Evening journal., 1915-10-21
PRESIDENT'S
THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION
BY the United Press.

nANHt NNtVN. Nct- Si.-iftNi-
dent Wilson. naming Thursday,
November 25. as the date, today Is
sued the following Thanksgiving
proclamation:
III has long been the hon0red
custom of our people to turn I'm the
fruitful autumn OF the year in
praise and Thanksgiving 10 Al
mighty God for his many blessings
and mercies to Ms as nation. The
year that is now drawing to a
close since we last observed our
day Of national Thanksgiving has
been, while n year OF discipline be-
cause Of the mighty forces Of war
and Of changes which have dis
turbed the world, also year OF
special blessing for US.
Smother year Of peace has been
vouchsafed us; another year In
which not only 10 take thought OF
our duty TO ourselves and 10 man
kind. hut also TO adjust ourselves
10 the many responsibilities
thrust upon us by a war which has
involved almost the whole Of Eu-
rope. We have been able 10 assert
our right and the rights Of man.
kind without breach Of friendship
with the great nations with whom
we have had 10 deal: and while
we have asserted rights. we have
been able also 10 perform duties and
: exercise privileges OF succ0r and
helpfulness which should serve TO
demonstrate our desire TO make the
Offices Of friendship the means Of
truly disinterested and unselfish
service. Our ability to serve all
who could avail themselves OF our
services in the midst OF crises has
been increased, by gracious
Providence, by more and more
abundant crops; our ample hnan-
ciaI resources have enabled us 10
study the markets Of the world and
facilitate necessary movements OF
commerce which the war might
have otherwise rendered impOssl-
BILE; and our people have come
more and more 70 sober realiza-
ton Of the part they have been
called upon TO play in time when
all the world Is shaken by unparal.
{ lelcd distresses and disasters. The
s extraordinary circumstances Of
such a time has done much 10
quicken our national consciousness
and deepen and confirm our conf
denoe in the principles of peace
and freedom by which we have al
WAYS sought 10 be 0aided. Ont o
darkness and perplexity have come
firmer cOunsels Of politics and
clearer perception of the essentia
welfare Of the nation. We have
( pr0spered while other peoples were
at war, but our prosperity has been
VOuchsafed us, we believe, only
that we might the better perform
the functions which war rendered
Il impossible for them 20 perform.
snow, therefore, J, Woodrow
Wilson, President Of the United
States of America, do hereby
designate Thursday, the twenty
fifth day of November next, as a
day OF thanksgiving and prayer,
and invite the people throughout
the land TO cease their WOnted Oc-
cupatiOns and In their several
homes and places of worship, ren-
der thanks 10 Almighty God.
3 Sin witness whereof, have
hereuntO set my hand and caused
the seal of the United States to be
aftixed.
"Done at the city OF Washington.
this Goth day Of October, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand,
nine hundred and fifteen, and OF
the Independence Of the United
states of America, the one hun
dred and fOrtieth.
"WOODROW WILSON.
"By the President.
"ROBERT LANSING,
"Secretary of State"