The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-05-08
TELEPHONE CLUB
MEETS APPROVAL
President of Telephone
Company Endorses the
Work of 7. h X. Club

Membership in tho =. y. y. club
of Tulsa is increasing every week.
Al tho last weekly meeting held iu
the Y. W g. A. club, Mrs. slua
ZONES president OF tho club. led the
discussion un the training OF Tulna
telephone users
Mrs. Jones received iotter re-
Gently from j.. %. Nims of Et Louis,
president of the Southwestern BON
Telephone company In which ho
said hc wps very much Interested
in the newspaper reports of ,ho
work being done by tho private
branch exchange operators ip Tulsa.
lic said
II have always recognized lhr I'm
portant part played b. the y. j. y.
operators Zoo furHhiug sufficient
Satisfactory service to tho public.
] undoubtedly because there is more
~ the human element IN tho tolc-
phunc Industry than any other bust
hotf. cooperation becomes uu CH-
Hcuiial factor Cooperation be-
tween the sCuarrihCr Hud the young
ladies in the central office Us vital
but. ts you recognize, Co-opcrntiou
hctWcDu the central office aud the
J.. H. X. operators is even moro ~.
ANY time, therefore. that hear of
a plan for Improving this co-opcra-
ton | am deeply Interested"
In her talk to the club at their
last meeting Thursday night, Mrs.
Jones said:
mot only does this club propogc
TO train Tulsa's y. II. y operators
60 a higher efficiency, but wc mean
to train some Of Tulsa'a telephone
users. We realize that It VIII take
time. patience and perseverance,,
but in the main we viii succeed
we operators might imeet here
weeks without end and talk, plan
and work for better telephone scrv-
lee and we would he absolutely
helpless 40 far as bettcring the con
ditlons for the public unless we get
the proper cooperation from tho
telephone company and the daily
users OF tho phone.
ut will be n glorious day for the
u. y. y. operator when we get tho
individuals 20 realize tho important
part they have IN helping us render
good service. We hope the day will
come In Tulsa when n man calling
on the phone viii say, This is Mr..
Jones, Usage 81. may ! speak with
Mr.. Brown. pioasc?' A call given
In this manner viii enable the L. Il.
y. operator TO recall him In case
OF dsconnection.
"Wc have men In Tulsa who an
swer their telephone calla daily with
the same old We'll, what number
did you call: who do you want 10
speak tor when It would be much
easier and sound more business like.
too. II he would say. 'Osage "a,
Brown speaking Not long ago an
article appeared In n local papcr
concerning this club which said.
-rherc is room for improvement
among the =, II. Y. operators of
Tulsa We agree with that writer
and also maintain that there In room
for Improvement among the tole-
phone users. THAT IL why this club
has been organized. After we have
worked all day In an office. what
have we to gain by coming up here
and talking among ourselves about
better service and cooperation II
we don't get some definite plans
into action and give everybody
chance to do his share9 II will take
the cooperation OF this club, the
public and tho telephone office 40
get the results desired.
''BcginninR next week n bulletin
will he sent out each week with
suggestions TO the different busl-
ness firms as to how they can help
and we fcci sure that every broad
minded business man In Tulsa VIII
appreciate and help us"
The T., h. y, club viii meet next
Wednesday evening for line party
to the musical given at tho hieh
ncho< by the Joe Carson post.
Tickets for 90 memners cf the club
have been furnished by the en-
ployes OF the Atlantic Petroleum
corporation.
At near future date an outdoor
p!cnic will be given and trucks for
the club girls and friends will be
furnished by n local dealer. Colors
~ purple and gold have been &c o.
lectcd for the club and all trucks
will be decorated for this occasion
and parade on Main street viii he
staged prior 10 leaving for the pic
mic grounds.
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