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In the Land of the Pilgrims THE Spencer-Pierce House in Newbury, Massachusetts, was built less than thirty years after the historic landing of the Plymouth Pilgrims. It is one of the best examples of the roomy, comfortable houses of the Pilgrim period. From old New England homes such as this went forth that army of civilization and progress which conquered the savage wilderness of the new continent. The same courage, industry and vision which this required have made New England a land of prosperous industry. During over half a century of New England's marvellous industrial growth, the service of the Standard Oil Company of New York has kept pace with, and often antici- pated, the rapidly expanding needs of New England for her gasoline and oil supplies for both industry and pleasure. High quality and adequate service have gone hand in hand. Today every motor highway and by- way throughout New England and New York is part of the long"Socony Trail". Look for the red, white and blue Socony Sign. "Every gallon the same. " STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK The sign of a reliable dealer and. the world's best Gasoline i ^^-g^1^vlllkV^^U^>WlllUV^,M>MMMl^J^.u.>.l^llll<'>.^^^.tJllllN^^^.^^nl^^ui^J^^■t^lMlr^^n^mT Copvri^ht, A. S. Burbank SIGNING THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT, NOVEMBER ii, 1620 "Covenant and combine ourselves togeather into a Civil body politick tor our better ordering and preservation and to enacte, constitute and frame such just and equall lawes, ordnances, Acts, constitutions and offices from time to time as shall be thought most meete and convenient tor ye generall good ot ye colonie." It was but a few months before, on the "^oth of July, 16 19, that the General Assembly of Virginia was convened in the church at fames- town at the direction of Sir Edwin Sandys. There they referred their charter to a committee for examination to find if there were "oughte not perfectly squaring with the state of this colonie, or in lawe which did presse or binde two harde." It is these two events that England and Holland have joined with the United States in celebrating. The development of liberal thought and democratic government in America has proved a force that the boundaries of this country could not contain. England is now show- ing her pride in having given birth to the men who established the American Republic, and the celebrations of the Pilgrims' sailing have been as enthusiastic in the land from which they were driven as in the nation which thev founded. FIRST MEETING OF VIRGINIA ASSEMBLY, GOVERNOR YEARDLEY PRESIDING, JULY 30, 1 6 19 "We did it not to tfie ende to correcte or control! anything therein contained, but only in case we should finde ought not perfectly squaring with the state ot this colonic, or in lawe which did presse or binde two harde." The Story of the Fhst ^Assembly The first assembly that ever sat on American soil was the product of mixed motives. The father of the assembly, Sir Edwin Sandys, was one of the great EngHsh Hberals, a stalwart upholder of the rights of the people, but he was also the treasurer of the Virginia Company, a commercial enterprise. Industrial communism in Virginia had failed, as it failed in Plymouth, and Sir Edwin was moved to find a way to more plentiful production by arousing the dormant energy of the planters. That this fell in with his desire to promote self-government is true, but it is a question how far he would have been moved to change the \'irginia system if the exports of tobacco and other products had been large under the communistic regime. So the first representative government of America sprang partly from the liberal move- ment in England and partly from the necessity of making the settlers work. Sir George Yeardley was sent out to the colony in 1619 to put the new form of govern- ment in operation. He found a settlement of about 400 discouraged people, planting hardly enough corn to keep them alive and producing little for the company. They were divided into four general boroughs, Henricus, Charles City, James City and Kiccowtan. These for the purposes of election were again divided into twelve election boroughs, each of which was to choose two Burgesses to sit in the General Assembly. Soon after his arrival he issued