The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-03-18
STATE TO HAVE
STONE PLACED
IN MONUMENT
Beautifully Carved Granite
Block to be on Display
Here Tomorrow

North Dakota is to take her place
with her sister states in placing q
! Memorial stone in the Washington
monument at Washington, D. C., and
the stone which has been prepared
for this purpose will be on display
in Bismarck tomorrow During the
forenoon and early afternoon the
stone will be taken to the various
school buildings in the city, SO that
the children who contributed their
pennies towards the fund which
made the project possible may view
it. On these trips the stone will be
accompanied By guard of honor,
composed Of eight members Of Com
pany A.
At O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
the stone will be placed on public
display in the Hoskins- Meyer show
window, where it will remain
throughout the BALANCE of the day.
The stone. nearly three feet square,
is q beautiful piece of rose colorcd
granite, taken from the northern
part of Morton county near Stanton,
tho oVlacc where Sakakawca met Lewis
and Clark. On the face Of the
stone the great seal of North Dakota,
has been cut. North Dakota Daugh-
tcrs Of the American Revolution have
sponsored the placing Of the stone in
the monument. Each county, through,
county chairman, raised small
amount Of money to dcfray the ex-
penses so that all the residents of
the state might have the opportunity
to contribute. Mrs. Ed. Taylor of
Bismarck served as chairman for
Burleigh county. Mrs. Eric A. Thor
berg, state regent of the d. A. R.,
has served as general chairman and
Judge A. M. Christianson of the su-
preme court has acted as advisory
chairman.
Exquisite Carving
Much Of the beauty Of the stone is
due to the work Of Hynek Rybnicek
OF Mandan, a stone, cutter and mon
umental man. Mr.. Rybnicek several
years ago saw the possibility of the
stone as it appeared on the prairies,
and the granite boulder, when pol
ished, compares favorably with any
granite. Martin Solberg Of the state
highway commission drew the en-
largement of the state seal and the
exceptional manner lin which all the
details were transferred to the stone
reveals the fact that Mr.. Rybnicek Is
an artist in his line.
Mrs. Thorberg. Judge Christiapson
and Congressman o. B. Burtness Of
Grand Forks will attend the dedica-
tory exercises at Washington, which
have been set for Tuesday after
noon, April 20, at 3 o'clock. The
exercises will be held at the 35Oth
landing in the Washington lonument,
where the North Dakota stone will
be placed. The program includes
short addresses by Secretary of War
Davis. Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook,
president general of the National So
ciety Daughters of the American Rev.
olution; Mrs. Geo. M. Young, vice
president general from North Dako-
Ia; Mrs. Rhett Goode, chaplain gem
eral D. A. r.; Mrs. Thorberg, Judge
Christianson and Congressman Burt
ness. The music will be led by Miss
Nancy Featherstone, accompanied by
the Marine band.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany is assisting materially in the
project by transporting the stone free
Of charge as far as Chicago. The
railway officials have also intimat-
ed that they will arrange for free
transportation over the entire route.