The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-11-06
President DeSignateS
Thursday, Nov, 9th
As Thanksgiving Day

WNSHINGTON. NOV. j.-Nr'S'd"Ht
Wilson today -, aside Thursday. H"N'
rnbrr -. As THANKSGIVING day. IN a
pror,nu,a,,uu which said tt" counr!
looked forward with coni.d'n'' to 'h'
dawn Of an era wherc the Si''rL''"S "'
IN. nations Will lind rrromp"m*c III :"
world at peace.
! tn" proclamation follows:
! "Ey the president Of the United
States "f America:
~ Proclamation:
"Thr season of tho year again has ar
ir.,,I when ;hc Iu'"pl" Of tn" United
states are accustomed 10 unit" IN CIV
, l,g thanks t. Almighty God for the
! hrSSr.rS which y" has C"nf"rrrd upon
cur country during IN" twelve months
! that have passed \ year ago our
,coplr poured out their hearts II prais"
land THANKSGIVING that through DIVINE
: aid IN" + CHI was victorious ara peace
! hnd come IT, ~. uHtIunS which had 50
rnuragruuSIy struggled IN defense Of
human liberty and justice. Now that
; the stern task IS ended and the fruits
If achirl rIu"ut ar" ours "" look for
ward with r0Dhd"n"" I" thu dawn al an
ORA where tho sacrifices Of IN" nation
I will find rrcomp"ns" in world nj
! peace.
| "I:u: To attain IN" contamination Of
! the great work to which tn" American
, people devoted their manhood and In"
vast resources Of their country they
should. as they give thanks :" God. re-
! ,nnScrrat" themselves - th"S" p:ih-
,ipIcs Of right which trlumph"d
! through his .mrrciful goodness our
| rratiiudr can find II" more perfect tx
: rrcsSiun than To huwark with loyalty
ana patriotism those principles for
! which the free peoples at tn" Earth
! fought and died
During the pas; year We nave had
much In make us grateful in spite Of tn"
! cot! fuSinu in our economic lir" resulting
from the war "" HAY" prnSncrrd Our
haryCstS hav" been plentiful and "f our
abundance We have been able To render
succor to less favored nations. Our
democracy r'main" unShakcn IN a
world torn with political and social UNI
rest uur traditi"nrI ideals are *t'll
our &lri,i"S in the path Of progress and
civilization.
"Thrsc great blessings. yonrhSaf"d
- US. for which "" d"Euutiy CIV"
thanks should arouse u L. fuller
sense "C our duty To ourselves and TO
mankind Ia sc" To il that nothing We
. may 90 Sh5lI lilI li'' completeness Va
tho yictnry which We helped 1" VIII
No selfish purpose animated us In he
coming participants III the world war.
and with a lill" spirit of unSrlliShn"SS
we should strive IN all by orr cNalupl"
and by our cu-"p"ratI"n in realizing The
enduring welfare of all peoples and III
br.n&ing into hcinE world ruled Il!
Friendship and good will.
"Thrrcforr. |. Woodrow Wilson. Dr"Si-
dent az the United States Of America,
hereby designate Thursday. the 21ih day
If November next. for observance ia
day Of thanks giving and prayer by my
fellow Countrym"n. inviting th"rn 10
r"as" ON that day from their ordinary
tasks and To anti" III their homes and IN
their several Places If worship in
as,r.hiug praise and thanksgiving 10
God the Author Of all blessings and the
Master ~ our dcStinicS.
In witness whereof. ! have ncrcunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to b. affixed
"nnnr in tho District of Columbia
this NTH day Of November in the year
Of our Lord one thousand nine hun
drcd and nineteen. and Of the indep"nd-
rncc Of the United States the ono hum
bred and forty fourth.
tSiEncdb "WOODKOW WILSON,.
tScaD Try the pros idcnt,
ROBERT LANSING.
Secretary of State"
The greater the necessity for saving
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