The Red Cloud chief., 1884-11-28

4ht III &D&pttlst StDIDs. u3fG Afr
by no means perfect. speak Of no OBJ
seryance Of Thanksgiving until 1865.
and In this year the 18th VI Nrvemteu
was observed. The records are silent
again until 1850. when the 10Th az Octo-
Der was appointed By the Court n \
day TO be celebrated by Gil the inhabit-
arts Of the Colony. November &c,
1890. was al-o observed. and the next
year the Colony va, merged and lost
its separate existence.
The celebration Of Thanksgiving Day
had been observed in England on spe-
cial occasions long before the Pilgrims
landed. When the Spanish Armada was
defeated Queen Elizabeth ordered 4 DAT
of praise and Thanksgiving. Il was oh
served with bonire- and merry-making.
gayiy-dressed crowds thronged the
streets. and all London was alive with
merry music and en~liyening sounds. On
the discovery Of the gunpo.der pho; in
1905. at least sixteen wears before the
Pilgrims landed. . Thanksgiving wa
ordered. and the day was observed a. u
sort Of gala occasion. and still exist ~
Guy Fawkes' Day. When George III.
recovered from his insanity 4 grand
procession Of d~ignita-ies marched
through the streets Of London and Il
Thanksgiving service was celebrated in
~. Paul's Cathedral before the rccOv-
cred monarch. When the Prince Of
Wales recovered from the well-nigh
fatal illness in 1872 Ike services wer,
held.
There were occasional Thanksgiving
Day. appointed ~ other Governors out
side Of New England In 1911 and
1865. William k:ett. the Dutch Gov
crnor Of New Netherlands. ordered 4
day Of thanksgiving To be- observed.
and Peter S~tuyvc,aat did the same in
1905. on the occasion of the annexation
Of the Swedish Colony. Perhap. ihey
derived the idea from that Of Lcyden.
IN 1895. for that city had observed "a
dav in October ever since the city wa
delivered from the SpaniardS.
During the Revolutionary Wa
Thanksgiving Day wa a National in
stitutiOn. IL was recommended by
Congress. bat after the Peace Thanks
giving in 1854. there j. an int"rregnum
of Thanksgiving until l1S9, when Pres
dent Washington recommended Il day
OF thanks on account OF the adoption
OF the Constitution. In 1875, when the
insurrection in several of the States
was crushed ou, a second Thanksgiy
ing was held. and in April. 1918. al the
end of the second war with England.
President Madison, - the request o.
Congress, appointed National
Thanksgiving for Peace. Generally
the Pilgrim Governors recommended
the observance of The day. and som"
religious ceremonies were observed.
In New England il is especially TIL
day Of family reunions. Tne prayer
book of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. ratified in 1883. recommends
for a day Of Thanksgiving the frs
Monday in November, unless the civil
authorities appoint another day. In
1917 De Witt Clinton. Governor of New
York. appointed aday Of thanksgiving.
and the custom haS been observed eve
since. Governor johnson. of Virginia.
issued a proclamation for II in 1850.
but Governor Wise. his successor. de
clincd appointing IN saying II was Il
religious matter he had no authority to
NEEDLE with. In lSjS eight Southern
States appointed thankSg.vings. Dur
llg lnt CIVIL WAT. WHICH u!Ni>l'E cIuic 10
the Union arms. days of fasting were
appointed and observed. Then when
victory perched on our banners. IN 1862.
President Lincoln issued a proclamation
recommending a special Thanksgiving.
In the following Year fresh victories and
an abundant harvest furnished further
opportunity for the Nation To pour out
il thanks. and since this time the Presi-
dent has each year issued a PROCLAIM
ton appointing Il day-uSually the last
Thursday in Novembcr-as a day OF
Thanksgiving. The Governors of the
several States and Mayors of the princi-
pal cities generally follow suit and is
sue similar proclanationS To that of the
President so that the day may now b.
regarded rs much of a holiday as the
Fourth of July or Christmas. 1t is a
day of happiness and good nature. of
good feed and social intercourse. Ii l.
a day when of al others the mind should
!, 90 back To the early struggles of the
brave Pilgrim pioneers, and the people
should celebrate il in the same spirit
that Macaulay claims ruled n The Golden
age:
Then none were for IA party,
But all Were for the State:
Then the rich man helped the poor.
And the poor man loved The great"
-CuaciRHdti Enquirer.