We welcome Mrs. Eula Bowreath, formerly in the directory department in Los Angeles, who has been transferred to the same department in Portland. Our Kenwood office, Seattle, has two very happy operators - Miss Ruby Miller and Miss Hall. Why? Because each has acquired a brand new Ford coupe'. Edna Hurley, traffic employee, Eugene, is in a local hospital. Through magazines, fruit, and flowers the girls are attempting to help her to a speedy recovery. Cupid has secured two victims in the Vancouver operating force: Fern Cole is now known as Mrs. Thomas Honan, and Edna DuBois as Mrs. Julian Hart. Marion Callantine, Seattle RX operator, left for an extended trip to California. If the little old "Chev" hold out, Marion will have lots to tell us when she returns. Gertrude Barkley, stenographer of the division commercial department at Seattle, has returned to Oregon Agricultural College and has been succeeded by Helen Case. Cupid is still kept busy at Tabor office, Portland. Miss Bertha Flatt answers to the name of Mrs. Littell, and Miss Rosa Beck has changed her name to Mrs. Gray. Among the new members of the Salem operating force is Miss Marie Tremlily, who was formerly employed by the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company at Concordia, Kan. The following girls from long distance, Spokane, are enjoying time off: Effie Crerar, Marion Johnson, Connie Gannon, Aileen Reed, Josephine Filiatrault, and Alene Wilson. Miss O'Kelley, manager at Grangeville, has just returned from a three weeks' vacation spent in San Francisco. During her absence Miss Helen O'Kelley was acting manager. John Pullen, foreman, has a crew of men in Lewiston placing underground cable to connect with the new telephone building. It is planned the cutover will be sometime in December. During the three months' period from July 1 to October 1 1425 extension telephones were sold in the Oregon Division due to the efforts being made in the extension sales campaign. Miss Irene Collins, Miss Leonora Miller, and Mrs. Hildegarde Brokaw of our Beacon office at Seattle have returned to work again after their vacations. They report having had a wonderful time. Word has been received from Seattle of the birth of a baby boy to Mrs. Nelsen, formerly Miss Elsie Werley of the sales department in Tacoma. Congratulations are extended to Mr. and Mrs. Nelsen. The girls at our Beacon office, Seattle, are very sorry to lose their chief operator, Miss Alice Daley, who has been transferred to Glendale office, and Miss Julia Lyncy, who has been transferred to East office. Miss Louise Van Fleet of the Portland toll office became the bride of E. R. Hayden at a quiet home wedding on October 3 (1926). The girls of the Portland office wish the young couple a long and happy married life. Mrs. Percy Godfrey, nee Peterson, formerly a long-distance operator at Centralia, is the proud mother of a baby girl. The girls of Centralia office extend their heartiest congratulations in honor of the new arrival. Five offices in Spokane are now 100 per cent in stock subscriptions under the employees' plan. They are Walnut, Main, Lakeview, Broadway, and Glenwood. The other two Spokane offices are above 90 per cent. The many friends of Miss Mildred R. Larson, formerly sales clerk in Unit No. 1 of our Seattle business office, are glad to hear that she is now on the road to rapid recovery. We appreciated her recent visit. Katherine Reid, long-distance operator of San Pedro and formerly of Seattle, surprised us with too short a visit recently. Katherine came up on the H.F. Alexander for a two weeks' vacation in the "Charmed Land." A pretty wedding was recently solemnized at the home of Florence Wolke, when she became the bride of Donald Barbour. The girls of Sunset office, Seattle, all join in wishing the young couple great happiness.