Show THANKSGIVING DAY NAMED BY GOVERNOR IN I PROCLAMATION Gov Go John C. C Cutler has issued the following Thanksgiving ivin proclamation By official i pro proclamation his excellency Theodore Roosevelt Roose pre president of ot the United States has designated and set apart Thursday November omber 26 26 1908 1508 as a aday aday aday day o of thanksgiving and prayers throughout through through- out the nation Th The custom which has hils come down from rom tho the Pilgrim grim Fathers Father of or giving thanks each autumn for tor material and other blessings a vouchsafed during tho the year it Ja one of ot the most beautiful heritages heritage's of at our national life Ute To acknowledge the tho source of or all allour allour allour our benefit benefits and make public profession of ot our gratitude to him is to become through appreciation more worthy of ot fu fu- fu ii- ii ture turo blessings They who aro are truly grateful grateful grate grate- ful to God will strive more truly to de deserve deserve de- de serve his future futuro favor OT In this Is the as assurance as- as of our nations nation growth and safet safety In material blessings wo we have have- cause causo for tor or thanksgiving Tho The farms tho the mines the mills the factories and all tho the other sources of or our wealth have b be ben n most bounteous In spite pita of temporary de do- do capital and labor have hav had munificent mu mu- nt returns And nd it fully appears that an era ora of prosperity is approaching to make oUI us forget torget tho adversity which has haa t tempered our prosperity in the tho year Just lust closing With gratitude for past put blessings wo 0 mo therefore may enjoy a Q grateful assurance assur assur- ance ano of Increasing welfare Now therefore I I. I John C. C Cutler governor gov gov- goy goy- crony of the state stat of ot Utah following the proclamation of ot the president and tho the ox- ox ex ex- cel custom of ot our nation do hereby designate Thursday November 26 26 1908 1909 as a le legal al holiday in the state slat and a n day of at thanksgiving and Prayer I recommend that tho the people generally y suspend business on that da day and gather In their homes and their Places of worship and give thanks to Almighty God for tor tho bl bless bless- ss- ss ings logs he has bestowed And I believe that wo we should mingle with our thanksgiving an nn earnest resolve to live not only material lives live U but tho the broader and better our In Intellectual and spiritual life In such way oay as to merit the Increasing favor tavor of a J Just and loving father tather |