Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-22
Plight of Aged Widow.

an aged widow, to whom the award had
| meant $S,O0O who actually was compel
led to borrow money, to pay her gas bill
every month. Her house, as a result of
the grade changes, is two stories under
ground. Every time it rains from two to
three feet Of water runs down into the
basement
1t probably will be the death of her, he
said. She cannot move, because the gov
er11ment has not paid her, and this house
is all she has
But these are not all. On almost every
side there is poverty. with its accom-
panying worry which in cases is likely to
result fatally unless some quick action is
taken. Mr.. Carmody also told those pres
ent that out of III individual owners
A have signed papers which will bring
about foreclosures within very few
weeks unless some quick action can be
| obtained through Congress, the President
or otherwise
Action is wanted, he said 1t must
come if some of the poverty-stricken
homes are to be saved. Every day means
money loss and vitality lost in worry.
No Bones Broken
| Despite the long delay and the sense
of being ill treated, there was a con-
spicuous absence of antagonism The
!
and women who were planning literally
to beg for the money which they regard
ed as rightfully theirs.
| Not a speaker condemned any one. If
anything, all present were optimists. A
widow, after the meeting, said that her
house was all she had.
| Il have tried to get my money and I
| thought it would have come a year ago.
l need it. l am living in my property
myself because l cannot rent it, I have
| gone around smiling. but it would be
would do any good. 1t is q hardship
| which is being inflicted upon us who can
| ill afford to lose
| The meeting was called to order by L..
| b. Stine.
You all know the reason we are here y,
he began. Whether or not it is wise
move, / do not know. I don't believe
it will do any harm, to say the least. On
the other hand. it may do good.
| For my part, ] think. the matter is
one that should be agitated and kept
alive. We have many people with us.
The newspapers are looking out for US,
and l believe We have the sympathy of
senators and representatives and the
| President. l believe that the President
really desired to approve the awards of
the commission il he had thought it
proper.
body else |. for one. will not be party
| to a meeting of that kind. We are not
! going to fight anybody.
Committee Is Suggested.
f. II. Carmody was then elected chair
man of the meeting and Joseph Auer-
bach secretary. Having been installed,
Mr.. Carmody requested suggestions from
the owners as to the best method of get
ting early action.
| 1t strikes me- said J. Ken White,
, that the most we can do now it to in
dorse the action of Senator Sherman in
introducing his resolution providing for
a severance of the claims, and then to
appoint a committee to see members of
Congress and work up interest
Mr.. Carmody suggested that it might
be wise to have a committee to see Presi-
dent Wilson, to ascertain whether or
not he favors the park between the
Capitol and the Union station. Mr.. Stine
suggested that if the matter was pre-
sented to the president, outlining the con-
ditions that confronted the property
| owners in many cases, he could aid them
in getting settlement.
| IF you touch the right chord" he
| (Continued on Second Page)