Article November 18, 1911 Issue

THANKSGIVING DAY PROCLAMATION

"WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT with contributions from P. C. KNOX

The Christian Science Monitor

PRESIDENT TAFT'S Thanksgiving proclamation issued today [Oct. 30] calls upon citizens of the United States to celebrate Nov. 30 as a day of thanksgiving and prayer, as follows:—

"The people of this land having by long sanction and practice set apart toward the close of each passing year a day on which to cease from their labors and assemble for the purpose of giving praise to Him who is the author of the blessings they have enjoyed, it is my duty, as Chief Executive, to designate at this time the day for the fulfilment of this devout purpose.

"Our country has been signally favored in many ways. The round of the seasons has brought rich harvests. Our industries have thrived far beyond our domestic needs, the productions of our labor are daily finding enlarged markets abroad. We have been free from the curses of pestilence, of famine, and of war. Our national councils have furthered the cause of peace in other lands, and the spirit of benevolence has brought us into closer touch with other peoples, to the strengthening of the bonds of fellowship and good will that link us to our comrades in the universal brotherhood of nations.

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