The Washington herald., 1916-03-21
Judges Chosen for Closing of The
Heralds 10000 Club" Contest
R. P. Andrews, Joseph A. Berberch and P. 7: Moran Will
Preside Over Finish of Campaign-Secret Baloting
Starts Tomorrow Afternoon.

r. P. Andrews, president of Retail Mer-
chants Association; Joseph A. Berberich,
chairman of the advertising vigilance
committee, and P. T. Moran. president
Of the Chamber of Commerce, have been
appointed judges Of the closing of The
Herald's $4,000 Club" contest.
The judges will place a locked and
sealed ballot box in the $4,000 Club" de-
partment of The Herald. some time to-
dldates may have the privilege OF doing
secret balloting for the remainder Of the
campaign.
Candidates who desire receipts for
their subscriptions before the close of
the campaign can turn them in just as
they have been doing, and the votes will
be deposited in the sealed ballot box on
Friday.
Rules for Close of Campaign.
As soon as the sealed ballot box is
placed in position the candidates can de-
post their votes and subscriptions to-
gether with the money covering same.
The rules governing the close of the
campaign will only be a continuation of
the fairness that has marked this good
natured competition at every stage. All
subscriptions must be placed in the ballot
box before IL o'clock Friday night. March
a. or mailed and post-marked before that
time Any subscription sent by mail
must be mailed in sufficient time to as
sure the letter containing Cuisines
being postmarked on or before IL p. m,
March a The postmark will be taken as
evidence to show that the letter was
mailed in due time by the judges, who
will have complete charge of the close
of the campaign.
Candidates depositing subscriptions IN
the sealed box should be careful that
their subscriptions and money TO cover
same tally exactly. Candidates deposit
ing subscriptions N sealed ballot box
must also be very careful to pay partic-
ular attention to the names and ad-
dresses of the subscriptions and see that
they are correct in every instance and
plainly marked new or old.
| Members depositing subscriptions IN
sealed ballot box will receive receipts
for same Immediately after the close OF
| the campaign.
! In this way no one but the candidate
will know with how many subscriptions
or votes he or she finishes. as the result
will not be known until the judges have
completed the final list, which viii show
| all the winners.
Those who desire to have receipts is
sued for the business before the close
of the campaign must turn 1t in early
enough to enable the clerks to issue re-
eeipts and votes in time to have them
deposited in the ballot box.
Door Closes at Midnisht.
The entrance to the $4,000 Club de-
partmept will be closed promptly at l:
o'clock March a. All candidates should
be careful TO reach the $1,000 Club
headquarters before that time. All can
ldidates arriving at the office before l:
O'Clock m. Will be waited on. AT the
closing hour, March "A. the judges will
be on hand to see that everything Il
carried ont in strict accordance with
the above rules.
No one will know how the voting !!
going until the campaign is closed anc
the ballot box has been opened by tht
judges and the votes carefully counted
The main thing for each candidate Il
to be sure to have enough votes to wiz
the coveted prize. Too many votes will
win for you, but If you should lack {
few votes Of having enough you will lore
| The following schedule will be In effec
the remainder of the campaign eScep
with every SIS worth of any combination
OF new subscriptions from three t.
ltwenty-four months, when 10000 extr
votes will be given:
VOTE