the following proclamation, one of the most interesting documents in Colonial history: "That all those that were resident here before the departure of Sir I'homas Dale (April, i6i6j, should be freed and acquitted from such publique services and labours which formerly they suffered, and that these cruel laws by which we had so long been governed were now abrogated, and that we were now to be governed by those free laws which his Majestie's subjects live under in Englande. And that they might have a hand in the gov- erning of themselves, it was granted that a General Assembly should be held yearly once, whereat were to be present the Governor anci Counsell with two Burgesses from each plan- tation, freely to be elected by the inhabitants thereof; this Assembly to have power to make and ordaine whatsoever lawes and orders should by them be thought good and proffittable for our subsistence." L'nder this proclamation the boroughs elected to the first representative body in Amer- ica the following men: Samuel Sharpe, Samuel Jordan, Capr. Thomas Graves, Walter Shelley, John Jef^-'erson, Capt. John Ward, Lieut. John Gibbs, Capt. William Powell, En- sign William Spence, Thomas Paulett, Edward Gourgaing, John Boys, John Jackson, Capt. Christopher Lawne, Ensign Washer, Capt. William Ticker, and NN'illiam Capps. It is unfortunate that the records of this election are lost, for although it is certain that they were elected by means of the ballot-box, and that parties existed in the colony, details are lacking and even the date is unknown. The Assembly met on July ,^,0, 161 9, Governor Yeardley presiding, and John Porv, member of Council, acting as speaker. Pory was a Master of Arts of Cambridge Univer- sity, and ordered the proceedings of this historic occasion with despatch. They passed laws and ordinances, arranged land grants and taxes, and then adjourned, declaring: "Our intent is to ease all the inhabitants of Virginia forever of all taxes and public burthens as much as possible." SULGRAVE MANOR, AND SKETCH OF SULGRAVE INSTITUTION The Sulgrave Institution takes its name from the Sulgrave Manor, the home of George Washington's ancestors in Northamptonshire, England. This property, which includes a house, outbuildings and ten acres of land, was purchased in 1913 by a public-spirited body of English men and women as a part of the proposed celebration, in 191 5, of One Hundred Years Peace Among English-speaking Peoples, following the signing of the Treaty of Ghent. This celebration, as is well known, was abandoned because of the Great War. To show their good-will for their kindred of America, the Sulgrave estate was turned over to a Board of Trustees, composed equally of Americans and British, to be forever maintained as a place of pilgrimage for all who venerate the name of that Colonial Englishman who became the father of the Ameri- can Republic, and a plan was conceived of creating ultimately a society to take up permanently the work of furthering friendship and preventing misunderstanding among English-speaking peoples and as between them and other peoples of good-will. In carrying out this plan a resolution authorizing the creation of the Sul- grave Institution, a society to center in Sulgrave Manor, was approved at a meeting of the Trustees of Sulgrave Manor held at the American Embassy in London in March, 1914, Ambassador Walter Hines Page in the Chair. M. NEW YORK EVENTS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Reception to Dr. W. H. De Beaufort, Acting Minister from the Netherlands, Lord Rathcreedan, Admiral Sir William Lowther Grant, and British, Nether- lands and Canadian Delegates at the City Hall. 3:30 P.M. Reception by Prof. Henry Fairfield Osborn and Dr. William T. Hornaday at the New "i'ork Zoological Park. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 I p. M. Luncheon by the Sons of the American Revolution to British, Netherlands and Canadian Delegates at the Army and Navy Club of America. 