The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-08-03
PLYMOUTH ROCK
is Rf-DfDICATED
President sEare'io9 Speaks
at Tcrcentel. ary
WORLD Pl.ACf
sERVeMT HOPE


President Harding Attends Tcrcen-
tenary Celebration OF The Landing
OF The Pilgrim Fathers ana Sounds
Note OF Peace and World DiSarmn-
ment.
Plymouth, Mass, Aug Plymouth
Rock, for three centuries landmark
OF American freedom, was rededi-
Gated by President Harding today as
a symbol Of real human brother
hood" for all the world.
Speaking at the tercentcnary ccle-
bration of the landing OF the Pill
grms, the president declared his fer
vent hope that the principle of toll
Grafton and liberty for which our
Fathers crossed the Atlanac might
soon awake a new world era in which
peace and understanding would be-
assured among the nations. He re-
ferred in particular to the nations.
effort towards disarmament assert
ing his faith that the movement
would succeed.
With this tribute to the Pilgrims,
Mr.. Harding linked eulogy to the
achievements Of the English speak
ing race everywhere and declared he
was convinced that the mission Of
the race would encompass even great
cr things than it had yet accom-
plishcd. The leadership OF the Eng
]icb hi ~,
world crisis, he said, could not be
denied nor doubted by anyone.
The presidents address, delivered
within few hundred feet of the spot
where Plymouth Rock has been in
closed in iron palings to preserve it
for postcrity, was part Of an ami
vcrsary celebration in which Vice
President Coolidge and many other
high officials Of state and nation par
ticipatcd.
Earlier in the day he had headed
and reviewed parade OF civic, mill
tary and naval organizations through
thc historic streets Of Plymouth, and
tonight he witnessed the tercenten-
ary pageant reproducing the landing
Of the Pilgrims.
With Mrs. Harding and party OF
friends, the president reached Ply
mouth from Washington shortly be-
fore noon on his yacht Maylowcr,
named for the Pilgrim ship which en-
tered this harbor under lch widely
different circumstances 300 years ago.
Three battlcships and six destroyers
formed an escort for the Maylower
OF today. She was welcomed by
booming Of the presidential salute
from battery ashore, while the
British cruiser Cambrian dipped her
flag at her anchorage just outside
Plymouth harbor.
Ashore a troop of cavalry formed
presidential guard Of honor and many
organizations, including unit Of
British marines from the Cambrian,
marched in the parade which passed
in review before Mr.. Harding and his
party.
The presidents hope that Plymouth
Rock might become shrine for all
free nations was echoed in brief adj
dresses by William Fl. De Beaufort,
charge OF the Dutch legation at Wash
ington, and Capt. sydney H. Bayley,
naval attache Of the British embassy
there. Vice President Coolidge. who
was not scheduled to deliver an adj
dress, satisfied the demands OF the
throng by speaking briefly. Secrc-
tary Weeks also had a place in the
speakers stand. The exercises grew,
indeed, into an "old home week" cele-
bration when, at the word Of the chair
man that they were to be closed, the
crowd called loudly for Vice Presl-
dent Coolidge, Senator Lodge, Maj.
Gen Clarence r. Edwards and Secrc-
tary Weeks. President Harding first
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