Evening journal., 1920-01-07
Gardens WILL
STAY IN Home
WHILE Longer
lonllnued from PIrsL page.


tee, that tho arrangement was made 50
the Gardens Of they desire may remain
IN their present home until April 80
next. Mr.. Lyon already was nogoilai-
ing with Philip Herman, owner Of the
property, 70 extend the Gardens lease
when be read IN The Evening Journal
last night Of the efforts to ind another
house for the family.
"NIr, Herman is anxious to do every
thing right by ihhe Gardens said Mr..
Lyon today. "He also feels ne was mis-
understood and wrongly blameti follow
ing The eviction OF the family last 0c-
tober. he never anticipated that Con
stable Alfred J. Vitelll would take all
the family furniture from the house
aud store 70 and leave Mrs. Garden and
the little children with nothing but
bare floors and walls Now he wants to
see reparaHon done the family and will
DO every thing in his own power 10
make amends for the previous treat
ment the Gardens underwent IT,
IF the Gardens continue TO live IN
the Seventh street house" continued
Mr.. Lyon, "lhcy may do co fer another
three months. At the end OF that tlme
Mr.. Herman wants 10 rip out the in
terior aud improve the property. Nat
urally he wants 10 get such work
done before the fan renting period
sets in. In the meantime, however,
the family can stay In the house the
next three months and at the present
rental Of SIC, which IS very fair. ~"
A repor; had got about town that
the Gardens had used several doors and
a part Of the cellar stairway Of the
house for frewood.
To learn the truth or falslty Of this
report. a reporter OF The Evening Jour
nal today visited The Seventh street
house and was shown through it by
Mrs. Garden. All doors were in their
places. except one. leading to the
kitchen on the nrst floor This door
was taken of its hinges when Vitelll
dispossessed the family m october.
The-door itself still is in the house. As
for the cellar stairway. Mrs. Garden
said only half Of IL was in place when
the family moved into the property
That other half still Is IN place.
we built that little ladder, as you
see, 10 get down cellar when we have
to go there said Mrs. Garden.
rs there any heater IN the housoc"
was asked.
mo, and for that reason we, % not
have 10 so into the cellar very often"
was the reply.
Mrs. Garden Is a brghl-eyed moth
erly woman OF fair appearance, and
expressed her gratitude when told the
family could remain IN the property
for three months more, If 10 desired.
MY husband Is looking AZ another
house today" she said, simply. "If he
can ind one, I think we may move"
She smiled when mention was cas-
ually made Of the eviction OF last Octo-
Der, but uttered no word Of resentment.
Apparently she wished 10 forget the
event, and how she and the children
slept on floors bare, except for bedding
loaned them by neighbors and public
spirited citizens.
from a small coal stove IN the front
room on the FIRST floor and the kitchen
range. Several OF the eight little Car
dens were on TO school but two, both
boys, were playing outside the door
way.
Were you in Mister Gardens house
Just now2" asked one Of the boys,
evidently about six years old When
lhe reporter replied 10 the affirmative,
nc boy Strengthened up, threw out his
chest and said: wei, I'm one Of
them"
While Mr.. Lyons today was an
nounclng that the Gardens could re-
main in the property, Gerald o. Ma
conachie, director Of the service bu-
reau OF the Harlan plant Of the Beth
lehem Shipbulldlng Corporation, where
Garden Is employed. was busily con-
sidering several offers OF other houses
which had reached him 10 this morn
lng's mail. These offers were in re-
sponse to the article In The Evening
journal last night, telling OF the fam
ily's need. I. q
~ am glad to sec this public intera
est in the Gardens" said Mr.. Ma
conachie, who, like Mr. Lyon, Is a
member Of the Mayors rent adjustment
committee. ~ know how very hard 50
Is 10 rent a home today-and espe-
cially one for a family with eight chill
dren. However, now am hopeful we
shall be able to SET one, II we can not
Mr.. Hcrman's offer OF an extension OF
tho lease on the Seventh street prop
erty will come in very well; but be-
lieve IL better II we can get the fam
lily settled IN some place where they
won't have 10 move again In April
Mr.. Maconachie added that Mr.. Her
man had left heup entirely to lhe ser-
vice department 10 secure a home for
the Gardens, and II il IS impossible to
get a house he will permit the Car
dens 10 remain in his house I'VE
feel Mr.. Herman has been fair and
more than generous Mr.. Maconachie
addcd
There are "for sale" signs on tho
properties at Nos. 623 625 and 627 East
seventh street, which form a two-slory
brick row, owned by Mr.. Herman.
should sale be made Of them, how
ever. It Will not affect the tenancy Of
the Gardens until April %.
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