7 p. M. Dinner in honor of the Delegates of Great Britain, the Netherlands and Canada to the Tercentenary Celebration of the Meeting of the First American Legislative Assembl V, the Mayflower Compact, and the Landing of the Pilgrims, which mark the Beginnings of Free Institutions in America. George VV. Burleigh, presiding officer. Speakers Hon. Bainbrtdge Colby, Secretarv of State Hon. Alton B. Parker, Chancellor ot Sulgrave histitution Hon. John W. Davis, Ambassador to the Court of St. James Gen. John J. Pershing Sir Arthur Shipley Vice-Admiral Hilary R. Jones, U.S.N. Dr. a. J. Barnouw Hon. Raoul Dandurand, President of the Canadian Senate A musical program and tableaux has been arranged by Community Service, including patriotic songs of the United States and England, folk songs of the Netherlands, and a presentation of the signing of the Mayflower Compact, under the direction of Calvin W. Rice, chairman of the Committee on .Arrangements. Frederick Gunther will conduct the music and direct the tableaux, assisted by Frank Hydak at the piano, A. Campbell Weston at the organ, Mav Pashlev Harris, dramatic director. The chorus is comprised of employees of the Federal Reserve Bank, the Liberty National Bank, the National Park Bank, the Federal Board for \'ocational Training, the Western Union Telegraph Company, and Communitv Service. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 10 A. M. Sightseeing trip. I p. M. Luncheon to Delegates of Great Britain, the Netherlands and Canada by the Pilgrims of the United States, at the Ritz-Carlton, Chauncey ^L Depew, presi- dent of the Pilgrims, presiciing. 8 p. M. Mass meeting at Carnegie Hall, ]iarticipated in bv seventy organizations allied with Sulgrave Institution. Judge Alton B. Parker, Chancellor of Sulgrave Institution, presiding officer. Speakers Hon. Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of State Dr. \V. H. De Beaufort, Acting Minister from the Netherlands Lord Rathcreedan Sir Arthur Shipley Henry St. George Tucker Dr. George E. Vincent The Community Service has arranged a musical program and tableaux, which will be given at the dinner. "The Mayflower," by Alfred Noyes, will be read by Miss Helen Harrington, assisted by Carter-Waddell, dancers. Following the speeches, there will be community singing under the leadership of Frederick Gunther, leader, and May Pashley Harris, dramatic director. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 10 A. M. Leave for Princeton University. I p. M. Luncheon at Proctor Hall, Graduate School. NORFOLK EVENTS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 10:30 A. M. Assemble at the Monticello Hotel. II A. M. Take special cars at LInion Station lor Cape Henry. Address of welcome by Mayor. Addresses by Chairman of Committee and City Manager. 1 p. M. Luncheon. 2 p. M. Return to Norfolk. 3 p. M. Sightseeing trip around Norfolk. 4 p. M. Parade of school children. 8 p. M. Mass meeting, followed by educational moving pictures. Speakers: Visitors and local people at Wells Theatre. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 9 A. M. Ferry and motor to Yorktown as guests of the Sons of the Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution. 2 p. M. Start to Williamsburg. Afternoon tea there at the College of William and Mary as guests of the Daughters of the American Revolution. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 9 A. M. Boat to Jamestown. Church service, the Rev. J. F. Peter, presiding. Luncheon. 9 p. M. Reception at the Monticello Hotel. THE FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES BRITISH DELEGATES Rt. Hon. Lord Rathcreedan Col. H. \V. Edwards, D.S.C, M.C. and Ladv Rathcreedan at t r. at i Mr. John Blair MacAfee -Admiral Sir \\'illiam Lowther Grant, K.C.B. ,, . „ „ Mr. Stanley Udale Sir Arthur h. Shipley Sir loHN Henry Mr. George McKinley, Am. Luncheon Club Prof. Frederick J. Foakes-Jackson, D.D. Mr. Harry S. Ferris DELEGATES REPRESENTING CANADIAN GOVERNMENT Senator Raoul Dandurand, K.C. Hon. Charles Frederick Hamilton Justice William Renwick Riddell Mr. C. H. Scannell NETHERLANDS DELEGATION Dr. W. H. de Beaufort, Acting Minister from Dr. D. H. Andreae, Commercial Attache the Netherlands Netherlands Legation Dr. a. J. Barnouw Dr. J. B. Hubrecht VICE-ADMIRAL AND COMMANDING OFFICERS OF THE THIRD BATTLE SQUADRON, UNITED STATES FLEET Vice-Admiral Hilary R. Jones Capt. H. H. Hough, Capt. L. M. Nulton, Commanding U.S.S. Utah Commanding LT.S.S. Pe>nisyha>iia Capt. T. N. Olmstead, Capt. Noble E. Irwin, Commanding LI.S.S. Floruia Commanding LLS.S. Oklahoma Capt. J. T. Tompkins Capt. L. McNamee, Commanding LI.S.S. Delaware Commanding LIS.S. Nevada Capt. T. J. Senn, Capt. W. W. Phelps, Commanding