The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-21
SEN. LODGE
POINTED OUT
PROBLEMS
Gov. Coolidge Delivered a
Message Also and Dean
LIE Baron r. Briggs of
Harvard University Read
~ a Poem Before Distin-
guished Guests.

Plymouth, Mass, Dec. 2l.--Ihe deeds
of the Pilgrim fathers, their ideai and
the lessons they left for posterity were
described with present-day application
in exercises here to-day celebrating the
300th anniversary of their landing from
the Mayfower. A company OF descend
ants of the little band, gathered with
distinguished guests in modest thea
tire which has the largest auditorium
that the town affords, heard addresses
bv Senator Lodge and Governor Cool
idge and poem by Dean LeBaron X.
Briggs Of Harvard university.
Senator Lodge pictured the world at
the present time as exhausted and al
most prostrate, with suggestions III
skasia of world conquest, while in an
other region a savage despotism which
has replaced. the autocracy OF the
Ears is threatening the destruction of
ell civilization" Born of the great
war and its legacies, he said, the men
tai and emotional condition known as
pessimism was rising up but he con
uluded that while the great republic
remained true in heart and deed to the
memory Of the Pilgrims of Plymouth,
1T would take no detriment even from
the hand of time"
Governor Coolidge said no such body
ever east so great an influence on hu-
man history as this company OF Pill
grims, in appearance weak, prosecuted,
rejected, despised and insignificant, but
i'm reality strong and independent, a
mighty host of wnom was not worthy,
destined to free mankind"
Plymouth Rock, the base of which
has not been visible for many years,
has. been completely revealed by the
/, excavations made in accordance with
Athe plans of the Pilgrim tercentenary
commission for restoring the ancient
shore line of the harbor and to-day the
visitors had the rare opportunity OF
seeing the famous relic as whole. The
granite boulder which forms the base
las the appearance of an inverted bowl
while over it swung in chains for the
contractors operations, were the two
broken parts of the rock itself that
fofmed the stepping stone of the Pill
grims from boat to shore.
The special train bringing the guests
from Boston found the station jammed
with townspeople and children. An ae-
count of mild epidemic the children
had been banned by the board OF
health but they broke away from the
restrictions and were on hand to greet
and see those who came to do honor tc
The nations forefathers. In the crowd
were many mill hands, some of whom
rould not speak English, who had been
given Q holiday.
Sheriff Earl Blake in uniform and
wearing the sword of his Office formal
Iy welcomed the party 10 Plymouth
rounty, the present day equivalent Of
the old Plymouth plantation.
True to the tradition of the day the
party of several hundred. including
leading intellectual. diplomatic, govern
mental and judicial lights, trooped
afoot from the railroad station TO tbs
theatre. where Senator Lodge and Gov
ernor Coolidge with Dean Briggs took
the center of the stage. backed by an
American Gag. Governor Coolidge oc
eupied the rush -bottomed chair, ono,
need by Governor Carver.
The theatre. seating about 900, wa
much 700 furu 10 dtuohhoudNt a.
who wished - be present at the ex
ercises. Sheriff Blake called the gath
ering to order and then Louis X. Ing
gett OF Boston, chairman Of the Pill
grim tercentenary commission, tool
charge. calling first upon Rev. Arthur
b. Whitney of the First church o.
Plymouth. who opened the exercises
18th prayer.
The words Of the ode, The Piigrou
Fathers, where are they5" written TO
the celebration Of a century ago b.
Rev John Pierpont. sounded lou'
through the hall a. the Pilgrim mem
chorus sang the lines.
Governor Coolidge was the first o.
the speaker. lie was followed b!
Dean Briggs. who read his poem sns
then after the singing 81 The Landiu.
II the Pilgrims" with it, resonant
opening line. The breaking wave
dashed high senator Lodge Delivers
rs address