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THEMISS MERLE ESI GIF OPERATOR FOR PEACE CONFERENCE RETURNS TO HELENAMias Merle Egan. ,Miss Merle Egan, one of the sew telephone company, by her ability women who was in the military and effort. Among employes of the 9 set vice of the United States, a mem- telephone company she is known asher of the signal corps, and who was'- “big towner,” and one of the best stationed at Tours when the Amer- op« rators in the United States.In Famous Bar Room.In one of her splendid letters fromican armies were holding sectors north of it and who was chief operator in the peace conference tele- .phone exchange in Paris, returned to Vrunct she told her friends about her home in Helena last evening )* «c !*»«« conference telephone ex-She was greeted at the station by .change m Paris which was located ft iends who met her with ------ lhc Knotts Maxims Cnllon barsevenautomobiles. The veterans in theinFaris.In referring to the place party saluted her at the station said.: “^e,have a telephone ex-shc stepped off the train dressed in ,™ange installed in a bar room—and the neat women's uniform, with the \ V)1 ;!s..w,,,vr£ wc ,arc“in ,thc famoV* crossed ilags of the signal corps.r.t«-p*•t-ngheiurin-pteInPlayed Big Role.Her unique distinction, of being responsible for the transmision of vastly important messages between members of the American and other missions in Paris during the long days of negotiations, came to her for her ability whichf c sit ion of district traffic chief of the Mountain States Telephone com-pan at Helena before she enlisted in the signal corps. She left Helena on July 31. She was overseas 10 months.Helena is Miss Egan’s choice of a place to live. She came here from Denver nine years ago and quickly *o an important post with theMaxim’s Crilloti bar and we still have the wuntcr and the rail as part of our adornment. We also have birdscyc tnaple panelling around such small portions of the walls as are not covered with huge mirrors, and our rest room is furnished in mahogany furniture upholstered in green tapestry and has brought her the,bangings of green and rose colored satin. Oh. wc are some gorgeous. For our subscribers we have such ‘mere trifles’ as President Wilson’s house. Secretary Lansing. General Bliss. Col. House. Hon. Henry White, etc. Sounds horribly exciting.”. Miss Egan is a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cook. 819 Eighth avenue.
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Helena Independent
Helena, Montana, US
Sun, Jun 15, 1919
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