Evening journal., 1922-04-21
By
TELEPHONE co.
Hundred Former Operators,
Some of Many Years Ago,
Are Guests
HAD REFRESHMENTS;
PICTURE TAKEN

Haroourt r. Burns. district SUI
perintendent OF traffic OF the Ola
mond State Telephone Company. and
Miss Eleanora l.. Wieser. chief oper-
ator, and other employees OF the
company, entertained about one
hundred former operators yester-
day afternoon from to 8. in the
operating room and rest rooms Of
the telephone building at Sixth and
Shipley streets More than two hun
dred invitations were sent out to
former operators, some Of whom are
now living out of town.
Some Of the former operators who
left the company as long as twenty
years ago found many changes since
their day. The operating room was
well filled all afternoon. and much
pleasure was had by all present. Tn
many cases the former employees
had not seen each other since work
Ing side by side as operators ten,
fifteen or twenty years ago. Mrs e.
Hoffman was intensely Interested in
the present surroundings and
methods She was one OF the com
pany's chief operators fifteen years
ago. Mrs. j. A. Mulligan. at one
time a pight operator. had not been
In the office for twenty years. Mrs.
Mulligan was with tho company as
an operator when the quarters we're
located on the second floor at the
northeast corner OF Fourth and
Market streets. Many old friend
ships OF years ago were renewed.
and from expressions heard from
the guests there was no doubt as to
the enjoyment Of everyone upon
seeing their friends OF former days
and the present operating room
with It's comfortable lunch and rest
rooms for the comfort OF the oper-
ators.
The guests had refreshments IN
the lunch room. and this room with
tho adjoining rest room was a lively
scene for a few hours. A picture
OF a dozen OF the former employees,
together with some OF the present
chief operators and older employees.
was taken in the rest room for in
sertion in the company's monthly
magazine the Telephone News.
An invitation IL extended to the
entire list Of subscribers of the
telephone company TO visit the CEN
trail office az any time during office
hours from $50 a. m. to p. m.
During April thus far more than two
hundred visitors have expressed keen
enjoyment I'm seeing the various
.witchboards and intricate apparatus
associated with them.
The following IL list OF former
employees present who registered:
/ Mrs. Fred w Stierle Mrs Vera VI
/ jackson. Mrs Charles L. HRckett, Mrs
John L. Outten Miss Alice King. Miss
Catherine Maloney. Miss Martina Car.
roll. Mrs Ida higgins, Mrs. Anna
Stevens. Miss Anna Cobourn. Mrs
Kinley Mrs Mildred Il Dougherty
Mrs Marie Il Weaver, Mrs. Katie c
Brilely, Miss Alice F. Welsh. Miss Al
berta Rash. Mrs. J A. Mulligan. Mis-
Hannah T. Carr. Mrs Elma Brtting
ham. Mrs Helen NJ Gaines the Mlsse
May H. Noblt. Ethel 3. Honecker
Fannie r, Pierce, Elizabeth II. Malt
man, Catherine v. Donneny. Gertrudi
A. Sohranck, Helen d Holneck Ethe
NJ Hume, Edith Il Num- Ethel o
Way. r. Maude Richardson. Reba Gal
lagher. Carolyn I Clark Helen p
Hurst, Mrs. p. L. Emerson, Miss Grac,
X. Ringland Miss Nellie NJ Grant
Mrs. J Barker. Miss Lillian Grotz. Mis-
Frances Denny. Mrs Vera A Harting
Mrs. Mildred L. Geisbert Mrs. Ruth e
Wheeler Mrs. W H. Hairsein Mrs +
b. henderson Mrs Rlest Mrs r Davis