I · I am sen ding up by t hh pouch the d r aft Thanke&i ving Proclat::a t1on. Frankly, 1 t h&a g i v e n ua a g r eat deal of trouble and I d.o not t n1nlt any of u e are aat1 &!1ed

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Tbe Honnrable lln.rvin ll. llclnt:rre.

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In reply r e!er to liP /

\ EPARTMENT OF STAT E

\ WASHINGTON

llovember 7, 193~

Hy dear ll.r. llc lntyre :

There ia encloeed n drn!t ln dupl l CI\te of a proposed

proclamation dea1gna.t1nt" 'rhuredny, Novelllber ~r- . 193fi , a.e

Tluulbglvlng .D&y. Co:--lea nre alae encloeed or letters a;-

provhg t.~e l-JrOpoaed proclamat lon w!:lch mve b'"en received

fr">!'S the Attorney Gennral an(! !roa the Acting Director ot

t~e Burf"au ot the Budget, and of a warrant author izing and

directing me to cause the aeal or t~e United States to be

a!Uxed to the proclwaatlon.

:Dlcloauree: Drol't procl&mo.tbn, 1n dupl1oate. From At tornoy General ,

Novmber e , 1935. From Act1ne Director of thf' Bure&U

of tM Bu.Uget , November~, 193: . U!'l.a Lpd aa.rrnnt.

'i'he Honor~lr. :.ll\rY111 n. J.!c lntyre ,

Aedatant Secretary to tM Prcaldent , The Thita Houae .

(l}ffir< ofl~rJUtornrv @rnrrnl ll!l\l!!JinDb>u,JJ.(J).

Moveaber 6 1 19~.

The Pr .. i dent ,

Thl Whit o Houae •

.11;7' dMr Ur. PreaiO.ent :

I aa barerlt.h t.nln8aittq a d1'tlf't ot a pro­

poNd proca.tioa, pnuc:nt.d b7 tbe 4et1na: Secret.:..ry ot

SW.t.e and IIUI:a1ttecl. to De by tlw Actin&: Director ot the

Bureau of t t. Budget under date of tlove.ber S, 19li5,

""'· Tt. proposed ~\.ion baa .,- a:JPf"'YY&l •• to

!on ud bcallty •

yt0. c_7.~ lttome,' Gt.neral.

M1 Mu lllr. ~uonq O•orall

llorowUtt. h t.ha v.n of .. propo1ed sxew.t.h'o

Prool-Uoa, pre••' .a 11r \M acuae: S.cr•t.lol7 of

1\ah, 4e•tca• UQC !'t.u'14a.J', \tt.a \woa\y-o1P,\I:I of

of lo't'•Hr, 19}5, .. a h,y of laUoaal 1'baaii:•Ch1QC•

Dtnc\or.

b ClOI\U'OII Copy of 11\\ar of .t.c\1ftC l ooro\1117 of l hh, •OY•lln 5. 19)5·

Drat\ of propCie4 Prool•oUoa.

-+ BT 1Hi PRESIDDT 07 THE Ulll~Ul 8U.'!'U 07 J.ILDUCJ.

J.PROCL£11TIOI'

1, nu:ttl.i tlf D. ~n-~u·, Predd.ent o!

t!r.t U.::r.lted l'tatu o! ~rica, ~nb7 d.Ul(IW'U Tbunday,

tll4l t•aty~ds:b.t!r. o! lloTtolbtr, 1935, u a Day ot l'at1oD&l

~lYlll(.

ln ~ !!h a perlocl 0: na.tlo:l&l

""'' O".IJ' oo-.onti'J hat bten kllt t ostUitr l n a oloter

tt lloqblp o! 11Utlal lnter ut anl1 -n pUJ'pon. 'le

oan nll bt s ruotul th&t :aor and .ore ot our people

und.tntUKl and ••ot t he s r ea r good of the s reater

nl.llllMir. W. oan be ~r:~tul !hat 11lt11h pUJ'pOII of

perto!l&l p.in, a t ..nt" nett ~r' • lou, leu nroAJ].y

u•ert. Uset! , w. ce:~ be J.teful tto.t pN.oe at b._.

