New Britain herald., 1922-11-03
ANCORA ASSEMBLY ASSUMES SOVEREIGN RIGHTS, TAKING
 PLACE OF OTTOMAN EMPIRE
NATION HAS MUCH FOR WHICH TO THANK GOD
President Harding crcr,e Gratitude in Ina Ns
 ing Proclamati (,

that the estate of the nation "p Wits
 very much to justify nationwide ! and most sincere testimony of grati- | tude for the bounty which has been
 bestowed upon us," President Hard
 ing in the annual Thanksgiving proc
 lamation issued today, calls upon the
 American people to observe Thursday,
 November 30, "as day of Thanks
 giving, supplication and devotion" The text of the proclamation fol-
 lows:
 Tn the beginning of our country
 the custom was established by the de-
 vout fathers of observing annually a
 day of Thanksgiving for the bounties
 and protection which Divine Provi-
 dence had extended throughout the. year. It has come to be perhaps the
 most characteristic of our national
 observances and as the season ap-
 breaches for it's annual recurrence, it is fitting formally to direct attention to this ancient institution of our peo-
 pie and to call upon them again to unite in its appropriate celebration.
 The year which now approaches it's end has been marked in the ex- perience of our nation, by a com- plexity of trials and triumphs, of diff ficulties and of achievements, which we must regard as our inevitable por- tion in such an epoch as that through which all mankind is moving. As we survey experience of the passing 12 months we shall find that our estate presents very much to justify a na- tion-wide and most sincere testimony of gratitude for the bounty which has been bestowed upon us. Though we have lived in the shadow of the hard consequences of great conflict, our country has been at peace and has been able to contribute toward the maintenance and perpetuation of peace in the world. We have seen the race of mankind make gratifying progress on the way to permanent peace, toward order and restored con f1dence in it's high destiny.
 For the Divine guidance which has enabled us In growing fraternity with other peoples, to attain so much of progress for the bounteous yield which has come to us frorn the re- of our soil and our Industry, we owe our tribute uf gratitude and with 1t our acknowledgement of the duty and obligation to onr own peo- pie and to the unfortunate. the suf- fering, the distracted of other lands. bet us in all humility acknowledge how great is our debt to the Provi- dence which has generously dealt | with us and given devout assurance of unselfish purpose to play a helpful and ennobling part in human ad- It is much to be desired that in rendering homage for the blessings which have come to us we should earnestly testify our con ,inued and increasing aim to make ,ur own great fortune means of helping and serving, as best we can, he cause of all humanity. #
 Now therefore I. Warren G Harding, president of the United States of America do designate Thurs lay the 3oth day of November as lay of Thanksgiving, supplication and devotion. I recommend that the peo ,le gather at their family altars and n their houses of worship to render hanks to God for the bounties they nave enjoyed and to petition that hese may be continued in the year before us."