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Show WASHINCTON'SBIRTHDAY. The Son of America Aak That It be Generally Gen-erally Obaerved. Governor Thomas is in receipt of a circular from the national secretary of the Patriotic Order Sons of America which requests that he issue a proclamation procla-mation calling on the citizens of the territory to observe and celebrate the 22d day of February in a fitting and appropriate manner. Tho letter :s accompanied ac-companied by extracts from the proceedings pro-ceedings of the national camp in Boston, Bos-ton, which was held in October. 1800, ami is followed up with a copy of the following resolutions that were adopted on that occasion: Whereas, we deplore tho Indlffe ence hhown bya larire por.liin nf our nuilve-ihirn as well a adopt d c tlens, for ine SIM day of F:-ruaiy-t e l.lrthiajr o' our jrwat Washington evidencing th.; icro-v-ln power of the fureiim liil!u.-i)'e o willed he ha.le u bnvare. Ki el we JuHiiy Mr th:it It will lead to the entire non-ohsfrani-e of t:itM. the .rdritest of national lioli lavs, as is th ; f.-v-t in ivga-d to many of tie events of thdayor 'hi Amertcm revo-liit revo-liit o'i that, wero formerly patriotically Ob-nerved: Ob-nerved: ti e e'ore, Kefolved. tnat ast xie. patriotic, native-born Ann r c i' s,b "lievn that the 8Sd day f February Feb-ruary a' o lid be the orreatrsl, nat onai hvl d ly ot thiB country, we ;hould make ;t s ; alU Res dmi, that to thin end this nat'oual camp request the president of the United 8tate of America to lai-us a i reclamation annually m the people t'ier.f fitfr it.- jpeclal observance; und Kesolvnd, fiat the Blate fumpi request thi poveinorHof their respective state, to do llhe-wli", llhe-wli", and that the ca;m's working dlrect y under the national oa;np f )l'ow with the tame request to the (jove.uo i f their respective Bt.itesort-rrltorles. and f. other Ko.-olved. thit all camps of the P. O. 8. of A. hall strictly observe th-s natal day. iTbe rcfoiut on was alopted unanimously b7 tho conventun.) Fimn'k W. Hkni t,.v, , Nation U Secretaiy. |