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Identifier: belltelephonemag22amerrich (find matches)
Title: Bell telephone magazine
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: American Telephone and Telegraph Company American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Information Dept
Subjects: Telephone
Publisher: (New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., etc.)
Contributing Library: Prelinger Library
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/^ , , , , , J , , r 1 1 -^1 • r ^--ards or letters to bereaved members posed largely or oldsters. Ihis, or x -r ^^^ ^ . ° -^ Ti 1 I A ^^ families 500 course, is not so. Proud as the As- Flowers or other gifts to sick mem- sociation is of its life members, these bers 1600 retired employees constitute only Funeral floral pieces sent 900 1943 The Telephone Pioneers of America 131 As the number of members in thePioneers Association increased andthe number of those who were re-tired began to assume considerableproportions, it became apparent thatsome special membership treatmentshould be accorded these retiredpeople. Accordingly, in 1930, theGeneral Assembly provided that the various chapter activities. Many ofthe chapters pay especial attention totheir life members, visiting them onvarious occasions during the year,particularly if they are ill, sendingthem Christmas and other greetings,and maintaining contact in otherways. In a number of chapters thelife members have formed life mem-
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The general and card rooms of the Life Member Club of Charles Fleetford Sise Chapter in Montreal Executive Committee might conferlife membership (with dues remitted)upon members retiring from activetelephone service. The life member-ship roll has now risen to over 10,-000, a highly honored group of Pio-neer veterans. As they are able,these life members attend the meet-ings of the chapters and engage in ber clubs, with their own clubroomsand regular programs of meetings. Historical Work Not only because required by con-stitutional provision, but naturally be-cause of the character of its member-ship, the Pioneers Association hasapplied itself to things historical. 132 Bell Telephone Magazine JUNE This interest has been expressed invarious ways. One of the most com-mon has been the gathering of tele-phone equipment and material of theearly days, old manuscripts, andphotographs. In some cases, thesecollections have been given very ap-propriate display treatment throughthe cooperation of

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