Show thanksgiving proclamation transcending in value all other othe individual dual possessions is the grateful heart heak aside from the sense of peace and contentment tenement tent ment that it awakens gratitude serves as the ballast of the recklessly driven craft ambition arribi tion gratitude is the check to self chency and the golden link in the chain of universal interdependence inter dependence so long as the thankful heart so ion g as gratitude finds expression whether through the spoken word of appreciation or through that sacred communion that is held within th the sanctity of the chamber of prayer the human race will make toward righteous ness and right living the fullest outpouring of the human heart is the expression of gratitude the warm and friendly feeling that gratitude awakens toward a benefactor inspires loyally and devotion and cult cultivates ivatts and s strengthens tre n athens faith distinguished as a god fearing people who sought to apply the ideals of a sublime faith in an overruling over ruling hand to the ie every day affairs of life the pilgrim fathers established and sacredly observed aed an annual day of thanksgiving and prayer the custom has survived he the test I 1 of time and once maln is te re 10 neward leani a in the procla proclamation mati on of the pre president z of the united states fixing a day for or such observance now therefore I 1 william spry governor of the fhe state of utah in accordance corda cor dance e with custom and pursuant to the proclamation of the president do he hereby re abi designate as a day of thanksgiving and prayer thursday november 1913 on that day let there be a cessation of the customary daily activities let OUT be redirected directed to contemplation of the blessings of life health of plenty of material intellectual moral and social preness pr oness and recognizing these gifts let our hearts be opened in in grateful acknowledgment to the source of all good gifts in testimony whereof I 1 have designate n a e as a day of thanksgiving to be affixed the great seal of the state of utah done at salt L lake ake city the capital i ahw ath day of november A D 1913 WILLIAM SPRY governor by the governor DAVID MATTSON secretary of state i |