The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 10, 1902, Page 14

14 ISS CALANTHE has just come to town. This simple an- t is portentous— portentous for those ho would be 1 ated into the steries of the ritual of the Pythias, Miss Calanthe will be the most important dignitary at the coming conclave. Moreover, Miss Calanthe it a living refutation of the long cherished bellef at the comic paper pictures of the goat the lodgerc ke. Miss Ca- lanthe is an active member of the Knights of Pythias, in good standing, which fact, say those who know, she is fully able and willing to demon initiation ceremonies year past she has been the most famous goat in the world, elther in or out of the lodgeroom, and in that time has attended more big sessions of the order than many For more than a HERE seems to be no definite rule for an honor and one small second hand in 3 the general practice being to allow the cl ter of to be the guide. It 15, of course, useless to run the risk of los- ing the king or q . second hand, when the value of the ce of the holding is such as to make the lead desirable; on the other side if nted, it is frequently goc ) endeavor to win. As a result of these two conditions the loss of the king to the ace on the r y indicate turn would forcibly and other to warrant go round. Again, in on nd losing would be almost a demand for trumps on the en- try later. It is only natural that your pi r would so read the play. In trumps the honor is often played, as the play of the a weak hand equal tc the margin in favor of high card is greater tham in plain suits, owing to the more batkward play of trumps by the leader. He you must be careful, as it is often best to play the of the grand ofiuers themselves. She is constantly traveling and in her rapid journeyings . from city to city and lodge to lodge she has covered the whole length and breadth of the United States. But apart from all this honorary ser- vice, the greatest interest attaches to the m of her own initiation into the of Pythias and her previous ante- , about which, according to Grand ie(‘.‘etnry H. Schaffner, very little is n o notwithstanding all the uncer- tainty about her origin,” he adds, “there is no doubt whatever sbout the position she occuples In the Knights of Pythias just at present. Her unexpected arrival in the city was a surprise—a big surprise to me, I can assure you, but nevertheless she will be 2 sensation at the coming con- clave and after that—well—her next jour- ney will be the biggest surprise to all—to somebody else.” From all of which it will appear that Miss Calanthe, despite her exalted station, has strange habits, not the least of which small card. Whether the lead of trumps is led voluntarily or in response to a call has much to do with your play, and, again, the rank of the card turned should be considered. An old adage but a good one is, “Cover no honor with an honor holding but a single honor, except you put on the ace.” It is a good rule to follow with an honor and one small, not to play the honor on a small card led unless you have strength in trumps. With the king and small in plain suit, Cavendish writes: “If the nine is led and you hold king, and one small, play the king.” * ¢ * If a small card is led and you hold an honor and one small card, pass the trick, as a rule, for by put- ting on the honor you expose your weak- and enable the original leader to finesse against you on the second round. The principal general exception to play- ing a small card second hand is where the circumstances of the hand cause you to seize any chance of getting the lead. * ® * Here are some rules which will govern the holding of an honor and one small in trumps. Holding king and one is her way of traveling about the country quite unattended and arriving at con- claves and other extraordinary sessions when least expected. Miss Calanthe's last point of departure was Seattle. In order to insure complete privacy she was given the whole interfor of a huge packing box, with the exception of a corner that was reserved for the alll- gator leather satchel containing her ward- robe, without which Miss Calanthe never undertakes even the shortest journey. It may be very much a matter of sur- prise that a goat—even a Knights of Pythias lodgeroom goat—should have a wardrobe. But the fact remains that this goat has, and the contents of Miss Ca- lanthe’s satchel alone would be sufficient to prove all that is claimed for her aristo- cratic personality and exceptional activity in the star chamber meetings of the secret order. Her bill of lading—for it was as a “con- signment” pure and simple that Miss Calgnthe made the journey from Seattle, read: R e e e AN EASY LESSON IN THE SCIENTIFI small in trumps, play king, except when led through in response to a signal made by opponent on the left. Even when such is the case sometimes it is best to play the king, particularly if the queen is known to‘be held on the left, or if reason- ably