The morning times., 1895-11-05
SET APART TO GIVE THANKS
President Cleveland Issues the
Proclamation for the Holiday.
Thursday, the 2sth Instant, He Asks
All People to Join in Prayer
for the Nations Good.

The Thanksgiving proclamation was is
sued by the President yesterday as follows;
The constant goodness and forbearance
of Almighty God WHICH have been youch-
safed to the American people during the
year which is just past call for their
sincere acknowlcugeDient3 and devout graf
itudc. al
ITO the end, therefore, that we may with
thankful hearts unite IN cXtuliing the
loving care of our Heavenly Father, l,
Grover Cleveland, President OF the United
states, do hereby appoint and set apart
Thursday, the twenty eighth day OF the
present month of November, rs day OF
Thanksgiving and prayer, to be Kept and
observed by all our people.
ION that day let us forego our usual
occupations, and in our accustomed places
OF worship join in giving thanks TO the
glycr OF every good -and perfect gut Tor
the bounteouS returns that have rewarded
our labors III the fields and i'll tue busy
niarts OF trade; for the peace and order That
have prevailed throughout the land, for
our projection from pestilence ana dire
calamity, and for the other blessings that
have been showered upon US from an open
hand.
And with our thanksgiving let us
hgmbly beseech the Lord To- SO incline the
hearts OF our people unto Him that He Will
llDl ittNt us nor lbFSdht US siS IL EsiAiphf
bat will continue To US His mercy and
protecting care, guiding us in the path
of national prosperity and happiness, en-
downing us with rcctitHde and virtue. and
keeping alive within MS patriotic love
for the free institutions which have Deem
given 10 us as our national heritage.
And let US also on the day of our
thanksgiving especially remember the poor
ana needy, and by deeds OF charity let us
81. o H.. Il. nrIt ihs
the custom OF issuing a national proc
lamation has been annual MY since Lin
coln'S lime, though George Washington
issued. as early as 1879, PROCLAMATION,
which has served as a model fer his
Successors.
The Revolutionary fathers believed they
had particular reasons fer giving thanks,
ami ihcy lest few 81 rurtEmtits "f CONG
so. Thus in the CO influential Congress, there
We're resolutions passed setting aSicc GAYS
for acknow hedging Tie kinCnGs II Prov
dence in giving victory TO Tie RcvclutinnlSt
forces.
Inc chaplains OF Congress were the prime
movers in this. But the thanks or the
nation were given rather ETad-inely after
ward aud IL was dGr 10 a boston woInans
efforts mat PRESIDENT Lincoln made Il habit
of proClainnng slccial uay Tor giving
thanks.
Since Liucoln's time the Presidents have
all issued thanksgiving prociaImuIIuns early
IN NuNcmusr. lncse i,rp'IhiiIdtiuns are
composed usually by the frcsiG, ms them
sel;rs, and in most instances ln-y nave teen
written Win The rrc-t,i,ht ON - naI'u.
From the WHIT hoGs, ln,y nave gone TO
the State Eepartni. 1T, wnrre- Jney have
Dccu copied wIt.i .Xac,u,.ss on ihat uifIcIdfs
biue paper.
The proclamation is never typewriter.
Tine : I.StH I. I r..
ments irceiy with the eScrptlonn tnc STATE
Department. mere =, Cretary GRESHAM useti
il lar his correspondence, nut before hin
1t was not used -Vcli tor the : crrt try : .e,-
tiers. No uliiCIal document -insna,IuE from
The Stale department. is ever written "a
the typewriter. 1t is invariap.y cngro>srd
in flowing script un the department blue
bond paper.
Observation-Disclosures electromagnetic
1t is sent To the office or the ci,ri pf iaF.,nns
and COMMISSION. he HIS tnc- CGg,,.-.. 81
the great seal.
No Impression of ttis seal can be made
without "A special warrant signed by the
President Of the United states hinscf.
THIS sea- is kept constantly uLut'r l'cS and
Key, except wnrn il IS ininsc Tor III. attest
ing OF paidnns, cu,nIta>-iuus, or pr0caui..-
tons IA lic tfcsF'I.-nt. rt Is r.anur.te
aIiaIr, winch cost : ,vOu. ;iuu the making
oi The Impressi"uIs ac,nIni,nsiir,i win n,u,-n
ami uut ii ,ittla icbur.
When the sc'i iidn i-,,i. d1II--trl the doc
uIiirnt IS ruplc'i 10y Civfh>, and ,Up.cs are
Sent 10 the pul en,ur. of nh TIE states. II
Is given tc the picss ~ ILr same tuic,
ana tue pre- - ASSOCIATIONS icIeGraph II to
ail the quarters Of the cuiiutry Tor put'ii;;l-
ton. II finds It's way into a iopG many
thousand newspapers, ana probably i read
by ten or fifteen nlrhon of rhc pr"plc
OF the United States.
THE first Thanksgiving proclamation,
that Of President " aShingl on, was ISsurI
in New YORK, October =. 1883. fie>ident
Washington, IL wIi he seen, took time 10y
the roreiocA. Theie was no telegraph IL
his day ana no United Press to transmit
the proclamation Ia the utteTmCst PARIS Of
the Cpited States.
1t had to reach the interior by stage and
carrier; and no doubt many Of tue penpic
who had some reason to give tEanAs did
rot hear of this appointment % November
20 for that purpose unIil November was
long past.
the original Of the Washington procla-
nation is in the hands IF Tie Rev. j. W.
Welinan, who inherited IL remotely from
his great grandfather, William Ripley, of
Cornish y. II. II was mach like the pr,C,a-
today. II began with the formal:
- BY the President of the United States Of
proclamation
Unless the patriotic citizens IF Rhode :
Island are discouraged by the experience [
Of the last two years, they will Send the I
President again fat turkey for his Thanks !
giving dinner.
Last year the President went out to
dinner and left the turkey, !
which had been sent to him from Westerly. !
for the dumestics al the White House. The |
year before he bought another turkey and |
used it in place of the Rhode Island bird, |
FOR some reason best known TO himself.
Possibly the Republican flavor of the
Rhode Island turkey is obroXious to the I
President: for the prime movers i'll the an
nual turkey gift are conspicuous Republi-
ANS. Senator Anthony used to be the |
chairman of the committee which passed I
On the merits of the birds offered in cGmpeti-
ion for the honor of being eaten by Pres
dent
Senator Dixon succeeded him In the per-
iormauce of this agreea bic duty. Presi-
lent Harrison always honored the Rhode
Island turkey BY making it the conspicuous
'eature of the Thanksgiving dinner at the
White House. The last turkey which has
raced a Presidents board weighed thirty
light pounds. Westerly has sent birds of
orty-five pounds weight to Washington
or the President.