OpinionFebruary 12, 2002
Another queen recalls events of bridge festival
To the editor: In response to the Feb. 2 bridge article, I just want to let you know that my mother, the former Edith Compas of Benton, Mo., was one of the queens representing Benton. She just turned 90 years old on Christmas Day and still remembers all about it. She recalls that the winners were determined by popular vote at a penny apiece, and she thinks the money was used to help pay for the float...
To the editor:
In response to the Feb. 2 bridge article, I just want to let you know that my mother, the former Edith Compas of Benton, Mo., was one of the queens representing Benton.
She just turned 90 years old on Christmas Day and still remembers all about it. She recalls that the winners were determined by popular vote at a penny apiece, and she thinks the money was used to help pay for the float.
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Mom would be interested in knowing how many of the 12 queens are still alive as she was recently contacted by Lillian English of Cape Girardeau -- who finished second in the drawing to Agatha Mumma -- first by letter and then my mom called her for a very friendly chit-chat.
MICHAEL SCHOTT
Cape Girardeau
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