The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-25

While 1t 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 it is quite likely that
many do not know just where Provncetown comes
In. Very briefly the story is this:
The MayHower sailed from Plymouth England.
September g. 1920, for Virginia 1t driven
north by storms. 1t then made 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 a sickle from the
Massachusetts coast unto the Atlantic. Here. In
Cape Cod harbor November II, 1920, Gold style)
which Is November 81 according to the
style-the Pilgrims, in the cabin of the Mayflower
drew up and signed the famous "Mayhower Com
pact" And this date they first set foot on
American SOIL
This landing was at Provincetown, which oc-
cupes the extreme end of Cape Cod The rec
ords of the Pilgrims show that they put In the
time until December p exploring the country, the
Mayfower remaining at anchor. Finally, on De-
cember p, ten men in the Mayfowers small boat
landed Oh Plymouth Rock. They returned and re-
ported that they had found a place suitable for
permanent home. On or about December &c the
Mayfower arrived Off Plymouth and the landing
made.
Restoration of the Plymouth shore about Plym-
outh Rock to it's original appearance at the time
when the Pilgrims landed in 1920 has been de-
cided upon. Wharyes, fish houses. sheds and 9th
er structures disfgure 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 redfscovered shore will be established by
filing in and creating rocky shore line.
The base OF the rock still rests upon the sea
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
Il +, base from which 1t separated and the
parts united.
The early graves of the Pilgrims who died
the first winter, and whose bones are now living
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, things said
that are worth reproduction. For example Mr.
Galiivan read into the record the following ex-
cerpt from the report Of Mr.. Luce Of Massachu
sets In presenting the resolution, characterizng
1t Classic:
''This resolution contemplates that the nation
shall play a fitting part In the commemoration
OF epoch making voyage
'Three hundred years ago small company OF
devout men and women, upheld by conscience and
inspired by faith braved the dangers the sea in
order that In new world they might found n
Christian commonwealth.
"They landed first at the end OF Cape Cod.
where Is Provincetown. There In the cabin
OF the May1ower they signed compact that has
taken its place among the momentous documents
of history for then Englishmen first Joined by
mutu covenant to form a civil body polite Be-
cause this was 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 it was conceived
""The landing of the Pilgrims symbozes one
of the worlds great adventures. The hardshps
Of the voyage. the perils OF the wilderness, the
ravages of that dreadful winter--these are but
circumstances that frame. the picture. Acting
for the nation, concern today with the solemn
story Is that 1t rivets the Imagination the no.
best 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 America is not only to inspire people with
fresh gratitude for their heritage but also to re-