Milford chronicle., 1930-11-21
GLENDALE
Thanksgiving Day

the first harvest and was observed
annually during the Revolution.
President Lincoln in 1868, issued
his first proclamation, designating
the last Thursday in the month of
November as Thanksgiving Day.
This custom has been continued
since by the Presidents elected
from time to time until the present
moment.
Governors of the different states
have also issued proclamations call
ing upon the people to meet and
give thanks at the time designated
by the Presidents proclamation.
In older times and up to the time
of the Civil War, and some time af-
forwards, people assembled them
selves on Thanksgiving Day in the
different churches of their choice
and gave thanks to Almighty God,
for the bountiful harvests, for their
escape from pestilence and famine,
and for the many other blessings
which they enjoyed.
1t is seldom in these days that the
country churches ever hold a
Thanksgiving service, and only in
the city and larger town churches is
any service ever held-and then
they have to combine several
churches of different denominations
to get a sufficient number to make
a respectable congregation.
Have the people of this country
anything which they should be
thanksful for? Crops, while not
so abundant as in some years are
ample to feed the inhabitants-fam-l
inc which has devastated so many |
countries, and left them struggling |
to maintain life has so far passed |
this country by.
Pestilence or sickness of any Sc
we're kind has failed to find lOdg- |
ing place in our midst-prOsperity |
while not so prominent as in some
years, yet we see signs of improve
ment, which should bring to the
hearts of the unemployed a contin-
ual wave of thankfulness.
War with it's degrading influence
has been absent from our borders.
The election extending to every
part of the United States is thing
of the past. Let everybody give
thanks.
But there is one thing which the
rich and poor should give thanks at
all times, and which is being an ia
habitant of the most liberal and en-
lightened government on the face of
the glObe-giVe thanks for the old
flag, STARS and Stripes" which pro
tects us at all times from the en-
croachment of the enemy on our
borders, and stands, also for the
freedom of the people over which it
floats.
Let us also give thanks for our
system of public schools, which give
to every boy and girl, rich and poor
alike, an education for the simple
asking.
Is it not true that every intelli-
gent being has a thousand things to
be thankful for, which he or she
could not enumerate if they would
try?
We must not, forget when we take
an account of the many churches
which have been erected, not only
in the cities and towns, but at near
ly every cross roads-if rightly con-
Quoted, they mean so much to the
community at large, in correcting
the morals of the people and bring
ing them in closer communion with
the Ruler of the universe, Whom to
know rightly means so much to
those whom claim to enjoy His fa-
VOr.
Let all the people assemble in the
different churches or homes and on
November 27, give thanks to AL
mighty God for His many gifts
shOwered upon a people that should
be more grateful.
How many will obey the instruc-
tiOns of the President and the Gov
ernors of different states remains to
be seen.
Red Cross
The Red Cross Society has made
States for fundstO keep this great
institution moving.
No one can estimate the good this
society is doing not only in this
country but in the world at large.
Go where you will, at home or
abroad, where famine, pestilence or
the horrors of war are present; you I
will find the representative of the
Red Cross on hand and administer
ing to the wants of sick, distressed '
or those in needy circumstances.
The late floods along the Missis-
sippi River left in its wake a con- !
dition of things which would have Y
been more horrible and the inhabi- !
tants of that region in a more suf- i
fering, condition, but for the pres !
ence of the representatives of the !
Red Cross which kindly administer ]
ed to their wants.
Ask the veterans of the World {
War who it was that was always t
near at hand, and who in the hospi q
tails and on the field of battle were
ready at all times to administer aid q
to the wounded and needy. They {
will answer with one voice, RED t
Cross" We don't know how soon we '
shall need their services again. So
let us be liberal and keep this So a
ciety safely on it's feet.
Rain And Forest Fires t
The abundance of rain that has t
been falling for the past week will f
be means of putting out the forest G
fires which have been burning for v
some weeks, and will in a measure t
hinder the starting of more fires on f