Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-11-18
BELL TELEPHONE
EXECUTIVES meet
Al Departments Represented at
a Conference and Luncheon
at Hotel du Pont.

Outlining program OF work for
the ensuing year. unusual enthusiasm
was shown NJ the third annual meet
ina of the chief supervisors, employe
representatives. instructors and SUI
r,r,islng employees OF the Wilmington
office ~ the Diamond State Telephone
GO. which convened this morning at
~ o'clo,k In the grill room of the Ho-
Gel an pont. ilarcourt II. Burns, dis
lrIct superintendent OF traffic. Will
nlngton district, presided at the meet
ing. officials and representatives from
Philadelphia. as well as supervisors of
IA. suburban districts attended.
Matters pertaining To the companys
lines throughout the State We're dis
uusscd, Despite the falling of OF ap-
rrositnaioly 20 per cent Of the long
distance traffic during the past year
every EFFORT VIII he made. IL was de-
vl,rcd at the meeting. 60 arrange the
service on n more economical basis.
The local traffic. applying TO Whining
ton ard vicinity. was declared slightly
over that of last year. n five per cent
increase being noted
sheldon H. GIN, division supern-
i.ndcnt of traffic. Philadelphia and
districts comprising Delaware and
New Jersey. addressed the telephone
representatives. During the course of
his talk Mr.. GIN was optimistic rela-
i've to future developments Of the
company. lie said the splendid CO.
operation OF the employees In the rast
had ro'ultod In the success Of the
company today.
iliirf remarks were also madc 10y
William y. Wattlcs OF Philadelphia
snd Marshall ". Downing general SUI
rorintcndcnt of traffic. Of philadel-
phla, Through the local pfliccs of the
Diamond state Telephone Toicpany
Nell Telephone building. Sixth and
Whlplcy streets, an average of 10000
lutnl calls each day are registered
This number does net. however. in.
sUde 1000 toll calls recorded daily
Following the business session a
luncheon was served In the grill. At
t.ndinv the meeting were:
Mlss Elconora L. Wioscr. chief on
orator; Miss katherine T.. Naylor. as
sistant chicf operator and cmploye,
representative; Miss Elizabeth I
uo,ssn, evening chief operator; Miss
Ella ~. Deputy, night chief operator
Mlss Margaret ~. Somors. instructor
and employee representative; Mis-
Mary u. Davis, instructor; Miss Sars
q. Nnylor. central office observer
Miss Elizabeth \. Johnson. desk super
visor; Miss Sophia Muhlhausen, on
orators quarters supervisor; Misses
Grace I. Bader, Grace w. Balfou-
Madeline V. Kirk, toll supervisors
Misses Mary r. OConnell, Frances C
Ia
Schocnhaar. Elizabeth ID. Flaherty
Helen n. McClane. Mary ID. Numbers
local supervisors: Miss Pauline NJ
Ackcrman, service observer: Mis-
Grace l.. Sweeney, traffic clerk; Mis-
Helen l.. Roemer, stenographer: Mis-
Lydia semple. private branch exchang
supervisor; Miss Elizabeth NJ. Gordon
district chief operator, Wilmington
suburban district; Miss Phebe L
Mousley Of Holly Oak. Miss Margare
II. McVaugh OF Hockessin, Miss Mar,
Il. Money Of Delaware City. Mis-
Lena c. Weber of Middletown, Mrs
Mary l.. Jones Of Newark. operator
In charge: Mrs. Dora NJ. Byrd. oper
s;or in charge. Dover district; Mrs
Mary II. Jones. chief operator, Dover
Miss Rosetta Il. Heite. supervisor
Dover: Miss Elizabeth b. Maat
supervisor and employee representa-
tive. Dover; Miss Nettie l.. Benson
operator in charge. Bridgeville: Mis-
Elsie NJ. Rose. operator in charg,
Georgetown; Miss Zena c. Coulter
operator I'm charge, Lewes; Miss Mar
A. Hcarn, operator in charge and EN-
ployec representative. laurel; Mis-
Mary A. Wharry. central office clerk
Miss Florence Il. sharp. informatio
clerk; Miss Sadie Russell operator i
charge. Milford; Miss Mary T.. Tyler
operator in charge, Seaford: Mr.
Eoxie G.. Dukes. operator in charg,
Sclbyville; Mrs. Corinne Tatman, EN-
iloyee representative. Middletown
Miss Elya Griffin. operator in charg,
smyrna: Marshall B. Downing. gen
cral superintendent of traffic, Phila
delphia; seldom +. Gill. division super
intcndent Of traffic. Philadelphia; WI
liam i. Wattlcs. superintendent c
tinf'c. Philadelphia: Harcourt +
Burns. district superintendent c
traffic.