Show AV 4 A 6 tom back tomorrow WN aan r VA A 71 A F all e t by ELMO SCOTT WATSON drawing by ray walters one has stated that if i a L f 1 person were a true internationalist and showed it by joining in the celebration of the various holidays throughout the world lie he would discover that he be would have left only sortie some 50 odd days flaring during the whole of the year la in which to busy himself with his usual occupation As americans american face a new year year they may lie ike interested to know that 1931 holds tor for diem nearly as many rest days as worl work days by similar state laws sunday Is everywhere ery where in the union a legal holiday as are new years day independence day birthday birt liday and labor day now let us consider the possibilities if a person set out to observe every holiday which is generally or locally observed in the united states ile he could begin with january 1 which of 0 course Is new years lay day everywhere A week later lie should be in new orleans where the anniversary of the battle of new orleans is celebrated as a holiday on january 17 lie he join in the obe observance rance of the anniversary of benjamin franklins birthday which is not a holiday anywhere but which chich Is widely observed as the beginning of thrift week two tuo days later january 19 if he were in alabama florida georgala Geor sla gla north Is orth carolina south carolina or virginia lie he could join in the celebration of the birthday anniversary of gen robert 11 lee and ten davs later january 29 19 lie could lionor honor the memory ot president delat william mckinley nley february Is the shortest month in the year but theres only one other mouth month latch has more days in which to celebrate if this hypothetical hot holi day celebrating citizen think ground ilog hog lay day Is important enough to justify launce on february 2 he enn can make a quick trip to arizona and there help the citizens of that state celebrate arbor day they do it on the first monday in february and this icar bear its rebr february uary 2 but he will ill have to hurry to pet get to florida in time to help them celebrate their arbor day on oil the first friday I 1 in n february which falls on february 6 tills this year on february 12 lie can help belp celebrate georgia day in that state at al thim h junt diio t alieni le think of that date as the occasion for honoring the memory of abraham lincoln on the anniversary er sary of fit his birth in order to join in that celebration celt bration it be tie necessary for him to go nort north h tor for there are only 14 st states ateria all in the north which have made Lincol ns a legal holiday they are connecticut delaware illinois indiana Kat kansas katicas isas minnesota new jersey new york north D dakota cikota pennsylvania south dakota washington west virginia and wyoming curiously enough kentucky tile the state which gave him birth takes no official cognizance of the day it is generally observed in spine way even though not officially in most of the states including sortie some of those thoe in in the south february 14 la Is st valentines day anil and february 15 is maine Ite member the maine Ma lne nay day both of lie he can observe if he chooses this year february 17 will be celebrated as a legal holiday in Alu Ala linnin borna in parts chirls of florida and in five alve parishes in nna ana for it Is tuesday the day before ash wednesday both of which are determined by the changing date of raster easter sunday m which latch to Is celebrated as mardi G gras rag day in french slang mardi oras grag or fat tuesday ay the day before lent begins and in Loul binna it ushers in the famous festival in new orlenna Orlon ns our ur holiday observing traveler can spend february 22 in any state lie he pleases for ing tons birthday Is officially celebrated in every state in the union but when hen march comes in either cither like a K 7 j IRV lion ilon or a lamb he will have to head south again to texas where here on march 2 lie can call help observe sam houstons Hous Ilous tons birthday and texas independence pen dence day then theres nothing more for him to do except to beware the ides of march until march 17 when lie can put on ills his preen green tie and go out to help celebrate st patricks day but he will need the rest which lie he will kill get in march for april is going to tie be a busy mouth li even busier than february to start it off right in alabama connecticut louisiana maine minnesota pennsylvania porto rico or tennessee tennesee lie call join in id the ce celebration to of good friday which comes 0 on a april 3 this year easter day Is on april 5 but a sunday and a holiday any anyway kaay but april 12 should find him film in north carolina Caro liui celebrating in the anniversary of the halifax independence He solutions a reminder of pre revolutionary war days april 13 he can honor the memory oi of thomas jefferson about anywhere be wishes but in virginia would be the most appropriate place april 15 35 he should be out in utah helping eel celebrate arbor day then he be can cross the state line ilde on oil the east and on april IT 17 aid in observing arbor day