The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-15
GOV. WARF|ELD'S THANKS
GIVING PROCLAMATION
Issued from the Executive Office at
Annapolis on Last Friday.
GOD SAVE THE STATE"
A Time honored Phrase, IncorpOrat-
ed in the State Paper-The Gov
crnOr's Habit OF Reviving Old Gus
toms Commended.

The Thanksgiving proclamation Of
Govern Warfeld to the people of
Maryland, which is published herewith
today, was written on last Friday at
the executive Office in Annapolis, and
given to the daily press on Saturday.
The proclamation is written in scrip
tural and pious language. At the con-
clusion and following the attestation
and the great seal is added the time
honored phrase, God Save the State.
That sentence is used by the criers in
many courts Of the State in announcing
the opening Of the sessions. and it
comes down to us from our Anglo-Sax-
on forefathers. In England, however,
it is God Save the King" the King
there standing for the state. The Gov
ernor has an excellent habit Of reviving
or retaining old customs, if they are
good ones, and this is good one The
Governor in his proclamation recon-
mends to the people that they assemble
in their homes and places of public wor-
ship on Thanksgiving Day, yielding
thanks and praise 'to the Giver of
every good and perfect gift, for the
return Of seedtime and harvest, for the
increase of the ground and the gather
ing in of the fruits thereof, and for all
the other blessings of His merciful Prov
idence."
To this pious cxhortation there should
be hearty response, for the occasion
demands it. On the farms it has, as
rule, been year of plenty. There has
been no lack of neutrality-suspicious.
for most of those who have sought it;
the wheels Of industry have been re-
volying, and in the factory, no less
than on the farm, has the dinner pail
been full. We may well adopt The grace
of the good Cheeryble brothers. For
these and all His other blessings, Broth
er Charles; the Lord make us truly
thankful, Brother Ned "
The Proclamation in full is as follows:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, ANNAPOLIS.
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION.
In accordance with the proclamation
of the President of the United States
appointing day of national thanksgiv-
ing and prayer, in continuance of a
time-honored and hallowed custom, and
in acknowledgment of the bounteous
blessings bestowed by Divine Provi-
dence upon the people of Maryland
throughout the year now drawing to a
close, |, Edwin Warfeld, Governor of
the State of Maryland, in consideration
thereof and in conformity with law, do
hereby designate
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1906,
AS
THANKSGIVING DAY.
and proclaim it Legal Holiday, and rec
Ommend its observance as a day of
thanksgiving for the past and prayers
for the future, and earnestly entreat
all the people of this Commonwealth to
assemble in their homes and places of
public worship and to devote the day to
appropriate religious services, Welding
unfeigend thanks and praise to the Giver
of every good and perfect gift for the
return so seedtime and harvest, for the
increase of the ground and the gather
ing in of the fruits thereof, and for sll
the other blessings of His merciful PROV
ldence bestowed upon this State and ma
ton, beseeching Him to continue His
loving kindness to US that our land may
still yield her Increase to His glory and
to our comfort.
In testimony whereof |
have hereunto set my
hand and cause to be af-
fixed the Great Seal of the
State of Maryland, at the
1.-THE GREAT Capitol, in the city of An
SEAL napolis, on this 9th day of
OF November in the year of
MARYLAND. our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and six and
of the independence of the
United States of America
the one hundred and thir-
ty-frst.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD