New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
SEND TICKETS ON CHANCE.
Methods of Organizations Which
Keep Lists of Possible Patrons.

There ought to be law against it." growfed
the Erumbler. he paused in the review Of his
morning mail.
Law against what?' asked his easy going bro
ther. who had a desk in another corner OF the
Office -=
Against sending punches of tickets for charity
balls and receptions and what-nots to busy men
who don't want to buy" and who wouldn't go
His desk was Uttered with half a dozen tickets To
a charity cotllon which had fallen out of an
| envelope addressed to him In angular feminine
hand which he did recognize.
This is the fourth outfit this week that has tried
to stick by throwing punches of tickets AT me
through the malls" he continued. THE practice
is getting worse Why. it's Epidemic
What do you do with them?' asked the easy
going one. who was new in New York and not vet
on the lists of the charitable organizations who
derive part OF their income from such social af-
fairs
II throw them into the waste basket" was rhe
growing answer. That's what do with them,
Don't they try TO collect for them?" was
natural question
That's the funny part Of it, said the grumbIer
The only good part. I've torn up tickets calling
for hundreds of dollars. and never yet have had
a bill from them
The reason Mr. Girumbler never received any bills
for tickets destroyed would have been plain enough
had nc known the system which this form, OF
advertising charity entertainments operates. II hs
had examined the tickets closely he would have
noticed that each numbered in Ar, ,,rr,e-
corner The secretary of the organization which,
sent out the tickets kept accurate Iist which
told him just what numbers had been sent and "a
whom. Had the tickets been presented at the door
he would have received a bill the next day unless
he had already sent check
II have heard little complaint about sendinp an,
tickets without request said the treasurer of ono
OF the larger charities. which gives half a dozen
entertainments of various sorts during the wear
I'VE consider it effective method Of caI,;,u-
attention to dances and entertainments w.
have long list of possible patrons which ia ksn,
up TO date and added to from time to Tina To
each Of these send from one to half a do,.r,
tickets two weeks before the entertainments
The person who receives them is under no obii
cation TO use the tickets. We do not even reouss,
their return IL not desired Those who want tickst
generally mail us checks before the entertain,s,,
or at least within day two after We gently
prod the few careless who remembered r.
come to the dance but who forgot to pay uo
Those who did not want the tickets do NOT hs,-
from US again until are ready to adver.,ss g.
other performance. Once in long time there &c n
little difficulty when those who did not care %.
their tickets neglected to destroy them -rJc.xa,,
have FALLEN into the hands Of other parties wbo
used them. We could tell from the numbers ~,
names or the persons to whom the tickets haa 49,.
sent Their declaration that they did not Ysa O.
give away the tickets Is always acceptsd ard -.
loss pocketed- 1t is OF the penalties a, ,n,.
system, for, OF course, could not hold a n.r,or
responsible for something he had NOT asked us -,
send him. Careiessness of this sort ia rare box,
ever, and until definite preJudice has b..
shown against the plan we will continue it,