Putnam patriot., 1927-08-26
MRS. ROOSEVELT
 BUYS FAMOUS INN
Widow of Former President Now Owner of Mortlake
 Manor In Brooklyn
Deeds Passed This Week Transfer
 old Hostelry

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. widow of the former president of the United States, has just purchased Mortlake Manor in Brooklyn. famous old inn there Mrs Roosevelt and an asso- ciate Miss Marion C. Thompson. will make Mortlake Manor their home, with Miss Thompson acting as man aRer and hostess
 Mrs. Roosevelt purchased the pro perty on Tuesday from Mortimer Mar lar. the deeds being signed at the office of Attorney Harry F.. Back in Danielson Mir Marian transferred the property Co Miss Thompson, and in second deed Miss Thompson trans ferred it to Mrs. Roosevelt. This spring and summer Mrs. Roosevelt has been making her residence in Brooklyn.
 Mrs Roosevelt desired t0 obtain the property purely for family reason. since it was the home of her great grandfather. General Daniel Tyler She does aot intend t8 cemmereialize it, but wishes t0 continue f as quiet. restful home. where any Wh0 wish may stop The building will possess colon- iaI atmosphere and appearance when present restoration work is completed
 Built in l767
 The Mortiake Manor was built iH i 5f5. aH dWa known as the M8rtIake House until fea years age one of the owners thought fl should be called fha Putnam House Thie uHdaabtud F. led to the confusion in recent press dispatches calling it the General Put Hvss sA n General Putnam Tavern situated ap- posite the Green hat f was a much older structure than the Aartlake House. and was taEeH down of fell down bong ago.
 Many people HaW HylHg sill remem her some thrtzz tWn or u1ra years ago when stephen Grpgs well known as an auetiaHeef. Wa# the proprietor Af- fer his death f changed hand many time- uutfl l9IH when Edwin II. II I Marian and Warren Root purchased | from John C. ShHa and conducted il as an inn Abaut four years ago Ms Thompson Wha=c beme was in Mas was there as a surzt Last year she leased thc place and called II Mofflake Manor. She if and Ho& f becomes Che property 8f Mrs Theodore Roosevelt
 An Accomplished Woman
 Much af aloueI RaaseQelt's sue se-z in pubir Hfe bas been attributed .o the -teHdfazt support of his wife and her ambition fur him At the .me when she was prominent in Washington society Mrs RaoseNel. 4as looked upnu as very accom- Hh zbpd woman. notable for her lIa- suIstie ability. her travelling and her aIde acquaintance wth literature
 Mr. Roosevelt was the second wife af tbe famous Rough Rider chief taiu. AS Mss Edith Kermit Garew he was married la hlm Ia St George Church London, on December fss6 She has three sens. Theodore Jr. Archie E Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt. and one daugh- lpr Mrs. Richard Derby \ fourth son. Quentin. lost his life m che World War
 Tour of South America
 Mrs Roosevelt has recently made two long trips. the first. ln 1925, to Genoa. while her sons We're on an to Africa. and the second, f last winter. to South America. Much of this visit was spent on tour and inspection of the Argentine Republic. At Buenos Aires she was received as an hunored guest by the American Charge d .Atfaires Since her return from this trip she has made her home in Brooklyn