The Washington times., 1914-11-14
Hello Girl" Tells of Hardships.


To the Editor OF the Mail Bag:
have read many letters In the Mail
Bag" and take lot OF interest In
same. But never see any Of the tele-
phone ''kickers'' voicing their opinions
through your paper Oh. yes. they do
over the telephone. all right. but am
pretty sure II they came face to face
with the operators they would soon
change their tune.
The majority Of the people In this city
who have telephones Installed In their
homes and offices think that the opera
tors are made Of steel or iron. Do
they realize that the operators tender
fingers pull brass plugs and insert them
In steel Jacks" just to accommodate
the public? The aristocratic bunch are
the worst ever. The rich woman who
spends part of the day at her modists
having dress fitted calls that hard
work. Yes. hard. My, X the operator
could but spend an hour having dress
fitted she would feel as though She
were IN Paradise. But, mol She has
to buy hers ready made"
What IL you wealthy men and women
would sit at a switchboard day In and
day out, subject to all kinds of Insults
and the latest slang-what would you
do? You couldn't give them any back
talk. Yet. he or she who slams ND the
receiver, thinking 1t annoys or hurts
know that It does nothing more than
make little light flicker on the SWITCH
board. What would you kckers dt n
to you am referring) do without tele-
phones or operators? Think II over.
ladies and gentlemen II you were ever
be easier with the operators. A girl
who plugs from morn till night
doesn't do 1t for fun. but for living.
SO. men and women. for poIiteness
sake, and for the sake Of the WORKING
girl. be better to them.
HELLO GIRL ssh.
lecturer Defends Sightseeing Tarka
To the Editor Of the Mail Bag:
In Fridays ISSUE OF The Times LEFT
ter appeared from one "A Washington
ian," who complains, somewhat sarcas-
tically. Of the inaccuracy Of the guides
employed by tho sightseeing automo-
bile companies.
Since there Is no concern in the Dis
trict Of Columbia who does business un-
der the title of Seeing Washington
Traction Company" as mentioned BY
"Washingtonian." take it that he re-
fers to all the guides connected with all
the companies when he says These or
ators become tired of delivering the
same speech. and. consequently. changs
a word here and there until now they
have converted the Corcoran- Art Gal
lery into the White House"
wonder II Washingtonian" ever
took one Of these trips himself? I won-
der il he ever realizes that the prin-
cipals Of schools and sen1inarfes all over
thA cornfrv l1ae the seefYQ Warrington
automobiles as a part Of their educa-
tional trip, and that such an unpardon-
able error as converting the Corcoran
Art Gallery into the White House would
never be tolerated by these people. Does
''Washingtonian'' suppose that such
foolish mistakes could pass unnoticed
Indefinitely. II the guides were as bad
as "Washingtonian" would have Us be-
lieve, the sightseeing companies would
long ere this have become an object
Of ridicule, instead OF which these tours
are patronized by some Of the best peo-
pie in the world.
II may possibly interest washing
tonlan' to know that among the lee
turers. or orators. as he is pleased to
call US. employed by the sightseeing
companies, there are men who have
been graduated from some OF Americas
best universities, and who could with
stand the most rigid examination as
to his knowledge Of Washington. its
history, its buildings. its people. past
and present, its statues and monuments,
its residences. etc.