Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-03
Harding in Message
Says Help Humanity
unitea Pres. Leased Wire

| WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-President
Harding, in his annual Thanksgiving
proclamation, issued today, calls upon
the people of the country to continue
| making our own great fortunes a means
of helping and serving, as best we can,
the cause of all humanity.
The proclamation follows:
''In 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. 1t has come to be perhaps the
most Characteristic of our national OBJ
servances and as the season approaches
for its annual recurrence, it is fitting
formally to direct attention to this
ancient institution of our people 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 complex
ity of trials and triumphs, of difficult
ties and of achievements, which we
must regard as our inevitable portion
in such an effort as that through which
all mankind is moving. AS we survey
the experience of the passing IL
months we shall fnid that our estate
presents very much to justify nation
wide and most sincere testimony of
gratitude for the bounty which has
been bestowed upon us.
"Though we khave lived in the
shadow of the hard consequences of
great conflict our country has beenSat
peace and has been able to contribute
toward the maintenance and perpetual
ton of peace in the world. We. have
seen the race of mankind make graft
flying progress on the way to perman
ent peace, toward order and restored
confidence in its high destinies.
"For the divine guidance which has
enabled us in growing fraternity with
other peoples to obtain so much of
progress; for the bOunteOus yield which
has come to us from the resources of
our toll and our industry, we owe our
tribute of gratitude, and with it our ac-
acknowledgement of our duty, an obliga-
tion to our own people and to the un-
fortunate, the suffering the distracted
of other lands, let us in all. humility
acknowledge how great is our debt to
the providence which has generously
dealt with us and give devOut assur-
ance of unsclfish purpose to play help
full and enobing parts in human ad-
vancement. 1t is much to be desired
that in rendering homage for the
blessings which have come to us, we
should earnestly testify our continued
and increasing aim to make our own
great fortune a means of helping and
serving, as best we can, the cause of
all humanity.
".Now, therefore, /, Warren G.. Hard
ing, president of the United States of
America do designate Thursday, the
both day of November, as day of
Thanksgiving, supplication and devo-.
tion. l recommend that the people
gather at their family altars and in
their houses of worship to render
thanks to God for the bounties they
have enjoyed and to petition that these
may be continued in the year before
us.
"In witness whereof, L have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to be affixed.
"Done at the City of Washington,
this second day of November, in the
year of our Lord, 1929, and of the in
dependence of the United States of
Amreica the l47th."