"I walked up 18 flights of stairs carrying two jugs of water," Ms. Miller, a retired bookkeeper, said.
The mayor presented a bouquet of flowers to Bertha Berman, a retired bookkeeper who turned 100 last week.
Belle Alpert, 75, a retired bookkeeper, was adamant: "By all means, we don't want to take this kind of thing.
Since a stroke four years ago, Esther Hurwitz, an 83-year-old retired bookkeeper, has difficulty reading, telling time and making change.
"I absolutely think he should be impeached," said Jean Graham, a retired bookkeeper from nearby Kirkwood.
One such face is that of Anita John, a retired bookkeeper who was 12 years old at the time of the bombing.
Ms. Fredlund, a 66-year-old retired bookkeeper, recalls attending parties at the old Montecito given by young movie and television writers in the 50's.
Her mother is a retired bookkeeper.
His mother, Rae Schwartz, is a retired bookkeeper.
Fran Barczik, a 62-year-old retired bookkeeper in Warren, expressed dismay over the attacks.