Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-04-25
THANKSGIVING.

Proclamation by Governor Francis OF
Missouri Declaring Tuesday, April so.
the Centennial Anniversary of the In
auguration of George Washington as
President of the United States. a Day of
Thanksgiving and Public Holiday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 1S.-Gov-
ernor Francis this afternoon issued the
following:
PROCLAMATION.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
STATE OF MISSOURI
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. April b. 1889.
One hundred years have passed since the in.
auguration of George Washington the first
President of the Republic. The 3Oth of April
will be the centennial anniversary of that
event, which secured to forefa-
theirs the fruits of their victory over
the mother country and marked the
triumph of constitutional government
over the lealouSieS and rivalries of party
strife and sectional amnesty. The institutions
then established have withstood for one hun
dred years the attacks of foreign forces and the
vicisstudes of civil contention and stand to-day
as the strongest evidence history has furnished
OF the ability of the people to govern them
selves. Time has only served to strengthen
confidence in the perpetuity of our form Of
government and to augment admiration for the
wisdom and foresight of its founders Within
this century the Nation has grown from
q confederation Of thirteen infant col
onies, held together by an uncer-
tain and varying tie, TO Union of fortytwo
sovereign States, cemented by indssoluble
bonds of mutual amty and interest. When
the new Republic was formed our State was
part OF sovereign possession, and not until
one-rh1rd OF the cycle had passed was Missouri
admitted as the twenty-second member of the
immortal sisterhood of which she is now the
fifth in population and among the first in
wealth, influence and Importance.
The inauguration of W ashington was the in.
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new country, under new conditions: it was the
dawn of d new day for lovers of liberty the
world over, and its light irradiated the lives of
the oppressed of all nations. The National
celebration of this illustrous event will be held
amid the scenes of the occurrence and partici-
pated IN by representatives of all the States as
well as the Chief Executive and the dignitaries
OF the Nation. its centennial anniversary has
been declared a legal holiday by of Con-
gress, and Its observance enjoined upon the
people by proclamation of the President.
Deemlng it meet and proper that the people
of this Commonwealth should show due APP
probation of their priceless heritage. l. David
K. Francis, Governor OF Missouri, by virtue of
authority in me vested do hereby appoint
Tuesday, April 80, 1899. day of thanksgiving,
and do declare and establish the same public
holiday. And recommend that the people OF
the State congregate at their respective places
OF worship at nine O'Clock in the forenoon Of
that day and return thanks to God for His
glorious gift to them of government of then
selves. 1 do further suggest that
they assemble in appropriate places
at convenient times on the same day,
renewing as patriots their devotion to country,
demonstrate as sovereigns the estimate of our
institutions, and by beitting ceremonies COM
memorate the completion of the first century Of
constitutional government.
In witness whereof hereunto set my hand
and cause to be affixed the great seal of the
State.
Done at the City of Jefferson. this 18th day Of
April, in the year of our Lord 1889.
lSignedi DAVID II. FRANCIS Governor.
By the Governor:
=. a. LESUEUR. Secretary of State.
BY Robt. NJ Yost. Chief Clerk.