1923-11-23; Clare Sentinel

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CLARE .MICHIGAN. FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 23, 1923
New.Series: Vol. 32. No. 4
ST
MR. AND MRS. W. H. ELDEN CELEBRATE THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING
.•'Large .'Number of Friends
'Greet Them at Their
" ;Home Sunday.
tBOTHUN GOOD HEALTH
AND ENJOYING LIFE
*
..Mr. and Mrs. William H. Elden cele-
'torated'. their, golden wedding last Suu-
'day.   '. They -..were married in Genesee
county fifty years ago, and the officiating clergyman, Rev. Mr. Lewis is still
living and resides at Freeland, but on
. account of poor health, was unable to
be present.
Mr. Elden's eyesight failed him, Mr.
B. A. "White became his partner and-
when he sold the Jewelry "business to
Mr. White, a stock of bazaar, books
and china goods was added. He later
entered into partnership with Thomas
Holbrook and sold his interest to him
when he retired, from active business
about fifteen years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Elden- are both in excellent health and take an active interest in church work, Mr. Elden being a deacon In the Congregational
church and Mrs. Elden is assistant
superintendent of the Sunday school.
They received many beautiful and
valuable presents.
Those of the relatives and friends
4
Mr. and Mrs, Elden with their guests
'. attended service at the Congregational
• church on Sunday morning, after
which dinner was served at the home
FORMER CLARE BOY
NOW CASHIER OF
ST. JOSEPH BANK
Kirk   E.   Sutherland   A
sumes   Duties   of   St.
Joseph Bank December 1st.
BASKET BALL SEASON
OPENS FRIDAY NIGHT
McBain H. S, Boys and Girls to
Meet Local Teams in  First
Game.    Rules Explained.
from out of town were Mr. and Mrs.
O. A. Flanagta and son, Norris, Judge
and Mrs. Adams, and Mr. and Mrs.
Robert McCammon, of Chicago;   Mr.
. of Mr. and Mrs. Norris Elden on East? and Mrs. James G. "Roxburgh and son,
jixth street, thirty-five persons being
Eserved.
During the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs.
"jSidan./kept open>house at their own
■ home on.East Fifth street and refresh-
iments-. were served to a large number
iM friends tvho called.
.Mrs. -Elden was: horn in Waterford,
**aaai.and county,.April 28th, 1855, and
rMr. EWen -was born in Genesee coun-
' "4?v,;J:aiy.l8, :1S£9.    "They   moved   to
• Clare in 1§75: and   engaged   in   the
Elden, and daughter, Mary, of Evart;
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Crane and daughter, Erma, Mr. ■and Mrs. "Earl Crane,
Mr. and Mrs. -Leo Crane, Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Lewis rand son, .Junior, of Midland; and A. C. Ohman and daughter,
Gertrude, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wirtzell
and Mr. and "Mrs. Arthur White and
daughter, Elizabeth, of Saginaw.
The Sentinel joins With the host of
friends of Mr. and Mrs.' Elden in wishing them many more    happy    anni-
.J<3Wfelry.business.    When a little later' versaries.
h MSTEB EHTERTiVDiEK
' |£RE;I1)NDA¥'»£I
Funeral  ot   Hornier   Clare
Citizen to toe Held Saturday Mor-ning.
jLura .Forbes .to appear at Congregational Ghurc.fi Monday
Night.   Auspices of Guild,
"LurajJEorhes is really, an artist; ev-
«ery number of her program went over
;pig. There was something delicious-( Wednesday mprning Mra. Q. H.Stan-
Jy droll .sad something rather touch-j ford received the sad .news .of the
:,jng In he? .impersonations of "Every death of her father, Joseph Randall
.Day Life." J3e was called, back again j Beadle, which occurred ,a± Detroit .the
^nd again. .Many ..of .;her numbers i uight before,
-svere  origiu^^-'-r"De,tr.oIt  Free Press.     Mr. and Mrs. Stanford left unmed-
"Lura ForhaB .was one.-.of our valued lately by auto for that city to .be.nr.es-
ontertalners cp.ix the JVIutual-EweU ent at the funeral which will he held
^bantaitauasiflTOPg.theiSsaspn of'22.ifrom the home of a daughter, Mrs
JEfer fund of imafcei;ial;is.-i'tsJl nigh in-
tgjshaustible gsud iftas .an exceptional
Wj*«-ie.ty of wit, Jtojnpr, .pathos and
whalesome iiMnK£tiQ-as. ,i5he has
tattae qualities w.fti^ makejfjer stand
»aisfl«>ve the oMilmry, ;.and js a real
sMitism to the bgJtfcfir class oj* plat-
fom'«atertainers;''-=ilSr.ed ."Q. JEwell,!
