The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1919-11-13
President PROCLAIllS DAY
OF THANKSClVlNG

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Wilson yesterday set aside Thursday,
Nov. q. ss Thanksgiving Day in
proclamation, which said the country
looked forward with confidsnce TO
the dawn Of an era where the sscri-
fices Of the nations will find recon-
pense in the world OF 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 that thru
divine aid the right was victorious
and peace had 80 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 confid-
ence to the dawn of an era where the
sacrifices of the nations will find re-
compense 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 those
principles of right which triumphed
thru His merciful goodness. Our
gratitude can find no more perfect
expression than to bulwark with 10y
atty 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 democracy
remains unshaken in world torn with
political and social unrest. Our tradi-
tional ideals are still our guides in
the path of progress and civilization.
These great blessings. vouch-safed
to us, for which we devoutly give
thanks, should arouse to ourselves
and to mankind to see to it that moth
ing we may do shall mar the COM
pleteness of the victory which we help
ed win. No selfish purpose animated
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 cooper
alton in realizing the enduring well
fare of all peoples and in bringing in
to being a world ruled by friendship
and good will.
THEREFORE, l, 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 sew
eral places of worship in ascribing
praise and thanksgiving to God. the
Author of all blessings and the Mas
ter of our destinies.
In witness whereof, have hereunto
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-fourth.
lSigned> WOODROW WILSON.
Seal
BY the president:
Robert Lansing,