The New York herald., 1921-08-01
HARDING TOATTEND
PILGRIM EXERCISES
To Take Part i'm Celebration
Incident to Landing
of FOrefathers.
MAYFLOWER ARRIVES
President to Walk Same
Trail Covered by Early
Settlers.
OFFICIAL GUESTS THERE
Plymouth Rock Reaches Gil
max Of Pageants Prepared
for Tercentenary.
OFFICIAL GUESTS THERE

FLf MOUTH, Mass, July MS Oh
colony town tonight was on the eve
OF another event of Importance In its
long history. AS the climax of year
Of celebration of the tercentenary of
the landing Of the Pilgrims it has set
tomorrow apart as the day for the
principal exercises and prepared to
welcome as its guest the President of
the United States.
Through the long line of Presidents
Of the republic that had its beginning
here none previously has made the
pilgrimage to plymouth Rock while in
Office.
Buzzards Bay reported tonight that
the Mayfiower, bearing President Har-
ding and party to the celebration, an
chored late to-day off Winds Neck, at
the western entrance to the Cape Cod
Canal. She will proceed through the
canal early tomorrow to her anchor
age at Plymouth.
While the Mayflower was cruising
toward this port. the townsfolk Of Ply
mouth and It's many summer residents
stirred themselves to make ready for the
Presidents coming. The narrow streets
were garlanded and arched with stream
ers, the log cabin that first housed the
Pilgrim women and children VISA repro
duced and the graves of the Forefathers
were marked anew. Heavy thunder
showers failed to check the preparations
other Guests Arrive.
Official guests from countries con-
nected with the Pilgrim history pre-
ceded the President. Isaac Foote, Dep
uty Mayor of Plymouth. England, was
received formally by the Selectmen,
who made him their guest when he
brought the greetings from the mother
town. Jonkheer William de Beaufort
Charge d'Affaires of the Dutch Embassy
at Washington, came tonight as the
official representative of Holland. In
the absence of the British Ambassador.
Capt Sydney r. Bailey. naval attache of
the British Embassy, came to represent
him.
When the Mayflower puts into Ply
mouth Bay tomorrow morning she will
find anchored naval force consisting
of the battleships Delaware, North Da-
wota and Pennsylvania and the British
cruiser Cambrian. sent from Bermuda
The Presidents yacht will bring con-
voy of five destroyers.
A submarine tender will bring Presi-
dent Harding ashore from the May
flower early In the forenoon. The navy
will relinquish It's charge to the army
at the pier, where Troop c, the crack
outfit of the Third Cavalry. will act as
his bodyguard. accompanying the Pres
ident to his place in a parade that will
hiring frnr ha nj -
floats or marching delegations
To Make Pilgrimage.
The President will leave the line Of
march two miles from the start and viii
retrace in a formal pilgrimage the move
ment down Leyden street, first street of
the colony, which the Forefathers and
their families traversed on their way to
the church which they built as the ground
floor Of their fort.
From a stand at the foot OF Coles
Hill. where were buried the first OF the
Pilgrims who died in the new country
be will review the marching, then attend
an informal luncheon at the Samoset
House.
Among those In the line of march will
be many Girl Scouts, and Girl Scout Of
ficers vfll have charge OF two first aid
.ents. In the course of the day MEM
bers OF the f1rst Natfopal Girl Scout Of
ficers' Training Camp at Longpond In
this town will present a birch bark
scroll OF greeting to Mrs. Harding. who
a honorary national president OF the
Girl Scouts
Late In the afternoon the President
will return to the stand facing Coles
I'LL, there to speak to an audience seated
on its slopes In banked stands. which
have a capacity OF 10000 persons This
address Is awaited with interest II
was at the corner stone laying of the
Forefathers' Monument at Providence
town. across the bay from here, that
President Roosevelt some years ago gave
his vigorous adr.onition to certain male
factors OF great wealth."
After the spec ch the President will no
10 the Hotel Pilgrim for a rest and to
attend an informal dinner. His evening
will be given over to attendance at the
presentation of The Pilgrim Spirit" the
pageant prepared by Prof. George T..
Baker OF Harvard University for the
Pilgrim Tercentenary Mission.
President Harding will return TO the
Mayflower late In the evening to make
the trip to Portland. Me-. en- route TO 4
ehort vacation Mt the summer lodge of
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