parkourninja Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:16 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:16 PM Does the chair have to recognize members by referring to them and the chair himself in the third person such as follows "The chair recognizes Mr. Treasurer" or can the form be "Yes, Mr. Treasurer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:20 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:20 PM It could be a nod (see RONR 11th ed., p. 30, ll. 3-6). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkourninja Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:31 PM Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:31 PM Could it be the second example I gave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:35 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:35 PM I don't see why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkourninja Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:39 PM Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:39 PM Technically isn't the chair not supposed to address a member in the second person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieu H. Huynh Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:45 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 at 07:45 PM In practice the customs are relaxed (see RONR 11th ed., p. 24, ll. 29-31). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkourninja Posted June 24, 2016 at 08:11 PM Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 at 08:11 PM That instance doesn't concern the president of referring in the third person, it refers to the member being referred in the third person. Is it at least acceptable and somewhat custom to recognize a member by saying "The chair recognizes Mr. Treasurer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Goldsworthy Posted June 24, 2016 at 08:20 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 at 08:20 PM 6 minutes ago, parkourninja said: Q. Is it at least acceptable and somewhat custom to recognize a member by saying "The chair recognizes Mr. Treasurer" Yes. "Mr. Jones", "Miss Smith", "Mister Vice President", etc., violate no parliamentary rule, when the chair utters their surname, with a title. *** You cannot very well say, "The chair recognizes the gentleman from Missouri", in a local Kiwanis Club or Optimist Club meeting, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted June 24, 2016 at 08:32 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 at 08:32 PM 14 minutes ago, parkourninja said: Is it at least acceptable and somewhat custom to recognize a member by saying "The chair recognizes Mr. Treasurer" If the member's last name is Treasurer, I think this would be fine. If the member's last name is something else, and he holds the office of Treasurer, I think the chair's recognizing him by saying "The chair recognizes Mr. Treasurer" is awkward at best, but I suppose it will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkourninja Posted June 24, 2016 at 09:20 PM Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 at 09:20 PM 47 minutes ago, Daniel H. Honemann said: If the member's last name is Treasurer, I think this would be fine. If the member's last name is something else, and he holds the office of Treasurer, I think the chair's recognizing him by saying "The chair recognizes Mr. Treasurer" is awkward at best, but I suppose it will do. It would be the office of treasurer. What is a less awkward but still equally formal means of recognizing a member in that scenario? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted June 24, 2016 at 09:35 PM Report Share Posted June 24, 2016 at 09:35 PM 3 minutes ago, parkourninja said: It would be the office of treasurer. What is a less awkward but still equally formal means of recognizing a member in that scenario? It would usually be "The chair recognizes Mr. Smith" (assuming that's his name), although the chair might also say "The chair recognizes the Treasurer, Mr. Smith", or simply, "The chair recognizes the Treasurer", without rumpling many feathers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Gerber Posted June 26, 2016 at 11:00 PM Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 at 11:00 PM On 6/24/2016 at 5:35 PM, Daniel H. Honemann said: It would usually be "The chair recognizes Mr. Smith" (assuming that's his name) . . . But wouldn't it be fun if the chair just always said, "The chair recognizes Mr. Smith" regardless of his name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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