The Washington times., 1920-04-29
PLYMOUTH ROCK
TO Be RESTORED
Landing Of Pilgrims VIII Be
Celebrated BY Big
Pageant in 1921.

PLYMOUTH, Mass. April 2e.--Hss-
toration OF the shore about historte
Plymouth Rock so that the present
generation may see the land as dtA
the little band OF Pilgrims who laid
the foundation OF the American re-
public in 1920 Is the dominant idea In
plans for the tcrcentenAry eelebra-
ton of the landing.
wharyes, ffsh houses. sheds ana
other structures, which have long
been an eyesore, will be removed, all
along the shore line from Town Brook
on the south TO brewster street on
the north. BY careful surveys made
beneath the wharyes at low tide the
origlnal line of the shore has been de-
termincd with considerable accuracy
and will be re-estsblisbed by, flling.
Along the water front. as well as
on the seaward sides OF Coles Hill
will be planted pines, hemlocks. CO.
dars and such trees as probably ffrst
greeted the eyes OF Miles StAndish.
Governor Carver and their party.
Paths will lead through the trees and
along the shores toward the Rock
and turns and parking places for au-
tomobiles will be provided.
Rock Base to Renaia.
The base OF the rock still rests
upon the sea level at high water
smaller part split on In 1774 and sew
eral times transported aboutu the
town before being placed under it's
present canopy, will be taken back 20
the base from which II was separated
and the parts reunited
Over and about the rock. to pro-
tect II from storms and vandals, will
be erected a simple granite canopy
designed by a leading American archi-
tect and paid for by the Society OF
Colonial Danes. One simple inscrfp-
tion and probably tho names OF the
Pilgrims will be the sole embelltsh-
ment on II.
Further back, on Coles Hill. win
stand the statue of Massasoit, de-
signed by Cyrus A. Dallin and paid
for by contributions secured by the
Independent Order of Red Men. The
graves of the Pilgrims who died the
first winter, now lying under q much
traversed street, will be preserved by
removing two or three houses and
changing the line of the highway.
The spot will be marked by q suitable
memorial, to be raised by the Society
Of Mayflower Descendants.
Fete Begins December 21. 1920.
The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth
on December 81. SO the formal cello
bration will begin December 81. 1920.
but on account of the impossibility OF
holding an outdoor. festival on tho
New England coast during the win
ter, the more extensive features will
not be given until the summer of
1921. Then there will be a magnif-
cent historical pageant arranged by
composers. The United States Gov
the assistance of leading writer's and
composrs. The United States Gov
ernment is expected to order a naval
demonstration at Plymouth some timo
during the summer of 1921 and aero
plane exhibitions probably will con-
stitute a part of the entertainment
Plans are under way for raising a
fund of $500, 900 for building a sta
dunn in which will be staged many
unusual features, besides athletic
games.
Participation of England and Hol-
land in the exercises by official rep
resentatives is expected, and Chair
man Louis X. Liggett is now on his
way to Europe to perfect plans for
such cooperation.
There is danger that some of tho
plans will have to be partly aban-
doned or postponed, according to Sec
retary William Carroll Hill, of the
Pilgrim Tercentenary Commission, un-
less Federal Government carries out
it's part in financing the undertaking
to the eXten it's representatives
finally agreed was reasonable and
proper, instead OF cutting the amount
of it's contribution, as had recently
been threatened.