Show CUT CITY TO 10 TO CELEBRATE A TE SAILING OF S x PILGRIMS Southampton I Southampton Eng Plans n. n of Sailing Sf of v. v Hist Historic ric Mayflower r By Earle C C. Reeves I International al N News 8 Service Staff Staff Cor Cor- respondent to DON 1 May 28 Southampton Y wants ants American history books re rewritten re- re written written Southampton will start the process of proving that that they should be rewritten re rewritten rewritten re- re written on on n July 24 24 when Southampton ton will endeavor to outdo Plymouth in celebration of the anniversary of I the sailing calling of the Pilgrim fathers For Southampton claims that It was from Southampton and not from Plymouth Plymouth Plym Plym- that the hardy band of fathers of nation a-nation set out for the pew new world Mor Moreover ver John Alden w whose whose ose immortality ImmortalitY Immortality Immor Immor- among th the Pilgrim fathers w was wa's aided by the chronicle of Longfellow was born and grew up in in- that city arid mid many others who set sail on the Mayflower were from Southampton orthe or orthe orthe the Southampton district On July 24 24 a new John Alden clad cladas as was the first one and a new Miles Standish and a new Priscilla and others embark from Southampton Ina pageantry reproduction of the origInal origInal original inal sailing ot of the Mayflower 5 The Mayflower was outfitted for the voyage voyage westward in the Southampton basin There it lay for tor weeks while the voyagers made milde the preparations for fort t 1 colonial venture It set sail from that beautiful basin which is now the tl lief port for first-class first passenger passenger pas pas- traffic The town has again ome In for some some recognition as Is the leviathans trans-Atlantic trans service now make It their port of call But Southampton should be recognized as ashe ashe ashe he rear real real mother mother of the speak English n ns ng New World for tor she was the mother I if It the first colony that made good in inbe be lie New World I Such Is the talk of the proud citizens rf IC f Britain's southern port as they go I j I the task of the port of oC departure of the Plymouth Rock colonizers I Th The mere fact tact that the Mayflower I met meL bad weather and was forced to put I In at Plymouth and retail from there should not r rob b Southampton of its honors honors honors' hon hon- ors ors' say the present city fathers The Mayflower sailed called In do September but several factors have in made de it advisable advisable ad- ad ad ad- for them to toc c celebrate l brate In in late July Three Three- hundred years Back from I July ly 24 24 1920 1920 the MaYl Mayflower was In the i harbor preparing fo for the voyage But tides have changed since and if the Hides present pr sent city waits walts until Sept September to celebrate the act actual al spot of th the departure departure departure depar depar- ture will be dry land while on July 24 water will cover cover- cover the spot So So on this date a realistic embarkation embarkation embark tion Uon will willbe be reenacted rhe the hardy band will be Just as it was' was three hundred years ago every voyager ger e pres pres- ent There will be the same number of men th the same same number of women the same number of maid servants The wall of the old city still stands after a fashion and the band of pilgrims of-pilgrims will de defile me through the same gate through which they departed while America was wasl yet yeta a wilderness an awesome ad add venture v v te Actual reb rebuilding of ot a a. Mayflower capable of sailing away has proved to be toot toom of much ch of a al financial task but there will b be a stage property of ot the ship ana aria realistic pageantry pageantry pa pa- pageantry pa- pa reproducing many scenes with historic ac accuracy I |