The Washington times., 1932-11-04
)F PRESIDENTS THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION

The tollotoing Thanksgiving Day
proclamation DdS issued today by
President HooDer::
Whereas at this season of the
year our people for generations
past have always turned their
thought to thankfulness for the
blessings Of Almighty God.
Now, therefore, I, Herbert
Hoover, President of the United
States, do set aside and declare
Thursday, November "a, 1892. as
a day Of national Thanksgiving,
) and do urge that they repair to
their places of public worship,
there to give thanks to the Benefi.
cent Providence from whom comes
all our good; and I do further
recommend, inaSmuch as this
year marks the 200th anniversary
OF the birth of George Washing
I ton. the Father of Our Country,
whose immeasurable services to
our liberties and our security are
blessings perennially renewed
upon us, that our people refresh
, their memory Of his first Thanks
giving proclamation, which ap-
pend and incorporate in this
present proclamation.
BY the President Of the United
States of America.
"A proclamation.
whereas it is the duty of all
nations to acknowledge the Provi-
dence Of Almighty God, to obey
His will, to be grateful for His
benefits, and humbly to implore
HIS protection and favor-and
whereas both Houses of Congress
have by their joint committee
requested me to recommend to
the people Of the United States
day Of public thanksgiving
and prayer to be observed by
acknowledging with grateful
hearts the many signal favors of
Almighty God, especially by af.
fordlng them an opportunity
peaceably to establish a form of
government for their safety and
happiness.
Now. therefore, I do recon-
mend and assign Thursday, the
26th day Of November next, to be
devoted by the people of these
States to the service of that Great
and Glorious Being, who is the
Beneficent Author of all the good
that was, that Is, or that will be
that we may then all unite in
rendering unto Him our sincere
and humble thanks-for His kind
care and protection Of the people
OF this country previous to their
becoming a nation-for the signal
and manifold mercies, and the
favorable interpretations of His
providence, which we experienced
In the course and conclusion of
the late warrior the great degree
OF tranquility, union and plenty,
which we have since enjoyed-for
the peaceable and rational man
ner in which we have been en-
abled to establish constitutions of
government for our safety and
happiness, and particularly the
national one now lately instituted
for the civil and religious liberty
with which we are blessed, and
the means we have of acquiring
and diffusing. useful knowledge:
and in general for all the. great
and various fayors which He hath
been pleased to confer upon us.
And also that we may then
unite in most humbly offering
our prayers and supplication to
the Great Lord and Ruler of
Nations and beseech Him to
pardon our national and other
tranSgreSsions-to enable us all,
whether in public or private sta
tions, to perform our several
and relative duties properly and
punctually-to render our Ma
tional Government blessing to
all the people, by constantly
being a government of wise, just
nd constitutional laws, discreetly
nd faithfully executed and
beyed-to protect and guide all
overeigns and nations (eSpe-
tally such as have shewn kind.
ess unto us) and to bless them
7ith good government, peace
nd concord-to promote the