The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-08-20
ROOSEVELT CENTRAL
FIGURE IN EXERCISES
Immense Crowd ROuses
Quaint Old PrOyincetOWn
From Lethargy
tBy associated Press.)

kby ASsOClateu BreSS.)
Provincetown, Mass. Aug 2O--Ir
ihs presence Of President Roosevelt
and distinguished company. there
was laid todas the corner stone of a
magnificent monument TO be erected
here to recall the place where the
Pilgrims finished their long voyage
where they drew up their historic
pact in the cabin of the Mayhower
and where a few of them first stepped
on AmerieVu soil The visit OF the
President 4sni SO many notabies
made an occasion that will ever be
remembered By Cape Cod folk. and
and it will probably be many a long
day befo quaint old ProvincefOwn
a aroused from its lethargy and
called upon 10 entertain another such
crowd. Natives and summer resi-
dents for miles un and down the
Cane came TO town and 20 these
we're added hundreds OF excursionists
from Boston and other points The
three or four little roadways that
serve as streets We're congested with
humanity, and the crowd was forced
10 take TO the beach aud TO the sand
hits back OF the village to get breath
ing space
The natives agreed that Il was the
greatest thing that ever happened
on Cape Cod since the landing of the
Pilgfim fathers PSI years ago.
shortly after 0 o'clock this morn
ing President Roosevelt and party
reached The harbor from Oyster BAY
on board the government yacht MAY
Hover The approach OF the yacht
was through q lane of eight battle.
ships. The sea fighters were In gala
attire As the Maynower steamed
down the column of vessels each I'm
turn greeted the President, who oc-
cupied the bridge OF the trim Yacht
with a salute OF tWenty-One guns
Governor Guild and his stat we're
On hand 70 extend an official greeting
20 me visitors IN behalf Of the state
~ Massachusetts On landing he
president and party were escorted
~ q glafG OF hogor a short distance
from Town Hill. where the exercises
o. the day We're held Tie great
throng on shore stretched from the
water front TO the hill. The doors
windows and roofs of the fishing
houses. stores, and dwellings along
the way were throngod with men.
women and children desirous of pet
ting view Of the nations CHIEF ex-
ecntive.
The exercises OF laying the corner
Stone were in charge of the grand
iouee OF the Masonic order Of Mas.
sachusetts and Grand Master l. Henry
Blake conducted the ritual Yhe
speech Of the President was delivered
IRON 2 spacious stand erected on inc
hillside. Other speakers included
1overnor Guild and United States Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge ana town
officers md Monument agsociation
ohicials When the exercises were
eiosed me distinguished guests were
escorted 10 the town haH wbero a
banquet was spread IN their horcr
'he monument for which the corner
STONE Was laid today Is the outcome
" q ions bnt friendly controversy ba-
tween Frofincet0wn and Plymouth
ofei we question RS 20 which had
we pfipf claim % the Pilgrim fathers
~ erection Is due 10 the enterprise
or me Cape Cod Monument sssocia.
toi, which has raised Sq2 600 through
fhphc ana nriNate subscriptiou the
ltlelai government contributing s42
Wv me state OF Massachusetts s25
FVp ana the town $4,000 of the
The memorial Is located op the ton
oi ioWn Hin the highest land ln mo
ie~n from which it win rise no fhe
heiehi Of $50 feet u win bo bnnt
ot solid granite One of tho purposss
pt i'.e structure is that Il NAV serve
as a beacon TO vessels passinp aronnd
ne Cape during the DAYTIME
within The monument when Il IS
hhlshfa. there VIII rest I'm tho walls
.ei.ie i21 iapiet stones, an commemo
lniff oheriags from as many New
Ailslana towns, and with each stone
l,lol'efiy inscribed Further than this
mere VIII be three especially inter.
ss.,ns stones, an from England and
.rSh commemorative of some impor-
tant circumstance or event connected
WITH me coming OF the Pilgrims.
Dhe stone is inscribed From the
rome oi bradford the piece coming
ifnm Amsterfeld England A second
N sifi irom English historians. IN.
scfibed. From the ohnrch al Leyden
Holland the iarring place of ne
fi'srlms The third stone is tri
Hnfie oi much harder material. pre-
scented by the Women sufraee as.
hociaiion Of England inscribed. From
me chrieh al Delnbayen This
block Sas taken from the altar of the
sanctuary where he final PRAYER OF
the departing Pilgrims was offered.
There are to be no winding stair
"ai in the monument and the visitors
ascending 10 the porlicoed plaza al
tne TOP viii do SO hy means of IA
-Fclined winding plane From the