dʒˈɔːɹdʒ blˈɪs, wɪð hɪz wˈaɪf hˈɛlən, hæd tˈɔːt æt ðə wˈɛsttaʊn kwˈeɪkɚ bˈoːɹdɪŋ skˈuːl, ænd wʌz ðˈɛn ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə nˈuː ˈɪŋɡlənd ˈɑːfɪs ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən fɹˈɛndz sˈɜːvɪs kəmˈɪɾi.
George Bliss, with his wife Helen, had taught at the Westtown Quaker boarding school, and was then executive secretary of the New England office of the American Friends Service Committee.