The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-08-25

Mary A Abely supervisor Win
throp, Mass
Albert c Arehar, central Office re.
pairman, Randolph Mass
Fred J. l. Bayha, combination man
East Providence, X. l.
Bessie G. Blodgett, toll operator
Palmer, Mass.
Elizabeth G. Carlisle, supervisor
Main Exchange, Boston.
Margaret L. Casey, operator, Fort
Hill Exchange, Boston.
Mary A. Duffy, toll operator, Pitts
field. Mass.
The Theodore N. Vail Memorial
Fund was established by Mrs. Vail and
the directors Of the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company. In
stead Of perpetuating his memory in a
mausoleum or a statue, they decided
to have this memorial take a more
intimate form, and make il an annual
incentive and reward for acts repre-
sentative Of the ideals for which Mr..
Vail so definitely stood during his life
time
Each Of the associated companies in
the Bell System is entitled TO a limited
number OF these Vail Memorial Med
ais in bronze, which it is privileged TO
present each year TO its employees
who are selected by a local commit
tee of award.
These cases are then reported to the
American Telephone g. Telegraph
Company, which reviews them
through committee Of award, and, II
it finds some worthy Of recognition
from a national, as well as local, point
of view, II will issue supplementary
awards. These supplementary awards
consist Of eight silver medals, similar
in design TO the bronze medals award
ed by the associated companies. With
each Of the eight silver medals there Is
a cash award Of $3.50 There is also
at the disposition Of this national COM
mittee two gold medals with which
there are associated cash awards OF
$500. Provision is also made for a
special Distinguished Service Medal Of
gold, accompanied by cash award Of
81 900, which may be presented for a
very exceptional act Of service. These
national awards will be announced lat
er, after all the associated companies
have reported.
The committee Of award for the
New England Telephone & Telegraph
Company consisted Of Vice Presidents
E. w. Longley and c. 7 Howard,
Chief Engineer G. X. Manson, Mary
E. Harrington, principal Of the Boston
division school for operators, and
Thomas j. Feeney, assistant to the
president.
The seven awards for special acts or
services during the year 1920 are an
1ounced as follows:
Mary A. Abely, supervisor, Win
.hrop central Office, Winthrop, Mass,
'or prompt and resourceful action in
helping effect the rescue, on June IL,
1920, Of man being blown to sea in
IN open boat during a high wind. The
Information operator reported the
mans predicament TO Miss Abely, ex-
that a subscriber had just
1otified her about it. After vainly
.rying to get assistance in Winthrop,
Miss Abely called the Nahant life
saving station, which sent out boat
md crew and effected rescue.
Albert C. Archar, central Office re-
oairmen, Randolph, Mass, for faith
'ulness to the service on February 5-s,
1920, when he saved Randolph from
complete isolation by his resourceful-
ness and energy in supplying tempor-
Try storage battery. A heavy storm
lad broken the power circuit connect
ng the central Office batteries with the
electric light station at Weymouth.
archar located, hauled by sled and set
ID SO cells for automobile storage bat
cries, and for three days and nights
'emained almost constantly on duty,
By his forethought, energy and watch /,
uless Randolph was enabled TO have !.
continuous service and TO maintain un-
communication with the
Iutside world.
Fred J. L. Bayha, combination man, \
East Providence, r. l., for brave and
intelligent action on Januarq 2s, 1920, 4
ghile out testing for trouble on a sub :
criber's line, in rescuing a child from b
ufffocation at 200 Fall River Ave,
East Providence. He not only entered y
burning house and saved helpless I
hid from a room already ablaze, but
3 directing frst-aid treatment BY 4
eighbors helped to relieve a woman's !
offerings. although unable 70 prevent !
er death from burns. Incidentally. :
3 extinguished the fire.