Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-07

10 the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-please consider my application
for the presidency of the organization
suggested In your editorial entitled
Telephone Manners. When | read
Il thought the man who wrote it had
probably sat at my desk for twenty
four hours, for they don't respect days
or hours when they feel inclined to get
In touch with the Governor. For
tunately for him, they cannot reach
him.
Wednesday night of last week l was
called up by a gentleman at II 40
A. NJ, who wanted to know where the
Governor would be on Thursday.
When l inquired how long he had been
in Harrisburg he announced that he
had arrived about o'clock in the eve
ming, SO I suppose it took him FOUR
and three. quarter hours to decide what
he should do.
On Friday night l was called up at
1 .15 A. NJ by n former newspaper
man who had been languishing in Gem
trnl Station from 80 in the evening.
His was a modest request. He only
wanted the Governor to have him re .
leased until the next morning, and so
II goes night after night.
However, 1t seems 10 be part or
such a lob and I have neither discon =
neeted the telephone nor taken my
name out of the directory.
I desire TO wish you great success IN
the organization Of your new soclety'
HARRY s. McDENITT.
p. s.-You ought to hear Mrs. Nc
Deyitt's opinion OF such fellows
And here are other letters. inspired
BY the same editorial:
70 N, Eci,or Of the Ereninc Public Ledger:
Sir-Let me congratulate you on the
editorial published In your paper on
Monday of this week regarding tele-
phone manners. am very busy
woman and that article went straight
to the point for me.
"Only recently I had an engage
ment to attend an important meeting
in the suburbs and had~been delayed
because of an important letter: was
expecttng a long distance call which
had bearing on this meeting and 1t was
important to get it before l left:
Just two minntes before | should
hive gone for the train the telephone
L
The voice asked for me personally and
then said. Just a moment please.
.asked who IL was. but there was nc
answer. 80 thinking il was long dis,
tance and could get the desired
answer before left. l held that phone
for at least three minutes. finally 10
speak TO some man on matter or minor
Importance; and | missed the train
and had to taxi all the. way out at great
expense and loss of time as l was toe
late for most of the meeting.
am ashamed TO say that was
pretty revengeful. and next day had
my office call that very man to the
phone and after he answered himself, D.!
had them say, Just a minute please
and at the end of the minute-Just
sixty seconds went to the telephone
myself and remarked in dulcet tones
Thank you very much. the minute Is
up now" and hung up the tecelVer'
Perhaps IL we made these time de-
stroyers take a little of their own
medicine in this way, they might oe
cured. ,,,, n,rr1c
"a IN, Editor o, the Evening Public Ledger:
S;r-Your recent editorial aimed a.
the sreat and the near great. who dC
their telephoning by proxy NIT as
courtesy nail right on its solid ivory
head.
How about the number who some
times makes torture out OF tele
phone conversation? l mean the man
rarely the woman, who 'chews hi
words, who does not enunciate prop,
erly, and who seems to have his mouth
yard away from the transmitter?
My business requires frequent use
Of the telephone. A large number o.
orders and requests come in by phone