and school day in hi colorado Ho Ilo weer it if he be expects to help maine blaine or massachusetts celebrate patriots day on april 19 he be might start east and spend april 17 in one of the northern counties of illinois celebrating arbor day the governor govera or usually sets the third friday io in april for that observance but it if he be does go to new england tor for patriots day its going to mean nn an air airplane lolane trip back west in order to be in texas for san jacinto day on april 21 or in montana on the same day for arbor day its celebrated there on oil the hie third tuesday in april whether texas or Blon montana tana the next lay day april 22 should find him in nebraska for its arbor day celebration and the next day april 23 in illinois to help bell honor stephen A douglas Dou plas three days later april ag lie he should lie be in either alabama georgia florida or mississippi to lionor bonor the confederate dead on one of the two confederate memorial days after the busy month ot of april may Is comparatively restful on may 8 lie lias has his big choice fit if arbor day it in idaho the first friday after may 1 or the same celebration to in rhode island the second priday friday in slay may on may 10 he should be in either cither north Vari marialina alina ski i south smith carolina tor for the second confederate memorial lay day if the fornier former lie might just as well stay until may 20 and help celebrate the of tile the mecklenburg 1 independence ide pen pent dence lence declaration tile predecessor of what took place in philadelphia on july 4 1 1775 jag and on may 30 onyn anyn ethere here in the die united states he can his lipid heil lip id reverently in ii iii omory emory ot of our soldier dead aird help decorate alln ir kincs for or it is ia memorial or decoration lay day the three summer months june julie july and august will not keep the hollday celebrator very busy staying away front from work on june 3 he bi can take cognizance of the anniversary of jefferson davis birthday a legal hiday la in five fire southern states incidentally not including kentucky where he was born and mississippi which latch gave him to the Conre confederacy deracy for its president and unofficially observed in others ot liers june 14 la Is flag day observed in all states june 17 37 Is bunker hill hall day commemorated in massachusetts and june 20 Is west virginia lay day when that state celebrates its admission to the union wherever lie he Is in the united states on july 4 he ean can celebrate independence day but on july 13 he be will need to go to tennessee to celebrate tile birthday of gen nathan bedford forrest tire alie great confederate cavalry leader then speed out to idaho for the pioneer day celebrator cole cele bralon braton on july 15 1 and drop donin into utah for the pioneer day celebration in that eliat state on july 24 from utah lie should start east immediately if he is to take part in the celebration of 1 bennington enn ington day in vermont on august C 0 but that ends the summers festivities this ho however kever gives him a good opportunity to take the customary two weeks summer vacation the autumn months will ill keep him fairly busy beginning with the celebration of labor lay day in north carolina on september 4 teiei th first thursday in september lie can go to some other state aud and celebrate it again on september 7 the first monday in set september then theres admission day to be celebrated in california september 9 defense day on Septem rebr 12 and american indian day on tire the third friday in september Septer riber september 13 18 this year after taking part in the celebration of 0 fire prevention day on oil october 9 he can go to florida and celebrate farmers lay day on october 10 but he will have to leave there it if he expects to celebrate october 12 columbu day legally for its not a legat legal holiday in that state but there tire are 23 states in which it Is on oil october 23 lie should be in southern illinois for its second arbor lay day celebration the fourth friday in october fur for the southern part of the state and then tile lile himself out to nevada to help observe admission day in that state on october 31 and cf if course that evening lie he can call pet get in an extra celebration by taking part in the ilal hal loeen loa cen festivities lie ile must not linger long however for hes due lit in Loul louisiana slana for or the celebration of the local holiday of november 1 which Is all saints day november 11 wherever he Is ike he should face east til fit honor of armistice day and on oil the lust last thursday in the month r 20 in 1931 lie he should join N ith ills his fellow americans in being grateful grote ful on thanksgiving day december 4 should find him in georgia celebrating arbor lay day the first farst friday la in december and lie might un its well v stay there tm for the celebration of christmas on oil december 25 and then cross the state line over into south caro liua hug where december 25 and 27 art are legal ho lidas as a part of the christmas celebration thus the busy yeat of 1931 ends for the aday celebrator 19 tir lr western union I 1 |