certain that both ace and queen are located there. Holding queen and one small in trumps do not play queen, un- less ace or king is turned on your right. Holding jack and one small in trumps, play low unless king or ace is turned by partper, then by playing jack, you by so doing save a_ higher honor in your part- ner’s hand. Manifestly nothing is gained by playing jack if partner is known to hold queen. The) treatment of plain suit honors once guarded late in hand depends upon ‘whether you wish to obtain the lead. At times you can count partner’s hand to within one or two cards, and at the most partner cannot hold more than two of the suit led. In such cases, holding king and one small, or queen and one small, the honor should be played as the best chance to win a trick in the suilt, or to take ev- ery remaining trick. When such play is made, however, one must be sure that partner holds a trump to prevent the en- tire suit being made against him, and care must be taken not to risk the loss THE SUNDAY CALL “CflLiNTHE” An Important Dignitary of ' the Coming Conclave. e 2 TO H. SCHAFFNER, Becretary Grand Lodge, K. of P., St. Ann’s Building, San Francisco, Cal. When the transfer agent delivered her at her destination, still modestly seclud- ed in her private apartment—for, be it known, Miss Calanthe never goes from the railway station to her temporary resi- dence in any city afoot—Mr. Schaffner was somewhat mystified as to the con- tents of the box. But this puzzled air quickly gave place to quite a different feeling when the transfer agent presented his_bill, gy Miss Calanthe had made the whole journey C. O. D. and the charges were commensurate with the dignity and im- portance of the order. Mr. Schaffner thought they were even a little more 80 in view of the fact that, though Miss Calanthe has been {Jlaying such a promi- nent part in K. of P. conclaves every- where, there is no fund whatever from :;;l;ivcv}:l her traveling expenses may be Stll she could not be sent back to the i B e o BY MRS. E. P. SCHELL. * = + of several tricks for the sake of one which it is possible to gain A Trzicc-g‘_e;ung deai showing a swing of NORTH. T, €A, 0,87 D.—5,'7, 6, 5, 8, 2. EAST. WEST. S.—A, T, 2. H—Q,J 10,92 C.—10, 2. C C—K. D.—K, I, 10. Ten of clubs trumps. North to lead. Tks. N B, s. W. T Qd Kd *Ad 2 6s &h *Kh Qh 3 7 3¢ *Kc 2¢ 4 3d *c Ja 4d 5 ds Js 2s *As from which she had been ‘“con- * since the name of the consignor was as much of a mystery as many of the things concerning Miss Calanthe her- self. Therefore there was nothing for it but to pay the charges and give Miss Calanthe as hearty a welcome as circum- stances would permit. The top of her private traveling car was knocked off with a hammer and that evening and every day since Miss Calanthe has been luxuriating among the flowers and shrubbery in the back yard of Mr. Schaffner’s residence, way out in the warm belt of the Mission district, quite unconcerned as to the destination or duration of her next journey. Indeed, Miss Calanthe has the happy faculty common to her race of making herself quite at home anywhere and under any circumstances, but in_view of the extrav- agance ‘of her travellng expenses Mr. Schaffner can scarcely resist the belief that her serenity in the present case amounts almost tb ingratitude. Be that as it may, Miss Calanthe is dining regu- larly and sumptuously while awaiting the opening of the conclave. But though Mr. Schaffner says there is nothing definitely known about the be- ginning of Miss Calanthe’s travels, her sg(chcl was literally crammed full of things. Iirst of all there was a blanket, a bright red garment of soft wool, artis- tically marked with her initials. Besides this there was another and heavier blan- ket, perhaps intended to bes worn over the #irst one in particularly cold weath- er, which, besides having her monogram in’fancy letters upon it, is also decorated with the letters and insignia of the or- point L [ e 10d s 7 108 Qs 25 £ c 3 s 10 5s 5h 2h 11 9s 6h Sh 12 4h Th 10h 3 Ah Xs Jn North and South 9, East and West 4. Trick 1—As the opening was largely re- sponsible for the variation in the score on this deal, North's hand is worth a lit- tle study. He holds five powerful trumps, six_low diamonds, two worthless spades and no :hearts. The routine lead is a trump, with a view of exhausting them for the possibilities of partner’s hand as well as his own. Those who hold with that view would doubtless advance the further agreement that unless trumps are led at once a force or two in the suit of which North is void will be likely to so reduce his trump strength that he will find it impossible fo accomplish anything for either himself or partner. While not denying that this argument has some force we believe the theory to be wrons. North, with a six-card suit, should play for his own hand, which he knows some- thing about, instead of playing for pos- sihilities, which too often turn out to be