The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-09-23

of IL commissioners as follows: Three persons to
be appointed by the president Of the United
States; four senator's by the president OF the SEN
ate and four members Of the house or repre-
sentatives by the speaker Of the house OF repre-
sentatives. The commissioners shall serve with
out compensation and shall elect q chairman from
among their number.
Section q (a) That there Is hereby authorized
TO be appropriated out Of any money In the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated the sum Of $780,
600 to be expended by the commission In accord
with the provisions Of this resolution.
(b) One hundred thousand dollars Of such ap-
preparation may be expended under the direction
Of the commission and In cooperation with the
Provincetown tercentenary commission, the town OF
Provincetown, Mass, and such other agencies,
public private as the commission may deter
mine. for the purpose Of completing and improv
ing the approaches to and the grounds Of the Pill
grim monument at Provincetown, Mass; of erect
ing suitably inscribed tablets markers in the
towns of Provncetown, Truro Wellfeet and East
ham, and for other work in connection herewith,
lin accordance with plans adopted by the Province
town tercentenary commission. r.1-.t.:e ~
!. lcj Three hundred thousand dollars Of such
appropriation may be expended under the direc-
iton Of the commission and In cooperation with
the Pilgrim tercentenary commission. the town OF
Plymouth Mass, and such other agencies, pub
lie or private, as the commission may determine.
for the purpose Of restoring and improving
plymouth Rock and the shore line OF the locality
iadjacent thereto, Of protecting and improving the
burial grounds upon Coles Hill and Burial Hill in
Plymouth Mass; Of erecting tablets or markers
at appropriate places in the OLD Colony, and for
other work In connection herewith. In accordance
with plans adopted by the Pilgrim tercentenary
commission.
Section 8. That no expenditure shall be made
,or authorized by the commission until the Com
lmonwealth Of Massachusetts, has, as determined
iby the commission expended or contracted to ex-
,pend the sum Of 100000 for the same purposes
for which the commission may under the provi-
lsions Of this resolution make expenditures.
Massachusetts has already appropriated the
,vnopey specified In the resolution and Plymouth
land other cities and scores Of organizations have
raised additional funds. SO the resolution II ef-
lfective.
Heretofore the nation has participated In COM
,memorating great historical events by contrib
'uting n sum of money to states and associations
(which have conducted fairs and expeditions. The
ipeople 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
he n wide elebration--international, In fact--by
historical exercises, parades and pageants. These
win be held for the most part. as was set forth
in the debate with the house. during the summer
Of 1927. The Massachusetts, commission began
its work eve years ago. but the Great War In
tsrfered with III plans for 1920 celebration.