The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-15
POSTERS ON TOMB
STIR INDIGNATION
Hundreds Voice Protest
Against Y. NJ. C. A. Lithos on
Grant Monument.

A peremptory demand has been made
upon the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation for the removal OF posters which
were pasted Friday to tho ornamental
stone base of the tomb containing the
bodies Of President and Mrs. Grant In
dignant groups Of men and women-
many Of them visitors to the city-stood
before the tomb in Riverside Drive at
124th street yesterday and voiced their
displeasure at the publicity campaign
to obtain overseas secretaries for the
Christian association which permitted
hired bill posters to cover the whole base
of the tomb of the civil war hero with
colored Autographs.
II have requested tho YounE Mems
Christian Association to remove those
posters at once on the ground that the
tomb Of q President Of the United States
is not place for advertisements" said
Henry w. Hayden. secretary Of tho
Grant Monument Association. last night
Mr.. Hayden's letter to the Young
Mems Christian Association was written
by him Friday after George H. Burn
side, custodian Of the tomb. had dis
covered tho work OF the bill posters.
Will BE Removed To-day.
So far the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION officers have given no indica-
ton that they knew of the presence of
the posters upon the tomb. but Mr.. Hay
den said he was confident the disfguring
Autographs would be removed to-day.
Altogether there are ninety-nine pos.
ters stuck on the stone base OF the tomb.
Mr.. Hayden said that fortunately there
was neither woodwork nor ornamental
metal work that might have been in
jured. but that the paste used by the bill
posters was very difficult to remove and
that It gets into the stone and stains
It." Otherwise ne said he did not believe
the posters would cause permanent dam.
age TO the structure.
Apparently no one gave the bill pos.
tiers authority to paste tho posters to the
tomb.
They appeared at the tomb Friday
afternoon with paste pots and long han
died brushes at a time when few persons
were in the drive and went vigorously
to work Their task was more than hall
completed before Charles Garrison, as.
sistant custodian OF the tomb emerged
from his quarters inside the big stone
pile and protested.
Sees Chance for Publicity.
Let them complain" Garrison said
one Of the bill posters replied to his pro,
test. Then there will be a lot OF news
paper talk. This Is good cause anc
| that will make publicity" When the
bill posters finished their pasting Job tn,
ninety-nine paper squares were strung ou
In a single line covering all four sides Of
the ton,b's base. In one or two place.
three or four were pasted one above the
other.
All day Saturday and yesterday com
plants against what some Of the pro-
| testants characterized as the "desecra
, ton Of the tomb poured into the Gus
todian OF the building and to the on
| GERS OF the Grant Monument Associa
| ton. "a uniform of honor the poster,
proclaimed from one side of the tomb
while from the side facing Riversid,
Drive other posters screamed the fac
| that big men are wanted"
The headquarters OF the international
! Committee OF the Y. NJ. C. A. were CLOSED
yesterday and no one connected with tn,
| organization could be found who would
admit knowing any Of the circumstance.
| In which the posters were placed on tn,
tomb or by whose orders the pastint
was done.