New Britain herald., 1921-08-01
.3Ol YRS. AGO SINCE
 PILGRIMS SET SAIL
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tcontinued from First Page.) Hard1rg was to deliver his only speech of the day and his only set address of the summer. For this he had as setting great crescent bank Of stands seating 10000 facing the open sea and with its northerly tip resting almost on Plymouth Rock. In the seascape thus exposed, stood the battleships Pennsylvania, North Dakota and Delaware, riding in the bay ana tho British cruiser Cam brian, at anchor inside Gurnet Point, itself looming up like a battleship in the distance.
 301 Years to the Day. The Mayfiower, yacht, anchored today at the port where the May flower, bark, furled sail three cen- turies ago. It was 301 years to day from the time when the Pil- Erirns set out from the Dutch port of Delftshaven. This and other scenes were to be produced again in page ant form tonight with President Harding as guest. The old May mower herself, reproduced for the pageant. lay along shore within view Of the presidential party on its way from ship to shore. For this trip, the submarine chaser 40s was pro- vtded, the presidential yacht being forced to anchor i'll the outer nar- Dor because Of the tortuous channel that leads within.
 Reception Committee. At the new state dock, Governor COX Of Massachusetts headed a vel coming committee which included | Senator Lodge, executives of several New England states. There awaited the president at the dock also, a group of New Bedford school chil- dren winner of the Evening stand ards annual competition for mastery
 Of English by children of foreign
 parents, to whose honors were added
 those of receiving their medals
 from the presidents hand.
 l An Impressive Parade. 1 From the dock the presidents s program took him to the point at
 which the parade was formed, two
 miles outside the town, under guard
 of troop Of cavalry. His was the |
 state military companies were as-
 signed As escort for the guests who included Vvce-President Coolidse
 senators, William H. Debeaufort
 charge d'affAires of the Dutch em- lbAssy, and Captain sydney H. Bailey,
 naval attAche of the British embassy.
 The fourth division one of floats from each Of the towns and many of
 the villages of Plymouth and Barns
 table counties-the old colony dis
 triet-nrought the parade to a bril-
 liant clinhax.
 Hfstortal Floats.
 Plymouth's float reproduced the
 landing of the Pilgrims That of
 Duxbury portrayed the treaty be-
 tween the first settlers ana the In
 dians. The Brigewaters were repre- lsented by a float on which appeared
 ant Of John Alden. Princess Roo . Miss Charlotte Mitchell, a direc descendant of the Indian cfiieftair ] Massasoit, was figure on Middle , boro's first float depicting the meet !. ing Of Governor Winslow and the
 chief. Pembroke recalled by it' jnoat, the signing on December 2s
 i77z, at town meeting of first rese
 luuons for independence passed ii The Maynowet dropped ancho
 just inside the entrance to the faar
 Dor af s:5s a. rn Formal welcom l to President Harding was deferred . until he set foot ashore.
 Presidents Yacht Chcered. The presidents yacht had slippe' through the Cape Cod canal, thu t lavoidins the breakers off the cape : which three hundred years az ! turned back it's predecessor the May 3 flower, bark, and changed the eours
 of history. The banks of the cana land the bridges spanning it wer lined with people, who cheered tn , presidential yacht as it passed. ] After passing through the cana | with the destroyer escort, the May ] fiever WAS met by the bAttleshi
 netil!a and cut across Cape Cod ba . rounding Manomet Point, the "ster ? Felicia Hemans wrote, then turre [ in past the twin lights at aurnet | : it's anchorage just beyond
 Town damned With People. Ashore, meantime the Pilgrim tow l was fairly damned with people. S 3 great was the crush that some 0 } the distinguished sutsts, unidentifle by the required insignia were hustle , There and there. Senator Lodge wa
 taken in hand by provoBt guard [ Iinsfstins on his identity without sue cess and his automobile directed t , a thofoushfare distant from tn dock where he was to meet the presi dent
 The day was one of brilliant sun