Marble Hill press., 1920-06-17

Wu., It {, 'p %. hap.d that every good Amer.
Iran knows Cd. WORT. "tIymUwh Ro,k, ahl
sfaHa.r. ~ th. r.lErtWs' aud what they sh"N'
mean 90 all Americans. It g. quite likely 'ha'
many do uai luuN lu.' where rru'iue''ovu comes
u. Very briefly ths story 9, this
Tjt. Masaaasr sailed from plymouth. England
September d. lts-u tor Virginia Il was driven
rar'l ty storms u then ualr au attempt "a
rrarh TIE mouth % tie Hudson river (New lorAl'
Il.s failed anil the Mas slower finally sought s"el'
:ur inside ~ Cupy cod that s-au'lr sand sif
that extends lAc 70, blade ~ sickle tf"'H ih'
Massachusetts. csast unto tav Atlantic. Here 10
Gap. cod harhur November II lt-u. told s'yl,)
which j. November Il according 10 tie uew
sfgle=tEy ~ -rtBss .u che cabin - tie Maiha""r
drew vt and ...a,t 81, famuH, Mayauver COM
pact" AMI "a this date they first Sc foot o.
American ~a..
Tbs Iaudaz was az Frutueetown which oe'
eullrs ~. extreme euH II Cape Cod Tie rrg.
or,.. - the Pilgrims show that they put Do the
time uatI December Il exploring th" enHutry tAe
MuyHauvr remaining 90 anchor Finally. on d.
ertahsr n ten men 10 fbs MHydovrr's small boat
landed ou plymouth Rock They reformed and r.
ported that they bad found place suitable for
permanent home on ur about bscruiher 2d thh
Nfaytuwer arrived II plymouth au@ tHe iaadiRe
was made.
Restoration of the Plymouth shore about rlyu-
auth Eo,k 10 l's original appearance al The tim"
clG,,l upon WharNr~ fish houses, sheds amt nh
cr structures disagur, the present shore line. The
contemplated chaug~ viii embrace h The water
front from Town brook ca the south to Brewster
street the north.
This rrIlscovrrrl shore win be established hy
hHus IN uud creating new rocky shore line.
The base u the rock stu rest, upon the sea
level NJ high water mark. and will 50 remain. but
It's smaller part split OF 10 lI14 aud several times
frapsparted about the town before hrin- placed
under the present canopy VIII be lowered upon
the base frnm which il was separated, aud the
parts united
The early graves Of the Pilgrims, who died
thr nrst winter and whose bones are now lying
under n much Travelled street viii he preserved by
,hs removal 81 two or lhrcr houses and the chang.
Ing " the llue Of the street The spot VIII be
marked hy a suitable memorial
The senate passed the resolution practically
,.,,h,u, debate In the house there debate
f,r an h,nr Much ef what was said adds neither
20 th, knowledge nor happiness Of the American
r4aula There were. however, some things said
that ar, worth reproduction. For example, Mr,
Gelllyan read into the record the following tN
cernt from the report Of Mr., Luce OF MaSsachu.
settx in presenting the resolution, characteriz'ne
It as classic
This resolution contempiates that the nation
shall play httng part In the cohnenoraaoh
of an epoch.making voyage.
.,rbrse hundred years ago a small company ~
aoxnut men ard women, upheld hy conscience and
,rxnlred by faith hraved the dangers of the sea In
nrl.y thnt I'm a new world they might found y
christian commonwealth,
.rhey landed first at the end Of Cape tod,
who're nov Is proyncctown. There In the cabin
nf tho Mayhower they signed a compact that mas
,aker its nlnce among the momentous documents
of history for then Engtlshmen first joined ny
mutual covenant to form civil body polite be'
canSa this was the germ Of the Idea that was 70
grow into the Constitution of the United States
every American owes gratitude TO its authors an
should honor the spot whore 1t was conceived.
"sThe landing Of the pilgrims symboltzes on'
.f the worlds great adventures Ihe hardshlp'
Of the voyage the pers of the Wilderness th4
ravayes Of that dreadful winter~these are eo
circumstances that frame the picture Acting
far the nation, our concern today with the solemn
story is that II rIvets the imagination on the no
hIest nhases Of human nature--otN purpose
ao,nt,ess courage steadfast endurance rious en-
thusiasm, holy faith.
.ar, commemorate and glority these virtues
an, Of which sprang the most precious institution
- America. is not only to taspsre our people VIII
trash gratitude for their heritage but also TO re