Evening star., 1907-08-20

PROVINCETOWN. Mass, August 90
The laying of the corner stone of the Cape
Cod Pilgrim memorial monument in the
presence of President Roosevelt. Gov. Guild
and distinguished guests completed today
the foundation of one of the most imp osing
structures along the Atlantic coast, COM
memorating the first landing within a few
feet of its base of the pilgrim fathers.
At anchor in the harbor lay the basis of
Provincetown's wealth. some fifty sail of
fishermen, and little farther out eight
formidable battleships and the tenders of
the fishermen swung at anchor, while scat
tered between the two fleets was a bevy
of yachts decked from keel to truck with
futtering signal flags.
But the object of every ones gaze and
the mecca of the day was Town Hill, on
top of which is perched a wooden amphi-
theater. the seats of which rise up above
the cement base of he monument. Over
on the northeast corner of the foundation
rested the corner stone, a fOur-foot mass
of Quincy granite, ready for the hand of
stone is a covered platform for the pre-
siding officers, guests and speakers of the
day.
All of the prominent persons invited to
participate in todays exercises arrived
last night, with the exception of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. His coming was expected
at IL o'clock, but several hours before
that time the white hull Of the May
flower, on which he made the trip from
oyster Bay, sighted slowly rounding
the end of the cape
The Presidents Party.
At $50 o'clock the blue flag of the May
flower, with President Roosevelt on board
was sighted at Long Point. As the MAY.
flower steamed into the little harbor the
United States squadron of battleshps the
Alabama, Illinois, kentucky. Kearsarge
New Jersey, Georgia, Rhode Island anC
Virginia. under the command of Rear Ad
miral Davis, gave the Presidents salute
and announced by their smoke and roal
the official opening OF the days cere
monies. The yacht came to anchor il
what is supposed to be the spot wher,
the original Maynower first dropped an
chOr in American waters. 2ST years ago.
Accompanying President Roosevelt as h,
stepped out on the historic ground wrr,
dore Roosevelt. Jr. Quentin Roosevelt. W
Emlen Roosevelt, Lieut.. Commander Lon.
OF the SylpA, Passed Assistant Surgeon
Dykes and Assistant Secretary Latta.
AS the President landed, a committee com
posed OF tine Governor of Massachusetts, tn,
president of the Pilgrim Society and the
chairman OF the selectmen of Provircetowi
met him at the pier and formally welcomed
him to Massachusetts. The carriages car
rying these officers. members of the Prssi
dents family and of the committee formed
a procession and drove directly TO the hill
where the ceremonies attendant upon III,
laying of the corner stone of the monumen
were held.
Prayer opened the exercises at the uonu
rent followed by brief Masonic ceremonies
The president of the Pilgrim Society there
upon introduced the governor, who in turl
introduced the President.
President Roosevelt began his addres
shortly before noon.
Presidents Address.
President Roosevelt devoted the first thir
of his address to extoling the Puritan influ
ence on our national life and the virtue
and qualities of our Puritan founders l
the course of this part of his address h
said that If it We're in his power Ito prom
ise the people of this land anything" II
would promise them that stern happines
which comes from the sense OF having don
in practical fashion difficult work whic
was worth doing He went on TO por
out that the Puritan was a great regulate
of conduct. and from this proceeded TO elat
orate some features of his own schemes
regulation
He asserted that II is necessary to ex
ercise a far more efficient control than a
present over the business use OF thos