JEvln^Si-Slwell Bureau^ <C.&l$ago.
This -ferregoing ar& Btmt Awp ;Qf the
jnany rec&inmendatib-as t^xe .committee
have regaining this tate^d lady.
There are only a fe^ Mmes .in lithe
year when tte& people of ©Jare Aud ^1-
clhity are privileged to -adtend thes^
high class entertainments, &s> in .o.rdgr
that everybody, both young sftd jpla;
William Barker at 153.Eas*nawn Ave.
Fu£Itde*tails will appear n.ext meek.
The following article, taken from
the St. Joseph Herald Press, comments very Btrongly upon the fact
that Kirk E. Sutherland, son of Cashier and Mrs. C. H. Sutherland of this
city, had been selected as cashier of
the Commercial National Bank of St.
Joseph, and which we print in full:
Formal announcement of the-.selection of Kirk E. Sutherland, Benton
jiarhor, to succeed A. R. Morford, resigned, a,s cashier of the Commerci«l
National bank,*was made this morning
by the board of directors of the St. Joseph financial institution.
"Mr. Sutherland resigns as assistant
cashier of the Benton .Harbor, State
Bank to become cashier' of the Commercial bank.
"Mr. Morford retires after serving
the local .bank as cashier for the past
four years. He was, however, connected -with the institution for a number of 'years prior to''his appointment
as cashier. Ill health compelled Mr.
Morford to sever his connection", as
It did also the office of mayor ot the
city, to which .he was elected nearly
two years -ago.
Is Well Qualified
-"While the board of directors were
.reluctant .to accept Mr. Morford's resignation, fhey should find in Mr. Sutherland a worthy -and popular successor. The new cashier, who was named
-only after lengthy investigation of &
large field of prospects, is well qualified for the ^position he assumes De-
■o-ember 1st.
"After graduating from Clare high,
schqol, Mr. Sutherland attended the
M, A, C. and then started upon his
banking career in the Dime Savings
Bank in Detroit. Incidentally, he
comes "from a banker's family, his fath
er being connected -with the bank at
>01are, Michigan, From Detroit, Mr,
Sutherland went to Boies State Savings bank at Hudson, Mich., where he
remained three years, and then to
Payne, Ohio, where he became cashier
of ,the Payne State -bank, which position he occupied for fix years. In 1920
he left the Ohio hank to become as
sistant cashier of the Benton Harbor
state 'bank.
An Active Business Man
"The board of directors of the Com-
•mercial bank may indeed feel fortunate in securing Mr. Sutherland to succeed Mr. Morford. .Ie is an aggressive and energetic I.-usiness man of
the younger school ..f finance- and
should prove instrumental \n helping
the local institution maintain the remarkable growth it has made through
consistent and cons ,-rvative ..financial
.-operations.
Mr. Sutherlana, since taking up his
•residence in Benton Harbor, has been
an motive ^participant in all civic matters. He is also a member of the
sister oity "-Kiwanis club,
'Tlie Sentinel joins with the many
Mends of Kirk in Clare and -vicinity
in (extending ^congratulations raafl best
wis<b.es for continued success in his
new (duties.
On Friday night (tonight) the basket ball season will, be opened in
Clare." The patter, patter of the in-.
Hated pig skin will once more he heard
in the high school gymnasium. The
screams, whistles and yells of the enthusiastic fans will again be heard -a3
the boys and girls chase the leather
from one end of the hall to the other.
The cheer leaders will again endeavor
to arouse the kind of pep that is necessary for a winning team. In short
the season will open with a' bang. Two
big games will usher in the sport of
sports. The McBain girls will have
tue hpnor of appearing, in the initial
encounter. The boys' game between
the same schools will follow. According to the "dope" the teams appear to
be evenly matched. It Is an assured
fact that the game will be close and
exciting no matter who wins. The
price of admission is twenty cents for
pupils and twenty-five for others. A
big crowd is needed^to give the boys
and girls the proper send-off. In addition a large crowd is needed to heip
defray expenses. In this instance it
costs more than sixty dollars to bring
the visiting teams here. Come out
and. boost.
Fans Are Asked to be Patient.
