New-York tribune., 1920-11-27
Police Protect
British Flag at
Pilgrim Fete
,25 Patrolmell Are OH Guard
at Carnegie Hall and the
Reserves Are Held Ready
for Attacks by lrishmen
Warned by Fifth Ave. Riot
No Disturbances Occur:
1000 JOHN Memorial;
Kings Greeting Is Read

Stars and Stripes and the flags Of
other nations on the stage of Carnegie
Hall last night, when the meeting Of
the American Mayflower Council, com
memorative of the landing of the pil-
grim Fathers 300 years ago, was called
to order.
Mindful Of the riot in front Of the
Union Club THURSDAY, when Irish
Aympathizers attempted to tear down
q British flag from the decorations
Of the clubhouse, heavy guard of
ioliee was furnished to prevent the
recurrence of any such trouble.
twenty-five policemen were sent 70
the hall and two were Stationed at
each door, while reserves were held
in readiness at the West Forty seventh
Street station.
The first balcony Of the hall filled
,apidly after the doors were opened,
and there were more than 1000 per-
sons in the auditorium when the meet
ing began. Nearly all the boxes were
Neither inside nor outside the hall was
there any evidence of disorder
A message from King George, sent
through Sir Auckland Geddes, the Brit
lsh Ambassador, was received with en-
thusiam. The Kings dispatch said:
Il join you gladly in honoring the
men of the Mayhower whose memory
is one of the abiding inspirations Of
America"
General Niyelle Represents France
DR.. Samuel A. Eliot. of Boston, pre-
sided, Among those introduced on the
platform were General Robert Georges
Nivelle, Colonel Paul Azan and Pasteur
Jean Andre Monod, of France. The Colo
ne! is military writer and NJ. Monod
is secretary of the United Protestant
Committee for War Relief in France
and Belgium. All three were appointed
by the French government to take part
In the tercentenary exercises.
The English delegation included E.
and author: the Rev. r. C. Gillette,
NJ. A. pastor of the Marylebone Pres
byterian Church of London, and presi-
dent-elect Of the National Free Church
Council; Canon Z. A. Burroughs. fell
low and chaplain OF Trinity College,
Oxford, canon of Peterborough Ca
thedral and chaplain to King George,
and the Rev. DR.. Alexander Ramsay,
moderator Of the English Presby te-
rian Church and pastor of the leading
Presbyterian church in London
Pierre Mali, Belgian Consul in New
York City, represented the Belgian gov
ernment, and DR.. Barnouw. honorary
member OF the Netherlands Pilgrim
Fathers and lecturer Of the Queen Will
felmna lecturcship, New York City,
represented Holland.
Faith and Hope Pi'rrim Legacy
The Rev. DR.. Charlie e, Jefferson, of
New York, pastor of the Broadway
Tabernacle, spoke Of the achievements
of the Pilgrims, which, he pointed out,
were not along the lines of science. art,
music$ literature or business. Even
their theology had been carried to the
attic of the worlds mind, he declared.
BNt he said that they had bequeathed
faith, hope and love as their legacy.
Mr. Spender in the course of his adj
dress pleaded for closer unity between
England and America, and remarked
that we might even help England solve
an Irish question: he said, "and that
YOUR windows are broken almost as much
as ours"
Professor William Lyon Phelps, of
Yale University, spoke on Pilgrim edu-
cation, which, he said, was wide and
thorough, as it was based on the Bible,
the greatest force in literature
General Niv llc praised the valor Of
American soldiers and the devotion Of
American nurses during the war. He
spoke of the Lusitania as the real ship
that had carried so many American
soldiers to France, and said he thought
the Mayhower must have sailed with
her and carried her share Of our men.
He spoke of the work of Americans in
restoring the devastated area in
France. General Nivelle was loudly
cheered