The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-11-05
THANKSGIVING DAY.
President Issues Proclamation Nam
ing Thursday, No
vember "a.

Tuesday issued the Thanksgiving day
proclamation, setting aside Thursday,
November "a, Ito be observed as day
of festival and thanksgiving by all the
people of the United States, at home and
abroad"
The proclamation follows:
by the president of the United States
of America-A proclamation:
ut has pleased Almighty God to bring
the American people in safety and honor
through another year, and, in accord
ance with the long-unbroken custom
handed down to us by our forefathers,
the time has come when a special day
shall be set apart in which to thank Him
who holds all nations in the hollow of
his hand for the mercies thus vouch-
safed to us.
During the century and quarter of
our national life we as people have
been blessed beyond all others, and for
this We owe humble and heartfelt
thanks to the Author of all blessings.
The year that has closed has been one
of peace within our own borders as we'll
as between us and all other nations
The harvests have been abundant and
those who work, whether with hand or
brain, are prospecting greatly. Reward
has waited upon honest effort. We have
been enabled to do our duty to ourselves
and to others. Never 10 there been a
time when religious and charitable ef-
tort has been more evident Much has
rrSSy tn
pected from us.
1--WE speak of what has been done by
this nation in no spirit of boastfulness
or Vainglory. but with full and reverent
realization that our strength is as Moth
ing unless we are helped from above
Hitherto we have been given the hearth
est strength to do the tasks allotted to us
as they severally arose. We are thank
full for all that has been done for us in
the past, and we pray that in the future
we may be strengthened in the uncnding
struggle to do our duty fearlessly and
honestly, with charity and good will
with respect for ourselves and with love
toward our fellow men.
I'm this great republic the effort to
combine national strength with personal
freedom is being tried on n scale more
gigantic than ever before in the worlds
history. Our success will mean much,
not only for ourselves, but for the future
of all mankind. and every man or woman
in our land should feel the grave re-
sponsibility resting upon him or her.
for in the last analysis this success must
depend upon the high average of our in
dividual citizenship, upon the way In
which each of us does his duty by him
self and his ncighbor."
Now, therefore. l. Theodore Roose-
welt. president of the United States, do
hereby appoint and set apart Thursday,
November "a, to be observed as a day
of festival and Thanksgiving by all the
people of the United States at home or
abroad and do recommend that on that
day they cease from their ordinary occu-
pations and gather in their several
places Of worship or in their homes.
devoutly to give thanks unto Almighty
God for the benefits he has conferred
upon us as individuals and as a nation
and to beseech him that in the future his
divine favor may be continued to us.
"ln witness whereof | have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed. Done at the
city of Washington this LIST day of No
vember. In the year of our Lord, 1904.
and of the independence of the United
States the one hundred and twenty
ninth.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
"By the president
JOHNiHAY, Secretary of State"