U.S.S. North Dakota Commanding LI.S.S. Arizona THE SULGRAVE INSTITUTION Vice-President of the United States Mr. Thomas R. Marshall, Honorary Chairman Depository, J. P. Morgan & Co. Chancellor .Alton B. Parker Chairman Finance Committee Martin V'ogel Andrew B. Humphrey, Secretary Chairman Executive Committee John A. Stewart Auditor, Perlev Morse & Co. Honorary Vice-Chairmen Theodore Roosevelt (In Menioriam) \\u,LL\M Howard Taft His Excellency, The British Ambassador His Excellency, The Minister for the Netherlands Bainbridge Colby His Excellency, The American .Ambassador to Great Britain Joshua VV. .Ale.xander Newton D. Baker Rear-Admiral William S. Benson Rt. Rev. Charles Sumner Burch Albert S. Burleson JosEPHUS Daniels Jacob M. Dickinson Charles W. Eliot Simeon D. Fess James W. Ger.\rd His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons Samuel Gompers Myron T. Herrick Herbert C. Hoover Charles Ev.yns Hughes Franklin K. Lane Robert Lansing Henry Cabot Lodge J. P. Morgan A. Mitchell P.\lmer General John J. Pershing Frank L. Polk William C. Redfield Jacob H. Schiff Leslie M. Shaw Rear-Admiral William S. Simms Alfred E. Smith Oscar S. Straus Dr. C. van Vollenhoven George W. Wickersham William B. Wilson M.\jor-General Leonard Wood Robert J. Wynne ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS TAKING PART IN CELEBRATIONS .Aero Club of America .Alden Kindred of America, The Midwest Chapter Alumni .Association of American Rhodes Scholars America.n Automobile Association .American Civic Association .American Defense Society American Feder.ytion of Labor .American ^L\YFLOWER Council -American Politic.yl Science Association -American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society -American Seamen's Friend Society -American Unitarian -Associ.ytion Archaeological Institute of -America -Ar-my -\nd N'-\vy Club of -America -Association for the Preservation of Virginia -Antiquities Baptist Young People's LTnion of -America Better -America Movement Brotherhood of St. -Andrew in the LInited States City History Club of New York Colonial Dames of America Community Service, Inc. Daughters of the Cincinnati Educational .Alliance English-Speaking Union Federal Cou-n'cil Churches of Christ in Americ-\ Fifth -Avenue -Assocl\tion General -Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the L'nited States of America Gener.\l Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church General Society of Mayflower Descendants Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial Governors, Prior to 17.50 Huguenot Society of .America Knights of King Arthur Merchants Assoclytion of New A'ork Methodist Feder-Ytion for Social Service Military Order of Foreign Wars Minnesota Historical Society National Council Congregational Churches National Council Junior Order of United -American Mechanics National Institute of Social Sciences National Rifle Association N-\TioNAL Society Colonial Dames of -Americ.y National Society, Dames of the Loy.yl Legion National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution National Society, Daughters of Founders and Patriots of A-merica N-\tional Society New Engla-vd W'omen National Society Sons of American Revolution National Society United States D-\ughters of 1812 New Jersey Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church New York Historical Society New York State Historical -Assoclytion Old Guard Vetera.n Battalion of New York Order of Founders and Patriots of -America Presby-terian Church in the United States Saint Andrew's Society Saint David's Society Saint George's Society S.YLVATioN -Army Seaman's Church Institute • Society of Colonlyl Wars Society of Mayflower Descendants Sons of Confederate Vetera-ns The People's Institute United Spanish War Veterans United States Junior N-YVal Reserve LInivers-Ylist General Convention Women's Educational and Industrial Union Zionist Organization of America HOTEL ASTOR TIMES SQUARE NEWYORK F. A. MUSCHENHEIM HOTEL i^STOR is most convenient for Luncheons, Teas, Dinners, Suppers. All the principal shops and more than fifty theatres within easy walking distance. Adolph Lewisohn &^ Sons Perley Morse & Company Certified T^ublie ^eeoiintants 110 WILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK 1096 TELEPHONE 1097 BEEKMAN 1098 Experts in Taxation, Cost Finding Systems, Auditing and