I do hereby proclaim Thursday, the thirtieth day of May, a day already freighted with sacred and stimulating memories, a day of public humiliation, prayer and fasting
Woodrow Wilson: “I do hereby proclaim Thursday, the thirtieth day of May, a day already freighted with sacred and stimulating memories, a…”
On the recordMay 10, 1918
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Proclamation 1445—Decoration Day, 1918
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