Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-28
HERALD INVITES
PRIZE WINNERS
FORTUNATE CONTESTANTS TO
BE GUESTS OF NEWSPAPER
BANQUET AND THEATER PARTY
FOR LUCKY ONES AND GUESTS
Management Desires to Show Its App
probation of Work Done by
Hustiers and VIII En-
tertain Them

Llou contest IL over anu Inc WlHueIS VI
the house and lot, piano. motorcycles,
and other costly prizes have received
their deeds, or the much-coveted arti-
cles, the management of The Herald
has decided to join in the closing
Jubilee and give each prize-winner and
guest of each a grand finale.
In other words, the many prize-win-
ners will be the guests of The Herald
management next Friday noon at a
big banquet in the Hotel Hollenbeck.
Friday afternoon they will be enter
tained with a theater party ct the
Orpheum.
Every prize winner in the big con-
test-no matter what was the nature
of the prize secured-is invited to be
at the business office of The Herald
at Has o'clock Friday morning.
From The Herald office the prize
winners will go to the Hollenbeck.
where a sumptuous repast will be
served, preceding the entertainment at
the Orpheum.
The prizes were awarded Thursday
afternoon at o'clock and The Her
aid business office fairly swarmed
with the many good-natured prize
winners, who came from far and near
to receive their handsome presents,
which ranged from fine house and
lot down to some of the most common
place articles of necessity, or luxury,
and including fine upright piano and
other costly furnishings.
The Herald office never presented
happier appearance, though it was a
strenuous day for its employees, who
were kept busy all afternoon making
over the prizes and attending to the
stack of business in connection with
the transfers.
Everyone was happy, however, for 1t
inspired happiness to see the joy OF
deep-rooted pleasure of anticipation or
qualification which fllumed the faces
of the many winners-all of whom had
worked hard, patiently and credttably
to secure their prizes.
OF course there were not few whose
happiness was mingled with not lit
tie disappointment, for everyone nat,
urally had aimed to win the grand
first prize; but as all could not do so
nearly all of them took their minor
victories philosophically.
Whatever the prize won, 1t repre-
sented in great measure much more
the amount of work devoted to the
winning, SO all were more than COM
pensated for their actual expenditure
of time and labor, for there was not
prize in the list that was not many
times more valuable than the amount
of time involved in winning 1t.
The Herald and those individually in
charge of the big contest desire to ex-
tend thanks to all the participants for
their loyalty and harmony, and for the
general spirit of fairness exercised IN
all their dealings-with one another
wherever two or more happened to be
thrown together-and with The Herald
when difficulties or entanglements hap
pened to ensue in whatever misunder-
standing, or misinterpretation of the
.IA IN, tl,a Af a
widespread and keenly competitive
campaign for subscriptions.
Each and all of the scores of con-
testants individually have expressed the
greatest satisfaction at the fair manner
IN which The Herald endeavored to-
conduct the complicated contest, and
each and all have expressed thorough
satisfaction with the decision of the
judges and with the general results.
The spirit of qualification that has
been shown by the contestants, and the
many words of appreciation that have
come to us, have afforded The Herald
management pleasure more keen than
did the actual awarding of the prizes.
Everyone declares 1t was far the
greatest contest of its kind ever at
tempted in Southern California, and
everyone has repeatedly expressed his
appreciation of the fact that The
Herald has demonstrated the feasibility
and virtue of an honest, legitimate,
bona fide contest.
A great many similar propositions are
launched, and the methods employed IN
many of them are so flagrantly bad
that such contests have come to be
looked upon (and rightly with de-
gree of suspicion which keeps many
good rustlers from participating.
When it was seen that The Herald
meant business and that the costly
ny no cd f0 a Ut
away to those who actually won them
and that committee of five of the
leading business men were to act as
judges the subscription hustlers at once
got busy, and as a result The Herald
conducted one of the greatest and most
successful contests in the history of
Los Angeles.
OF course there were business prin-
ciples involved, and more or less selfish
aims behind 1t. No one gives something
for nothing. What The Herald desired
to secure from this contest was-a
greater circulation. In other words,
The Herald desired a circulation that
would put it abreast of any other paper
in this city.
And we succeeded.
The result of the contest has been to
increase the circulation of The Herald
beyond the fondest dreams of those who
promoted the contest. 1t has carried
The Herald to subscribers 1t might
never otherwise have reached. 1t has
carried The Herald into suburban and
rural districts where previously it had
fewer subscribers.
In fact, as a result of the contest, |
The Herald now is going practically
into every nook and corner of Los An
geles county, and is being sent in grea
bundles into every city, village and
hamlet In Southern California-to sub
scribers who otherwise might have post
poned taking the paper or have dis |
pensed with 1t because of the financial
stringency; but who, when some favor
lite boy or girl entered the contest
whom they desired to see win took the |
paper to "boost" along their chances
for the big prizes.
So we are more than gratified by the
results and like the prize winners feel
that we have occasion to be jubilant. |
Therefore the big banquet and theater
party.
The judges of the contest have been
invited to join in the festivities Friday,
and will be guests at the banquet; also
at the theater party. A good time is |
promised. and all prize winners, each
having the privilege of bringing one
guest. should attend, If 1t is possible
for them to leave the various towns or
districts in which they live, and come
to Los Angeles.
The Herald is anxious to have real
old family reunion" of lucky confess
tants, and will try to make the affair a
fitting finale to what has been a most |
glorious triumph for all concerned.
Next Saturday a. full list of the prizes I
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