11 ttrtD,i:theM4 by a il'O'IIlnsl rllll.QCMU to o-.:m

oo~mHl . • ~ toe sraujhat O'J.J' peaoe ~~ other

~u.ms oontlma'' throvch rs Uon of our1 peaoetlll

pUJ'poll .

Bu~ ln o-.ar ap_.r taUon ot the ble"1Qitl

that Dhln• ProYld.e.::r.ea hu bet Mel. u,on ... ln ...._rloa ,

•• sba.ll not rsjolce u t he PhA~ltee rejolcecl.. hr a:1cl.

1tr1te eUll UYI ln t.bs wor~~"llt O.Y&tlt little tor -mr '

•nunc!. t~ •. t " thO'J.lcl. .. ,. ,. " lg:'l not aa other .. n art,

:t:~ 7-"'.::oa.r b:,:::~:~.l~p:::l::~r • IIAil-.e:rust"ft, .. noo>Jr&i:t'-'••1•,.•ta1ACOtcl.tltl'\l8t

• ..OJIC pt<~plaa alld. ~Yanoa paaoaM ~rade &lid trhndllll.ip.

ne tuture of .-nr ganer a uone o! -.arU:lDd.

will ba sreatly gu14ad. by fur aou 1n th"' p,..aa11t

yaara. rvary de•alo~nt 'or blda and praolud" a

re~u.rn to ~h• " ltlth p•~•• ot thl paat, • • baa a

~:~ntrall .

Let ua than on t he 4ay a,ppolntad. o!tar

our UYOU OAI &Dod ow- ~le tb.azlkl to Alala:hty

Oo4 Ul4 PT'Y tha t t h e paopll ot J;Mrloa •lll ba

p;~~lMd by Kla 111 be lplna: thtlr ttllow .. D.

111 nTUESSI'IHEREot, 1 baY• tw~re\l!lto ea~

• J' M.nd aD4 oaut<ed th1"al. ot Ue U:~oltld 8ta~u ~o ba at!bed.

DOllS a~ ~ 01 ~Y o! Walhlllfrtcln thla

o!JoYnber , l n

a ,.u ot our Lor4. nlnuean

:mdHd and thlrty-!he , u d.

ot U.e Jndepan4anoa 0: t!ll

tl:l1\d. Ita~" ot .Aaerloar.

the ODe h~Hd. - elzUe~b .

Bytha J>realdant:

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ta..t mn.. rron.__ "''""' 11110• u. Ia. AMrtoa,

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eULt• •Ull Un a. t:M 1'14. U ann• little tor

..uLM Oat " •boll&14 .., - .. an DO' u o--.r - AM •

...... , -.t AMri.M 'by eu.pl1 U4 l.a pn.eU .. Mlp

te w.& tM -u Ill •*"• •trlft a,pJ.ut 41•Ner ............. ,_... .. ~., .........

1M t'lltan of f' a-n"ou ot ..u1JI4

will 'Ill p-... u, p1de4 bJ taot:e la '"'' pr11•t

y..,n. EftJT dll"rrllo~t t 1M aa4 pnoliii!M a

ntun to ~ IIU1U patlui of 11M paU. .. bft a

... u.il,

t.t .. &b.- Oil 4q qpolawel otter

ov u.ouo- aD4 ou: ~• thUD ~ UatPtr

OM aDd pzq tbat tu pMpl ot _.rl.oa will be

pidM b)' a. 111 -~p1Jic Qrr ,.now -· 1• fiTIISS ~, I llal'l MrNR\o 11\

•J' liNI4 Ul4 o•u .. d. the ••aJ. fot \be V'aUed. I ta\ .. to

be att1u4,

DOll at the cu ot WMh1zrc$oa 'Ur.h

4q of loY ..... J'o 1A

tM ,...r ot our Lol'll llirw~~•

~ aDd. thlr.,...:tl••, u4

of .. la4e~Ddnoli of U.

