The Washington times., 1921-07-24
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22 Roomers in CD Building
Stick DoggedIy to Rooms
Stripped Of Furnishings.

Defying the management Of the
Government dormitories to evict
them from the third floor Of the
CD building. twenty-five girls last
might refused to obey an order to
vacate their rooms and take quar-
ters elsewhere. The management
plans to close this building for sew
eral months.
Rooms Bare, But Girls Stay.
Maintaining that their election IN
Illegal and most unfair. the girls are
ignoring edicts Of the management
and are keeping possession of the
rooms which most of them have occu-
pied for almost two and one-half years.
All bed linen. towels and maid service
had been withdrawn.
Occupying rooms that are practically
bare. these girls are protesting against
the order and have appealed to James
J. Davis, Secretary of Labor. The
girls declared last night they intended
to keep their rooms until August /,
having paid rental up to that time.
The order to leave the rooms and
take rooms assigned to them in other
sections of the dormitories was re-
ceived three days ago. Twenty of the
girls obeyed the order and twenty-five
ignored it
Upon orders of the management. it
is understood, one girl, suffering from
a nervous breakdown and confined to
bed by order of her physician. was
taken from her room this morning.
An orderly carried her to the infirm-
ary.
"Ths girls have paid their rent up
to the end OF this MONTH" said a
spokesman from the twenty-five guests
last night, land 1t is not legal for the
management of the hotel to remove
them to other quarters.
They have been in these rooms for
several years. The rooms to which
they are assigned are very undesirable.
We have made protest after protest TO
the management, but 1t has been to no
avail.
'The fact that the rooms have been
practically stripped will not serve to
alter the opinions of the girls as to
their legal rights" concluded the
spokesman
Davis Promises Probe.
Yesterday afternoon representa-
tive of one of the dormitory groups
called Secretary of Labor Davis on
the telephone and told him about the
situation. He is reported to have said
''it wasn't right" to put out the girls
and promised to send one Of his as
sistants to investigate.
A. j. Henning. Assistant Secretary
Of Labor. visited the dormitories last
night. According to reports he upheld
the action of the management, declar-
ing Il was a move for economy.
Heralding the closing of this build
ing as the initial move to close all of
the buildings, the 1000 girls of the
hotel today are very much aroused
over the situation. 1t is understood an
indignation meeting is planned.
A committee comprised of three
women, all of whom are officers in the
gfrls' hotel organizations, last night
nade vigorous protest to Mrs. Som
.er. However, 1t appears, that deaf
car was turned to their pleas.
Mrs. Somner, I'm talking to Times
reporter last week, declared the build
ing was to be closed for the sake OF
economy. She declared that $500 a
month could be saved on this building.
1--WE intend moving these girls to
other rooms of the hotel, many OF
which are vacant" said Mrs. Sommer.
"As soon as there are a greater num-
ber of guests here the CD. building
will be reopened."
Senator Bert NJ. Fernald, Of Maine,
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds, last
night vigorously denied reports that
the dormitories were to be closed soon.
"Of course they will be closed some
time" said the Senator. but the build.
ings will not be closed now. Com
mittees from the hotels have called
on me and i have told them all that
the closing of the building is being
made solely for the sake of economy"
one member of the committee repre-
senting the girls told a Times reporter
last night that Senator Fernald had
told her that washington Is ready to
receive the girls and "thc Govern.
-ment In not running in opposition to
private business here"