The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-11-15
GOVERNOR
Calls upon the People Of West
Virginia to Observe Thanks
giving Day Fittingly.


CHARLESTON, Nov. d5-Govern
or II. ID. Hatdeld's first Thanksgiv-
Ing proclamation, setting aside
Thursday, November "a, as a day
OF general Thanksgiving, and urging
that the people of the state abandon
their earthly labor on that day and
gather in their respective houses OF
worship to deliver thanks to God
for the many blessings which have
been bestowed by Him during the
year, is. as follows:
I'VE are nearing the time when in
keeping with custom. the gray
haired parents see the link of affec-
ton restored, the matron smiles
where the girl smiled before, to meet
loved ones and discuss loved ones
who are absent. We read the past
by the light of the present. The
forms vary as the shadow falls or
the point of vision falters. The
graciousness OF our Great Benefac-
tor comes before us brightly as we,
at the accustomed time, designated
by our Puritan ancestors for giving
thanks TO Almighty God, recount
the manifold blessings OF which we
have been the recipients and to Of
fer our supplication to Him, the
Giyer OF all Things.
'In the nation we have religion
that Is without prelate, a govern
ment without king, and our motto
should be comfort, not extravaganza.
acquiring knowledge That will guar
antee to each and every one indie
pendenee based upon increasing the
earnings and the best possible
means Of conserving that which at
fords each and every one more pros
perity and greater THRIFT in the
home which make greater achieve
ments for the boys and girls OF
these homes and adds to our ma
tons wealth.
I'm a nation which Is at peace
with the whole world we find that
the spirit of independence and fair
ness among the citizenship, the
foundation stone of the government
laid by our forefathers, has been eX-
ercised to a degree that foretelIs
good for the advancement OF the
whole people. In our state We are
happy, prosperous and conteted;
the turmoil OF Industrial strife.
which was one OF our most serious
problems, has been satisfactorily
settled; cool judgment has prevailed
on both sides, and through this set
Element better feeling of co-opera-
ton has been brought about between
all parties; the flood devastation
wrought great damage to US, but we
were able to recover. so quickly as
to astonish the world; the appeals
that we're sent out to the citizenship
of our state were answered, by the
Great brotherhood OF Mankind
which, threw the broad mantle OF
charity about those, who were strick
en- and in distress.
Our crops are. bountlful; cur in
dustries are busy; our development
has attracted wonderful attention,
and in the last year we have seen
The enactment OF law which gives
to those dependent, upon the unfor-
tunates whose life may be sacrificed
in a hazardous occupation the states
strong arm Of protection. Our edu-
cational, humane and religious adj
vancement has kept pace with our
Industrial strides.
t1Wlth all these proVidlngS petore
US our people should come to.a full
relaxation of the benefits bestowed
upon them, and should we not pause
and ask ourselves. have we not
great cause for returning thanks to
our Almighty Cody
Therefore, !, Henry d. Hatfield,
governor of West Virginia, In recog-
milton of the these most gratifying
conditions, designate the twenty
seventh day Of November as ThanESs-
giving DAY, and cali upon the people
to refrain from their labor and in
their respective houses of worship to
JOIN in prayer and praise, and be-
seech the continuation of the abund-
ance Of His providences through
the future years.