Arizona republican., 1920-06-02
SET ASIDE THREE DAYS PROMOTE NATIONAL UNIT TY
Governor Issues Proclama-
 tion Asking People of Ari-
 zona to Prepare Fitting z Programs for June 12-14

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 In order to promote a more complete national unity and more constructive action through community units, three days have been set aside for the en- enlargement of community organiza- tion, Saturday, June F, being recog- nized at Neighbors' day; Sunday. June 1S, as Community Sunday, and Mon day, June II. as Flag day.
 The holidays will be observed throughout the country, Governor Thomas l.. Campbell yesterday issu- ing a proclamation urging Arizona to join her sister states ill the arrange ment of fitting programs for the pro motion of neighborliness-
 The proclamation follows:
 Governors Proclamation 7.
 No greater responsibility rests upon the American people than a thorough awakening of the individual to his or her personal responsibility as a cItl- zen. Every citizen must learn that when he speaks of the necessity for action by the government, he is talk ing of his own individual responsibility since he can honestly say, with the French king: "The government, why, that is myself" Every citizen must learn to feel that every call for IlEnl OI d Di4N4AESC CiA NAAN IeNA ~ VI e-AAJ individual is predicated upon that ln- dividual's responsibility and obliga- tion to the country
 Representatives of B states and 50 national organizations met in Wash ington in March, 1920, at the call of Franklin K. Lane. They agreed that the hope for a. better and stronger Americanization of the people of the United States could arise only from better and stronger sense of the per sonaI responsibility of each citizen for the lifting to a higher plane of the citizenship and the civic conditions in his own community; to bring this con dition to pass would require a closer relationship among the individuals or the community.
 Arizona, in company with her sister states, hopes to be able to secure more complete national unity and more effective constructive action through closer and more complete organization of the units of the various commun1- ties As to the initial step towards securing these better conditions that all want and hope for, three days have been set aside for encouragement Of community organizations, as follows:
 Saturday. June 12, Neighbors' Day.
 Sunday. June 13, Community Sunday
 Monday. June fl, Flag day.
 Now, Therefore, I, Thomas P. Camp bell. governor of Arizona, acting through the authority vested in me by law. do hereby urge upon each com . smunity of the state, the arrangement of fitting programs for the promotion of neighborIiness and the discussion Of how best the organization of the com munity can most thoroughly insure for each member an equality of responsi- biIity and representation as well as that theoretical equality before the law which is the foundation of our system of government.
 With this in view, I would call upon upon the heads of civic and conner ciaI organizations of each community to appoint the necessary committees for insuring effective programs IS fol- lows:
 Neighbors' Saturday, June 12- It is hoped that use can be made of the Saturday half-holiday to arrange d meeting at which every man, woman and child of the community will feel that he is represented.
 This can best be done, probably, through a program of songs and ad- dresses bearing upon the importance of each element of our population in the betterment of local and national conditions and the responsibility of each individual man, woman and child of the community for the accomplish Inent of the best possible results. The slogan for Neighbors' day is: Hello, Neighbor." 2"
 Community Sunday-Sunday June B An religious bodies, whether meeting on Saturday or Sunday, are asked to operate in using this day to center the countrys thought on the spirit of good will or "neighborliness, and to arouse men and women of all faiths to the spiritualizing effect on individuals arising from participation in unified neighborly activity. l hope that every clergyman in the state will prepare special sermon for this day, emphasiz- ing the need for a widespread manifes- tation of this spirit and for the crea- ton of more definite channels for it's expression.
 Flag Day-1Ionday, June 14-This should be the climax of the three days for the betterment of community or sanitation. l would urge a general display of flags, remembering that the flag symbolizes unity and freedom which is the spirit of neighborliness and the spirit of the American system of government. It is especially urged that the evening of Flag day be de- voted to a town meeting of the kind familiar to every American cOmmun- ity 50 years ago. These town meet fngs were held for the purpose of dis cussion and action. Each meeting should be prepared to discuss: First, How the people of that community can make themselves individually more actively useful to the government of the municipality, state and nation; Second local community needs and how the neigflborhood can best mobi- lize itself to meet them.
 The purpose of these Neighbors' days is to start a movement of. permanent, constructive value. We hope to have every good American greeting every other good American in his community with q friendly smile and Hello, Neighbour
 In Witness Whereof. T have hereunto