Show M PIRO proclamation IT bITEL STATES or OF AMERICA territory of utah executive onico office J J the custom of or setting apart one day in in the year to bo be devoted to thanks giuins and praise has come down to us from tile colonial period of our history in those early times the pilgrim founders of new england established the custom which lias has become national in its observance of return ing thanks after tho tile gathe gathering of the crops to the lord of the harvest 1 I therefore in accordance with t the he proclamation cla mation of the president respectfully recommend that thursday the day of this tho the month of nor nov be observed by the people oft of the herer territory as a day of thanksgiving and praise 0 11 for the great prosperity which has haj 3 marked the year now drawing to a close and that the more wealthy remember the poor and needy in testimony whereof I 1 have hereunto set my hand and anti caused the great seat seal of the territory to be at af csom fixed done at salt lake city this twelfth day of november A D acting governor Gov governor einor |