The Pilgrims and their monument . prising eight battleships, underthe command of Rear-Admiral Seaton Schroeder,entered the harbor to assist in the dedicatory cere-monies. The fleet included battleships Connecticut(flagship of commander in chief), Michigan, Missis-sippi, Idaho, Louisiana (flagship of commander ofsecond division). South Carolina, Kansas, and NewHampshire; supply ship Celtic, repair ship Panther,tender Yankton, hospital ship Solace, collier Mars,and tug Patuxent, These and other preliminary arrangements havingbeen made, the arrival of the principal guests of theday was awaited wi
The Pilgrims and their monument . prising eight battleships, underthe command of Rear-Admiral Seaton Schroeder,entered the harbor to assist in the dedicatory cere-monies. The fleet included battleships Connecticut(flagship of commander in chief), Michigan, Missis-sippi, Idaho, Louisiana (flagship of commander ofsecond division). South Carolina, Kansas, and NewHampshire; supply ship Celtic, repair ship Panther,tender Yankton, hospital ship Solace, collier Mars,and tug Patuxent, These and other preliminary arrangements havingbeen made, the arrival of the principal guests of theday was awaited with interest. Early upon the morn-ing of the day fixed. Governor Draper arrived in theharbor in the steam yacht Waconda, accompanied byLieutenant-Governor Frothingham, Adjutant-Gen-eral William H. Brigham of the State Militia, andMajors Guy Murchie, Talbot Aldrich, and Philip , of his staff. Colonel Charles Hayden, theowner of the Waconda, was also a member of theparty. Soon after the arrival of the governor, the govern 166. THE PILGRIM MONUMENT DURING THEOF DEDICATION. CEREMONIES THE DEDICATION OF THE MONUMENT ment despatch boat Dolphin arrived in the harbor,conveying the Secretary of the Navy, the HonorableGeorge von L. Meyer. At about nine-thirty oclock the government yachtMayflower, with the President and his party on board,entered the harbor of Provincetown and droppedanchor near the place where the ship Mayflower isbelieved to have anchored in November, 1620. ThePresident was received with the customary navalhonors by the vessels of the Atlantic fleet. The ad-miral of the fleet, accompanied by the captains of thebattleships, paid his respects to the President on boardthe Mayflower, which courtesy was, soon after, re-turned by President Taft. These ceremonies beingconcluded, the President made a landing upon thepier, where he was received by Governor Draper,President J. Henry Sears, of the Pilgrim MemorialAssociation, and Mr. Artemas P. Hannum, a mem-ber of the Board
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