The fans are cautioned to withhold
their judgement of the teams until
the* players have had an opportunity
to become accustomed to the systems
of the coaches. It takes time to
develope a satisfactory team. The
hackers of the team are therefore
asked to have a little patience. The
•players will not be traveling in top
form nntil the middle of the season.
Games for the most part have been
arranged with mediocre opposition.
More icontests will be played than are
ordinarily played by most schools.
This has been arranged so that the
boys and girls wil have an opportunil-y
to -get .experience under fire, and it is
expected that they will develope as
the season progresses.
Teams Not Piskc-rJ
No one knows who will start the
■games Friday night. "Final -decision
■will he postponed until a few minutes
.before the whis'tle blows. Various
combinations will probably be used in
■order to learn- just what can be ..expected of all candidates. Two neutral officials will referee.
Rules Explained
Some fans never see a rule book and
consequently do not know just how to
interpret decisions  of    the
SMASH STATE
ROAD RECORDS
Michigan Constructing More
Highways This Year
Than Ever Before. •
Expect That Over 180 Miles of
Pavement Will be Finished
During Year
UNI($N THANKSGIVING SER¥CCE
In harrr^gy with the proclamattoniOJ
Gov. Gr&e^back. a union Thanksgiving
[service wijl^he held in the Methodist
church Tifciursjlay evening, November
29th, at 7:_3J).D;clock. The messageij
will be giye.n ,hj Rev. H. B. Johnson,
As the sery.i.Qe jsrill be held in thej
evening Ins.te.a_d of the morning,
there should ,pe_a jlarge congregation
present, so let ,ve,veriy/J>ody come.     Let
■u«_    ^^oias show a tlianktul .heart and attend
may enjoy this treat we h39® made'-- a "-*.**..
tha admission fee so low that SiU may-
come. Twenty-five cants for Ms$ai&*
jBGHOS FROM
.Upon the arrival of Hit. and Mrs,
^NTXNEL DISAPPOINTED
■TJiis week The .Sentin^ jdad hoped
PROMINENT HEALTH
WORKERS TO BE HERE
Dr. Wm. IMH-afre artd$ohn W
Johnsoa ?to Address People
of Glare   arad   Vicinity
December 7th.
William DeKMae., M- JD„ Health.officer of the city ©f Saginaw, and John
W. Johnson, executive secretary of the
Saginaw Welfare League,,- -tfill be in
Clare on the evening .of^seflmber 7th,
The people who d-on'i ienow these
men personally, do know -*$>"hat the o|-
fe> .{ie able to publish .the jy-oqeedings j ficial title ofr each stands iox.   Every
'person interested in ike h&aith and
THE NEWLY WEDS fo jj^ alare county Board of super-
yisprs,. put. owing to two iiupj^pe oper-
welfare of our people in Clare county
$&T\ J. Foss at Detroit last week, .the' #tors Ming aosont from -the force, un- j will be on tip toe watching for fcirther
honssymooners were showered with | avoidably^ we were forced to iiave a
Vice -and congratulations by relatives! part -of them set on another machine,
and fiends. I and the type has failed to reach   us.
Many tricks were played upon the j Nevertheless, we regret this, but- s&me
aewly -jr/eds during their visit. They
vers compelled to drive their flivrer
through ftjie streets of the city with
flaying*?, such as "Just Married," "Oh,
iOearie," "S>yeetie," "All our troubles
v/iH be little .ones", and etc., also trail-
-jjjij their Fprd was a large string, of
tin ca3i£>, causing & great deal of at-
ttaeiion *Wd laughter.
Althongh roughly handled at times
tho couple enjoyed themselves and
vrcro eatOTtaiasd by ■ many relatives
and fviendo.
_ BOX SOCIAL.
fho -TaTar-a Siding school will give a
■-;-.5." noeial Gtid program Tuesday eve-
r:.a*l*, SJovej-abo? 37tli, . he-sinning at'
'.,.00 />'eloe.ic, • Pi'-odcsdG to go fo?
u-.'-ioGlj    -Evevyono come.
po&stG Brutilihart. tetxehGf
will appear «,ext week.
Thanksgiving Entertainment
v And Box Social
There will be a Thanksgiving entertainment and box social at the Her-
rick school Wednesday evening, November 28. Proceeds to be used for
benefit- of the school.
. . Effie Hales, teacher.
NOTICE TO C)0R
CORRESPONDENTS
Aa Thanksgiving cojnss next week,
and The Sentinel force plan to observe
the day, all correspondents are urged
to mail their letter so they reach this
office not later than Monday night to
J«#lire publication. -   .
notice in regard to this meetisig. It
.will be-advertised from pulpit, .press
and theatre. Keep Friday nj£ht,
December 7th op-en and hear Dr. Der
Kleine and John "W* Johnson.
