Mrs. Ella Newell, operator at our Seattle Beacon office, surprised her many friends when she returned to work after the holiday and announced her marriage to Leonard Heath. We also have two more new diamonds at Beacon office. Miss Ruth Holmes and Miss Mariene Colella are the proud owners. Theodore P. Chittenden has been transferred to the division commercial superintendent's office from the Seattle business office. Mr. Chittenden formerly acted as American Telephone and Telegraph company stock salesman, in company with Barrick J. Griffith, who will succeed him in handling this work. Miss A. Bluhm of the district superintendent of traffic office at Portland was a visitor at the Astoria and Seaside exchanges recently. J. A. Howerton of the Ilwaco Telephone Company was a visitor at the Astoria exchange within the last few weeks. F. L. Crittenden, our manager at Tillamook, also called at the Astoria office en route to the Washington coast, where he spent part of his vacation. Cupid's latest victim in our Spokane long-distance office is Irene Joern, now Mrs. Lee Franklin. Best wishes are extended by all the girls, Irene. A shower for Elnora Mills, now Mrs. Follett, of long-distance office, Spokane, was given at her mother's home recently. A large number of the long-distance girls attended and the evening was spent playing tames. Everyone reported a delightful time. The wedding of Miss Louise Telford, supervisor of our Main office, at Tacoma, to Noel Watts, Tacoma lineman, was solemnized recently in the reception room of the First Baptist Church. Preceding the ceremony, Mrs. Marguerite Belford, Main office supervisor, rendered two sols. Miss Pearl Bjelland, supervisor at Main office, was maid of honor, and Miss Edna Schulz, another supervisor, was bridesmaid. We were all agreeably surprised at the Seattle business office recently by having Leslie N. Vaux walk in and announce himself ready for duty again. Mr. Vaux has been ill for nine months and has made a brave winning fight for his recovery. He will resume his former duties as collection supervisor of Unit No. 2. We all sincerely hope that "Les' has won a permanent victory in his fight for health. Fred Riemer, employee of the Portland business office, again demonstrated his ability to play golf when, as representative of the telephone company, he took part in the Industrial League and played in the qualifying round, where he was runner-up to Roy Moe, nationally known golfer. In the city championship tournament he lost out only in the semi-finals, and in the company tournament he is now ready to play in the finals. The Misses Esther Alexander, Eileen Garriott, and Ruby Steele of the Walla Walla office entertained in honor of Miss Leona Oakes at the Blue Bell clubroom with a surprise shower. Miss Oakes was the recipient of a number of pretty gifts. Leona has been employed in the commercial department for the past two years, and her pleasing personality and happy smile have won her a host of friends in the telephone office. The Mallory Avenue Christian Endeavor Society of Portland used the telephone in a unique manner at its meeting of October 3 (1926). Telephone instruments were obtained from our Portland business office. The secretary of the society called the telephone number of each member, who, in turn, answered by telephone with a verse of the scripture. Tiny blue cardboard telephones were given each one present. Attached was a small folder captioned, "Christian Endeavor Directory," each booklet containing a different verse of the scripture. Dan Cupid has been taking a heavy toll at the Yakima exchange during the last month. One by one they have silently stolen away on their vacations and returned as happy brides. Miss Isabel Mayer is now Mrs. Satterlee; Miss Annavie Hornsberger is Mrs. Moore; Miss Merva Willis now answers to the name of Mrs. Fitzgerald, and last but not least our beloved chief operator, Miss Anita Kelly, became the bride of Edward Faulkner of Seattle, who is also connected with the telephone company. The office force wishes all the new brides a wealth of good wishes. The Tacoma office has sold three private branch exchanges recently. The service of Townsend Jackson, brokers, was changed from three individual lines with extension service to a thirty-line switchboard with four trunks and nine stations. The Puget Sound Rating Bureau's service was changed from five individual lines and extensions to a thirty-line switchboard with six trunks and ten stations, and the Drumheller Ehrlichman and White Bond House has changed from an intercommunication system of three trunks and seven stations to a thirty-line switchboard with three trunks and ten stations. The annual picnic of the Yakima exchange was recently held at Eshbach Grove. The chief feature of the morning sport program was a ball game in which everyone took part. A cafeteria lunch was served at noon with plenty of good things to eat. Afterwards many races were held. Miss Reid won the 100-yard dash and the sack race. Mr. Pech of the Western electric Company won the men's 100-yard dash. The peanut race was won by Erma Norton of the commercial office and Elmer Slogle, Mr. McCoy and Mr. Garinger won the three-legged race. District Plant Chief Woodward and Asa Baird were victorious in the wheelbarrow race. The tug-of-war between the Western Electric and telephone boys was very exciting, resulting in a close decision for the Western Electric.