To-morrow, the United Státes of America and' American communities all over the world wil meet in sólémn Thanksgiving to Providence for its bounty and goodness, a custom dating from the old colonial days. In keeping with what has become traditional style, the American community of Shanghai will celebrate the day with a church service, a football game, and then, the tour de force, the Thanksgiving Dinner, in which roast turkey, with cranberry sauce and "all the fixing" plays the leading role, The American Consulate-General will be closed to public business to-morrow, in observance of the occasion, and, in passing, it may be noted that this will be the first time in over three months that the office will have been closed on the occasion of a public holiday, Each year on Thanksgiving Day the President of the United States of America issues a proclamation to which he sets his hand and seal. min A copy of this year's proclamation by President Roosevelt has been received from the American Consulate-General and reads as follows:
President's Proclamation 1, Franklin D. Roosevelt, President. or the United States of Ami hereby designate Thursday, the 25th day of November, 154; as a day of national thanksgiving.
The custom of observing a day of public thanksgiving began in colonial Times and has been given the sanction of national observance through many years, It is in keeping with all of our traditions that we, even as our father in olden days, give humble and hea thanks for the bounty and the goodness of, Divine The harvests ai fields have been abundant men and women ave been given the blessing of stable employment, 9 period, unhappily marked in many paris of the world by strife and threats pi war, finds our people enjoying ihe blessing of peace, We have no selfish designs. against other nations.
WE have been fortunate in devoting our energiesvand our resources to con-Btructive purposes and useful works. We have sought to fulfill our obligation huse our national heritage, by common etort for the common good.
Let us, therefore, on the day appointed forego our usual occupations, and in our accustomed places of worship each his own way humbly acknowledge the mercy. of God, from whom comes every good and perfect gift.
Tu witness whereof, I have hereunto fet my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this Ninth Day of November in the year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Seven and of the Independence of the United States of America, the One Hundred and Sixty-Second.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.