The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-04-26

the New world Among these women were two
young mothers-Mary Hopkins, who carried in
her arms little Oceanus Hopkins, born on the
high seas, and Susanna White with her little son.
Peregrine White, who first saw the light of day
In the harbor at Provincetown, where the May
hover had stopped before going on to Plymouth.
In the Plymouth of today stands the Pilgrim
Memorial fountain, erected by the National So
clety or the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton as its part Of the Pilgrim Tefcentenary
celebration of 1920. The fountain consists of a
massive square shaft supporting a lofty bowl
from which water pours in continual streams
into pool below. On the side of the shaft
facing the harbor is the hfe-size figure of the
Pilgrim Mother by G. P. Jennewein, New
York sculptor.
Dressed in Pilgrim garb, the figure expresses
in face and attitude the faith, patience strength
endurance and devotion of the founders of New
England. On the opposite side of the shaft are
engraved the names of the women passengers
of the Mayfower and below them these words:
"They brought up their families in sturdy vir-
tue and living faith in God without which ma
tons perish"
At the time of the dedication of this fountain
Mrs George Maynard Miner, honorary president
general of the d. A. R., paid this tribute to the
Pilgrim mothers:
after daring the perls Of the unknown land,
after sharing with the men all the hardships
and privations and sufferngs ON voyage of
weeks in cockleshel of a boat and landing
on desolate and savage coast in the dead Of
winter, inhabited only by wild men and wild
beasts, after experiences that might well over
come the hardest and most gallant nature they
settled down to the making of homes, with a
faith in the daily presence and guidance of God
which sustained them in every hour of need.
Through hunger and starvation through sick
ness and death which exacted the toll Of half
their number, they toiled on and endured, looking
only toward the goal of their high calling in
Christ Jesus.
1--WE hear far more about the Pilgrim fathers
than we do about the Pilgrim mothers. While
in no way wishing to detract from the rightful
glory of the fathers nevertheless 1t is time that
the world realized the part that these women
played in civilization. 1t is time that history
took note OF them Rarely, If ever, are they
mentioned by name, except In the genealogies.
or by specialists in Pilgrim history Their names,
with few exceptions, are not household words
on our tongues, like those of Miles Standish, or
William Bradford and the rest They figure only
in the passenger list of the Mayfower and only
as Mary or Katharine etc., wife of So and &c.
The family names Of but few are given. The
names of some are literally unknown, not even
the baptismal name being recorded. These latter
figure solely as the wives Of the fathers without
further Identification.
I'VE may read the tragic list for ourselves
The wife of John Tilly-who was she? By what
name was she called in those terrific years of
sorrow and suffering? The maidservant Of the
Carvers-who was she? What faithfulness and
courage must have been hers to follow her mas
ter and mistress into such an adventure Yet
her name is lost and her identity sunk In OBJ
livion. We have inscribed on our fountain all the
names that are known; we have cut them into
deathless stone, that all coming generations may
read and remember. And we have SO Indicated
the nameless that they may share in the immer-
tally of the rest Unknown soldiers of a future
nation, we salute you"
Worthy successors of these first pioneer moth