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Tale of the 'Evans, Fall 1944
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would greatly appreciate it if you would discuss it freely and at length. Suppose we make it a common practice in Fandom, for those who do a lot of entertaining to put ip a little box with a sign on it -- "Hospitality Fund". The when a Fan visits another Fan who displays such a box, at some time during his visit, when he is unobserved by another, he can slip in a buck or more or less, as he feels able and so desires. If he is temporarily short at the moment, he definitely and emphatically should not feel obligated to make such a contribution. If he is "in the chips" he can put in whatever he so desires. Suppose he has been entertainted attone place, and what short; then later goes to another place and is more flush. Naturally he would want to contribute at the second place. He is not paying for his own entertainment, he is contributing toward the cause of Fan Hospitality in general. For nobody will know WHO pays, or HOW MUCH he pays -- that is entirely up to him. The idea of this "Hospitality Fund" is to maintain the tempo of Fan visits and entertainment, and even to enlarge it, without any one Fan feeling that he is imposing on another, or being imposed upon. Also, this seems the perfect answer for those visiting Fen who would like to offer something to their host, but feel constrainted from doing so for fear of hurting his feelings. Another reason for bringing this up at the present time, is because so many Fen (almost every one, for that matter) is hoping and planning to visit as many other Fen as possible, after the war is over. There is even talk of a Caravan of Visiting Fen. It just happens that I know something of the cost of this recent Michicon IV, as well as other visitings. I know that, over and above the regular cost of running Slan Shack, plus the money donated by Palmer, Gnaodinger and Peacock, that Al had to dig deeply into his own pocket (the rest of us here all chipped in, as a matter of course). I know that many, many other individual Fen and Fan Groups entertain just as much and as often as we do here. And so I have begun to wonder if Fan Hospitality really should be free or if we need a Code of Ethics concerning it. Let's give this matter serious consideration, and a free and full discussion. Then, if we decide that my suggestion of a "Hospitality Fund" has merit, let us make it a commonly accepted practice in Fandom. But don't --EVER -- let anyone refrain from visiting anyother Fan just because he doesn't feel financially able to contribute to the Fund. That is NOT the idea, under any circumstances! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE "A NEW FANNE IS BEING BORN". It has been a particularly sad blow to me that none of my beloved children have been much interest in things Fan. Lately, however, my younger daughter Henne, Th' Youn' Foo, has begin really to get interested in Stf. and stuff. She even talks now of editing her own Fansine. Huzzah! A new Fanne is being born! -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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would greatly appreciate it if you would discuss it freely and at length. Suppose we make it a common practice in Fandom, for those who do a lot of entertaining to put ip a little box with a sign on it -- "Hospitality Fund". The when a Fan visits another Fan who displays such a box, at some time during his visit, when he is unobserved by another, he can slip in a buck or more or less, as he feels able and so desires. If he is temporarily short at the moment, he definitely and emphatically should not feel obligated to make such a contribution. If he is "in the chips" he can put in whatever he so desires. Suppose he has been entertainted attone place, and what short; then later goes to another place and is more flush. Naturally he would want to contribute at the second place. He is not paying for his own entertainment, he is contributing toward the cause of Fan Hospitality in general. For nobody will know WHO pays, or HOW MUCH he pays -- that is entirely up to him. The idea of this "Hospitality Fund" is to maintain the tempo of Fan visits and entertainment, and even to enlarge it, without any one Fan feeling that he is imposing on another, or being imposed upon. Also, this seems the perfect answer for those visiting Fen who would like to offer something to their host, but feel constrainted from doing so for fear of hurting his feelings. Another reason for bringing this up at the present time, is because so many Fen (almost every one, for that matter) is hoping and planning to visit as many other Fen as possible, after the war is over. There is even talk of a Caravan of Visiting Fen. It just happens that I know something of the cost of this recent Michicon IV, as well as other visitings. I know that, over and above the regular cost of running Slan Shack, plus the money donated by Palmer, Gnaodinger and Peacock, that Al had to dig deeply into his own pocket (the rest of us here all chipped in, as a matter of course). I know that many, many other individual Fen and Fan Groups entertain just as much and as often as we do here. And so I have begun to wonder if Fan Hospitality really should be free or if we need a Code of Ethics concerning it. Let's give this matter serious consideration, and a free and full discussion. Then, if we decide that my suggestion of a "Hospitality Fund" has merit, let us make it a commonly accepted practice in Fandom. But don't --EVER -- let anyone refrain from visiting anyother Fan just because he doesn't feel financially able to contribute to the Fund. That is NOT the idea, under any circumstances! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE "A NEW FANNE IS BEING BORN". It has been a particularly sad blow to me that none of my beloved children have been much interest in things Fan. Lately, however, my younger daughter Henne, Th' Youn' Foo, has begin really to get interested in Stf. and stuff. She even talks now of editing her own Fansine. Huzzah! A new Fanne is being born! -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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