The Washington times., 1923-08-16
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Walter Reed Soldiers Have
Women With Them, Citizens
Say in Apartment Protest.

Charging that military men as
signed to Walter Reed Hospital
daily destroy the dignity Of that
community by frolicking with
women in the territory near the
hospital, John L. Coker, GIL
Georgia avenue northwest, caused
a sensation today when the men,
bers of the Zoning Commission
considered an application to per-
NIT the erection of an apartment
house at the southeast corner of
Georgia avenue and Whiting
place.
Others Back Charges.
When the statements were made
by Coker, one of more than twenty
residents who crowded the Board
room at the District building in
protest, there were vigorous mods
of approval from the others.
Maj. j. Franklin Bell, Engineer
Commissioner, and chairman of the
Zoning Commission and Col. C. o.
Sheriff., also a member Of the
Zoning Commission and aide to
President Calvin Coolidge, both
army officers of long experience,
however, did not appear to take
kindly to the allegations.
E. E. Pabst, who argued in favor
of the changing Of the zoning from
"A" to CO. area in order that the
apartment house can be fifty feet
high instead Of 40 feet high, took
issue with Coker.
Il do not believe" Mr.. Pabst
told the members of the Zoning
Commission heatedly, that the mill
tary men are so bad as they have
been pictured here. or that any
place they might live in would be
a menace to a community"
Pabst Defends Plans.
Mr.. Pabst explained that it was
his idea to build the apartment
house exclusively for military men
at Walter Reed Hospital, and he
said that he had talked it over
with number of them, and been
assured of advance reservations.
II. Z. Robb, who lives on Whittier
place, and was spokesman for the
group OF protesting residents, told
the commission that they had pur-
chased expensive detachable homes
on whittier place, Venable place
ana In the 600 block of Georgia
avenue with the understanding that
there woulG1 be no other structures
permitted.
Ihefe were number OF women
among the protestants and some of
them were the ones who most en-
phatically approved Of Mr. Croker's
allegations.
me case was the last one heard
and after all had been attentivelv
given an audience the members of
the Aonlng Commission took this
ana a number of other re.zoning
apphcations under advisement.
Some of the Professionals.
THOSE who voiced their protest
Marie Louise Billiard, 500 Whit
tier place northwest; w. +. Little,
ga whittier place northwest;
charles X. Mills, 812 Whittier place
northwest; James Councillor, 827t
Whlttler place northwest; William
Henry FOX. SOB Georgia avenue
northwest; Corbin c. Fox, 8O8 Whit. |
tier place northwest; Mrs. Daisv A. |
Gaskell, 6707 Georgia avenue north. |
west; II. c. Robb, 816 Whittier
place northwest; Percy F.. Taylor,
$40 Whittier place northwest. q w
Flood' 8O6 Whittier place north.
west; P. A. Simpson, $40 Whit.
tier place northwest; II. Fl. Bug
bee, 81S Whittier place northwest:
Milton F. Colburn. $500 Georgia |
avenue northwest; Mrs. John l..
Coker, 6111 Georgia avenue north
west; q. r. Lavalley, 835 Whittier
place northwest; F.. f. Ferguson, 837
Whittier place northwest; Frank II,
Luther, $50 Venable place north.
west; Horace G. McKelvev, $50
Venable' place northwest; DR.. r. 70.
Albord, 856 Venable place north
west; Mrs. E. A. Clark, 67O1 Geor-
ga avenue 7 northwest; r S. Os- !
west; J. Thomas Shallecross a35
Venable place northwest, and Mary
r. Warlick' SS7 Whittier place