General Financial Investigation Help The little crippled children here American Civic Association in our city by contributing to Organized and conducted as THE WILLIAM H. DAVIS FREE INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN and its summer quarters a great voluntary national organization "to make American communities bet- THE LULU THORLEY HOME FOR CRIPPLED AND DELICATE CHILDREN Claverack, N. Y. ter places in which to live and work, to promote effi- cient public recreation, and This School is making useful men and women to safeguard great national for tomorrow out of little folks who start scenic possessions." the life-race sorely handicapped Contributions may be sent to For information and helpful community advice address WALTER SCOTT, President 495 Broadway, or to AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOCIATION MRS. EDWARD DAVIS JONES, Treasurer 914 Union Trust Building 1 8 West 68th Street Washington, D. C. This space donated by Walter Scott The Hereditary Order of Descendants of Colonial (jovernors Prior to 1750 (CIIARTEREDl Commoii/f k/iotvr: us ORDER OF COLONIAL GOIERXORS Purposes: To commemorate the services of those men who exercised supreme executive power in the American Colonies and who laid in them the foundations of stable government and of that respect for civil law and authority- which made the maintenance of their future independence possible. Objects: I. To further all wise, just, free and humane patriotic objects of patriotic societies. 2. Literary, Historical, Genealogical. Social Membership is purely honorary and by in- vitation only. (Miss) GAIL TREAT, Governor General. THE PEOPLE'S INSTITUTE 70 Fifth Avenue NEW YORK CITY EDWARD F. SANDERSON, Director The People's Institute is an organization for the encouraging of genuine educational and recre- ational activities in New York City. I he Institute has made itself responsible for the following activities: Cooper Lfnion Forums, People's Music League National Board of Motion Picture Review People's School of Philosophy Ukrainian Needlecratt Guild And has cooperated with other organizations in developing: School Buildings as Comnuinitv Centers, Americanization Work through Public Night Schools, Health School, Food Scouts, Use of Public Schools by Trade Unions, Play Streets, Immigrant Information Centers, \'ocational Guidance in Public Schools, Ciramercy Boys' Club, Gramercy Music Committee. The National Society of the Colonial Dames i*/" America npHE National Society of the Colonial Dames of America was organized May ig, 1892 on the basis that the thirteen original Colonial States should form a federation of women, descended from some ancestor of worthy life who came to reside in an American Colony prior to 1750 and who held an important position in the Co- lonial Government, and whose distinguished services contributed to the founding of our great Nation. In 1896 it was decided to admit into the National organization, societies formed by women of Colonial Ancestry residing in other than the thirteen original States and known as the non-Colonial States. Todav the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America is represented by societies in forty States and the District of Columbia with a membership of 9,000. Mrs. Joseph R. Lamar is the National President. SPACE CONTRIBUTED BY THE COLONL^L DAMES OF AMERICA Reproduction of the obverse and reverse sides of PILGRIM MEDAL The Official Medal of the Tercentenary Celebrations OF The Landing of the Pilgrims The Signing of the Mayflower Compact AND The First Legislative Assembly at Jamestown CONDUCTED BY THE SULGRAVE INSTITUTION AT New York, September 27, 28 and 29 Norfolk, October 4, 5, 6 Richmond, October 7 BRONZE MEDALS, I4.00 STERLING SILVER MEDALS, ? 17.50 For sale by The Sulgrave Institution, Room 3903. WooKvorth Building Made by Royal Begeer, William Braat, Representative. 154 Nassau Street n^ODAY the great fleets of the International ^ Mercantile Marine Company, comprising the well-known American, Red Star, White Star and White Star -Dominion Lines, transport scores of thousands of "pilgrims" each year between the New World and the Old, with every modern comfort and luxury. General Offices, Nine Broadway, New York W o • » • • . '*b d"5* -^^0^ <. *'Trv« • .,G^ "o, - '.-. 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