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History

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New Orleans Chess Club.—We announced in one of our last issues, that arrangements were being made to re-organize the New Orleans Chess Club: it is now our pleasant duty to chronicle the fact that these arrangements have been perfected, and that the glorious old institution is alive again. The rooms of the Club are contiguous to the Commercial News Rooms, east corner of St. Charles street and Commercial Place; and it is to be hoped that this locality being easily accessible to all, a numerous attendance will be secured every evening. A formal inauguration of the Club and News Rooms took place on Tuesday evening the 14th, and was made by Mr. Overall, the gentlemanly proprietor, the occasion of a pleasant reunion, the members being treated to a bountiful and delicate supply of edibles and potables provided by one of the best caterers in the city. Wit and wine sparkled, and gaiety reigned supreme until an advanced hour of the night.

At a special meeting of the chess fraternity, it was agreed that the present club would be governed by the by-laws of the old association, and the following gentlemen were unanimously elected as officers:

President: Paul Morphy.
Vice-President: P. N. Strong.
Secretary: C. A. Maurian.
Treasurer: A. E. Blackmar.

Not that something tangible is offered, it is to hoped that all chess amateurs will make it a point to join the club; this can be done by applying to any of the officers or to the proprietor of the Commercial News room.

New Orleans Sunday Star, 1865.11.19, p3
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Game Collection: Louisiana