j Four day program in Eoyden, Am
j st "rdam and Rotterdam, whence the
; .i'ilgrim sailed throe centuries ago to
; the A m erica n wilderness where they
1 might find "freedom to worship God,"
j will start on August 30, when com
j mittees from the I'nited States and
England will be received at the t'ni
versity of l.eyden. At! dresses com-
nu mor a tive of the occasion will be
delivered by scholars from the three
countries.
The next day, August 31, the birth
day of the Queen of the Netherlands,
will include, beside a Congress in the
Town Hail, a religious memorial ser
vice in the Pletorskirk in which
Kov John Robinson, who led the sep
arationisis. f.-oni the Church of Eng
land (the Pilgrims ) to Holland in
ltiO-H, was buried.
The celebration in England will
start in May 1920, with meetings in
Scrooby. the home of Robinson, A us
; e-:iel d. I 'Stcn and Sheffield. From
; August 4 to September 20 there will
j lie cert monies in Ca ; o bridge, London,
j Southam ptcn and other places, cul-
mir.a: ing in the sailing of the new
May!iower, which will carry the re
turning American committee and
Uritish and Dutch delegations who
are to participa te in the program on
this id.fe of the Atlantic.
Mam events of the American cele
bration wili bo in Plymouth, Mass.,
and Ronton, where historical page
;i r, is will be held, followed by a, big
reception in Now York.
The foreign visitors will then be
tiken on a tour of the I'nited
States. On November 24. 1920, there
will be a universal observance of
Thanksgiving Day in England, Hol
land and the United States.
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