The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-11-14
PRESIDENT PROCLAIMS
NOVEMBER II AS DAY
OF THANKSGIVING
THANKSGIVING DAY is SET
ASIDE BY PRESIDENT WILSON
AS NOVEMBER 81, IN OFFICIAL
PROCLAMATION.

President Wilson has set aside
Thursday, November 81, as Thanks
giving Day, in proclamation which
said the country looked forward ''with
confidence to the dawn of an era where
the sacrifices of the nations will find
recompense in world at peace"
The proclamation follows:
"By the President of the United
States of America:
"A proclamation.
"The season of the year has again
arrived when the people of the United
States are accustomed to unite in Civ
ing thanks to Almighty God for the
blessings which he has conferred up
on our country during the twelve
months that have passed. A year ago
our people poured out their hearts in
praise and thanksgiving; through di-
vine aid the right was victorious and
peace had come to the nations which
had so courageously struggled in de-
fense of human liberty and justice.
Now that the stern task is ended, and
the fruits of achievement are ours,
we look forward with confidence to the
dawn of new era where the stcri-
fees of the nations will find recon-
pense in a world at peace.
"But to attain the consummation of
the great work to which the Ameri-
can people devoted their manhood and
the vast resources of their country
they should, as they give thanks to
God, reconsecrate themselves to these
principles of right which triumphed
through his merciful goodness. Our
gratitude can find no more perfect eX-
preston than to bulwark with loyalty
and patriotism those principles for
the free peoples of the earth fought
and died.
During the past year we have had
much to make us grateful; in spite of
the confusion in our economic life re-
sulting from the war we have pros
pered. Our harvests have been plen-
tiful and of our abundance we have
been able to render succor to less-fa-
vored nations. Our democracy re-
mains mistaken in a world torn with
political and social unrest. Our ira
ditional ideals are still our guides in
the path of progress and civilization.
"These great blessings, vouchsafed
to us, for which we devoutly give
thanks, should arouse us to fuller
sense of our duty to ourselves and to
mankind to see to it that nothing we
may do shall mar the completeness of
the victory which we helped to win.
No selfish purpose animated US in be-
coming participant in the world war,
and with like spirit of unselfishness
we should strive to aid by our example
and by our cooperation in realizing the
enduring welfare of all peoples n
bringing into being world ruled by
friendship and good will.
Therefore, l, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States of Am
erica, hereby designate Thursday, the
9th day of November, next, for OBJ
servance as a day of Thanksgiving
and prayer by my ellow-countrymen,
inviting them to cease on that day
from their ordinary tasks and to unite
in their homes and in their several
places of worship in ascribing praise
and thanksgiving to God, the author
of all blessings and the Master of our
destinies.
"In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
"Done in the District of Columbia
this fifth day of November in the year
of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and nineteen and of the indepen-
dence of the United States the one
hundred and forty-fourth.
Signed: Woodrow Wilson"
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