The chronicle=news., 1913-05-06

OF Missouri women In the markins
Of the Santa Fe trail Will be added
to history May Is. Is and II when
to Franklin. Mo-. THE cradle OF the
Santa Fc Trail" will occur In that
town. A bronze tablet seven feet
high bearing u bas relief OF prair-
ric schooner caravan on the plains.
appropriate phrases aud dates Is
mounted OH u rose granite monument
in the main street Of the town and
Will be unveiled during impressive
services May II. The work has been
chapter OF the ID. \. X santa Fe
Trail association. Mrs. John Van
Brunt is the chairman. Miss Eliza
beth Butler Gentry. vice chairman I:
Mrs. Gilmcr Mcrriwcthcr. secretary:
Mrs. r. D. Crabbs. Mrs. ". l.. Andcr-
son. Mrs. A. II. Meyer. Mrs. Ben T,
Harding aud Mrs. Filton Welsh form
the balance Of the committee. For
the past four years the Old Trails
committee and the women OF Mis-
souri. both ID. A. X. and those pOs-
sessing enough pioneer interest 10 go
ahead with the work. have been busy
placing markers on the old trail
within the Missouri limits. An ap-
preparation from the state lcgislat-
urc OF $4,000 has been invested In
large rose granite markers until -
OF them dot the trail nj important
points. Each bear the dates 1871 to
l - D,
sirnatur-s II the d. A. Il. Of Mis-
Dur!.
The caravan. ,hich viii leave
Kansas City on Aiuy IL. will be- mar
shaicd by Franklin -. Crabbs and
will he headed by abon, four off
c!ai ears containing tn. committee
and chapter members aud m many
other ear, as will drop Into line b.-
hind them for the trip. The first
important stop Will be "a, Sibicy. for
m"riy known n Fort Usage. Between
- and l o'clock basket lunches VIII
be served and later the dedication oil
the u. \. Il. marker. mounted on two
.mmcn.. stones contributed by tho
santa r. railroad system. will be-
held. The three stone. form an i'm
posing monument crowning the brow
OF tn" hill overlooking The river on
the sit. Of the old fort. The com
m!ttcc In charge OF the program |,
composed OF descendants OF old pion-
Gers and are a. follows. John iiui
son. samuel ". Chiics. Mis-. d. q.
Brown. Miss Mary Hudson. r Hud-
t.h fah.
iohn Suinmcrfic'i. co,oa.l u. e. Al
len OF Liberty vii! uc!i..r the prin-
cipai address xad children Of dc..
ccndants OF old families will unvcil
the monument. Al i.rxin .;on the
party viii stop over nlxht and also
unvcil u monument In the court house
square. Al Marshall the next morn
In. th. same ceremony will be re.
rcltcd. and "a, Arrow Rock. where
the party viii arrive In the after
room another munumcn, viii be ,l-d.-
Gated. Miss Mar, bingham Of the
Old Trails association has prepared u
program Of welcome TO the commit
tee and while there an inspection al,
The rest r,nm In the old tavern there
viii bc held. The patriotic women
Of the community have gathered
valuable relies Of colonial days and
furnished tho room In the old build
inS which was iiscli built In 1880.
TIC caravan will reach Franklin the
evening Of May IL.
| Tn" franklin tablets VIII he I'M
y'ilcd by four children who are dc..-
pendants of ihos" who In the old
Howard county days lived at either
FOR, iicmpsicad. Fort kinkcad or
Fort Cooper. which formed the nuclo-
M for the present quiet little town.
The tablet will occupy the proinin.
cni position In the little town. The
road there In 90 feet wide. 30 feet al
which In the center will be parked
around the tablet. The presentation
Iof the tablet In the name Of the state
Will be made by Governor Major and
by Mrs. John Van Brunt In the name
OF the d. A. Il. Mayor ". ". Car.
pcntcr OF Franklin will receive the
tablet for the town. aud Miss Alice
Kinney. organizer Of the Women 4
National Old Trails association. Will
receive II In the name OF the town
Governor Major will deliver an nd.
dress following these exercises. Fol.
lowing the morning exercises u has.
kct dinner will he served on the
schoOi house grounds. The afternoon
exercises will open at . o'clock with
u speech by Mrs. Donald Mclean oi
New York. formerly president genet
al Of the ID. A. X. T.. W. stephens ol
Columbia. Mo. viii, talk on Earl,
Forts OF Howard County" Herbert
$. iIadley. former governor. will alsc
speak.
The only complaint the women oI
the town have made concerning th,
|, prospect OF entertaining the commit.
tee aud followers. to Mrs. Van Brur'
and Miss Gentry. has been that the
time OF the year lis too early fol