New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-21

| the President and the Governor frequently
| praised them as they acknowledged thelr sd
| lutes-
The weather was perfect from start to finish
| of the exercises. It's regular Roosevelt gay
| remarked one of the local committeeman TO the
| President on the stand. Its just magnlncent'
repIied The President, enthusiastically
OF course the President had to meet PROVINCE
towns oldest inhabitant, Captain Joseph a
| Ellis. who is almost ninety-tvo years old ana
has lived through the terms of great many
executives but said that he never wanted 10
meet any one of them much as he did Presl-
dent Roosevelt
"He.s a man after my own heart" said cap
tain Ellis land I want to meet him the worst
kind
So he was allowed to shake the PreSlueht
hand soon after the latter reached town.
Then there were the members of the Gloucester
Master Mariners Association. who came up IN d
speciaI steamer to greet him; the bouquet OF
flowers from the Kings Daughters, presented 10
Mrs Roosevelt. and all the cheers and good
wishes of the crowds that are imposSlpie 10 re-
peat or compute The squad OF tWehIy-o"e
Boston policemen assisted the Provincetown
force of three so we'll that there was scarcely
an incident during the whole day that savored
of trouble
LITTLE TOWN CROWDED.
Ten thousand persons VINO were cro"ueu iii''
the little town had every opportunity to see the
President and at least one-third of them hearo
his address. After the first part Of the e&eI-
,sos on tho hill which included. besides Presi-
aen+ F7ooseveIts speech. addresses by Ambassa-
dor Bryce Senator Lodge and Congressman
Lowering. the Masonic ritual in connection Win
the LAYING of the cornerstone or the monument
was carried out. ]. Albert Blake. or Bos'oh'
Grand master of the Masons OF Massachusetts,
performed this ceremony, and William T. Law
renee of Medford, past grand warden made a
brief speech in response on behalf OF the grand
commandery.
FOLLOWING these exercises a dinner served
IN the Town Hall President Roosevelt. how
ever remained in the hall only twenty minutes
sufficient time for him TO appease his appe-
tita and TO say a few words Of thanks 70 the
town committee.
From the hall. under the guidance OF james
b Connolly an author of sea stories. the Presl-
dent was conducted to odd Fellows Hail. "IeI7
he was introduced to more than two hundred
Provincetown and Gloucester fishermen The
President spoke to them for about ten minutes
commencing their labors and the manful way
in which they performed them He said:
Mr. Connolly has said that 1t was a sacrlnce
to meet YOU It is no sacrifice. ON the otner
hand, 1 am glad OF the opportunity or seeing
Won I would be glad to go out on the Banks
to have a chance to talk to you. 1 believe IN
that type Of citizen who is straght1orWaru' ue
cent and dead game-the type which we ma IN
the Gloucester and PrOvincetown hshing Meet
and I particularly glad of meeting the hsher-
men here.
never express sympathy with any man be
cause he works hard. L admire him. ana suCI
a man must count in earnest life. l am giving
you lot of advice without knowing much OF
your calling, for 1 brought up in COW
country, and worked hard from the hurricane
deck of a broncho We need more hard working
men. for they have qualities which we recognize
rfrou~ mn
such men in every walk OF life. and It will be a
sorry day for this country when the sons of
Americans grow up TO accept a life or ease ana
look upon absence Of effort as desirable
You know what 1t is to face fatigue. but you
do IL gladly because you know that you are
doing a mans work. It is so in civil life. and
We are proud to leave a heritage OF DAYS spent
in toll and hardship. Every one OF us would
rather have our sons grow up To such type
than to any amount of money gained in way
that will not bear the light. 1t is worth while
to lead such life of endeavor and In the end
TO know that we have done Well
STARTS RETURN TRIP.
After his speech the President shook hands
with every one present. He was then driven to
the wharf, where he boarded n launch. which
took him out 10 the Mayhower, at anchor in
the harbor At 4 o'clock the Mayfiower sailed
out of the harbor her way back to oyster
Bay. The President was In Provincetown for
a little more than six hours.
When the Mayfower came into the harbor
this forenoon and when she went out this after
noon she was saluted by the eight warships Of
the North Atlantic squadron. under command
of Rear Admiral Davis. which lay at anchor
Just outside the harbor. The Mayfiower was
accompanied by two torpedo boats.
1t is expected that the monument will be
completed In about two years, and it Is pos
sibe that another president may be called upon
to speak at its final dedication. The structure
will be built of stones contributed by 12J towns
of Massachusetts,. well a number from
towns in England together with many others
contributed by patriotic societies The total
cost of the monument will be about 100000
Toward this the government contributed $4,000.
the state $25, 900. and the town Of Province
town $4,000
LAYING THE CORNERSTONE.
The exercises ut the monument site began just
after IL o'clock The Rev. Samuel A Eliot, Of |
Boston president Of the American Unitarian
Association. offered prayer. preceding the Ma
sonic ceremony of laying the cornerstone This
ceremony was conducted by J. Albert Bake
grand master of Massachusetts. William b.
Lawrence. past grand warden delivered the ora
ton at the Masonic exercises. He said in part:
In an essentially commercial age. when men are
often absorbed in the eager struggle for wealth;
and bounds when combinations Of wealth so
created WELD unprecedented power-and yet when
liberty is so taken for granted many neglect
political duty for private interest and think no
that the Mayfower compact came into being be-
the Pilgrim Fathers saw and understood
difference of a very few among them.
stitutionai liberty the first government in the |
world that derived its power from the consent of
May the laying of this cornerstone hereafter |
visualize that first small immigration OF a noble |