New-York tribune., 1907-08-12
NEW ENGLAND MEMORIALS.
To Lay Cornerstone for Cape Cod Monument
and Unveil Gloucester Tablet

Boston Aug 1.-Two % the most notewurthy
events in the first six months Of Massachusetts,
history. occurring opposite shores q her "a
nous bay. will be further commenoratsd BY suila-
bic memorials within the next ten days AZ
ProvincetOw August 20 in the presence or
President Roosevelt and other public men. VII bs
laid the cornerstone of = monument erected 20 -
call the place where the Pilgrims finished their ons
voyage. where they drew up their historic pact 7
the cabin cf the Mayfiower. and where few e
them FIRST stepped on American soil Five d1ys
earlier. August Is. at Cilorlcester forty ni.ss
cross Tie bay from Prpvtncstowu a bronze upts'
on the face Of a great ledge overlooking the h1r-
hor will be unveiled To cOrusunor the hrst se'
tIement by the Massachusetts, Bay ccl'ny -
landing at ProvincetOwn took place on NoVernoel
Is. 1922. while the settlement az what IS nov
Stage Fort ParS Gloucester. occurred the fo"0''
ing MAY.
The ulonlrnent AZ Provircetcvvu is tre outcome
cf long but friendly. controversy between Fr1,-
iucAtovn and Plymouth the question as y
which place had the Prior claim % The Ftg1ls
Fathers It's erection Il due % the en'srrrs- :.
the Cape Cod Monument Association an ors-nl-a
tion headed bv Captain Henry sears. - So
ster. which has raised .e0o through public -
private subscription. the federal scvernrnent -
tributinS $50 600. the state S2S.90o ard ne ~
900 Of the amount The memorial - -
located the top % Town Hill the ftsh-st -. -
in the town. from which II vii rise % n h
Of go feet II Will he built n granite ara = -
tended 10 serve as n day beacon q the in''"'-
mariner.
The exercises cf iavins the cr-uerssors vii - y
order Of Massachusetts,. and J. Henry BlaAs ts
conduct the ritual President Roosevelt VIII 49, 49,
In ProvinCetCwu HaTbor from oyster Ray Z. ~,
course Of the forenoon of August - on ootf1 -
modern Mayfcwer. the government yacht us., =
the chief Executive. The approach of tls -
flower will he through lane % etSht oatutsl-s.,
the thunder of whose salutes will te sHt
even % the region of which mary naval nian0
vres have taken place
The speech Of the President VII he de-'., ~. -
from a stand erected the side ~ the hiit -
expected that James Bryce. the British Anlu' -
dor will be present 20 offer the ccngratul tls -
the mother country. Other speakers viii oe 80 -
ernor Guild. Senator Lodge and town cfneels ne.s~-~
the monument associations officers FroVinee -
will then entertain It's gusts with a osh9.' s,,v
the Town Hall and have a parade thrcush -
important street -s4s
The Gloucester tablet unveiling. while fe-s 80.
as a less important occurrence than tnat ~ .,se
incetown will nevertheless be noteworthy oes,
of the participation Of many prominent 80
including summer residents ~ EsseS Coui'tS, 4,
ator Lodge will deliver the Oration Ihe s No ~,
from the designs OF Eric Pape. a member u nssn
summer colony. but the chief promoter h,ss- -
John Hays Hammond. the South African 1sr.
The exercises viii be IN front OF the etea' T,lxs
and in addition 70 the Grafton by Senator ,0r
there will be addresses BY Lieutenant Goes,,sl
Draper and Vice e-Presdent Fairbanks ana - a,d
poems bv Mrs Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ne w. m
Madison Cawein, of Kentucky Inc ESus Win
bassador and the Belgian. Italian and SiaiN
listers are expected to be present