. Modern telephone service for the home. . onshipbetween the interests and activities of a household and the number of tele-phones it should have. Interest in the world outside, in school or church,in clubs and neighbors, in shops at home, or friends far distant, requires areasonable accessibility to the telephones which afford the means of main-taining these interests comfortably and pleasurably. The single telephone home of yesterday has become the multi-telephonehome of today. The modern criterion of telephone service is the familyneed, just as it is for the transportation, lighting, heatin
. Modern telephone service for the home. . onshipbetween the interests and activities of a household and the number of tele-phones it should have. Interest in the world outside, in school or church,in clubs and neighbors, in shops at home, or friends far distant, requires areasonable accessibility to the telephones which afford the means of main-taining these interests comfortably and pleasurably. The single telephone home of yesterday has become the multi-telephonehome of today. The modern criterion of telephone service is the familyneed, just as it is for the transportation, lighting, heating, laundering orrefrigerating conveniences that modern America is adopting. The nationalcommon sense approves of a telephone not only in the living-room and masterbedroom, but also in the sun-porch, guest-room, kitchen, garage, laundry,servants hall—1/ their presence there is prescribed by the requirements ofthe household. The following pages illustrate some of these applicationsof the American idea of telephone convenience. Ci^ ^P Lr ^. FOR many a modern American, the business day does not endwhen the ofEce closes. Some of his most important trans-actions are quietly arranged during telephone conversationsheld at home. Freed from the tension of a multitude ofdetails, he can here discuss matters requiring a thoughtful consider-ation not possible amid the hurry and bustle of the office. A tele-phone in library, den or some other secluded room affords the privacywhich is indispensable for the man of affairs who desires to make thismost important use of the telephone in the home. C)^ .n a- Vmoderntelephones00amer
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