Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-06
THANKSGIVING
P sid ent Names
Thursday, Nov. p
Proclamation Says Country Looks
Forward "witf crnfInence 70 Dawn
Of Era Where Sacrifices OF Ma
tinns VIII Find aecnmpense in
Wo-ir a. rsacs'


asnington. Nov 5-Pres,dent
Wilson TODAY set asIue November -
as Thanksgiving day N d prociams-
rion which said the country looked
forward with confidence 10 the dawn
Of an era where the SACRIFICES Of the
nations will FIND recompense n q
world IL 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
I nIteG States are accustomed 70
unite in giving Trunks Id Almighty
God for the blessings which Ee has
conferred upon our COUNTRY during
the twelve months that have PASSED.
\ vear ago our people poured ouI
their hearts IT praise anC thanks
giving that through Divine AID the
right was VICTORIOUS and peace mad
come to the nations which mac SO
cDurareuusiv struggled IN defense u
human liberty and justice. Now that
the stern TASK Is ended and the fruits
of achievement are ours we look for
ward with confidence To the dawn Of
an era where the sacrifices Of the
nations VIII find recuInpense n
world q pcace.
But 10 aTtaln the CONTAMINATION
of the great work 10 which the
Arlarlcan people devoted their man
power and me vast resources OF
rnelr country they should, as they
give thanks ~ GOO, reconsec-are
themselves 70 those principles OF
ricnt which -rlumphed through His
rnercltul goodness Our gratitude can
Nnd no more perfect expression tnln
10 nu'wark with loyalty and pa1-loi-
ISM these principles tor which the
free peoples OF the earth fought anC
died.
During the past wear we have hac
much 10 make US grateful. IN spine
Of me confusion n our economic ll1e
resulting from The war We nave
,Jrnspered. our ha-vests have been
plentiful and Of our abundance We
nave been anie 10 render Su"cor 10
less favored nations. Our denoc-
--ac,y remains unsnaken II a worid
TORN WIKI political and social unrest
ON, traditional IDEALS are Sill our
guides II the path OF progress anc
civil lzatIon-
."-hase great blessings. voucnsafac
70 Us. TOR which we devoEediy give
thanks. should arouse US 10 q IuIIer
sense of OUT dury ID ourselves anc
m mankind 70 see TO II mat nothing
we r1av do shall mar me complete
nesr OF the victory which we helped
To WIN. NO selfish purpose animated
rs IN becoming participants II the
world wa. and with ike spirit OF
17r7sel fstlness We should STRIVE 10 aIa
BY our example and ~ our Cooper
z-irp II rpalIzlnC the enduring WEI
fare of All peoples and IN bringing
lrfB being d world ruled Dy friendship
and good VIII.
..r-hernfor-t. :. woodrow wilson
President Of the / nlLac states o.
America. hereby designate Thursoay'
me nth CAV Of November, next 1or
obssr-vanct as d day OF Thanksgiving
and Draver hv nv fellow country
men. inviting them TO cease on lhAI
aav rom their ordinary tasks ano
n unite IN their homes and n CheH
several places ol worship II ascrloIns
nra!se and thanksgiving 10 COO Ihe
Author Of al Blessings and the Mas
ter of our DesL1nles.
In Witness whereof. ! have mere
unto set my hand and caused me
gen Of Inc niled States ID be IL
fxeG-
.T7one II the District Of Column ia
this nth dav Of November IN me
ven. Of our Lord, one thousaao h-lie
hundred and nineteen, ano o. ~ns
independence Of the nlleo oLalas
the one hundred ana fortE--ou H. >.
signed WOODROW WILSON
lSeaI1
Pv the President:
ROBERT LANSING.
c-ac-a+u,-1, pf Stale.