The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-01

While II is to be hoped that every good Amer
lean knows the words plymouth Rock" and
Landing of the Pilgrims" and what they should
mean to all Americans 1t is quite likely that
many do not know just where Provincetown comes
in. Very briefly the story is this
The Mayfower sailed from Plymouth, England
September g. 1920, for Virginia. II was driven
north by storms. 1t then made an attempt TO
reach the mouth of the Hudson river (New York;.
This failed and the Mayfower finally sought shell
ter inside of Cape Cod that gigantic sand spit
that extends like the blade of sickle from the
Massachusetts coast unto the Atlantic. Here, in
Cape Cod harbor, November IL, 1920, (od style)
which Is November 81 according to the
style-the Pilgrims, in the cabin of the Mayfower
drew up and signed the famous "Mayfower Com
pact" And this date they first set foot
American soil.
This landing was at Provincetown, which oc-
cupies the extreme end of Cape Cod. The
ords of the Pilgrims show that they put In the
time until December 81 exploring the country, the
Mayfower remaining at anchor. Finally, on De-
cember 81 ten men in the Mayfowers small boat
landed on Plymouth Rock. They returned and
ported that they had found place suitable for a
permanent home. On or about December 28 the
Mayfower arrived off Plymouth and the landing
made
Restoration of the Plymouth shore about Plym-
outh Rock to its original appearance at the time
when the Pilgrims landed in 1920 has been de-
cided upon. ~Wharves, fish houses, sheds and 9TH
structures dlsfgure the present shore line. The
contemplated change will embrace all the water
front from Town brook on the south to Brewster
street the north
This rediscOvered shore will be established by
filing lin and creating new rocky shore line.
The base of the rock still rests upon the sen
level at high water mark, and will so remain, but
its smaller part split off in 1774 and several times
transported about the town before being placed
under the present canopy, will be lowered upon
tha hos from yyQe ra oil and ba
parts united
49, The early graves of the Pilgrims who died
the first winter and whose bones are now lying
under much travelled street, will be preserved by
the removal of two or three houses and the chang
ing of the line of the street. The spot will be
marked by suitable memorial
The senate passed the resolution practically
without debate In the house there was debate
for an hour. Much Of what was said adds neither
to the knowledge nor happiness of the American
people. There were, however, some things said
that are worth reproduction. For example,. Mr..
Gallivan read into the record the following
cerpt from the report of Mr.. Luce Of Massachu-
sets In presenting the resolution, characterizng
II as classic: IS .
"This resolution contemplates that the nation
shall play fitting part In the commemoration
Of an experimenting voyage.
.sThree hundred years ago a small company of
devout men and women, upheld by conscience and
inspired by fath Draveu the dangers OF tne sea IN
order that In new world they might found ~
Christian commonwealth. IEk8fH
~They landed FIRST at the end Of Cape Cod,
where nov is Provincetown. There ip the cabin
Of the MayHower they signed a compact that has
taken Its place among the momentons documents
Of history, for then Englishmen first Joined by
mutual covenant to form civil body polite. Be
cause this WINS the germ Of the idea that was to
grow into the Constitution Of the United States
every American owes gratitude to its authors and
should honor, the spot where II was conceived. .
"The landing Of the Pilgrims symbolizes
of the worlds great adventures. The hardships-
of the voyage, the pers Of the wilderness, the
ravages of that dreadful, winter-these are but
circumstances, that frame the picture Acting
for the nation our concern today with the solemn
story is that It rivets the imagination on the
blest phases of human nature-lofty purpose.
dauntless courage, steadfast endurance, pous en-
thusiasm holy faith.
ITO commemorate and glorify these virtues
: out OF which sprang the most precious institutions
of Arucricu n not only 10 inspire our people with
fresh gratitude for their heritage, but also to re-