We are greatly indebted to Mr, 3,
N. Mercer of the Clare Hardware &
implement Company, m it is through
him we have been able to procure the
eeryices of two. of Saginaw's busiest
men. "t     -v;   ■*.
YES,
t
WE HAVE
NO BANANAS
With several weeks remaining in
which to finish the work laid out for
the year, road building operations
for 1923 by the State ot , Michigan
have already, attained a record
breaking total.      -<■
Reports indicate that the total of
state-built paved and gravel roads
constructed will be close to 450
miles. The 1922 record-breaking
total was 383 miles.
Of" the 1923 total, 181.6 is pave-
way. Last year the paVeway total
was 130 miles, and widths averaged
considerably less than those con-
stucted.this year.
Most encouraging is the fact that
far more of the work than ever - before was financed, during- 1923', out
of current revenues. Only $2,000,7
000 in- state bonds were issuod, as
against $10,000,000 during 1922. A
loan of $3,000,000 was made the road
buiding fund from the general fund
t*of the state out of its surplus, and
it is possible that this, loan will never
be called, as the state appears to be
able to spare this sum without difficulty.
To many, the record-breaking
amount of improved road built in
Michigan during the year will create
a sensation approaching closely to
amazement.
B. N. MERCER IS CHOSEN
PRESIDENT RED CROSS
Well Attended  and  Interesting
Gathering Elect Officers for
Reorganized Cnapter.
At the meeting held in the Congregational church last • Friday evening
Clare County Red 'Cross Chapter was
reorganized with the following offi
cers chosen: \
President, B. N. Mercer; 1st Vice
President, Mrs. G. B. Lamb; 2nd. Vice
President, Mrs. Lulu Murphy; Sec,
N. L. Tibbils; Treas., Mrs. Fred Gleason.
t    Directors, B. N. Mercer, Rev. H. B.
te.£e.I!ee.": Johnson, Geo. Phelps, L. H. T"hompson
WHOLESALE RAIDS
NET RESULTS
First of all let it be understood that'and N. £,. Tibbils, Clare; Mrs. G. E.
there are separate rules governing the". Lainb| Mrg> w. c< Fuller and-Mrs. Jen-
girls' and boys' games. The girls nie Bingham, Farwell; Mrs. Lulu Mur-
.have six on a side and two play in pliv^ Mrs> QUinn and. Mrs. Fred Gleas-
each zone. They must remain in their, 0Ji Harrison.
own territory. The boys can play any- j Mr. Tiiley>* National Representative
where on the court with few excep-: was preseiit and addressed the meet-
tions. The .girls may bounce the ball; ing Tne drive is MW on lor mem.
just once; the boys may bounce tho. bei.ship and the county will be «an-
ball as many times as they .please. vassed for this-good work. The meet-
'xhe boys can throw the ball from any ing adjourned, subject to the call of
position; the .girls must he on their.tlie chairman.
feet when they throw the "ball.   If one!  1
girl has the ball no other player may j.,
rightfully touch it; there is no limit
to the number of boys wlio may have
their hands on the hall providing there
is no bodily contaeL A girl must be
removed from the game when she has
committed five fouls .either personal
or technical, or three personal fouls;
the boys must be removed for committing four personal fouls.
Personal fouls are called for p-dsh-
ing, tripping, blocking or any'unnecessary roughness. Technical fouls -are
called for taking too many steps, ile-
laying the game, etc. When a girl
makes a field goal (basket) it may
count either one or two points defending upon the position from which-
the ball was thrown.. If the hall was
tjtrown from over 'the head with two
httnds from an erect position it counts
bu$ one point. All field goals thrown
by it-he boys count two* points,     The
^Continuid on Last Page)
Fifteen Arrests Have Been
Made   for    Liquor
Violations.
MUST HAVE LICENSE       ,
TO CONDUCT.DANCE
- There -wift itetno more Dover dances
unless permitted fby the Grant township Board.' "The Prosecuting, Attorney has notified those who have charge of the dance that they must obtain
a license from the town board in the
future, and such license can be revoked at any time the. 3oard may judge
it for the best Interests of the community.