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BT til&: Jl'aESlDZ:IT OJI' 1HI: tJJl'!'I:D UA'!'D OP AKE!UCl

A JI'ROCUJU.'!'IOJ

1, IRARL1ll D. ROOSDJ:LT, Pretidtnt of the

Un1ttd. au.tee of butoa, ht:rebr d.tt1pte Thun-

4r.J , the twtntr~1gh\b of IO'fnber, UIZ5, ... a

Dar of Jt.ttonal Thankegi"la&.

btra ... ert1118"a~riod.ofllllt1oQI.letrut

our oouotr7 boat betll. tr.i t to&dhtr 111. a oloear

ftllowtbtp of INtu&l iDttrtlt arw:l oo-ol'l pu.rpoae.

We ot.n nll be grataf\11 that .,,. t.nd. .ora or our

people urw:lentanll and teet t"ht IP'.,.ttr pod of

the greater lal.lll:>er. We Ot.l'l be pattt\ll t hat ealf­

ltb 'PW'PQtt of -peno~ p.tn, at our nelpbor't

lott, len ttro~raettrtt ltttlf. Wt can be

gratetu.l ~t ~· a t horae i t ttrensthtDtd b7 a

rp'OWil:@ w1111~tt to COIUCD aou.r.el. We can be

gratttu.l that our peace with othtr DttioDt ao:~UDJ.tt

th~ raoop!Uon of our owa ~at\ll purpo ...

But in our apprtol&tlon of the blt .. lnga that

ll1.'1'1ae PrO"tdenct hat bettO'ttd upon ue tn AMrtca,

• • ~~hall not rejoice • • tbt Pbt.l"lttt rtJototd. Waz

t.!ld. ttrHtttllllheintht world. ~

~t:t~~dear~•~

GOrl"e'c~er .. ~. ~ther, •n Allertoa by extl!lplt

tnll in practice btlp to bind tht woundt or otbera,

et.rt'l't t.pllltlt 41tordtr and t.;p"ettlon, alliOourf.it the

lttttfti!'li of dtatrun aaonc peopltt aDd t4'1't.noe ~-­

t\1.1 trt4t and trlatldtbtp.

-·-j Tbe f'lltureo!-1\Jitllt&Uouot•llll:tr.d

will be' cre&tly aut.S.d bJ' I act. h th .. e p:r .. ent

JMU, I r J "A I

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Let '" then on t.he cia apPOhttd offer our

dnot1ona &Dd our b.u.Cle thal'lkt to 11•1Pt:r Oo4

and. pray tbat the ~le ot AM:rtc.. wtU be ptd.ed

by llt• tn belp1DS t.bU:r f-(-1011 Mn.

II I'IfJE89 IKDIOr, I P•e bneunto eat .,.

band a$ c...,_ee4 tlle eee.l of t.be Unt U4 State a to

be ..tfhe4.

t!Cn at the our of blhtDGton t.hta day

I ........... .,., I leont&ry ~:~t lu.u,

of~..t~u,tnt.he

reaz of ou.:r Lord

ntneuen hundred.

and thtrtr-f1•e ,

and of the

lnd~endanoe

ot the United

ltataaof._rtoa

the ont bulldrecl alld

alxttdb,

I, PIWULDI~~ L.' ~ or t.M

11111\ed &taw. <4 "-i.:r~~~ n....~. u. -v•Pt-~ ot

1 11111, .. • c..r or a.u-~

~&lTiAC·

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or .u.u t.bl.t. bu :-:!...., t.opthw 1At.o t. clot.u

:::::: =: ~: ==~~ r~lr. 1A ...- u ..... • ""- -wrewue~~ ot t.be bl­

S....."•tlll..U.~Ju~...,... .....

