Entre Nous Bridge Club (Charleston, S.C.)

The Entre Nous Bridge Club (from the French phrase for "between us") was founded May 27, 1924 in Charleston, South Carolina by sixteen women, members of Charleston's black elite, to play a card game known as Five Hundred. (The organization was original known as "The Entre Nous Five Hundred Club.") They switched to playing contract bridge in the mid-1930s. The group, with membership limited to sixteen, met monthly in members' homes. The club rotated officers yearly and hosted annual celebrations and special parties for their 40th, 50th, 60th, and 70th anniversaries. The club continues to this day (2006). Significant families represented include the DeCostas, Seabrooks, Caffeys, Cornwells, Sanfords, and Huffs.