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Show he worn for the week and they were instructed to select a guest bedroom and bath. One of the party deli!!.htedly recalled the retreat in a long verse under the ~itle "The House That Elizabeth Built," and a portion of which is quoted below. This is the palace that Elizabeth built These arc the women that Elizabeth asked T(l spend a week in the palace that she built These are the dresses, all striped and fine That EI izabeth bought for the women that time To wear in the house that she built dr;l\\illg rlllllllS. Behind [he main stair hall is [he sen'ice staircase and behind it is the family lm::aHast room , kitchen, butler's pantry, servant's sitting room and the back porch. The entire home was beautifully decorated in rich woods, tiles, stone and painted surfaces. Many of the rooms were decorated with imported rugs and works of painting and sculpture. A New York artist, James Wall Finn worked for two years on decorative wall and ceiling paintings in the dining room and in third floor ball room. ;lIld Susa Young Gates described Mrs. McCune's "chamber" or bedroom as oval in shape with red mahogany woodwork, and decorated in white enamel, pink brocade and lace with a large fireplace o Utah Onyx. Photographs and descriptions of guest chambers and baths were also included. A ball room, located on the third floor, contained a painted ceiling, mirrored walls columns of scagliola or artificial marble. Adjacent to the ball room was a banquet room built to imitate the hall of an old English manor. Aside from the room descriptions and photographs the most fascinating part of Susa Gates Young's Memorial is her description of the of a private party in July of 1917. Elizabeth McCune invited a small group of her closest friends to attend a week long retreat at the house. The guest list included: Augusta W. Grant, Alice K. Smith, Ann D. Groesbeck and the author, Susa Gates Young. Husbands were not invited with the exception of dinner on the evening of the Fourth of July. Each of the guests was given a simple gingham dress to 2 Sweet were the strawberries, delicious and real, Likewise the peas, the lamb and the veal The omelet Spanish with all of the trimmings And buttermilk on ice that were served to the women All striped and fine that Elizabeth asked To say with her in the house that she built. These are the husbands all forlorn, That were left at home in the early mOffiBy their wives who went to spend a week In the palace that Elizabeth built All striped and fine that Elizabeth asked To say with her in the house that she built. The McCunes enjoyed their home and remained there until their children had married. In 1919 they decided to retire to Los Angeles and they considered what might become of their home. Mrs. McCune wanted the LDS Church to have the building and Mr. McCune agreed. Church President Heber J. Grant announced their intentions in his remarks at the October 1920 general conference. 3Rockfaced Masonry Foundation ofthe McCune Mansion |
