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Show Malt1 pubU c OM private pat' i.ie.s \Jere given in this house . General and S t ak~ C.fftcen~ of the Ge.nealog1.cal Society I1nd the Relief Soci.ety and YLHIA t<lere lavishly entertained h$ r e . In tlMtae ~l1a lls, words of truth and of prophecy have been uttered by Pres . Joseph F, Sm.ilh. Anton R. wnd, CbBrles Penrose , . 1lcber J . Graul etc . 'lb& spirt t of peace and harmony per meated too walls and rested upon those uh.o \"ere welcomed here . Mrs. Hc ~ne8 closest:. frie nds i ncluded Auau8t& W" Grant , Alice K. Smith, Ann Gro8~ck., a nd SUM Young r.tes . '1'bc ~!c,Cumo enjoyed their homa until marr iage of c.hlldren, l.ravel and absence of her husband on pre9si~ business life . left bel." alone for lOI18 periods of t ime . WMn bl 19191920 Lbo MeOunes decided t o move to Los Angeles, they discussed t he dispOSi t i on of Uhe1r beautiful hOUle, 8m decldad to prosen.t: it to the Church for use as the 8utbo't'1tleSi la1&'bt <k\elde. Pr~st.dcnt Gran t Mda '~.Dr :G1i'e hren ~ the follc~d. remarks in October Conference . w~ des ire to give to the Church of LDS our home on HaiD and 1st Nor l h streets to be ~8ed preferably for t he uomen's organizations or for such pur~e as may be deemed best . Yours faithfully. OCL~ AG W. MeCuaa and Elizabeth 7. 1920 " SlDca the t,yOClSents organuations vere comfortably boused in the 8iadopa Building it was dec i.de d tba QlOst fi t tiDg use of the houe would be to use it as the Lal ter - day Seint School of Mueic. I t t~OS later called the McCuDe School of tt.laic aDd kt. 'l'be les L social func tl.on t n the ~1cCuDe Manslon vas the anniverllAry of their Golden WeddiD& ~ July 1. 1921. Al though the McCUMa had lIIoOVed to Los ADaeles aDd had l,laMed to bave i t thero in t N;ir DOW home. Pres o Grant concelveci the idea that it was far better bare aml~bt tbGir mall}' fld.ends and in thai]," beautiful home . In Los AQtolea ;.;he t-tcCUnes purchased ano t her lovely home, bu ;; Mrs . !-kCut~ l oused to be in Utab ubare sh.e could do tl.!Rlple ",ork aDd genealogy . Ber affectiolUlte buSNnd learned of this secret yearnlDg and urged her to return to Utaho In 1923 l hey sold t he home in california and began the erec~ion of a coslly but s.al l home' near ADderson' s Twer over look1ng C1 ty Creek canyon . Mrs. HeCuM ~ ent tb£ fa 11 aDd wince):' ot. 1923-24 superintendina tM planning of tbB aew home and also d01o& much temple ~401~k . III the early sprblg sbe accompanied bel' husband to Bermuda. Berb.eahb fa1b. beraM she refused to bav~ an opera Lion elth~r there or 10 New York Cit y . She returned to SIll\; Loth! aDd took up re8idenc~ 4 t the HO le l Utah until abe passed away in August of 1924 . In cS*tb sbe did .ars evea areater 'Aork than in life . Unbl!lalOWn to any but bel." beloved husband. ,,·tio gave gled. assent to all her wishes, she prepared a wil l sod left $lOOtOOO QOO to 46 t'~~l"tllres aM friends aDd to t he Clwrch and Genealogical Socie ty . Five of whom still l1ve aDd are prominent in Financia l ubere they are loca~e d . l'be llcOJnes hnd ICt.ine children. aDd 8~.i~ l ci~c,les |