During the past few. days, the local
county authorities, with the assistance
of a plain clothes man, have made fifteen arrests for liquor violations, in
olare*" county. * A still and large
amounts of mocmshihe and wine hav.e
.been seized during these raids.. The
majority of the persons arrested have
already made written confessions to
the Prosecuting Attorney and are
ready to plead guilty at the December
term of court. ' Other arrests are ex-
pec|ed to follow within the next few
days.
It is expected that a full report
of the clean-up can be published next
week,  .
Card of Thanks
j. es, we'll have pie for dinner,
We'll have pie for dinner' today.
We've apple, and pumpkin and peach
.  pie and plum
And all kinds, of berries;'
So yes, we'll have pie for dinner,
We'll have pie for dinner, today.
Baptist bake sale and bazaar November 24th,
Doherty'!". Hotel ll).Wir 1{4
ENTERTAINMENT
AND SOCIAL
* A Thanksgiving program and box
social will he given at the Hardwood
school Friday evening, November 23.
You are welcome.
Ralph Amy,-teacher. ,.
.    >  :	
Card of Thanks
-"We wish, to thank the Eagle Aid
Society and all those who so kindly
«6atributed mpney to us.     "
\     ' Carl LangTrorthy, ana family
We wish to thank our neighbors and
friends for their many acts of kindness and sympathy shown* us in the
death of our beloved mother, Mrs."
Addleline Mull. Also for the beautiful floral offerings, the singers and to
Rev. Milberry for his comforting
words.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Myers
and family.
Oscar Mull- and family
Glen Mull
COUNTY ORGANIZED
FOR XMAS SEAL SALE
Health Work in Clare County
to'be on Much Larger Scale
During Coming Year.
On November 15th, Mrs. Florence M.
Welles, a representative of our Michigan Tuberculosis Association, with
headquarters at Lansing, vi3ited in
Clare, Farwell, antf Harrison. She
practically finished " organizing the
County for the Christmas Seal Sale.
Harrison, will take.charge of the work
in the north half of the county, Far-
well will have the four townships to
the south west and Clare the four in
the southeastern part.
Last year Mrs. G. E. Lamb, of Far-
well, was chairman for the county and
ably carried on the work with a committee at Clare and Harrison. This
year in order to lighten her burden,
the work will be done,- by three committees, each receiving supplies from
and reporting to Lansing direct>
Tho one hundred- and thirty-seven
dollars we have on hand . from last
year can not be pooled with other
funds and be used for a county nurse,
but must be put into health educational work, nutrition or other, health
work in line with the Tuberculosis Association program.
•We are advised this year to "keep the
funds respectively in the three communities named. Each community to
look after the health work .through the
schools in their section. The committees will meet, cooperate and keep
the work as uniform as possibler
Teachers'! these committees are
planning on you! Gjy.e them helpful
suggestions. Make it- clear* to the
children that they are not only selling
Christmas seals, but that we are selling good health and long life for twenty thousand of Michigan's boys and
girls.
Clare's quota Is $412,00. We need
to give 1% cents more per capita
thronghout the county than we did
last year. More people died of tuberculosis last year in Michigan than
from auto accidents, diphtheria and
scarlet fever, combined.
One definite piece of work done by
our association last year was to compile statistics which proved to our legislators that an amendment to the
widows' pension bill would be a wise
thing. It was so amended that mothers may draw a pension if the husband is tubercular and unable to provide for his family.
In order to- avoid confusion we say
that there is organized a Health' committee, Red Cross organization, and
Tuberculosis Association, all separate but with one object ih view—the
betterment of conditions in Clare
county.
Let every one hear what Dr. De-
I&eine and John W: Johnson have to
say on health December 7th,
GAS FUMES NEARLY FATAL TO
CLARE GIRL
Victim and Chum, Believed
Dying, Revived by Detroit  Firemen.
APPRECIATION.
We wish to express our thanks and
appreciation to our neighbors and
the members of the Clare Fire Department for their valuable assistance in
•helping to extinguish the fire that
threatened our barn Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fetters
Daughter of Mrs. Chas. Grover,,
. of  Grant Township,  Owes
Life to Ouick Response of
Rescue Squad,
An article, which will be of interest
to. many people of Clare and vicinity
and friends of Miss Edna, daughter
of Mrs: Chas. Grover, of Grant township, appeared in Monday's Detroit
Free Press, gives an account of sne .
and her chum nearly meeting death at
their apartment early Sunday morning.
