Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-11-07
LET US GIVE THANKS
President Calls for National Recosni-
ton of Divine Providence.

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President Wilson has set aside
Thursday, November 27, as Thanks
giving day" on a proclamation which
said the country looked forward with
confidence to the dawn of an era where
the sacrifices of the nation will find
recompense in a world at peace"
The proclamation follows:
by the President of the United
States of America.
"A proclamation.
THE season Of the year has again
arriv ed when the people Of the United
States are accustomed to unite In Civ
ing thanks to Almighty God for the
blessings which he has confeEred upon
or 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 struggled in defense OF
human liberty and justice. Now that
the stern task is ended and the fruits
Of achievements are ours, we look
forward with confidence to the dawn
of an era where the sacrifices of the
nations will find recompense in
world at peace.
But even to attain the consumma-
tion of the great work to which the
American people devoted their man
hood. and the vast resources of their
country, they should, as they give
thanks to God, reconsecrate them
selves to those principles of right
which triumphed through His merci-
full goodness. Our gratitude can
find no more perfect expression than
to bulwark with loyalty and patriot
ism 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 HE
resulting from the war, we have pros
pered Our harvests have been plenti-
full and of our abundance we nave
beer able to render succor to less ia
vored nations.
Our democracy remains unshaken
! in a world torn with political and So
cial 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 Il fuller
sence Of our duty to ourselves, and to
mankind, to sec to it that nothing
we may do shall mar the complete
ness of the victory which we helped
TO win. No selfish purpose animated
us in becoming participants in the
world war, and with a like spirit of
unSe!fishness we should strive to aid
/ bv our example and by our coOpera-
ton. in realizing the enduring welfare
of all peoples and in bringing into be-
/ ing a world ruled by friendship and
good will.
wherefore, I, Woodrow Wilson,
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America, hereby designate Thursday
the 9th day of November, next, foT
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 tl.eir homes and in their several
places of worship in ascribing praise
and thanksgiving to God, the author OF
blessings, and the Master of our destl-
nies.
IN witness whereof, have here
unto this fifth day of November, i'll
the year of our Lord, one thousand
nine hundred and nineteen, and of the
independence of the United States the
one hundred and forty fourth.
(Signed.)
'WOODROW WILSON.
- President Wilson is back At WORK
again following his illness which has