Part 47 (1/2)

MISCELLANEOUS DIRECTIONS

170 In beginning the letter, place the address and date an inch and a half or two inches below the top of the page

Leave a in of about a half inch orof each paragraph about an inch or e sheet, write on the pages in their order, 1, 2, 3, 4

In the correctly written forms of letters under --174 observe the indentation of the lines The first line of the inside address should be flush with the in flush with the in on the line below the salutation, and soin

THE OUTSIDE ADDRESS

171 POSITION OF OUTSIDE ADDRESS Place the address on the envelope so that it balances well Do not have it too far toward the top, too close to the bottom, nor too far to one side See addressed envelope under --173 Place the staht-hand corner, not obliquely to the sides of the envelope

172 PUNCTUATION OF OUTSIDE ADDRESS Punctuation may be omitted at the end of the lines of the address If it is used, place a period at the end of the last line, and a co line

Within the lines punctuate just as you would in the inside address

If an abbreviation ends the line, always place a period after it, whether the other lines are punctuated or not

173 FAULTS IN THE OUTSIDE ADDRESS Avoid the use of abbreviations except those that would be proper in the inside address or in the heading See ---- 155 and 158

Do not use the signbefore the nun at all should be used there See --155

Co forms of addresses:

Bad: Col Wm Point, 200 John St, Trenton, N J

Good: Colonel William Point, 200 John Street, Trenton, New Jersey

Good: Colonel William Point 200 John Street Trenton, New Jersey

Bad: Chas Jones, c/o Edward Furrey, Wilkinsburg, Pa

Good: Mr Charles Jones In care of Mr Edward Furrey Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania

Bad: Rev Walter Bertin

Good: The Reverend Walter Bertin

Bad: Pres of Bucknell Univ

Good: For the President of Bucknell University

A properly arranged address:

[Illustration: Mr Robert D Royer, 201 Tenth Street, Danville, Illinois]

174 CORRECTLY WRITTEN LETTERS

200 Mead Avenue, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, January 12, 1909

Mr A M Weaver, Cae, Massachusetts