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1768 PBOCLAMATIONS, 1912.

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A PROCLAMATION. ”}",_’•°‘¤¢"“'¢ ”•¥· A God-f nation, like ours, owes it to its inborn and sincere mana. sense of moral glut to tesf its devout gratitude to the All-giver for sl the countless ben ts it has enjoyed. For manilylears it has been custo at the close of the year for the national ecutive to call upon hhuizlzimcountrymen to offer praise and thanks to God for the manifoldbleainfvoucbsafedto themin thepastandtouniteineamest suppliance or their continuance. e year now drawing to a close has been notably favorable to our fortunate land. At peace within and without; free from the perturbations and calamities that have aillicted other_peopl:s; rich m harvests so abundant and in industries so productive t t the overflow of our prosperity has advantaged the whole world; strong in the stedfast conservation of the heritage of self-government bequeathed to us by the wisdom of our fathers and firm in the resolve to transmit that heritage rmimpaired but rather irplproved by good use, to our children and our children’s children for time to come, the people of this count have 8b0U!1ul%· cause for contented gatitude.

 W&REFOR.E, I, _ HOWARD AFT, Preident of the

• • day ol pm: United States of America, m pursuance of long—established usage, and """"*"’*"'· in response to the wish of the American people invite mtg country- mrm, wheresoever they may so&ourn, to join, on 'llhursday e twenty- eighth def of this month of ovember in apyilrppriate ascription of

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causedthesealof theUnitedStateatobea&xed. Done at the City of Washington thi seventh day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [sun.] twelve and of the independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-seventh. ‘ War H Tan By the President: Anvsr A. Ann Acting Secretary of State. __!_·_;•§·*·¤•· *•¤· Br mn Pusmmrr or me Unrrnn Sruras or Armmca A PROCLAMATION ¤¤•*•¤¤¤| N•¤·••' it appears that the public good will be romoted b pmfilh, from the Cleveland Natgonal crest certaingands the State of California- M·•°*¤¤“··°· Now, therefore, I, H. Taft, President of the United States v°‘·’°·'*·'* of America, by virtueof tbeppwerinmevestedb theAetofCongms approved June fourthtk§hteen hundred andyninety-seven (30 tat., 11 at 34 and 36), en “An Act Making a propriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the écal year ending June thirtieth, e' hteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other p_urposes," do pro:§aun' that the boundaries of the Cleveland National great ar: hereby chanqd and that they are new as shown on the Tm orming a ereof.

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,,d_·,’_m hereb 'thdra d th Actofi tyfifth, ° •¤·· are y wi wn un er e une twen - nineteen ' hundred and_ten (36 Stat., 847) for classi£ca when compatible with publi: interests, be restored to set thentry