The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-01
PARADE FULL
OF COLOR AND
MUCH POMP
Presidential Yacht, May
flower, Brought Harding
and Party And a Joyous
Welsome Was Given By
State and National Fig
ures, Some of Whom
Were Lost in Crowd

Plymouth, Mass, Aug. l,-Anolhel
Mayhower came to Plymouth to-day
this one the presidential yacht bringing
President Harding and an official party
to Join in formal observance OF the ter
centenary of the landing of the Pil,
grims. The Mayhower's passengers OF
three hundred years ago landed on
wild coast marked only by Indian
trails Those of to day made landing TO
an official welcome in scenes that Of
ffered striking contrast with those that
faced the fathers.
Through the streets of the town
streamed thousands of persons-l0O,-
900 was one estimate governors, less
er officials, men of high social degree
and those of labor. Many of them
formed in a colorful parade in which
were direct descendants of both the
first settlers and of the friendly lndi-
ans with whom they lived in peace.
In this parade the president himself
took part both as participant and re-
viewer The parade and other incidents
served to set the scenes for the prin
cipal feature of the days commemo-
ratiye program, public exercises be
ginning at 4 O'Clock p. m, at which
President Harding was to deliver his
only speech of the day, and his only
set address of the summer. For this he
had as setting a great bank of stands
! seating 10000 facing the open sea and
with its northerly tip resting almost
ott Plymouth rock. In the seas cape,
thus posed, stood the battleship
Pennsylvania, North Dakota and Del
aware, riding in the bank and the Brit
ish cruiser Cambrian, at anchor in
side Gurnet Point, itself looming up
like a battleship in the distance
The Mayfower yacht, anchored to
day at the port where the Mayfower
bark. furled sail 30l years to day
from the time when the Pilgrims set
out from the Dutch port of Delftshav
en-. This and other scenes were TO be-
reproduced again in pageant form 10
night with President Harding a. guest.
The old Mayfower herself, repro
duced for the pageant, lay alongshore
within view Of the presidential party
on its way from ship to shore For this
trip the submarine chaser 40S was pro
vided, the presidential yacht being
forced To anchor in the outer harbor
because OF the tortuous channel that
reads within.
Harding Welcomed.
At the new state dock, Gov Cox OF |
Massachusetts headed welcoming |
committee, which included also Senator |
Lodge. Chairman William T. Eldridge /
uf the board of selectmrn and eNecu
tives of several other New England /
states There awaited the president al /
the dock also a group of New Bedford |
school children, winners of the Eve.
ming Standards annual competition for
mastery OF English by children OF for
eign parents, to whose honors were
added those Of receiving their medals
from the presidents hand
From the dock the presidents pro
gram took him to the point at which
the parade was formed, two miles out
side the town. under guard Of troop
at cavalry & cf the third regiment
His was the first Of five divisions Reg
ular and state military companies were
a -signed as escort for the guests who
included also the governor. Vice Presi-
dent Coolidge. several senators and
William II De Beaufort, charges dat
faires of the Dutch embassy, and Cap
tain Sidney II 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 Barnsts
BE counties the Old Colony district
brought the parade to a colorful cli
max Piymouth's float reproduced the
landing Of the Pilgrims. That Of DuN
bury portrayed the treaty between the
first settlers and the Indians The
Bridgev atcrs were represented by
Goat on which appeared Miss Priscilla
Alden iineal descendant Of John Alden
Princes WootoBcakansuke. known
nov adsys a. Miss Charlotte Mitchell. ,
! direct defendant - the Indian chief.
tain Massasoit
The president with has official party ,
sas welcomed Al the dock hy a deieua
ion headed by William KYLE. chairman !
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ice. and hacked by New England rot
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