The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-08-05
Notable Gathering at Massive
Structure at Provincetown,
Mass, Commemorating
Pilgrims Landing
PRESIDENT GUEST OF HONOR
Pays Glowing Tribute to Memory of
Early Settlers and Frequently In
terrupted by Applause-Mar-
ines Parade

PrOVlncetoWn, Mass, Aug. 5.-Dec-
Grated with thousands of flags and
streamers of bunting and filled with
a throng of visitors. this tip-end town
of Cape Cod today witnessed the most
momentous event i'm the history of its
people, the dedication of the great
monument to commemorate the first
landing of the Pilgrims, with President
Taft as the guest of honor and chief
speaker.
Two thousand sailors and marines
from the ships of the North Atlantic
fleet anchored i'm Provincetown harbor
took part in the parade and acted as
police escort for the Presidential party,
who came over from Burgess Point on
the Mayhower-the name of which
vessel could not have been more ap-
propriate for the occasion. The Pres
ident was met at the end of the rail-
road dock by the chairman of the
Board Of Selectmen. who delivered
cordial greeting. Meanwhile the sail
ors and marines formed in two lines
as police guard. Shortly after the ar
rival of President Taft came Governor
Draper and his staff of ten. together
with a number of other notables who
were to take part in the exercises of
the day.
Immense Crowd Of Visitors.
During the early hours of the for
noon an immense crowd of visitors
t.,t. 90
steamboats, and a number of special
trains. two from Boston two from
New Bedford and several from the
upper cape, in addition to the regular
railroad and steamboat service, ar
rived before nine o'clock and soon
the narrow. winding streets of pictur-
esque Provincetown were thronged
as never before In their history.
The President and other di nguish>
ed guests, with the military q d naval
escort marched in procession to the
site of the monument upon Town HILL
The speakers stand at the base of the
monument and the President, other
orators. and as many of the Invited
guests as IL would hold faced the
crowd of $4,000 massed on the hill
The exercises were opened with the
reading of the Scriptures and an in
vocation by the Rev. James De Nor
mandie of Boston. Captain ]. Henry
Sears. president of the Pilgrim Mem
orlal Association, delivered n short
speech. introducing Governor Draper,
who spoke briefly and in turn well
coined and introduced the President.
Taft Pays Glowing Tribute
President Taft spoke extemporan-
eously and paid a glowing tribute to
the memory of the Pilgrims who first
landed on Cape Cod soil and. while
the storm tossed Mayflower rode in
temporary security in the harbor over
looked by the memorial just complet-
cd, signed their famous compact,
which has been justly called "the fore
runner of the declaration of independ-
ence.' The President frequently was
interrupted by applause.
In addition to President Taft the
speakers included former President
Charles w. Eliot of Harvard Univer-
sity Senator Henry Cabot Lodge OF
Massachusetts, and Hon James T. NC
Cleary of Minnesota. Band music and
singing interspersed the programme
The sounding OF trumpet marked the
end of the formal part of the exercis-
es' after which the guests of the oc-
casion adjourned to the town nan
where an informal reception was held
The President was then escorted 10
the wharf and embarked on the May
Hover for the return trip to Beverly
An imposing Structure
The monument dedicated today IS
most imposing structure Situated
on the brow of Town Hill. with Pro-
Vincetown's one long street and the
harbor at it's foot. II towers 253 feet
INTO the air. more than $50 feet above
The sea level The tower Is construct