Show OLD TREE SAVED fine elin not to de harmed by erection of statue 1 I am in very cry glad said an old washington el citizen who is a lover of trees that president Roose roosebelt Nelt has taken a personal interest in the statue 0 of kos the polish patriot abo helped to establish tho the republic of 0 the th united states ile ho inny learn something of the site the statue is to be erected at the north northeast cast corner of lafayette paik where it happens one of tho the finest trues trees in the district a cent elm graces that particular corner or of the 1 ark it is possible that the people in charge of the erection of the statue may think it de to ic 10 move the atiee in older to improve the view many of the members ot of the cosmos club located at tile the corrier corner have acquired a personal affection for the grand old elm which affords a most grateful shade in ili the summer time when the site of the statue was wigi nally selected many months ago an all informal meeting was held and a letter or 0 protest was written to col the ong engineer incer officer in charge of public buildings and grounds ile he i replied that their wishes would be fully respected anil and that tho statue would be erected on the corner without endangering the tree or its roots knowing president Roosevel ts gilead interest in trees it is hoped that lie he will 11 see that our grand old elm is not injured by tile the new statue the officials in charge of the work of putting up the statue say that there is loom enough on the coiner for both the tree and the statue and that neither will interfere with the other I 1 hope they are right in their opinion but I 1 feel more sate safe as to the tree in knowing that the president is taking a i 1 rhonal interest in ili the project |