Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-09-20 | Page 10 | President Calls for Celebration on October 12

President Calls For Celebration On On October 12 By y Asso Associated Press WASHINGTON Sept President Wilson today proclaimed Saturday October 12 12 the four four- hundred twenty-sixth twenty anniversary of ot the discovery discover of ot America as Liberty day and called upon all all- citizens ns to celebrate it to stimulate a generous response to the fourth Liberty l loan an I The presidents president's proclamation follows I Every day the great principles for tor which we a are e fighting take al e fresh hold upon our th thought and purpose and make It clearer what the the end mu must must t be and what we must do to achieve it It We now know more certainly than we ever knew before why free men brought the great nation and government government government govern govern- ment we e love into existence because it grows clearer and clearer what supreme su supreme supreme su- su preme service It is to be bey Americas America's privilege to render to the world The he anniversary of or the tIte discovery of ot America must therefore have for us in this fateful year a peculiar and thrilling significance We sho should ld make mak it a day of ot ardent rededication to the ideals upon which our government government govern govern- ment is founded and by which our present heroic tasks are re inspired NAMES LIBERTY DAY Now how therefore I I. I Woodrow Wil Wil- Wilson wil- wil son eon president of ot the United States do appoint Saturday the twelfth h day dayot of ot October 1918 as Liberty day On that day J I request the cit citizens zens of every community of the united States city town and nd countryside to celebrate the discovery of ot our country in order to stimulate te a generous generous gen gen- erous response to the f fourth Liberty loan Commemorative addresses pageants pageants pageants pa pa- harvest home festivals Of or other other other oth oth- er demonstrations should be arranged for In every neighborhood under the general direction of the secretary of the treasury and the Immediate direction direction c- c tion of the Liberty loan committee in cooperation with the United cSt States tes bureau of ot education and the public schol authorities Let the peoples people's re response response re- re to the fourth Liberty Libert loan express the measure o of their devotion to the ideals which have guided the country from its discovery until now and and of ot their thelt determined purpose to defend them and guarantee their triumph H HOLIDAY LIDAY DECLARED F For r the purpose of ot participating in Jn Liberty day celebrations all an of or the federal government th th throughout the country wh whose se services can can be spar spared d may b be excused en Saturday Saturdays the twelfth day of October for the entire day In witness whereof I have hereunto to set my hand nand and arid caused the seal of ot the United States to be affixed d. d Done in the District of ot Columbia t this day of ot September in Ih the year year of our Lord one thousand nineteen nineteen nineteen nine nine- teen hundred and eighteen and of the independence of the United States States' pf America the one hundred and forty- forty third WOODROW WILSON By By the President ROBERT LANSING a Secretary of ot State