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IOFFICERS OF Hi)PHONE GIRLSANNOUNCEDRosl*tThe Sac reMiss Annie E. MalloyLeader: SecessionpastoPlan Loseswas Jieal3 tract: lindal show and eonce work crowi TheAdditional interest was given theBoston Telephone Operators’ Union annual election because an allegedsecession movement to disrupt the organizatioa was nipped in the bud by the withdrawal of Miss Frances Van Tassel as a candidate for president in favor of Miss Annie E. Mol-loy, one of the original founders and first president of the union. Although the election was held Friday the results were not announced until yesterday when the tellers finished counting thg 1446 ballots cast.were ing tprizemontfirstthe 1 Km 11 was forJose] stret \v i n r aw a iTHNEW UNION PLANNEDThe so-called secession movementmade some progress a few days agowhen a group of telephone operators, alleged to have been urged on by some of the men's local union of the International Brotherhood of Telephone Workers, which seceded from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, with which the Boston Telephone Operators* Union is affiliated, held a meeting in Lorimer Hall, Tre-mont Temple, formed a union within the new brotherhood s fold and elected temporary officers.In the fear that the secessionist i group might renew their activities, leaders of the recognized girls* local, at the election just held recalled some of their former officers, including Miss j Molloy, in the hope that the fellowship that previously existed might be renewed and thus defeat the plans of the secessionists within their ranks.ATof iWilldres: horn He here Mr me nr well Miss 140 1 lcav Mi2T rherdenionechil«tionStrong BackingMiss Van Tassel acted when it be-! came known that the promoters of secession w re supporting certain candi-!dates in the field, and although she was the logical candidate for president she and many of her supporters and backers of the administration’s policy swung to Miss Molloy, who with one or two others held office in the union’s early days and are looked to to stamp out the secession movement.The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Miss Annie E. Molloy, toll; vice-president, Miss Maty Slattery, central information; financial secretary, Miss Loretta M. Baker; recording secretary, Miss May K. Matthew®, private branch exchange; treasurer, Miss Josephine Sullivan, university; adjustment board, Miss Mary E. June, Back Bay exchange (retiringIG](1«: president); Miss Annie E. 'Molloy, toil, |and Miss Frances Van Tassel, Congress (retiring vice-president).1Executive Board(vc:in ano al-spring. lies toExecutive board. Miss .Loretta M. Uaker, main; Miss Sarah 1. Devine,1 toll; Miss Mary E. June. Hack Bay;; Miss May E. Matthews, P. B. X.; MissAnnie E. Molloy, toll: Miss Julia S.! O'Connor, mam (departmental presi-1 dent); Miss Mary Slattery, central in-; formation, and Miss Frances Van Tas-l pel, congress; trustees, Miss Gertrude L.! Cady, congress, and Miss KatherineTobin, main.Five delegates were chosen' to represent the local at the August convention of the State Branch, A. F. of L., atFitchburg, as follows: The MissesLoretta M. Baker, Sarah' T. Devine, Mary E. June. Annie E. Molloy and Frances Van Tassel. Delegates to the Boston Central Labor Cnion are the Misses Loretta M. Baker, Sarah J. De-vine, Mary E. June, May Annie E. Molloy, Julia Lilian C. Rich. Mary K.Frances Van Tassel.(11!iIK. Matthews. S. O’Connor,Slattery and
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Boston Sunday Post
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Sun, Jun 25, 1922
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