Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-24
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nearly 200 families in this neighborhood
many of whom are in desperate straits
and in impending danger Of losing the
scant savings of Misunderstanding them
too poor at their time of life to acquire
another, is kept alive by the hope that
early relief will be afforded for which
we pray"
Committee of Twelve Named.
The following were elected to form. to-
eetber with the committee which drew
nm the petition, a committee of twelve TO
personally present the petition: MIS-. w.
NJ. Barrtck, Mrs. Harriet Storch. Mrs.
Margaret B. Rankin, Miss Mollie y.
O'Bierne Mrs. Catherine ). Ross anu
Miss Ella Enoch. The other meEnoeFs
of this committee are z. M. Eiklns' j. n
White W. H. Harnsberger, L. b. sumo
John T. Granger and F. 5 cariilouis
This committee is to meet again at INC
call of Chairman Carmody. when VIII
be at the time President Wilson makes
an appointment to see them.
Mr.. Carmody told of his intervle" yes
terdav with Secretary Tumulty. He salo
MIR, Tumulty requested him to ten ths
nroperty owners that the President "ouiu
do everything he could to BRING apotit
a speedy settlement and that ne was III
sympathy with them The enai. MAJ $50, 80
declared he had long talk with hePte-
sentative Ben johnson OF the 1ouSe Dis
trict committee. He expressed the pe
lief that Representative Johnson Ho.nu
aid the individual property noI''.,
..rrbare will ne no trouble i'll either the
IIouse or senate District committees, !
an, s,,re he said and | have peeil 'oiu
that every senator and Representative 10
with us. so there ought not 10 se III ~ !
trouble on the House or Senate Hools'
The secretary of the meetihs "aS "
dered TO write letters to Senator shet-
wan and to Representative Post. tnank-
ing them for the Introduction OF iesoiu
lions looking toward the separation VI
the individual claims
Stories of Hardship.
Tales of hardship were told at last
nights meeting. and they Will be AGAIN
told to the President and other govern
-. oeicials when the committee calls
on them
NV house is at No. 40 Massachusetts
northeast" said Mrs. NJ. NJ. Bar
RICK My husband left 1t to me anu !.
is INV only means of support cailno,
not get enough to pay for my rent IN an
other house. 1 have been made SICK pc
cause of its damp condition. During
rains from one to three leet o. 800
runs into the cellar and remains mere
to become stagnant. 1t is very unhealth-
there by failing to pay me for II.
The case of Mrs. Mary Haley. 40 ISL
street. was recited by one OF the
owners present. Mrs: Haley is III
made i'll BY being compelled to live In her
she could not come here TO-
night Her husband is dead He left
her this house as her sole support. she
is forced to live in it, because she mas
not money to go to another place
Another case was cited of an elderly
who lived on Massachusetts,
avenue between LIST and I'd streets, ana
who grieved herself to death because OF
the long delay.
There are scores of such cases OF sui
fer.ng, increasing from day to day, &C
cording to statements made at the meet
ing while a dilatory government sits by
and sees people forced to mortgage their
homes, and then delay longer and see the
eaten up piecemeal by the IN
terest. If something is not done by next
month, it was declared. many Will have
their lifetime earnings taken away 1rom
them They have taken the first step
bv signing papers, which mean that be-
fore the end of April there will be fore
closures.