Part 21 (1/2)

Lieut. Col.

Lieut. Gen.

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Prof.

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Sergt.

Supt.

=90. Use of t.i.tles.=--Use personal t.i.tles under the following restrictions:

1. Do not use _Mr._ before a man's name when his baptismal name or initials are given.

=Not Good.=--Mr. A. B. Crayton of Belleville was a guest at the Horton house to-day.

=Right.=--A. B. Crayton of Belleville was a guest at the Horton house to-day.

2. After a person's name has been mentioned once in a story, his initials or Christian names are omitted thereafter, and a _Mr._ or his professional t.i.tle is put before the name.

=Right.=--Prof. O. C. Bowen of Atawa was a speaker at the local Y. M. C. A. to-day. Prof. Bowen chose as his subject, ”The Four Pillars of State.”

3. If a person has more than one professional t.i.tle, the one of highest rank should be used. If he has two t.i.tles of apparently equal rank, choose the one last received or the one by which he is best known among his friends.

4. _Mrs._ always precedes the name of a married woman, _Miss_ that of an unmarried woman, no matter whether the initials or Christian names are used or not.

5. In giving lists of unmarried women, precede the names with _Misses_, taking care always to give the full Christian name of each woman.

6. In giving lists of married women, _Mesdames_ may introduce the names, though present usage prefers _Mrs._ before each name.

7. When mentioning a man and his wife, put it _Mr. and Mrs. William Black_, not _William Black and wife_.

8. Do not use _Master_ before the name of a boy.

9. Before a _Rev._ preceding the name of a clergyman always put a _the_: as, _the Rev. T. P. Frost_. If the clergyman's initials are not known, write it, _the Rev. Mr. Frost_, not _the Rev. Frost_.

=91. Names of the Months.=--Abbreviations of the months, except March, April, May, June, and July, are permissible when followed by a numeral indicating the day of the month, but not when used alone.

=Right.=--Richard Malone, who was injured in an automobile collision Sept. 18, died at the county hospital to-day.

=Wrong.=--The time of the meet has been set for a date not later than the middle of Sept.