Rick Muffler, one of the White House calligraphers, lead this discussion regarding how to address envelopes, place cards, escort cards, for social correspondence. It was a really good session where he went through all of the different ways to properly address envelopes to people. We went through Judges, Doctors, Pastors, Priests, Senators, Representatives, Cabinet Members, American and Foreign Ambassadors, etc.
Things that I learned. "The Honorable", "The Reverend", etc. gets its own line. So an envelope would read the following:
The Honorable
Mark Smith
and Mrs. Smith
The "and" goes on the second line, not on the first line. I've always put it on the first, so I've been wrong all this time.
Mr. Mark Smith
and Ms. Jane Jones
You do NOT have to write out directionals such as NE, SE, NW, SW. You can if you want, but it's not a requirement, especially on a little envelope.
All in all it was very informative and I have a lot of notes that I took that I'm sure will come in handy.
The only bad news of the day, it's storming and I really wanted to go to the pool. I haven't been to the pool yet, and I'm leaving tomorrow. So sad. This cloud is just hanging right over the hotel.
Hi Arney,
ReplyDeleteI've just read through your week at IAMPETH. Thanks for sharing! Your posts have taken off the sting of not being able to attend this year. :)
Arney you should get this book: Protocol: The Complete Handbook of Diplomatic, Official & Social Usage. It was our bible at CPA and it shows exactly how envelopes should be written, proper titles for any and everyone, and what order, etc. It's a really good resource.
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