Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-20

n husbands name with hers
their informal Christmas
ards.
Today I will give advice TO
ives who perfer to send formal
Feelings.
And first question that arises
|: If you use the formal name,
Jay you include Pills title.
|hether he Is a captain In the
my or n private. a lieutenant
the navy or an apprentice
kaman?
Let's take the higher brack-
S" of titles first, for the Gus
Inns of the service are most
efinite about the social formal
hes. And although there is no
Ithority for the correct forms
h Christmas cards, the same
lstoms would logically be fol-
wed in using military and
avail titles on these cards as
re followed in the use OF titles
visiting cards. That Is, an
rmy officer with the rank OF
hptain or higher, or a navy Off
er with the rank OF lieutenant
higher, may have his title en-
raved before his name. But for
junior officer (lieutenants or
econd Heutenants In the army,
nd lieutenants, junior grade,
nd ensigns in the navy. the
Military or naval title is omitted.
nd Mr." is engraved before
he name.
Strict Form
So this Is the correct form -.
briefly speaking. And this is
he form that would be observed
" the colonel and his wife and
he commander and his wife.
But IL your husband is a non
pm or c. p. o. or enlisted SOL
Der or sailor, is il proper for
% use his army or navy des-
ZION before his name on your
christmas cards?
Here there are no traditions.
70 service regulations, to point
he definite way. However. to-
ay many things are being done
hat were not done in the past.
md social usage Is changing
rom strict formalities.
The majority Of the cards you
var wives send 60 TO relatives
md friends; their destination is
|bcial. You will be sending cards
b various members OF families
eparated by the war. to friends
|hr from home on war produc-
ion jobs, perhaps to many peo-
lie who don't know that your
usband Is in the service. or
ont know his rank and branch
T service.
Acceptable TO Services +~
So using your husbands title
Sefore his name makes sense.
Ind high authorities of the
rmy and the navy have assured
he this form on Christmas cards
) acceptable TO the services. for
h the service. this Is your hus-
lands name now Sergeant
Btrong or Ensign Strong. or Sea-
han Strong or Private Strong.
But do remember, please, that
y you do decide TO use this form
6f name, you should not use II
fter an informally worded mes
age.
This also makes sense, since
|ame added TO an informal mes
|age is a signature, Just a the
hame at the end of letter is
|ignature and no titles
|hould be used before a sigma
lure.
IAN example of this incorrect
bse is:
with all good wishes for
Christmas and for the
~ New Year
Sergeant and Mrs. Philip
o Strong)
How may you use this form
ForrectS-?
before a third-person mes
|age:
6ergeant and Mrs. Philip Strong
send you Christmas greetings
and best wishes for the
New Year
or
Philip Lane Strong.
Ensign, United States Naval
Reserve
and
Mrs. Strong
send you Christmas greetings
and best wishes for the
New Year
Formal Card
2-On a formal-sppearing
card. with no message on the
inside pages. For example, the
beautiful white cards with the
Insignia of either army or the
havy stamped in gilt on the
tover, or cards with the word
FGreetings" or christmas
greetings ION the cover. Then on
he blank third page you may
correctly have this form OF name
Engraved.
Since obviously this form OF
hame automatically brings your
kards in the formal class, you
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