Background
Solomon was the daughter of Jules Mastbaum, a Philadelphia real estate investor who specialized in movie theaters and the philanthropist whose estate established that city"s Rodin Museum.
Solomon was the daughter of Jules Mastbaum, a Philadelphia real estate investor who specialized in movie theaters and the philanthropist whose estate established that city"s Rodin Museum.
She also played under the name Peggy Golder. Both parents played bridge. Peggy Golder started bridge lessons "shortly before World World War II".
Charles Solomon would be president of the ACBL in 1958, the year the World Bridge Federation was established, and second president of the WBF (1964-1968).
He died in 1975. Solomon died at age 86, at home in Elkins Park, on March 4, 1995. According to a daughter the cause was pulmonary fibrosis.
Solomon played in one world championship tournament, the fourth quadrennial World Team Olympiad in 1972. Wins Runners-up North American Bridge Championships (15) Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1943 Rockwell Mixed Pairs (1) 1961 Smith Master Women"s Pairs (3) 1965, 1966, 1967 Wagar Women"s Knockout Teams (5) 1948, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1967 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1939, 1940 Spingold (1) 1944 Reisinger (1) 1953 Vanderbilt (1) 1954.
She was a member of the 6-person United States of America women team that finished third behind Italy and South Africa.
