Mariella Laidley, age 7, is in front row, fifth from left, wearing plaid dress. Mariella was the daughter of Bakersfield lawyer William W. Laidley and Viola Stoner Laidley. From the collection of Gaye Lenahan, daughter of Mariella Laidley.
Left to right: George Whitaker, attorney; Austin Foster Stoner (1862-1915); Mr. Herpel. From the collection of Gaye Lenahan, great-granddaughter of Austin Foster Stoner.
Top row, left to right: Miss Hughes, stenographer, and Irma Cook, Assistant. Middle row: H.H. Wilson, bookkeeper; William W. Laidley, clerk (later became a lawyer, married Viola Stoner in 1907); unknown; Harry D. Headen, Cost Clerk. Front row: H.…