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FORMAL INVITATIONS


            Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagstaff request the

          honor of Mr. McAdoo's presence on Friday

          evening, June 15th, at 8 o'clock to meet the

          Governor of the Fort.

               19 Woodbine Terrace

                         June 8th, 1910.


This is an invitation to a formal reception calling for evening dress. Here is Mr. McAdoo's reply in the third person: -


            Mr. McAdoo presents his compliments to

          Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wagstaff and accepts with

          great pleasure their invitation to meet the

          Governor of the Fort on the evening of June

          fifteenth.

            215 Beacon Street,

                       June 10th, 1910.


Here is how Mr. McAdoo might decline the invitation: -


            Mr. McAdoo regrets that owing to a prior

          engagement he must forego the honor of paying

          his respects to Mr. and Mrs. Wagstaff and the

          Governor of the Fort on the evening of June

          fifteenth.

            215 Beacon St.,

                June 10th, 1910.


Here is a note addressed, say to Mr. Jeremiah Reynolds.


            Mr. and Mrs. Oldham at home on Wednesday

          evening October ninth from seven to eleven.

            21 Ashland Avenue,

                      October 5th.


Mr. Reynolds makes reply: -


            Mr. Reynolds accepts with high appreciation

          the honor of Mr. and Mrs. Oldham's invitation

          for Wednesday evening October ninth.

            Windsor Hotel

                October 7th


or


            Mr. Reynolds regrets that his duties render

          it impossible for him to accept Mr. and Mrs.

          Oldham's kind invitation for the evening of

          October ninth.

            Windsor Hotel,

                  October 7th,


Sometimes less informal invitations are sent on small specially designed note paper in which the first person takes the place of the third. Thus


                                       360 Pine St.,

                                       Dec. 11th, 1910.

          Dear Mr. Saintsbury:

            Mr. Johnson and I should be much pleased to

          have you dine with us and a few friends next

          Thursday, the fifteenth, at half past seven.

                               Yours sincerely,

                                    Emma Burnside.


Mr. Saintsbury's reply:


                                       57 Carlyle Strand

                                       Dec. 13th, 1910.

          Dear Mrs. Burnside:

            Let me accept very appreciatively your

          invitation to dine with Mr. Burnside and you

          on next Thursday, the fifteenth, at half past

          seven.

                                  Yours sincerely,

                                     Henry Saintsbury.

          Mrs. Alexander Burnside.


                                                                                                                                                                                                

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