mrs. Gene Kelly's 509 W. 49th St. Steve and Mrs. Kelly are worried about

“You won't then eventually have WORM WISDOM. Mrs. Edan elephant sized pine tree in a ward Wanek, 58 N. 17th St, Beech Grove, says she doesn't

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dig up a hundred at a minute's

notice.”

Beginners—don’'t be misled. Don’t start seed indoors just

yet unl

Lime for transplanting, plenty of window space and a cool place to keep them growing.

Story Club to Serve at Hoosier Salon Tomorrow The hostesses for the Hoosier Sewall Chapter, Indiana Council Salon exhibit tomorréw morning of Women, will serve in the after- Deitch, Matthew Winters, Thomas Orphan Home, Monday. in Block's Auditorium will be noon. They will be Mesdames members of the Story-A-Month Claude McLean, Laura Ray, two Club. They are Mesdames Kath- Burnett, Edna - Pauley, Russell served in the afternoon. They were board meeting. ryn McPherson, Ralph Meyers, Cushman, Berns D, Kellam and Mesdames Frank J. {rill J. Woods, Cheste | Schmutte and F. E. Spindell and| The hostesses for the exhibit Earl Showalter, Phillip M. Terry,/by the Auxiliary Feb. 26 in the

[this morning were members of the Luther H. Manley and Stanley B. Woodstock Club will be made. Members of the May Wright Indiana University Women’s Club.| Sheard.

They were Mesdames Victor Children's Bureau, Indianapolis nor of the State Society, and

Cortese, Woodsmall and Frank Crowder. in the Woman's Department Club. the Lincoln, {There will be an 11:30 a. M.| (Col, Pratt is making a tour of Weiss, Earl C. Townsend; John lall state societies ‘including In-/Carr and Helen Zerfas, Misses [Stella Whitesides, Mildred Weld, Eleanor Jane Haston and ery / ver, Earl Town-|and Mrs. W. Townsend a “Dinner reservations are in'Arthur Woods also will attend.

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Calf Line Exposed In New Skirts By SALLY SWING United Press Stall Correspondent PARIS, Feb. 9—-Christian "Dior, who invented the “new look,” came out today with a compromise skirt that's up to the knee ~-here and there. Most of his skirts, like those of other Paris dressmakers this season, are about 14% inches off the floor, ~The teasers are actually two skirts. The under one, of solid material and running all the| iway around, is as short as a {wartime model, The top one is |either transparent—as in an eve-| |ning gown whose black tulle shows

| from the knee down—or a series] of longer panels which swing| #® (frec to show a glimpse of leg, i (between the conventional length and the knee.

Dior Turns Bouncer During His Show Dior's showing yesterday was the most spectacular of the season's openings. { Hundreds of persons were \turned away from the doors. of] his swank gray and gold show- | room. Four hundred got in. Dior] “bounced” one of them person:

|elbow for three hours and 170 models.

Straight daytime skirts were |

Jord at

|over panels even when the under-| (skirt was of ordinary length.

{slung around its waistline. | Dior pushed into the “show: room from backstage just once. | He pounced on a woman reporter {who was sketching the models. | (Sketching is expressly prohibited at all Paris openings.) Dior tore] her note book in half, pushed her) {out of the room and disappeared again behind the curtains.

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Orphan Home Auxiliary to Meet Mrs. Vernon C. MacNabb and TMs. Haney Blackburn with be hostesses for the Auxiliary to the

ess you have plenty of

L. L. Clark, Banrett| It will be held at 12:30 p. m.

hmidt, Mer-. Final plans for the Washing-| 0. Martin, |ton’s Birthday Ball to be given

Mrs. John Shirley will preside.

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Block's Auditorium.

The proper musical background for. the benefit style show the shown with full, free-swinging Patroness Club of Sigma Alpha lota Sorority will give Feb. 21 is an Wi Mrs, Bon Euig, Fikt op hwiaman; Mrs, ov ~thue-Ta {reasurer, and Mrs. John M. ite (left to right rOne-had: 20. individunl. box. BleMA. ogous the velections they prefer for

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Mrs. Herbert Wagner, Tae Ave will be . the members e Afterma! Club for a 10:30 a. m. breakfast

Mrs. Henry von Grimmenstein will give the program. “Legends of California Missions." :

Mrs. Howard Holden

Will Be Hostess oo The I Willing Worker Needle Club will meet at 2 p. m, Friday In the home of Mrs. Howard Holden, 1443 Shan- ; non Ave, The Madrigal Singers of cal High School will entertain ihe, \members..of the I1_Jamalie Club _ m. Monday in the

lat 12:30 Columbia Club. : The Vinzant Parliamentary Law

Club will meet at 8 p. m, tomorrow ir. the Hotel Washington. Mrs. Matilda Collier will preside. {The lesson will be “Committee of the Whole.”

Society Plans Special Dinner To Honor Col. W. M. Pratt

Members of the Indiana Soclety|charge of Mrs, Stadt Miller. They of Mayflower Descendants will have been made by Dr. and Mrs.

|entertain Friday for Col. Walter pietcher Hodges: Prof. and Mrs. Merriam Pratt of Boston, Gov-|

ernor-General of!

[Boclety, and Mrs. “Pratt with 7 p. m. dinner -in-the Hotel Lin- | Haston,

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the Pratts at a luncheon also

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