Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-04-08 | Page 2 | Patriots' Day is Set Aside by Governor

Day DayIs Is Set Aside By Governor Designated as April 19 and 20 by Proclamation of Chief I Executive ive I Governor George H. H Dern on Wednesday Issued a proclamation 1 setting apart Sunday and Monday I I April 19 and 20 20 as Patriots' Patriots day ay The proclamation is as follo follows s I Within a l few days a century I I and a half halt will have elapsed since Ia a little group of ot farmers assembled assembled assem assem- bled at the bridgehead in m the j hamlet hamlet hamlet ham ham- let of Lexington and gave first blood to the cause of American fr freedom edom The United Untied States of ot America had its birth In the baptism baptism baptism bap bap- of fire at Lexington and Concord Concord Con Cpa cord on April 19 1775 and that date Is the most hallowed In i American traditions Now therefore I George II Dern governor of the state of Utah do hereby designate and set apart Sunday April 19 9 and Men Men- day April 20 1925 as Patriots Patriots' day and urge appropriate observance observance observance ance of the occasion throughout th the state I respectfully suggest that services in churches on Sunday Sundar Sunday Sun Sun- day dar April 19 be dedicated to patriotic patriotic patriotic pa pa- subjects ts and that schools patriotic societies and civic organizations organizations organizations or or- conduct programs on Monday April 20 In keeping with the tho spirit of this memorable oc oc- oc c- c casion caslon Another proclamation was also issued by the governor calling at attention attention at- at to national forest week the proclamation reading as follows follows fol fol- tol- tol lows Too freely we have dissipated th the forests with which nature has endowed us In eagerness and shortsightedness we have stripped our forests forests' and already we are conscious of ot the stern grip of timber shortage The pioneer stage Is behind us No longer are we excusable for continuance of f the dissipation of this great re re- re source Now therefore I George H. H Dern governor of ot Utah pursuant to custom and the suggestion atthe of at the president of ot the United States of America do hereby designate and set apart the week of April 27 May 27 May 3 inclusive as American forest week and respectfully urge public officials public and business business business busi busi- ness o organizations newspapers educators and all patriotic citizens to unite in a a. common movement for forest conservation and tand and re re- re newal