Show I I II I i I i I II I I I Utah will have a new holiday this year Armistice day And the date will vill be November ember 11 the last legislature legislature legislature legis legis- lature enacting a law adding the lay day to the legal holidays of ot the state Another holiday will occur on November ember 26 Thanksgiving day Tl The Tho e first named commemorates the end of the greatest war In history the latter that the people may give thanks for blessings bestowed in the way of bounteous crops and other blessings of the year The day orIgInated originated mated in New England It was after the first harvest of the New England colonies In 1621 when Governor Bradford made provision pro pro- vision for a day of thanksgiving and prayer and 1 In 1623 a day of fasting and prayer In the midst of ot ofa ofa ota a drouth was changed to one o of thanksgiving by the coming of rain during the prayers Gradually the custom of ot appointing a day of ot thanksgiving annually for many things during the year became the rule and days were designated by bythe bythe bythe the governors of the several New England colonies During the Revolution a day of national thanksgiving was annually recommended by congress In 1817 New York adopted it as an annual custom and It spread throughout the several states during the nIneteenth nineteenth nineteenth nine nIne- century FIRST PROCLAMATION The first proclamation Issued by bya a president of the United States regarding a national Thanksgiving da day was by Pr President George Washington and proclamation to that effect was issued on October 3 1789 when the capitol of the country country country coun coun- try was in New York City It was vas wason wason vason on the recommendation of ot congress and the date was fixed for November Novem b her ber r 26 26 1789 In this recommendation tion the president said Whereas it is the duty of of all aU nations nations na on- to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God to obey His will to be grateful for His benefits and to humbly His protection and favor avor and Whereas both houses of ot congress have by their Joint committee re requested requested requested re- re quested me to recommend to the peo people le of ot the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God es especially especially es es- by offering them an opportunity opportunity peaceably to establish a a. form of government for their safety and happiness Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the day dayot of ot November 1789 to be devoted by the people of ot these states to the service of that great and glorious Being who is is the beneficent author of all aU the good and that is Js and that will vill be that we m mae mav then all AU unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble hun thanks for his kind protection and care of the people peo peo- pIe Ie of ot this country previous to their becoming a nation for the the tignal and manifold mercies and the fa faVorable favorable fa- fa a- a interpositions of His provIdence providence providence provi provI- dence In the course and conclusion of the late war yar for the great de degree degree degree de- de gree of tranquillity plenty which we have e since enjoyed for forthe forthe the peaceable and rational manner In which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government government government govern govern- ment for our safety and happiness and particularly the national one now lately Instituted for the civil and religious liberty ibery with which we weare weare weare are blessed and the means we we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge and in general for all the great and various favors favor's which He has hal been pleased to confer conter upon us us' us BLESSING ASKED President Washington then concluded concluded con con- eluded by beseeching God to render rendel our national government a blessing to all the people by con i being a government of wise Just and constitutional laws discreetly discreetly dis dis- dis- dis erectly and faithfully executed and obeyed to protect and guide all sovereigns ns and nations especially such as' as have ha shown a kindness to tous tous tous us and to bless then with good government government government gov gov- peace and concord to promote promote promote pro pro- mote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue and the In Increase Increase increase in- in crease of science among them and andus andus andus us and generally to grant unto all ll mankind such a a 11 degree of temporal prosperity as He alone knows to be best Washington's second proclamation tion setting apart a day of thanksgiving thanksgiving thanks thanks- giving was Issued In Philadelphia and the day of February was fixed as the da day the proclamation being issued on January 1 1795 and anel of the independence of the United States of ot America Amerl a the |