From a Girl Guides' report:—
"The thanks of the Association are due to the following ladies who have resigned...."
"Sir George Newman and Mr. Philip Snowden have resigned their membership of the Central Control Board" (Liquor Traffic).
"Caruso has sung at 550 performances."—Evening Paper.
All the same, there seems to have been a lack of harmony.
Lady (who has called on two successive Wednesdays, the fourth and fifth of the month, and has been told each time that Lady Smith-Robinson is not at home). "BUT I THOUGHT HER LADYSHIP WAS AT HOME ON ALTERNATE WEDNESDAYS?"
Parlourmaid (with dignity). "NO, MADAM. HER LADYSHIP IS AT HOME ON THE FIRST AND THIRD WEDNESDAYS IN THE MONTH; BUT WHEN THERE IS A FIFTH WEDNESDAY THAT IS TO OUR ADVANTAGE."