The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-06-18

OF II commissioners as follows: Three persons to
be appointed by the president of the United
States: four senators by the president of the SEN
ate; and four members Of the house Of repre-
sentat;veS by the speaker Of the house Of repre-
SentatiyeS. The commissioners shall serve with
out compensation and shall elect a chairman from
among their number.
Section ,. (a) That there is hereby authorized
70 be appropriated out of any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated the sum of $500
600 to be expended by the commission in accord
ance with the provisions of This resolution.
o. One hundred thousand dollars Of such APP
preparation may be expended under the direction
of the commission and in cooperation with the
ProVtncctown tercentenary commission, the town OF
proy.ncetown, Mass. and such other agencies,
pubic or private, rs the commission may deter
mine, for the purpose of completing and improv-
Ing The approaches to and the grounds Of the Pill
grim lonumen at provincetown, Mass. Of erect
ing suitably Inscribed tablets or markers in the
towns Of Proyincetown. Truro, Wellheet and East
ham. and for other work in connection herewith,
In accordance with plans adopted by the Province
town tercentenary commission.
{c) Three hundred thousand dollars Of such
appropriation may be expended under the dirPc-
ton Of the commission and in cooperation with
the Pilgrim tercentennry commission, the town OF
Plymouth, Mass. and such other agencies, pub
lie o. private, as the commission may determine.
for tn" purpose Of restoring and improving
plymouth KOCk ana the SlOfo line or the locality
adjacent thereto, Of protecting and improving the
burial grounds upon Coles Hill and Burial Hill In
Plymouth. Mass. Of erecting tablets or markers
ut appropriate places in the Old Colony. and for
other work in connection herewith, in accordance
with plans adopted by the Pilgrim tercentenary
commission.
Section 3. That no expenditure shall be made
or authorized by the commission until the Com
monwpalth of Massachusetts has. as determined
by the commission, expended or contracted to ex-
pend the sum of $4,000 for the same purposes
for which the commission may under the provi-
sions Of this resolution make expenditures.
Massachusetts has already Appropriated the
money specified in the resolution and Plymouth
and other cities and scores Of organizations have
raised additional funds. SO the resolution is eff
fective.
Heretofore the nation has participated in com
memorating great historical events by contrib
uting a sum of money to states and associations
which have conducted fairs and expOsitiOns. The
people Of Massachusetts, however, have decided
through a commission appointed by the legisla-
ture rather to celebrate the tercentenary by max
Ing public improvements. OF course. there will
be a wide celebration-international, I'm fact-by
historical exercises, parades and pageants. These
will he held for the most part, as was set forth
I'm the debate with the house, during the summer
Of 1921. The Massachusetts commission began
its work five years ago. but the Great War in
terrcrcd with it's plans for a 1929 celebration.