-.,rnq.-1 ~ t.W t. t\-ot PMM ... ~\¥ Ut.t-..1 tarall•U~

t.t.,..u .... -,~- appo~. ~. ::.7.:::::1~rr ... ,dt.b- o-u-.,

UmlfE5SI~,l-•be"""t.oMt-.:t..od and or.l.lalld tbe .-1 ol tbe Ju,.., Sult~t• to be &UI.Dd,

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nu: UNO£R S£CR£TARY OF STAT!!:

WASHINGTON

n ovember 6 , 1935.

Dear l.!iea LeHa.ncl:

I am sending up by t hh pouch the d raft

Thanke&iving Proclat::a t1on. Frankly, 1 t h&a

g i ven ua a g r eat deal of trouble and I d.o

not tn1nlt any of u e are aat1 &!1ed w1 tb 1 t .

The ori cinal draft d1d not meet t he a.pprot•al

o! the Attorney Gene ral for one or two ~ood

reaaona. However, in m;; opinion, tr:i e dr&f t

i a somewh& t colorl e:sa. I do so want this

Procla.rroat.1on to be a splendJ.d doCW~~ont and

I fe<ll t hat , if poui ble , the Preaident h i !!-

sel f my wi sh t o Odd some toucr~a to it.

I 61:1 calling it to y" u: att.ent1on in

t ni s way so that it will not be aigned b y

tne Preeident in the or dinary routine._

Sinclrely youre,

III'J.. r. Ill as l.!.art;ueri te Le.ili, ·

The 'fbi te Houee.

niA!laHnm OAT .. 1931

8Y T!U: 'ltC"'tOD1' OJ' 1Hit u•tth tfiftt CJ' AIC"'IOA

r, ""~~'~l n o • ..01f'Tt:r. rn~t~t of "''

Ont\tt:t '!'tt"t.•• of Al!tf!rt oa , llere'bp tteHcMt• 111111'~,

, .. ,.....,,J'..e'l!lflt lll of~ t~s. ot• "' Dolf of l'e­

u .. .,.t tll~t~n~.

0111' eov!!U T Ill .. ....., t)••• t "'C t~ • pa't o4

of ,, ... ,.. '"' ' 11~• ~t "' t ocetllft' ' "~ • elo...,

te110WII"to of •tu•l t'lt er•-'1 1111t1 eo-.m OUJ'>IDH.

ltll p .. tef'Uil b-t• tt ~t!l beG\wetfo•t tollho•

~t'l t!l our 1!"'' • ,,.,.~ ~1'ecbtton o f ttl., b l iiHI-.,_

, ,.., t~st tltY't!le t i'O'rt.,_• ~~~~• '-•"""'•1 'lr.lefl ut.

'' _,. 0 1'11J' •1 bo;~e tll.• t • u ... of peMe <1!'1!1 OPOI!II'­

tlldty h : a t l'l•ftd to" dl t~•t\01111.

Let,.., til~, e-. tbe "'"'" ~t,t-i, o"'.....,..•

c•t!t 0'111' ~-• ~Nrto• llll!l otfa-, '11.111 oar Mwo­

Uct~• , "'!let •-!l't •1 .... h t t.omlte ~ O.tr'ty .... 1 Of'J'nl'r." ... '7"'F 0 1Molt•be1'NIIto M t rf!f llend

.,"' "•-" the _ , of tM tlrttt..-1 ot~te• to be 11.f -

Or.t,.tnal or tnte ht.e been Mnt to \M 4 ttorney

O"et&l for t.le conelderauon and tran-.teeton to

t H Pr••ldeat .

oou "'" t~ cn y ot Yaflllt~ t M• • ., _,.._.,... ,. '"

,lodt q: IJ<Ierahn o f • ••·

yauot oar '-il

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