The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-11-06
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
Executive Designates Thursday, Nov.

Executive Designates Thursday, Nov.
81 as the Day to Unite in Thanks
President Wilson yesterday set aside
Thursday, November 9th, 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 II months
that have passed. A year ago our
people poured out their hearts in
praise and thanksgiving that through
divine aid the right was victorious
and peace had come to the nations
which had so courageously strug-
gled in defense of human liberty and
justice. Now that the stern task is
ended and the fruits of achievement
are ours, we look forward with con-
fidence to the dawn of an era where
the sacrifice of the nations will find
recompense in a world at peace.
"But to attain the contamination
of the great work to which the Amer
lean people devoted their manhood
and the vast resources Of their coun-
try they should, as they give thanks
to God, reconsecrate themselves to
those principles of right which tri-
umphed through His merciful good
ness. Our gratitude can find no more
pressing expression than to bulwark
with loyalty and patriotism the prin-
cipales for which 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 state
resulting from the war we have pros
pered. Our harvests have been plenti-
full and of our abundance we have
been able to render ,sussor to less fav-
ored nations. Our democracy remains
mistaken in world torn with politi-
cal. and social unrest Our traditional
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 our selves 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 participants in the world war
and with a like spirit of unselfsh-
ness we should strive to aid bv our
example and by our cooperation in
realizing the enduring welfare of all
peoples and in bringing into world
ruled by friendship and good will.
Therefore, |, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States of
America, hereby designate Thursday,
the 9th day of November next, for
observance as day of thanksgiving
and prayer by my fellow 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.
I'm witness whereof, | 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
hundred and nineteen, and of the in
dependence of the United States the
one hundred and forty-forth.
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON.
"By the President:
(SeaD ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State. g