Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-01
Slight Prospect of Glen Echo
Finding Relief Very Soon.
MASS MEETING A FAILURE
Few Attend and Important Subject
Fails of Solution.
DIFFERENCES BLOCK ACTION
Personal Fight Between John A.
Garrett and Mayor Witkowski
Delays Solving Question.

| II the personal differences of John A.
| Garrett. town clerk and treasurer of Glen
Echo. and Mayor Louis Witkowski are not
| patched up soon Glen Echo will be as
| arid In spots any OF the sandy
| stretches Of Arizona. Mayor Witkowskis
promise to get water to the town by to-
| morrow morning was set back long dis
| lance last night after the mass meeting
| called in the town hall refused to mass
| to a greater extent than ten men and
| four women. The mayor said that Mr..
| Garrett who used TO stop diplomatic au-
tomobie speeders with fearlessness. had
scared the rest of the town into not at
| tending the meeting. Mr.. Garrett him
| self wandered into the meeting when 1t
had progressed slowly for an hour and
stood in doorway with his straw hat
tilted toward the rivera mute symbol
| Of nonchalance. The few persons who
attended the meeting expressed them
selves privately as being tired Of per-
sonal row which leaves the pipes dry and
publicly they said they wanted water and
didn't care how they got 1t.
Mayor Witkowski read a letter from the
War Department, in which II was stated
that there was plenty of water in the
caused by "a lack of intelligent action. y
After reading the letter the mayor tried
to have passed resolution calling on the
town council to issue bonds to the extent
of $1,000 to lay the pipe lines and install
pump. Some of the people in the meet
ing said they could ''resolute until the
COWS come home but 1t wouldn't have
any effect on the council, because the
council was probably aware of the dry
situation and ought to get water without
having any one tell the members about it.
Objects to Special Assessment.
None of the four women who attended
the meeting had anything TO say except
one, who wanted it distinctly understood
she wasn't going to vote for any water
supply If 1t meant special assessment.
Another woman who attended the meet
ing found it necessary to pay more at
tention to a child and a dog which fol-
lowed her in. In the midst of the dis
cussion about the dry spell the child
called loudly for a drink of water.
I'm thirsty" roared the child.
SO am L. replied the mother. But
there isn't any water here"
Occasionally some one would go out and
look for a certain prominent citizen who
the interests of getting water. 1t was
finally explained that the citizen was at
home digging a we'll. believing that q
surer way of getting water than by MAX
ing speeches
Philip Darling. a Washingtonian sworn
in by Mayor Witkowski as spe-
cial deputy to prevent disorder, was on
hand and listened attentively to the pro-
ceedings while smile played about his
lips He is tall. blond young man. who
looks capable of handling any disorder.
Sheriff Welt dropped in on the meeting,
and he and Darling had a private con-
versation regarding Mr.. Darfngs right to
arrest any one. The sheriff seemed to
think Mr. Darling had better 20 slow on
making arrests.
While these two were talking about the
efficacy OF Washingtonian. acting as a
deputy in Maryland, Mayor Witkowski
was carrying out his program in skele-
ton form. Three men were formed into
committee to make a formal presenta-
ton or the towns needs in the way Of
water. About that time John A. Gar
rett and three Of his friends appeared
In the door and after smiling derisively
turned their backs and walked away.
Seek Drink of Ice Water.
The council meeting called for $50
o'clock did not materialize and the mayor
thereupon turned out the lights in the
town hall and most Of those at the meet
ing adjourned to the amusement park,
where two barrels marked Ice Water
from Washington, d c." formed the
center of attraction.
l.. B. Schloss. manager Of Glen Echo
Park, said last night that the amuse-
ment enterprise is entirely independent of
the town of Glen Echo in the matter of
water supply.
There is not the slightest danger of
contamination of water in any part of
the park, no matter what may be the
condition of the water In the reservoir,
for the reason that not drop of the
water from the supply of the town of
Glen Echo is used in the park We get
500 gallons Of water and half a ton of
ice a day from Washington. This Ia
Identical with the supply used in the city
The water used in all departments of
the park for all purposes except drinking
is obtained from the Chesapea.ie and Ohio
canal, by permission of the owners We
have installed pump and pipe line for
this purpose and the water is used in
lavatories. etc. This system and the
supply of drinking water from Washing
ton insure the park against failure OF a
supply or against impurity."