Show TITAN DAY IMY The earl early refugees to these shores thankful for a haven from dangers danger part past grateful for those blessings of or opportunity opportunity found in this new land gave us our out first Thanksgiving Day as far back backas as 16 1621 1821 I Not Just for a successful harvest harvest har har- vest veat the proud results of their labor but for tor many other reasons did they raise their prayers They had bad come from various countries to a strange soil hopeful hopeful hope hope- ful tul of building new lives determined to conquer this vast wilderness where with the help of God they would freely and steadfastly erect a foundation for the house of government to come Their Thanksgiving was devoted to faith This has outlived them and today at a time when comforts and safety even such lIuch blessings blessings' as us hope and courage are strained strain strain- ed we again come to the observation of Thanksgiving Day nay and consider the bounteous harvest in its Individual lives Inasmuch as those Pilgrim Fathers laid the cornerstone for tor this democracy we who followed are arc certainly continuously grateful for tor the privilege and are are surely surely surely sure sure- ly willing to guard the rights Invested most moat diligently This is fa a blessing no war can erase we shall see eee to that ever faithfully i Humility has not been professed by enough but such was in formulating form form- formulating form I i the original colonies Universal love has hns not been Indulged in by the majority to have proven lt itself eIf effective since man has permitted Intolerance intolerance intolerance in in- In- In tolerance through prejudice to overcome overcome overcome over over- come his good Judgment That was another another another an an- other of the attributes of the early Pilgrims Harmony and unity they found must be added to make a nation great to work for the good of all aU None of these them conditions have changed since sinco 16 1621 1 Have the people themselves There is great significance to today's oY'S Thanksgiving Day since the evils of or bigotry cruelty and poverty have been felt by a sorry world this past year But for these things which we can not help we will not aggravate by adding addingto to them through lack of appreciation of the profound blessings enjoyed by this nation by the people of or Park Puk City and our deep gratitude we are determined ed to maintain through the y yea year e a r. r ro Thanksgiving every day every hour we should be aware of these material and spiritual goods offered each of us us I |