The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-11-11
PRESIDENT WILSON ISSUES
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
Chief Executive Calls Upon People
to Give Thanks to God for Bless
ings Conferred Upon Our Country


Washington, Nov. 5.-President
wilson todsy set aside Thursday,
November 27, as Thanksgiving Day,
in a proclamation which the country
looked forward with confidence to
the dawn of an era where the sacri-
fees of the nations will find recon-
pense in world at peace"
The proclamation follows:
"By the President of the United
States of America.
"A proclamation.
f'The season of the year has again
arrived when the people of the United
States are accustomed to unite in
giving thanks to Almighty God for
the blessings which he has conferred
upon our country during the twelve
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 courageeusly 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 conf
,dence to the dawn of an era where.
the sacrifices of the nations will find
recompense in world at peace.
"But to attain the -consummation
of the great work to which the Amer
.ican 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
tr;umphed through His merciful
goodness. Our gratitude can find
no more perfect expression than to
4 +flt1,alwark with loyalty and patriotism
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
resulting from the war we have
prospered. Our harvests have been
plentiful and of our abundance we
have been able to render succor to
less favored nations. Our demo-
cracy remains mistaken in world
torn with political and social unrest.
Our traditional ideals are still our
guides in the path of progress and
civilization.
seThese great blessings, vouch-
safed to us, for which we devoutly
give thanks, should arouse to US a
fuller sense of our duty to ourselves
and to mankind to see to it that
we may do shall mar the
completeness of the victory which we
helped to win. No selfish purpose
us in becoming participants
in the world war and with like spirit |
of unselfishness we should strive to
aid by our example and by our CO. !
operation in realizing the enduring !
welfare of all peoples and in bringing |
into being a world ruled by friend
ship and good will.
wherefore, !, Woodrow Wilson, |
President of the United States of
America, hereby designate Thursday,
the twenty seventh day Of Noven-
ber next, for observance as day of
thanksgiving and prayer by my fell
!ow countrymen, inviting them to
cesce CO that day from their ordi-
cary tasks and to unite in their
aones and in their several places of
worship in ascribing praise and
thanksgiving to God, the Author of
Ill blessings and the Master of our
festinies.
''In witness whereof I have here
INTO set my hand and caused the seal
# the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia
his fifth day of November, in the
'ear of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and nineteen, and of the In
of the United States the
me hundred and forty-fourth.
(Signed} Woodrow Wilson"
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