WDCGA Past President (1999-2000) Carolyn Willis began sponsoring the Evening Star Cup in 2000 to honor the long history of the WDCGA Evening Star Cup. The original Class B Evening Star tournament dates back to 1940, when this very same trophy was donated by the Evening Star newspaper. At that time it was intended as the sister event to the existing Evening Star Cup, begun in 1924, before class tournaments were a part of WDCGA tradition. 1940 also saw Class B Cups sponsored by the Washington Post and the Times Herald newspapers. Our current Class B Evening Star Cup honors its own history and reminds today’s members that they are linked to many rich WDCGA traditions.