Governor Proclaims Day of Thanksgiving, Nov. 23, 1924

Governor Issues Thanksgiving Day Call for Service. . . State Has Been Singularly Blessed Along All Lines During the Past Year. . . All Causes Advance. . . Materially and Along the Lines That Tend to Better Citizenship Gain Has Been Made

By the Associated Press

Raleigh, Nov. 22—Cameron Morrison, governor of North Carolina, tonight issued a proclamation calling on the people of the state to set aside Thursday, November 27, as a day of thanks to God for the blessings he has bestowed on the commonwealth during the past year.

Following is the text of the governor’s proclamation:

“Gratitude to Almighty God has ever been a dominant factor in our national and domestic life. While our republic was yet in its infancy, the beautiful custom of setting apart one dy in each year for the specific purpose of returning thanks to him was established. This custom has been perpetuated by the chief executives of the nation and the governors of the several states until it has become one of our most ancient and honorable customs.

“Now, therefore, I, Cameron Morrison, governor of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim and set apart Thursday, November 27, 1924, as Thanksgiving day and call upon our people to observe it in a spirit of reverence and gratitude.

“Let all unnecessary business be suspended on that day, in order that all may have the opportunity to gather about their family altars and to attend public worship in the churches, to express thanks to God for his loving kindness toward us.

“During the year ow fast drawing to a close we have been singularly blessed along all lines. Material prosperity has been ours. The God of harvests has crowned our agricultural efforts with success and mother earth has yielded proper and wholesome food for the nourishment of our bodies. The hand of God has protected us from famine and plague. We have been spared from serious epidemics. The cause of education has been advanced; the spirit of enlightenment has continued to drive back the darkness of ignorance and illiteracy. Our social and industrial relations have been unmarred by strife and discord. We have dwelt together in unity of purpose. The cause of Christ has been strengthened through a sympathetic co-operation on the part of our people, as shown in reports submitted to the various religious gatherings recently held in our state.

“For these and all other blessings that we have enjoyed during the year let us return sincere thanks, at the same time invoking divine guidance in all our undertakings and re-consecrating our lives to the service of God and our fellow men.

Cameron Morrison, Governor of North Carolina

From the front page of The Durham Sunday Herald, Nov. 23, 1924

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