The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-11-11
THANKSGIVING
DAY PROCLAIMED
President Designates Thursday, No
vember a., as Thanksgiving.
ReCOUNTS YEARS BLESSINGS
Peace Has Prevailed wishim Oas
u"rd~rs. Our usrsests uasr n~ea
Abundant asd the workers
Are P~rospcriay.

Washington. Nov. 3.-Thc president
has issued the Thanksgiving procla-
nation. settling aside Thursday, NO.
venbcr -. to be observed IA a day OF
festival and thanksgiving by all the
people Of the United States. at home
and abroad.
The proclamation follows:
ny the President u tho United states.
\ proUlumatlous
1T has pleased Almighty God TO bring
the American people In safety aud honor
Through another year, and Ia accordance
Win the long. u%ubfpksu custom handed
Gown o. ur ~ our ~furctather1 the umo
has com. when q gpsctli day shall be set
apart 10 which o. thank lin Who holds
ga nations h. The hollow OF iila hand
TO- M mcrci'a thus vuuchHafcd to va.
guf iHttonal No we. na d people, have
been hlUs ssi beyond an pthorH. and Tor
this ", owe humble anu heartfelt thank
% th. 't hoe 81 ai blessings The Year
that H. closed hHa been one uf peace
within usi own huriefa, as well az be-
tNrrh % anu all other, nation. Tho
who work. WhUthur with hand Or brain,
at, pfoapgring greatly.
has awaited upon housat ff-
fort We have been enabled TO do our
duty 10 Ourselves aud 10 7ur-~ia Mover
hua thsre BEEN "a tlmo when religious u
charitable EFFORT has been moro "vldenL
Mlth has been given to Va aud much viii
be cN.cctod from W.. We speak VI what
has been done b. THIS nation Ia no spirit
OF h~elstnIlnvHa ur N%aingiury. but wtth
iuli and rcyersnt fcnliEaiion that our
nircneth Il ~ nothing. unl,as We. ato
hclpsd from above pltaertp We have
been glscn the hgtrucst strength to 90
the tasks allotted to W. as they aqveraily
Hfoue. We hrr thankful fOf All that has
ben done <or "a ~ the past aud re
strengthened In the %uuUn1inH H~tfugsle 70
do uur duty featigaHly and honestly, Win
charity and good viii, with rrtpect Tor
ourselves and with love toward our fol.
'Ip iii. great republic The cnort 70
combine national strength with personal
gignniic than ever before In the world
history. Our success VIII mean mu,h,
not only fufsoirfcit'A but Tor the ihiute
% all mtukind and 'N'fy mm OF womln
IN our land Hhpuld fc"l tho grave re-
t~plnsihiliiy tv.ilns upon him OF her t9r
~ W iss, a y NV nvstess IL our indi.
VlduRi citizenship Upan the way IN when
each ~ u does his duty by himself
""Now. therefor, I. Theodore Roosevelt.
profltrut OF the United states. do hereby
appoint aud .et apart ThursdAy the
H.. oba.rvci as 4 day Of festival and
Thanksgiving ~ all tho people q the
United states a.. homo OF abroad, mud
do recommend that IN that day thcy
cease from ,hrir ordinary occupations
. rather In their several places OF wor'
shin ~ In their homes dcNoutiy to give
thAuka unto Almighty God. for the ben
ents Ito has conferred UPON as a. In
diylduals and aa a nntlnn, gih To be-
sror', Him that IN the future Ills dirine
favor may DO continued to uB,
In witness whereof have hercuntn
SGT my hand and caused "a. seal OF the
United states to- Is. Affixed.
.I,on., al the city 'of Washington, this
lrHt day Of November, In the year oi
our Lord, mo thousand MIN" hundred
and % "a and Of Inc Independence ~
the United States the omu hundred and
twenty. ninth.
i"TIIEopoitE ROOSEVELT.
"Hy the rfsslirrt,
secretary Of state"