One entry person, please

Now this reminds me of a little misunderstanding which occurred when I sent in my order for tickets to the annual MSU basketball bust. We wanted tickets at a table with a couple of friends of ours, whose surname is "Person." Per the system for getting adjacent seats, we sent in our applications together, in the same envelope, with a note on mine saying, "please seat us with the Persons, whose application is also enclosed." Sure enough, I got a call the next week from the ticket office, and the woman said, "I see that you want your tickets with your friends, but what is their name?" I didn't mind the confusion over "Persons," but I was woefully distressed that someone would think I would write such an egregious sentence as was understood by the reader. Ack!