Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-11-24
Philip PROCLA|MS
THANKSGIVING DAY
Governor Officially Designates
Thursday, Nov. 20.
URGES GENERAL OBSERVANCE
Chief Executive of State Declares Peo-
pie Should Take Deeper Thought
Upon Duties Which Rich
Benefits Impose.

Benefits Impose.
Mad1son.-Governor Philip issued
proclamation designating Thursday,
November %, as Thanksgiving day,
and urging all persons in the state
properly to observe it.
He deplores the old world war and
says that it should serve to draw us
closer to our own country and knit us
together in stronger bonds of patriot
ism.
The proclamation follows:
AS another year draws toward it's
close, the people of our state and ma
ton have extraordinary reasons to be
thankful. While other countries have
been engaged in war, we have enjoyed
the blessings of peace. In an era OF
carnage and destruction, we have been
allowed to keep on in our accustomed
ways of industry and national growth.
Want, pestilence and all the evils that
follow in the wake of war have left
our homes unmolested; and now that
harvest time is past nature has re-
that has seldom been equaled.
TT is fitting that we receive these
favors of providence in spirit of
gratitude, and that, in accordance with
our American custom, we set aside a
day to render thanks for benefits re-
ceived and take deeper thought upon
the duties which such benefits impose
upon US.
Thanksgiving is the oldest of our
American holidays. Its spirit pre-
ceded and gave rise to our more patri-
otto celebrations. It is the natural ex-
preston of people whose ideals are
those of peace and industry. 1t is the
holiday of the pioneer who, with all
his hardihood and self-reliance, real
ICES that his good fortune is not all OF
his own. making. nor wholly due to
any virtue Of his own.
LAS we have grown from small
country mainly concerned with agri-
culture and have taken our place
among the mighty nations OF the
world, the spirit of thanksgiving has
remained with US and the holiday has
been preserved to express our attitude
as people.
"The present year, with it's COM
polling wider outlook upon world az
fairs, is we'll calculated to give 1t
still deeper and more thoughtful OBJ
servance Because of our fortunate
situation we have been allowed to SIT
as spectator nation, watching nearly
the whole world at war. While other
homes are bereaved, fertile fields pe-
reft of their Iaborers and the works OF
peace ruthlessly destroyed, we i've at
peace with the world and enjoy the
fruits of our labor.
Confronted with war such as has
never been known, with whole popula-
lions involved in racial strife that
gives an entirely new aspect TO war,
we cannot but turn our eye inward
and see new causes for hope and graft
tude. A composite people, made up OF
the virtues of many races, and pledged
to a new ideal in government, our
hearts have been torn in many dlrec-
tons by a neutral sympathy with our
kinsmen across the sea; and yet this
trying experience has only served 10
draw US closer to our own country ana
knit us together in stronger bonds OF
patriotism.
For this, even more than for boun-
teous crops and such material bene-
fits, we should be especially thankful.
Therefore, l, Emanuel L. Philip,
as governor Of the state of Wisconsin,
and in conformity with proclama-
ton of the president of the United
States of America, do hereby desig-
nate and proclaim Thursday, the TWEEN
ty-fifth day of November, Thanksglv-
ing day, and recommend that 1t De
generally observed. Let us unite with
one another in remembrance OF our
blessings and thereby foster in our
hearts the spirit of our nation, thank
full. thoughtful and well disposed. AND
ont of our own abundance let there
flow a feeling of mercy to all men ana
a spirit Of benevolence toward those
who are not so fortunately situated
am testimony whereof l have here
INTO set my hand and caused the great
seal Of the state of Wisconsin to be
affixed. Done at the capitol. in the
city of Madison. this eleventh day OF
November, IT. the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and nj
teen.'
In accordance with the usual Gus
tom. business will close and manufac-
turing industries will close their doors
ON Thanksgiving day throughout the
state. and special services will be held
| in the churches.
| Senator G. E. Scott Dead.
| George E Scott of PRAIRIE Farm,