Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1908 — BRIDGE INVITATIONS BARRED [ARTICLE]

BRIDGE INVITATIONS BARRED

Mall Matter Relating to Prize Card Parties Is Illegal. Hartford, Conn., Dec. 4. —According to a decision received from the postoffice department at Washington, it is illegal to send invitations through the mail to bridge parties or to any card parties where prizes are given. Card parties are regarded as lotteries when prizes are given, and in that event matter relating to them is unmailable.