| Show how to address ae 0 Y ASHINGTON ATT most people on washington VY coming to washington tor foi the f first time and about to meet a public official are greatly perplexed as aa to the form in which they shall address him naturally uniformity is desired in this respect by all government officials and fir that reason there is an established manner in which to greet public with whom one may come in contact the social code which governs social intercourse in the official i set in the national capital su supplies p a prescribed form which it is necess necessary rry to follow if one would be correct in his dealings with officials whether of a social or a business nature Y there there are some titled officials in the army and navy who are granted a higher rank socially by courtesy than tc they th ey are actually entitled to for instance lieutenant commanders in the navy nary tire are by courtesy in social life called commanders while those below that rank lose thier official title and are addressed as plain mister alister the same rulo rule applies to the staff ofIl officers cers of the navy likewise the assistant secretaries of executive departments are called mister and the reason for this Is obvious it Is not an easy matter to introduce a naval officer by the long and harsh sounding title of 0 lieutenant comman commander der or to refer to ohp first lieutenant of an executive dep department artmont as mr ardist assistant ant Secre secretary fary A list of titles which it is proper to use in washington in personal intercourse Is as follows the alio president mr president the vice president mr vice dent members of the cabinet secretaries of state treasury war navy Inter interior lor agriculture and commerce and labar mr secretary the attorney general mr attorney general the postmaster general mr ter general an anibas ambassador mr ambassador or 0 your excellency I 1 A mt minister hister mr minister all other members of tile diplomatic corps unless they have titles mr the chief cotef justice of the supreme court mr air chief justice associate justices amr mr justice united states senator senator general major general brigadier general colonel general and lieutenant colonel majors and capt captains ains are given their ic respective spec tive titles all officers of the rank below the line lof of captain are addressed as mr Off officers leers of the medical department part ment below tho rank of captain are addressed as doctor admiral und and rear admiral aamir admiral al commodores captains and commanders are addressed by their respective titles recently the state department has promulgated an order that all correspondence spon dence addressed to the secretary of state shall read the honorable the secretary of state |
