The Penn's Grove record., 1919-11-21
Thanksgiving Proclamation
President Asks Loyalty and Pa
triOtism to the Dawn of a
New Era
OUR DEMOCRACY UNSHAKEN

"
President Wilson set aside Thursday,
November 9th, as Thanksgiving Day
in a proclamation which said the coun-
try looked forward with confidence to
the dawn of an era where the sacrifices
of the nations will find recompense in
a world at peace" The proclamation
follows:
BY the President of the United States
of America.
\ proclamation
The season of hte year has again ar
rived when the people of the United
States are accustomed to unite in Civ
ing hanks to Almighty God for the
blessings which he has conferred upon
our country during the twelve months
that have passed. a year ago our peo-
pie poured out their hearts in praise
and thanksgiving that through Divine
aidf the right was victorious and peace
had come to the nations which had so
co~urageously struggled in defence 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 am era
where the sacrifices of the nations will
find recompense in a world at peace.
But to attain the contamination of
the great work which the American
people devoted their manhood and the
vast resources of their country they
should, as they give thanks to God, re-
consecrate themselves to those prin-
ciples of right which ~triunphed thru
His merciful goodness. Our gratitude
can find no more pressing expression
than to bulwark with loyalty and pa
triotism those principles 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 life re-
sulting from the war we have prosper
ed. Our harvests hav been plentiful
and of our abundance we have been
able to render succor to less favored
nations. Our democracy remains un-
shaken in a world torn with political
and social unrest. Our traditional
ideals are still our guides in the path
of progress and civilization.
These great blessings v~ouchafed to
US for which we devoutly give thanks.
should arouse us to a fuller sense of
ourselves and to mankind to see to 1t
that nothing we shall do shall mar the
completeness of the victory which we
helped to win. No selfish purpose ami
mated us in becoming participants in
the world war, and with a like spirit
of unselfshness we should strive to aid
by our example and by our
ton in realizing the enduring welfare
into being a world ruled by friendship
and good will.
Therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, Presi-
dent of the United States of America,
hereby designate Thursday, the 27th
day of November next, for observance
as a 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 ana
thanksgiving to God, the Author of all
blessings and the master of u des-
TIMES.
In witness whereof, l ave hereunto
SET my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia TINS
fifth day of November, in the year OF
Our Lord, one thousand nine hunofeo
and nineteen, and of the independence
of the United States the one hundre
and forty-fourth.
(Signed)
WOODROW WILSON,
Seal BY the President.
Robert Lansing, Secretary of state.