Evening star., 1945-01-10
SO 10 Face Eviction
In Washington Circle
Before January IS

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defied District Court order to va
cate by January 2 buildings in the
square at Washington Circle ac-
quired by the Government for a
new hospital, today faced the posi-
bility of eviction by United States
marshal unless they get out on or
before January Is.
Justice Jesse C. Adkins, who had
signed the order giving possession
of the square to the Government
January 2, yesterday signed a rule
| for a specified list of persons to
show cause in court Friday morning
as to why writ of assistance should
not be issued authorizing a mar
shal or his deputy to evict them
January 15
The ruling had been requested by
Robert r. Macleod, Justice De-
partment attorney. Several prop
erty owners had contested the right
/ of the Government to take the
property, but lost their fight In
court. Settlements have been reached
on prices to be paid nearly all
of the property owners, but several
tenants in the Plaza Apartment
House at the circle, and other per-
sons in other properties had refused
to move out the court was told.
Demolition Starts Jan. Is.
The contractor, Charles H. Thomp-
kins Co., will be ready to start work
tearing down buildings January Is,
it was learned today from officials
of the Public Buildings Administra-
ton. The hospital is to be con-
structed with Federal funds allo-
Gated by the Federal Works Agency
under authority of the Lanham Act.
1t will be operated by George Wash
ington University which has option
to purchase within five years.
Names Of persons listed by the
Governments petition as still occu-
pying the square included the fol-
lowing:
Plaza Apartments: Irene M. Witt,
Fannie and Herman Hillman, Rose.
andior Grace Sweet; A. Clyde
Morgan, Katherine E. Coleman,
George and Thomas Stamoules,
Betty L. Harwood, Julius w. Allen,
Ethel M. Spates, Carrie I. Smith,
Jane Hampson, Nina Carof, c. E.
Chapman, Evelyn Doran, Sereptia
L. Eggers, Margaret c. Monroe, Leon
A. Dean, Nellie Baker, Catherine "
Friedman, Walter c. Cadmus, jr.;;
Hilda Nash Wilbur, Edith E. Cor
don, Luella E. Lathrop, ]. B. Gellel-
land, William o. Lasel, M. w. At
kins, Bessie D. Waugh, Clara B.
Johnson, S. Joseph Cavalesky, -
(no first name) Mears in apart
ment GOT, Aaron L. Ford, Eva M.
Daulton, Della Moran, and /or Amy
Bickerton and Stella Richards.
Others in Residences or Stores.
Others in residences or stores:
Carrell E. Batson, 933 Twenty third
street; Maria Perry, 923-B St. Paul's
court; Myrtle Klotz, 918 Twenty
third street; Sarah Segal, 905 Twen-
ty-third street; Mary L. Saunders
2211 I street; Isaac and Libby
Cymes, 2205 street; Mary Jackson
902 Twenty-second street; Nathan
Mason, 9o4 Twenty-second street;
Isaac C. and Mary Taylor, 908
Twenty-second street; James Ed
ward and Hattie Perry, 910 Twenty
second street; Grace v. Taylor, and
Charlotte Perez, 914 Twenty-second
street: William w. Richardson, 2150
Pennsylvania avenue; Rose A:
Slaughter, 922 Twenty second street;
Leo A. Ermer, 924 Twenty-second
street; Cleo Springfield, 922 st
Paul's court; James Thompson, 924
| st. Paul's court; Lyle E. Gore, 928
enty-second street; Ina G. Price
and Minnie Irene Price, 932 Twenty
second street; Ella r. Reid, 934
Twenty-second street; Charlotte
ziegler, 936 Twenty street;
Sam Wah, 2202 and 2204 Pennsyl-
vania avenue; Emile Giokus, John
Stamoules and Thomas Stamoules
2206 Pennsylvania avenue; Abe
Friedman and Arthur Granat, 220s
Pennsylvania avenue.
Occupants of one business house
listed in the petition agreed through
counsel to- get out before Janu-
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