Evening star., 1938-11-18
Demonstration
Continued From First Page

Daniel, president OF the District
Federation of Women's Clubs.
Mrs. Daniel added that she was
opposed to such steps as chaining
themselves to trees because this
was wholly undignifled and entirely
useless"
Other women, dismayed over the
Presidents order. but still deter
mined to continue their protest,
said:
We'll, I'll say shame on him."
well. I'll be derned."
Finnan Views Scene.
Mr. Finnan, appeared on the scene
shortly after the President an
nounced his decision. While he was
discussing Mr.. Roosevelt's statement
with the women, two cars filled with
members of the Fine Arts CommiS-
sion drove past the crowd.
Some one mentioned the fact, and
Mr.. Finnan admitted that he had
suggested to the Fine Arts Com
mission members that they drive
past the Tidal Basin on their way
to visit site for another project.
The army of women left the scene
at 1910 after being told by Mr..
Finnan that work would be resumed
lin the immediate future" He said
the workers would not return this
afternoon, however.
Earlier many of the women, declar-
ing they would not leave until they
heard what President Roosevelt had
to say, told the workers.:
The moment we leave here, you
will start taking up that tree
pointing to large white pine tree
around which an excavation tunnel
already had been dug.
Root Wrappings Pulled OF.
The women, unwittingly, them
selves might have contributed to the
damage to some of the trees. When
they arrived on the scene and found
trenches dug, they Immediately
stopped the work and, in their zeal,
some pulled away the sackings that
had been wrapped around the roots
of the trees to protect them from
the cold. They replaced the sack
ing. however.
While they were talking to Supt
Finnan. the protesters learned that
II large elms are within the radius
of the memorial.
Are you going to remove the
~elms. too?" asked a hatless, gray
haired man.
Mr.. Finnan nodded.
"Well," the man retorted, "all I
have to say is that two wrongs don't
make a right
A woman looked at the elms.
Those great elms," she mused,
Its sin to destroy them"
Another chimed in, Its a perfect
crime, say"
Discussion About Road.
There was some discussion about
the road which circles around the
basin.
That will be closed" some woman
remarked. There will only be the
memorial here. One approaches,
takes of the shoes and enters"
The first to arrive on the scene,
Mrs. Jack" Stearns Gray of West
Leland street, Chevy Chase, Nd,
posed chained to one of the trees
as she angrily declared the destruc-
ton or removal of the trees was
the worst desecration Of the beauty
of our Capital since the burning of
the White House by the British"
Il came down this morning." she
declared, Ito find just who is at the
root of the uprooting of our beauti-
full trees. haven't been able to
and out. It's just as hard as finding
needle In a haystack.
Mrs. Gray asked why 1t was nec-
fessary to build the memorial at the
Tidal Basin site.
~ Jefferson would be the last one
to want It," she asserted. He would
not care for a memorial like this.
His memorial is the Declaration of
- dependence"
Mrs. Gray, small determined
.yoman who was one of the partici-
pants in the suffragist movement
years ago, said she had her own
plan for continuing her protest.
a. Next time, I'll bring some red
Pepper along with me-"
Agrees to Delay Work.
= David E. Saunders chief of the
Horticultural Division of the Ma
~tional Capital Parks, who arrived
on the scene a short time after the
army of women, assured them that
no more work would be done at the
site until the matter was settled.
The park policeman who was
chained to one Of the trees was Of
f1cer Carroll T. Gillespie, who was
taken by surprise and draped in
chains. After being released, he de-
parted, but returned later to protest
that the ladies' cars were blocking
the highway.
Leaders of tie women were those
who besieged the White House late
yesterday in vain endeavor to ap-
peal personally to President Roose-
velt to delay construction OF the
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