The account of the near- tragedy follows:
"Misses Mildred Bronson and Edna
Grover, both 18 years old, were overcome by gas fumes in the bathroom ot
the residence of4Mr. and Mrs. John
LinsdeaU, 4831 Fourth avenue, shortly'
before three o'clock Sunday morning
and Would haYe likely met death had
ic not. been-tor,.the quick assistance
of Mr. and Mrs. Linsdeau, and members of Firfe *departmeht rescue company *Np. 2.
"Early Sunday, morning both young
Women, who have an apartment on
the first floor, of the house, entered the
bathroom. They had been in the
room but a shdrt time when they, he-
came affected by gas fumes, believed
to have been escaping from a pipe
near a water heater.*
Firemen Revive Women
"Miss Grover managed to get out of
the bathroom to the kitchen, -Where -
Bhe called Mrs. Linsdeau, who was
asleep in her apartment on the second:
floor of the house., She and her husband hurried downstairs, where they
found Miss Bronson collapsed and
Miss Grover in a serious condition,
"First aid was rendered to the women by Mrs. Linsdeau, while her hiis-
band .hurried from, the house to a garage and telephoned the fire department. Rescue company No. 2, in
command of Captain Walter Israelr
stationed on West Alexander, avenue,,
near Cass avenue, and only a short
distance from the Linsdeau. home, was
dispatched to the house. The firemen
administered oxygen to both of the
victims and remained at the house for
almost an hour.
"A call was sent for Dr. H. B. Baker.
Later the young women were sent to
the- receiving hospital in a police ambulance.     It is said at   the   hospital-
late Sunday aftornoon that both girls:
were out of danger. '    .
"Miss Bronson it was reported at
the Linsdeau home, is from Owosso-,.
and Miss Grover is from Clare, but
had been in Detroit for six weeks,"
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CHICKEN PIE -SUPPER.'
A chicken pie supper will be served
at Elm Grove Friday evening, November 23rd,     Adults 30c; Children 15c.
THANKSGIVING SUPPER
The Mt, Vernon Orange will serve a
Thanksgiving supper at " their ' hall
Thursday evening, November 29th.
All Grangers and their friends are Invited.    Bring well filled baskgts.
The Guild will Berve a rabbit aupper
at their fair oil Wednesday, .December
5th.    .Price 60c.       , Adv.
Thanksgiving Hay Proclamation
By The,Governor.
"For the Lord is good; His mercy everlasting;- and '
His truth endureth to all generations,"    **    *
Let us "enter into his gates •  with     Thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise; be   thankful   unto
Him, and bless His name."'
Pursuant to a Custom which has endured through many generations and by direction of the President we have again been called
upon to set aside one day of this glad .and    prosperous    year    fpr
Thanksgiving,   There is no day in all the year so wholly American
as Thanksgiving day and there is no day in the year- when greater
opportunity is offered for reviving, bur patriotism and making manifest'our love of country.
America, in this year about to end, has much for which to be
thankful. In our sorrow over the loss of a great and good leader,
the Alm-shty lifted up another great, and good President to guide
us. The sudden death of a great chieftain mlgnt be expected to
cause disorder and political dissatisfaction. Our advance onward
and upward under the direction of our new President has been without interruption of turmoil,- proving once again- that this is a nation
.guided by Providence. A sister nation sufferod from a frightful
calamity, through our bounteous .prosperity we were able to relieve
suffering and quell despair. '     -
lfFbr the Lord is good; .His mercy everlasting"—so we have endeavored to display to the world that His ideal is our ideal , and
that we have mercy unbounded, uur destiny is service to humanity.    Let us not be swerved from our purpose. ■■
Our continued social peace and tranquility and our    amazing
prosperity,  educational,  agricultural and business development are
due to the mercies -of the Lord because we have always been thank- ,
ful unto Him: ' -v ' r
But because our .crops have been good and our industrial conditions satisfactory, let us not forget the necessity of careful llv-
»ing, let us not spend our bounty in extravagance, let us never be
wasteful of that which has been provided. Let us conserve so that
no matter -what the emergency, we will always be able to provide
freely for those not so fortunate as ourselves.
In pursuance to our time honored custom and in" accordance
with the proclamation issued by the President of the United States
and by virtue of the authority vested in me as Governor of Michigan, I hereby designate Thursday, November 20, 1923, as a day of
Thanksgiving and Prayer.      '  , "
Given under my hand and the Great' Seal   of   the   State'  this
twelfth day of November, in the year of our Lord otte'fthousand
'    nine hundred and twenty-three, and of the  Commonweaith.  the
eighty-seventh.
,  ,.    ALEX.J, GROESBECK,
GoYernor.    ~
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