Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-06-08

frequent and torrential rainfall, Miss
Roosevelt and party were on time to
the minute and spent about half an
hour at the North Dakota booth.
At fifteen minutes before three, the
roar of the rain on the roof Of the
agricultural building was audible
above all other sounds of the exposi-
ton, and the North Dakotans who had
been invited to the reception feared
the party would be unable to come
because Of the storm. But Miss
Roosevelt has evidently much of the
determination and loyalty to promises
that mark her father and a few min
utes before three o'clock the big red
automobile in which she made her
journey about the grounds rolled up
toward the entrance Of the bilding.
Half way up the hill at the top of
which the building stands the auto
got stuck in the mud. Nothing daun-
ted, Miss Roosevelt, Miss Catlin, Mrs.
Catlin and the other members of the
party stepped out of the automobile
and plodded through the mud up to
the building where they were met by
the North Dakota representatives and
escorted to the North Dakota head
quarters. Here was a crowd of sew
eral thousand people assembled about
the booth, through which a way was
made with difficulty for the members
OF the party. They were taken at
once inside the cabin, where an in
formal reception was held. Mrs. w.
N. Steele. wife of Commissioner w. N.
Steele of Rolla acted as the hostess
of the occasion. Lieutenant Governor
Bartlett welcomed the members of the
party and explained the nature of the
cabin and the fact that it had been
once the home of the president. Much
interest was manifested by the mem
bers of the party and Miss Roosevelt
expressed her pleasure at having been
invited to see it. The North Dako-
tans who were at the fair were present
ed and Fluctuations were exchanged.
Miss Roosevelt was presented with u
huge bunch of American Beauty
Roses, and expressed her thanks
gracefully. She was gowned in white,
with a picture hat and half veil
draped gracefully. She wore a three
quarter linen coat and looked withal
natty and charming. Her manner is
quiet, almost to difidence. In person
she is rather tall, slender, with an at
tractive if not handsome face. In
response. to request from Captain
Gushing she nailed upon the door of
the cabin silver plate which had
been prepared inscribed as follows:
''This plate was nailed upon the door
of the Roosevelt cabin by Miss Alice
Roosevelt, June 8, 1904" Afterward
she drove a number of lacks in one
of the logs at the outside of the cabin
forming her initials "A. R. The
members of the party and the North
Dakotans then posed for group
photograph at the front door of the
cabin, and after a few minutes the
invited party made another forced
march through the crowds and left the
building.
There were present Miss Roosevelt,
Mrs. Catlin, Miss Catlin, Mr.. Theron
Catlin, DR.. Lewald, the German repre-
sentative and a number of officials of
, the army who escorted the members
of the party. OF North Dakotans
there were present Mr.. and Mrs.
Steele, Governor Bartlett, Captain
Cushing, Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Lord, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Lord, Mrs. Riggs, Miss
Coleman, Mr.: Hamel, Mr.. Fischer, Mr..
and Mrs. Vail, Mr. Foley and others.
The ladies of the party were present
ed with large bouquets of sweet peas
and the affair was devoid Of formality
and delightful Miss Catlin was par
ticularly pleased with the affair.
Members Of the party were interested
in the cabin and the relics of the presi-
dents western life which were dis
played inside.