JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Pat Dickens, from left, Mary Ann Jones and Jean Farmer play bridge together on Tuesday during the Episcopal Women's annual bridge luncheon at Trinity Episcopal Church in Natchez.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Natchez resident Carla Johnson peers over her glasses at a competitor while playing bridge on Tuesday during the Episcopal Women's annual bridge luncheon.

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT — Isolated from the far larger group of women, David Ball, front left, Jerry Bush, Jim Overton and George Dickens prepare to play another hand in a small room down the hall.