Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-27
THEIR THANKSGIVING
The President Has His Choice of
Two Big Turkeys.
WILL SPEND THB DAY At WOODLEY
How Wel-Known Public Men
viii Keep the Occasion.
DIN NERS AT HON E

The President and Mrs. Cleveland and
their three little girls will spend Thanks
giving day in the privacy of their country
home the Woodley road. The President
and Mrs. Cleveland went out to dinner last
Thanksgiving day, but with that exception
they have always spent the day at home.
So far as known they will have no guests
tomorrow. Two large prize turkeys have
been sent to the President for tomorrows
dinner. One is a wild turkey, and came
from Mr.. Harrison of Leesburg, Va, the
Presidents host several fishing trips.
1. arrived at the White House several days
ago, and is fine specimen OF its tribe.
The other turkey is the gift of MIR. H. Vose
of Westerly, R. l.. who has supplied Presi-
dents with Thanksgiving turkeys for
great many years past. The turkey for
President Cleveland's family arrived this
morning by express 1t weighs thrty-four
pounds, ard Is magnificent bird. One or
the other of these two gobDlers Will grace
the presidential dinner table tomorrow. 1t
Is possible that the President and Mrs.
Cleveland will attend divine service at the
First Pres byterian Church.
The Cabinet.
The members of the cabinet, as a rule, Will
dine at home tomorrow.
Secretary and Mrs. Oluey will have as
their guests Mrs. Minet ana her son at their
residence, 1910 Rhode Island avenue.
Secretary and Mrs. Lamont and children
will dine at home at No. 1907 H street.
Secretary Herbert will eat his Thanksgiv
irg dinner at his home, corner 10th and q
streets, with Mr.. and Mrs. Micou and young
Mr.. Herbert Miss Herbert is at Rome and
is not expected home until the middle of
December
Secretary and Mrs. Carlisle and Mr.. Logan
Carlisle will dine quietly tomorrow at their
residence, on K street between 18th and 18th
streets. The Secretary will probably spend
most of the day at work on his report.
Postmaster General Wilson will eat his
turkey In Washington.
Secretary Smith will enjoy his Thanksgiv-
Ing with his family. The annual report,
which has absorbed his energies for the
past three weeks. will receive a complete
and thorough rest tomorrow.
Secretary Morton went to Chicago yester-
day. where lie will eat his Thanksgiving
dinner with his son and grandchildren.
Attorney General Harmon's residence.
1879 X street, will be the scene of large
family gathering tomorrow. In addition to
the Attorney General and Mrs Harmon
and their two daughters who live at home.
there will be present another daughter,
Mrs. Edmund Wright, jr., of Philadelphia,
and a son, Mr. Eugene Harmon, and sew
eral relatives of Mrs. Harmon from Hamil-
ton, Ohio.
Other Officials.
1t is singular, but true nevertheless, that
all three of the assistant secretaries of the
treasury are bachelors. Mr.. Wike, the
senior. will eat turkey tomorrow at his
boarding place. 91O 18th street. Mr.. Curtis,
the second in years, will dine with his
mother and sisters at their residence, 122S
Connecticut avenue. Mr.. Hamlin. the Junior
of Secretary Carlisle's assistants, who has
returned from an official visit to New York
and Boston, will dine tomorrow with his
sisters at 400 Massachusetts avenue.
Private Secretary Thurber believes that
Thanksgiving day is purely family day.
He Will dine at home. at 1I1S street, with
Mrs. Thurber and the children. They will
discuss wild turkey.
Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the In
terror Department has gene to his home at
Bedford, Pa, to spend Thanksgiving.
Assistant Secretary McAdoo, wife and
daughter will dine quietly at home, 1907 @
street.
Assistant Secretary and Mrs. Doe and
their children will have their dinner at the
Cairo.
Adjutant General Ruggles will dine quiet
ly at home. Mrs. Rugges is in mourning.
Paymaster General Stanton says that Gen.
Drum has sent him a fine turkey, and he
proposes to stay home tomorrow to eat it
with his family
Admiral and Mrs Ramsay and family will
dine at 1921 u street.
Treasurer and Mrs. Morgan, with their
daughter and son, will dine at the Norman
de
Commissioner Miller of the internal rev.
enue bureau will dine with his family at 12lS
New Hampshire avenue.
MI. Eckels controller of the currency and
Mrs. Eckels and their daughters will enter
tain few relatives tomorrow at their resi-
dence, No. 14GS Rhode Island avenue.
Judge Bowler, controller of the treasury
will dine with Mrs. Bowler and the children
at 1870 K street.
Chief Clerk Womack of the Interior De-
partment who has been in Madison, Wis
for month. engaged in the criminal prose-
cution of several prominent badger state
lUmbermen for the fraudulent acquisition of
public timber lands. returned to Washington
last night and will spend his Thanksgiving
in the bosom of his boarding house tomor-
row.
Nathan Smith of the Post Office Depart
ment, who has the making of 400 or 800
presidential postmasters in charge with a
little assistance from the Postmaster Gen
eral and the PresidenD, will spend Thanks
giving in Baltimore.
Commissioners Powell and T-uesdell will
eat their respective Thanksgiving dinners
at home, while Commissioner Ross will par
take of Thanksgiving turkey with his
father-in-law, Mr.. Tenney at the National
Hotel.
Assistant Secretary Uhl of the State De-
partment will dine at home, 1891 street,
tomorrow with his wife and two daugh-
ters.
Gen. and Mrs. Miles and their daughter
and will dine quietly at their new
new nome, at the corner of 10Th and G.
streets.
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