Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-11-17
Governors Thanksgiving Proclamation.
To the freemen of the State of Yer
mont: proclamation by George
Herbert Prouty, governor.

To the freemen of the State of Yer
mont: proclamation by George
Herbert Prouty, governor.
Again the crowded storehouses of
the husbandman and the glory of the
mountain sides remind us of the time
honored custom of our fathers of set
ting apart day of solemn ths nks-
giving to the bountiful Benefactor of
all men for His abundant blessing and
His faithful care. The twelve month
past has seen an unparalleled return
of prosperity, wide as the continent.
Established enterprises are flourish
ing, and new industries are springing
up. Moral reforms are steadily ad-
vancing, and social conditions i'm
proving. The contest for equal laws
is prosecuted with less bitter ness and
clamor, and mt are looking less to
Impra ctical panaceas and more to
Improvement in character and gen
eral intelligence as the ground of
their hope for the better days to be.
Peace prevails among the nations,
and the conviction that the welfare
OF each is the wdltare of all is rapidly
approaching.
Therefore, I, George Herbert
Prouty, Governor of the State of Ver-
mont, do set apart Thursday, the
twenty fifth day of November, cur
rent, as Day OF Public Thanksgiving,
and recommend that upon that day
our people gather in their respective
churches and assemble at their fire.
sides to return thanks to Almighty
God; for the good land and the large
bounty whicn he has given to our
fathere: for the grandeur of the gran:
ite mountains, the sti ength of the for
est-covered hills, and the peaceful
plenty of the fertile valleys: for the
laughter of little children, the persis-
tent hopefulness ss Of manhood, and the
quiet trustfulness of old age; for the
opportunities of service with which
life is filled, and the sweetness of rest
when toll has been faithful and hard:
for the difficulties which try man
hoods mettle and the obstacles which
furnish the joy of overcoming: for
the privilege of working for the COM
mon good, and for the hard tasks
which the past has left unper-
formed: for the hope of better world
and kingdom that is beyond. II in
any community there are those that
want, let the bounty of the more ia
vored bal ish on that day the suing of
poverty. Let every heart spread
wide welcome to the children who
have removed to distant cities, and in
every village and hamlet returning
sons and daughters bring good cheer
and fond recital of old time joys. Let
our thoughts flow together on the no
bile record of our good State, the hon
or in which she Is held throughout
the nation and the substantial found
alton that has been laid for future
welfare. In the observance of the
thanks giving custom let us renew the
thankful splri1and take courage from
the blessings OF the past for the work
that is still before US.
Given under my hand and
the seal of the State this
tenth day of November, in the year
of our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred nine, and of the independence of
the United States the one hundred
and Gnirty fourth.
GEORGE II. PROUTY.
By the Governor:
Aaron q. Grout, Secretary of Civil
and Military Affairs.