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3038 . November 6,1930. PROCLAMATIONS, 1930. all Government buildings on November 11, 1930, and do invite the people of the United States to observe the day in schools and churches, and other suitable 'places, with appropriate ceremonies, givin~ ex- pression to our gratItude that this year past has seen the agenCIes of peace sensibly strengthened and that our relations with other peoples are firmly grounded in amity and concord. IN WITNESS WHEREOF: I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the United States. DONE at the City of Washington this 4th day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty, and of [SEAL] the Independence of the United States of .America the one hundred and fifty-fifth. By the President: H L STIMSON Secretary of State HERBERT HOOVER By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Thanksgiving Day, Notwithstanding that our forefathers endured the hardships and ~. d d Preamble. privations of a primitive life, surrounded by langers and solace only with meager comforts, they nevertheless bequeathed to us a custom ~~ d.evoting one day of every ,ear to universal thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the blessing 0 life itself and the means to sustain it, for the sanctuary of home and the joys that pervade. it, and for the mercies of His protection from accident, sickness, or death. Our country has many causes for thanksgiving. We have been blest with distinctive evidence of divine favor. As a nation we have suffered far less than other peoples from the present world difficulties. We have been free from civil and industrial discord. The outlook for peace between nations has been strengthened. In a large vie.w we have made progress upon the enduring structure of our institutions. The a,rts and sciences that enrich our lives and enlarge our control of nature have made notable advances. Education has been further extended. We have made gains in the prevention of disease and in the protection of childhood. TarmstroBot (talk) 18:21, 18 January 2013 (UTC)'d:-~e:i N ow, THEREFORE, I, HERBERT HOOVER, President of the United as Thanksgiving Day. States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, November 27, 193a, as a National Day of Thanksgiving, and do enjoin the people of the United States so to observe it, calling upon them to remember that many of our people are in need and suffering from causes beyond their control, and suggesting that a proper celebration of the day should include that we make sure that every persw~ in the community, young and old, shall have Cfl.use to give thanks for our institutions and for the neighborly sentiment of people. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the United States. DONE at the City of Washington this 6th day of November, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and thirty, and of the [SEAL] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and fifty-fifth. By the President: HENRY L STIMSON Secretar1j of State. HERBERT HOOVER