The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-01
Initials of Alice Roosevelt,
And Silver Plate for
Door Added

The initials Of Alice Roosevelt
Longworth, marked with small brass
nails, once. more adorn a wall of the
Roosevelt cabin on the capitol
grounds. The nails, missing from the
cabin since before its care was un-
dertaken by Minishoshe chapter,
Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton. were replaced this week by WAL
ter F. Gushing, publisher Of the
Beach Advance.
MI. Cushing, returning from q
cruise through the West Indies and
the Canal Zone, stopped in Wash
ington. to call on friends, among them
Mrs. Longworth. Mr.. Cushing's ac-
quaintance with Mrs. Longworth
dates back to the time of the Worlds
Fair at st. Louis in 1904, when Mr..
Gushing as a representative of tho
state, supervised the ~re-erection Of
the Roosevelt cabin at the Fair, and
was in charge Of 1t during the year. It
was only natural. therefore, that Mrs.
Longworth's first inquiries were for
the cabin, which still holds great faS-
cinationp for her.
Finding that the brass nails which
she had driven into the cabin wall
had been carried off by some SOU
venir hunter, Mrs. Longworth COM
missioned MI. Cushing to purchase
others and place them for her. Mrs.
Longworth was disappointed to learn
that the silver plate, bearing the in
scripticn, This plate was nailed to
the door Of the Roosevelt cabin by
Miss Alice Roosevelt, May "a, 1904,
at the request of President Roose-
velt," had also been taken from the
cabin. However a replica of the plate
has been ordered. MI. Cushing states,
and will be attached to the cabin
sometime this spring.
May Visit Here =
Eager to learn what progress had
been made in the movement to make
the Bad Lands into a national park,
Mrs. Longworth expressed q desire ia
visit the proposed park, and the site
of her fathers ranch. Mrs. Long
worth and q party of friends are
planning a visit to the Yellowstone
park this summer, and If they make
the trip, will visit the cabin here, and
also the Bad Lands, and for this lat
ter trip Mrs. Longworth has asked
Mr.. Gushing to accompany the party.
Declaring that the members of
Minishoshe chapter, D. A. r. deserve
much praise for their work in pre-
serving the Roosevelt cabin. and pro-
viding a suitable setting for it. MIR.
Gushing stated that it was a source
of qualification to see that others
have learned to appreciate this his
t0rical structure, as we'll.
For the past five years, since the
cabin was taken ove by the local
D. A. r. chapter, a caretaker has
been maintained by the chapter
through the summer season when the
cabin has been open to tourists. A
fence was placed about the cabin. and
the chapter was instrumental in Sc
curing the fence and gate, which now
protect it. handspring of the
grounds about the building was begun
several years ago by the women, and
now one of the most complete gar
dens of native flowers and shrubs ia
be found anywhere in the state, is
that about the cabin. Recently the
chapter has been assisted by the state
in this work, and additions are plan
ned for the coming season. ]
The cabin. visited annually by
thousands of tourists from all parts
of the United States. is an asset to
the city, and it will increase in value
with the years.
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Appointments in green and white,
to form q ST. Patrick'S day motif,
were used for the table when six
members of q birthday club entertain
ed the six members with low score at
a one o'clock luncheon yesterday at
the Hotel Prince. The hostesses were
those with high score during the sea-
son, and included Mrs. j. D. Wake
man. Mrs. w. H. Webb. Mrs. L. X
Thompson, Mrs william Falconer,
Mrs. Henry Richholt. and Mrs. John
Dawson. Bridge was played follow
ing the luncheon.