Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
AUTH SURRE:NDERS
IN ABATTO|R FIGHT
DeIuged by Protest of Women
Against Arlington Loca-
ton Plan.
Continued From First Page.)

II don't think the abattoir is going to
be put over there. That is, therell be
meeting Of the directors at o'clock
and they are going to reach decision
then. The decision will be favorable
to you ladies. I'm sure!"
Mr.. Auth and his two sons at once
were showered with handshakes and
fluctuations by the judge and her COM
mittee women, the merchant being
commended for his fair play and pa
triotism." Most of the protests had
contended that the slaughterhouse
! would have been IAN affront to the
Tpmb of the Unknown Soldier" within
o mile of which the plant would have
been constructed.
Inquiry at o'clock at the Auth
plant, at Seventh and D streets south
west, disclosed that the meeting had
been postponed until tomorrow. Mr.
Auth said he had been unable to get
all the directors together yesterday.
The visit by Judge O'Toole's delega-
ton was but one of series made by
/, individuals or groups representing
many womens organizations in the
Capital Almost hourly since Thurs
day these women have filed Mr.. Auth'S
private Office, had their say and re-
turned to their respective organizations
to make reports.
Protest Patiently Heard.
Mr.. Auth received them all courteously
and listened patiently to their appeals,
protests and demands. He had to let
Office matters go, finally. as most of
his time was taken up by the callers.
His desk was getting cluttered up with
resolutions and letters left by the
visitors.
The merchant explained his troubles
to Judge O'Toole's committee, which
included Mrs. Edgar Merritt, president
Of the District of Columbia Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs; Mrs. Eliza
beth Sullivan of the Progressive Cit
liens Association of Georgetown and
Mrs. Alice M. Heavens of the Women'S
City Club.
You see" he said, 'some people in
Arlington County invited us to come
out there. They told us the trouble had
all died out and there wouldn't be any
objection raised. We had no idea all
this furore was going to. develop. We
don't want to do anything the COM
munity doesn't want"
Judge OToole handed Mr.. Auth a
letter protesting against the erection of
an abattoir within smelling distance of
washington or within sight sound or
smell of the National Shrine at Arlington
and the Memorial Bridge and the high
way to be run therefrom." The letter
was on behalf Of the following organiza-
tons: The Women's City Club, the
Housekeepers' Alliance, the Twentieth
Century Club. the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations, Civilian Club. Foxhall
Village Citizens Association, American
War Mothers. Dupont Circle Citizens
Association, Progressive Citizens Asso-
citation OF Georgetown, Parent Teacher
Association, Kalorama Road Citizens
Association, d. c. Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, Henry S. Spengler, jr., Unit
of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Arlington County Civic Association,
Hume School and Civic Association.
District League of Woman Voters and
c1e zonta Club.
The letter, in part, said:
This committee, in the name Of the
organizations mentioned, appeals to
your good conscience, your patriotism
and your good business sense to con-
slider the grave objections of so large a
part Of the community, who no doubt
you might otherwise have reason to look
vs. as possible patrons for your products;
and to reconsider your application for a
permit to erect an abattoir in the pres
emit proposed location, and transfer it
elsewhere
We may add that we are inspired
only by our desire to preserve the
Nations Capital as well as the Nations
Shrine, from what we consider a blot
upon the landscape as well as q need
less interference with our own enjoy
ment of our beautiful city.
We Individually and collectively con-
slder 1t privilege TO be able TO live in
Washington, and we feel that We are
tc large extent custodians of its in
viclability for the balance of the Ma
ficn living elsewhere"