Evening star., 1932-11-04
y <ROCLAMATIONS by President
J Hoover calling upon the Amer
lean people for observance of
Thanksgiving daY and of

II
i Thanksgiving day and of
Armistice day were issued at
the White House yesterday as soon as
the President had left for his Western
trip. from which he will not return
until after election day.
In his Thanksgiving proclamation,
naming Thursday. November "a, the
Chief Executive departed from custom
and on this Washington Bicentennial
year included the text of Washington S
Thanksgiving proclamation.
Whereas at this season of the year
our people for generations past have
always turned their thoughts to thank
fulness for the blessings of Almighty
God" the document said.
Now therefore. I, Herbert Hoover,
President of the United States, do set
aside and declare Thursday, November
"a, as a day of national Thanksgiving,
and I do urge that they repair to their
places of public worship, there to give
thanks to the beneficent providence
from whom comes all our good; and
do further recommend, inaSmuch as
this year marks the 200th anniversary
of the President George Washington,
the Father of Our Country whose i'm
measurable services to our liberties and
our security are blessings perennially
renewed upon us, that our people re-
fresh their memory of his first Thanks
giving proclamation, which l append
and incorporate in this present procla-
nation:
by the President of the United
States of America.
"A proclamation.
Occasion for Thanksgiving.
~ I,,t,r of oil no
tions to acknowledge the providence OF
Almighty God, to obey His will, TO be
grateful for His benefits and humbly to
implore His protection and taVor-and
whereas both houses of Congress have
by their Joint committee requested me
Ito recommend to the people of the
United States day of public thanks
giving and prayer to be observed by
acknowledging with grateful hearts the
many signal favors of Almighty God,
especially by affording them an op-
portunity peaceably to establish a form
of Government for their safety and
happiness.
Nov. therefore do recommend and
assign THURSDAY the Goth Gay of No
yember next to be devoted by the people
of these States to the service OF that
great and glorious being. who IS the
benefcient author Of all the good that
was, that is. or that will be-that We
NAV then all unite in rendering unto
Him our sincere and humble THANKS
for His kind care ard protection OF the
people of this country previous 10 thelr
becoming a NatiOn-for the signal ana
manifold mercies. ard the favorable in
terpositions of His providence. which
We experienced in the course and con-
Of LOTT Tar-fOr great
degree of tranquility, union, and plenty
which we have since enJoyed-for the
peaceable and rational manner IN Whlch
we have been enabled to establish con-
situtions of government for our safety
and happiness and particularly tne
national one now lately inStltuted-for
the civil and religious liberty which We
are blessed. and the means we nave OF
ACQUIRING and diffusing useful KNOW
ledge; and in general for all the great
and various favorS which He hath been
pleased to confer upon us. -.
And also that we may then unite
in most humbly offering our prayers
and supplications to the great Lord ana
ruler of nations and beSeech Him 10
pardon our national and other trans
gressionS to enable us all, Whether IN
public or private stations. TO perform
our several ana TeldJlNt uullto PAOpSAAE
and punctually-to render our National
Government g blessing to all people, by
constantly being a government Of wise,
lust and constitutional laws, dlscreetiy
and faithfully executed and obeyed-
to protect and guide all Soverelgns and
nations especially such as have sheWn
kindness unto u.s. and to bless them
with good government, peace and con-
cord-to promote the knowledge ana
practice of true religion and virtue, and
the increase of science among them and
us-and generally to grant unto al!
mankind such a degree of temporal
prosperity as He alone knows to be
best
"'Given unto my hand at the City Of
New York. the third day of October,
the year of our Lord 1889.
GEO. WASHINGTON
In witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed
Done at the City of Washington this