Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-18
MAYFlOWER SOCIETY
GIVES ANNUAL DINNER
Speakers Tell of the influence Of the
Pilgrims on Destiny Of This
Continent.

Praises of the Pilgrims were sung a.
the fourteenth annual dinner of the
Society of Mayfiower Descendants ii
night at the Hotel Lafayette, 10th ano
| 1 streets northwest. The speakers
generally told of the influence of the
| Pilgrims on the destiny of this conti-
nent.
! Senator Wesley L. Jones of Wash
| ington, Carroll S. Page of Vermont. A.
| Howard Clark. governor of the society
| in the District of Columbia. and Rev.
| James L. Gordon. pastor of the First
Congregational Church. delivered ad-
| dresses. There were readings by Mr..
Clark and William Lowry Marsh and
| music and singing by Miss Meta Craig
and Miss Lillian Koechling. Thomas
S. Hopkins was the POSTMASTER.
1t is splendid thing TO have patriot
ism in time of war. but it is still great
er to have patriotism in time of peace,
said Senator Jones, in closing his adj
| dress to the society. This remark, the
only one during the evening which
might be coupled up with the interna-
tional situation, brought forth storm
of approval from the guests
Influence of Their Descendants.
He spoke of the influence of the May
flower descendants in settling the coun-
try in the west and of perpetuating the
ideals of self-government and of lib
erty for religious belief.
Senator Page told of a trip he had
Oh
number of people he found there, prom
inent people. he said. who came from
Vermont. He spoke or the peculiar 10
cation of Vermont which made its pop
ulation practically q native one.
Mr.. Gordon reviewed at some length
the history of the Mayflower- and the
Pilgrims. saying that be prepared was
the watchword then. just as it is to-
day." for the Pilgrims had to prepare
against Indian attacks.
The story of the passengers of the May
flower and of their descendants will never
cease, he said.
Tells of Commissions Report.
THE pilgrim tercentenary commission
recently submitted to the Massachusetts
house of representatives an exhaustive re-
port recommending plans for COM
memorating the landing of the pilgrims, j."
he continued. 1T is proposed to hold a
grand international exposition at Boston
in 1920 or 1921. to cost 100000, or
even more: to erect six-hundred-thou-
sand-dollar memorial hall on Coles Hill.
Plymouth; to present at Plymouth, in n
structure to hold 10000 persons. a his
torical pageant at an expense of 100000.
besides spending nearly a million in the
alteration and Improvement of the pres
ent unsightly water front adjacent to
Plymouth Rock and to establish there a
beautiful public park.
From all parts of this broad land the
native sons and daughters of New Eng
land and thousands upon thousands of
Americans who revere the sound princi-
Piles of our pilgrim forefathers will gather
in the Old Bay state to participate in
events commemorative of the voyage of
the Mayflower and in recognition of the
fact that at Plymouth the first town gov
eminent was established. and there was
laid the foundation of free democratic in
situations in America
DR.. Gordon said that he believed that
eventually America would be looked upon
as the home of the Anglo-Saxon race.
He spoke OF the wonderful influence of
the pilgrims and their descendants on the
ideals Of the country.