The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-11-23
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THANKSGIVING DAY.


TO ne people Of the Unified States.
Thanksgiving day means an annual
festival Of thanksgiving for the mer-
cies Of the closing year,
Thanksgiving day in the United
States is fixed BY the proclamation Of
the president and the governors Of
states. The presidents proclanse don
makes the day a legal holiday in the
District Of Columbia and in the terri
tories. In 1889 The Episcopal church
formally recognized the clyil govern
ments authority 20 appoint such q
feast, and 10 1883 the Roman Catholic
church also decided to honor fes
tiyal which had long been nearly uni-
yersally observed though nowhere
with such zest az in the New England
states, where Il ranks as fhe great am
nual family festival taking the place
which IN England is accorded to Chris
mas.
The earliest harvest Thanksgiving in
America was kept by the Pilgrim Faith
ers at Plymouth ia 1921, and was re-
peated often during that and the en-
suing century. Congress recommended
days OF thanksgiving ANNUALLY during
the revolution, and 10 1854 for the re-
turn nf peace as did President Madi-
son IN 1915.
Washington appointed such dag iH
1889 after the adoption % the consti-
tuition, and ~ 1875 ror the general bene-
fl and welfare ID the nation.
Since 1863 the presidents have al
ways issued procIamations appointing
the last Thursday IN November as
Thanksgiving day
Tomorrow. Thursday November q.
is the anniversary oi Americas ANIMAL
Thanksgiving day and. to can the at
tention Of the people 70 that fact. Pres
ident TAFT. The governors Of an the
states IN the Union, and the mayors Of
many Of the American cities have is
sned formal proclamationa setting aside
the day for the proper observance ot
the occasion
Never before N the history Of Chick
asha and the state of Oklahoma have
the people had more for which to be
thankful
Nature has this year again stored
he barns with plenty and profitable
returns are advanced from The mar
ket. Aud Grady coung's agricultural
blessings are shortly to be materially
Increased by the sale t,i white farmers
Of more than eighty thousand acres OF
Indian lands formerly idly. occupied
by the red men
The ciy's marts OF rade are IN
moss iourishing condh ion, giving
promise o. an exceptional year for the
fademan and civic and ml inicipal con
dItions are IN The midst 81 thriving
Improvements
The people of the state have bur
recently elected to another fouryear
term Of Office wise and efficie.at officers
members Of the same polit ieal faith
as those who have brought d be bless.
ings Of an efficient state goven nment
who promise to protect the "A ghis Of
the people, encourage the invt ,stment
Of capital and return to every II an the
profit OF bis labor.
True. the cost Of living is high But,
since chickasah became city o any
consequence, there was probably ever
time when there was less poy, ,rty-
and even the few poverty stricken will
tomorrow be fed through the consid er-
ate efforts Of those who have to gi re.
No city in Oklahoma with the salr e
population has more or better churche
or church members No city in the
state, perhaps. has a greater per cent
OF God-fearing men and women
Tomorrow, then. should be day
Of genuine thanksgiving. The entire
twenyfour hours should be surrender.
ed 10 rest feasting and the rendering
Of thanks to Him who gave for the
blessings enjoyed Few indeed there
are who bave not something for which
to be thankful. The holiday is the one
truly American holiday and, in the
spirit Of loyal Americanism, the sons
and daughters OF America should cele-
brate the occasion IN the spirit IN
which X was given.
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