Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-23
A PROCLAMATION.

To the People of the State Of Vermont:
One hundred and twenty-five years
ago Vermont was admitted into the
Union and became and remains an ac
tive and forceful part Of our great
country. On the battlefield, in the
halls of congress, in the field Of inven-
tion, in commercial and industrial ac
tivities, i'll all branches Of science, in
agricultural pursuits and in religious
and civic advancement Vermont IS
century and n quarter has been pro-
ductive of wonderful and spread
results. Her people of today are pos
sessed of a prodigious and significant
heritage and procession of advan
tages and environment of which we
may be justly proud and thankful. She
is rich in soil, wealthy in minerals and
possessed of strong men and women.
1t is fitting and right that we eel
citrate the birth of our great state
that we commemorate the gallant
deeds of our noble men and women;
and that we unite in a resolve to re-
main true to the trust which is ours in
order that the future of the state may
be assured of high and honorable
place among our sister states and in or
der that the fourteenth star may re-
main bright and untarnished on the
flag.
| therefore recommend that all our
people cooperate in general under
taking to make this one hundred and
twenty-hfth anniversary notable and
memorable one in tho history of the
state. May we not only enter hearth
ly enter into the celebration of our
birth year but may We prepare for u
great future for our commonwealth.
Let our deeds be q monument to this
anniversary.
We can encourage and foster the de-
velopment of our civic pride and mu-
nicipal consciousness.
We can cooperate with our boards
of trade and commercial clubs that in
dustrial activities increase and that
commercial growth become accelerated
We can promote and elevate our
churches and schools that the purity
of character and nobleness of patriot
ism in our boys and girls may be as.
surcd.
We can improve our agricultural OPP.
portunities and make home life on our
farms more attractive and profitable
| We can unite in all the activities
that develop and round out clean-cu
citizenship and an unquestioncd pa
| triotism, and we can transcend ali lit
tie jealousies and class pTejudices in
our earnest endeavors to develop and
realize the Greater Vermont
| During the year there will be held
under the auspices of the Greater Yer.
mont association and other civic and
industrial societies several meetings
with especially prepared and appro.
pirate programs. These meetings de-
serve your hearty support and coop
GRAFTON. Let them indicate strong
movement forward and a wholesome
support of true Americanism.
There will be special anniversary
services held in our churches on Sun.
day, July 2, next, and I urge special
effort on the part of the people to
cooperate with their pastors in max.
ing these services helpful and full of
patriotic inspiration. I recommend
that the people generally attend these
services and join in giving thanks to
Almighty God for the commonwealth
and for what it has stood in the past
one hundred and twenty-five years and
for what its future means to us as a
steadily progressing and patriotic
people.
1t is expected that there will be a
general homecoming and that Yer
monters from other states will visit
their native soil. Let us extend them
welcome hand-a welcome home
and let us make the strangcr-thc
summer visitor-feel the warmth of
good Vermont hospitality. Let each
one of us take some active part in
making this wear count for Vermont.
CHARLES w. GATES,
Governor.
Montpelier, VT, June Is, 1916.