chimerical. But to draw trumps at once der. Perhaps this is intended for wiat occasions, such as notable initiations an secret sessions, but at any rate, like the first, this also red, showing that Miss Calanthe has a fondness for the color. Next there was a heavy leather ooliar, richly studded with siiver spikes, bolflng at one side a largs silver tablet on whic! is engraved the name of the lodge in Tar- rytown, N. J., which made the presenta- tion to Miss Calanthe on the eve of her departure for the West in October, 1901 To a ring in the collar was fastened a plaited leather leading string. A _the bottom of the satchel, besides a brush and currycomb, was found a red plush bag, such as women use to carry opera-glasses to the theater. It was di- vided in two compartments. One con- tained two books containing the constitu- tion and by-laws of the order, with the names of the lodges which had made the presentation written across the margin in red ink. In the other compartment there were five shields about eight inches long by five inches wide, one of silver, but the others of heavy zimt. All were closely and elab- orately engraved and give a fairly com- prehensive account of the travels of this famous goat. The earliest record engraved thereon shows that Miss Calanthe left Kenny- bunk Pprt, Me., in June, 1901, going thence to Nyack, N. Y., where, besides having the fact recorded on the shield, the first blanket was given her. From there her progress up and down the Eastern coast was rapld and continuous, though she was most especially honored in Pennsylvania 2nd then in New Jersey, before being sent to attend a big_council n Chicago. B B T 2 S e 30 30 S e C GAME OF WHIST for a suit nine-spot high is ridiculous. For all North knows a er ruff may turn out much more favora than an attempt to bring in such a suit. If it can be brought in so much the better, but it must be established before it can be brought in. Therefore it must be led, whatever is to be the outcome. The low- est card is led, as North and South are not playing a “number showing’ game. Trick 2—East could save a trick hers by putting up the ace. The possession of five trumps, however, induced East to get the king out of the way at once, hoping to bring in the suit for West later. Trick 4—Having played his only trump, it would be poor play for South to shift suit here in hope of putting North in the lead. South knows that East will trump, but concludes from North's play at trick 2 that North holds a strong trump ha: Alsc_he must unblock the diamonds, which can only be done by playing one now, and throwing away the other at the first opportunity afforded by a second round of trumps. Trick 6—West has no better play thaa to force partner. As the cards lay East can make but one of his three trumps. Trick 7—North overtakes this trick in order to pull out the trumps, and then goes down the line with his long dia- monds. ) mfirevlou to this been continued hts of meetings of the order. Here it was that she first sat for plcture and the photograph, which was an excellent llkeness, was reproduced small buttons bearing the insignia of the organization. These buttons have beem scattered far and wide among the mem- bers of the Knights of Pythias and have done more than anything to make the fame of this extraordinary goat. “But though I was the last te about the expected arrival of Miss Ca- lanthe in_this city,” says Mr. Schaftner, “everybody eise seems to have been fol- her progress all across the comti- nent, for I have been deluged with sonal questions and letters and now dally expecting to be flooded with tele- grams. They are all of the same tenor: “Has Miss Calanthe arrived yet? “ “When Is she expected? “ ‘How long will you keep her? “Where does she go next? “The first two questions have been answered by Miss Calanthe’s arrival in state. The next two I shall find & 1 111 £ way of answering later. Of this you be assured. Miss Calanthe’s journey wii be a long one and she will travel under the same conditions that have obtained heretofore as regards her fare and ac- couterment.” Meanwhile Miss Calanthe remains the most interesting delegate at the big Knights of Pythias convention. s . ° THE OVER-PLAY. E Tks. N. . 1 Se Ke 2 %c sh' 3 *Qe 3h 4 Ac & 5 &d Kd 6 4s Th 7 S 33 8 6 *Kh 9 24 Ja 10 34 Qs 1 s fs 12 7 10d B 9 *Ks North and South take six tricks only. Trick 1—The fourth best trump is led, according to rule. Trick 4—If the original lead of trumps was not well judged. the continuation is certainly wrong. Two draw for ome is often a good game, but here North should sec that to give up command will leave him at the mercy of the adversary. Trick 6—Here North might save the losing trump, but naturally lets partner's sult alone, as South is to play fourth hand to the trick. Trick 7—East draws the last trump and then proceeds to clear up the hearts for West. As West holds the ace of spades for re-entry he eventually makes his twe winning hearts.