Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-24
The President to Follow His Advice
in His Proclamation.
FRIENDS who WILL Be GUESTS
Where the Members of the Cab
met Will Be.
THEIR ASSISTANTS PLANS

cept social visitors tomorrow The Prest-
dent will rest from work on his message
and from receiving politicians and candi-
dates. He will follow the advice contained
i'm his Thanksgiving proclamation. The
day will be d pleasant one for the residents
of the White House and their visitors.
President and Mrs. Mckinley, Miss Barber
and Mrs. Smith. formerly Miss Fannie
Hayes, will attend church IN the morning
Abner Mckinley and Mrs. Mckinley may
also accompany them. At dinner, in ad-
dition to those mentioned, will be Vice
President and Mrs. Hobart The big
Thanksgiving turkey sent from Rhode Is
land arrived last night and has already
met its demise. preparatory to forming the
central dish at the White House table to-
morrow.
Mrs. Smith, who is to be guest at the
White House for time, arrived today.
Her husband was unable TO come with her.
She will recall with pleasure the Thanks
giving days during the administration of
her father The White House during the
term of President Hayes was full of life on
Thanksgiving days. The President always
invited his force OF clerks TO be present at
dinner with him, and Mrs. Hayes always
invited number of young people to a din
ner over which she presided. Presidents
Arthur, Cleveland and Harrison observed
the day very much President Mckinley.
Where the Cabinet VIII BE.
Secretary Alger. who went to New York
TO attend the banquet of the chamber OF
commerce last night. will return here to-
morrow morning in time to JOIN in a family
reunion Thanksgiving day. Secretary and
Mrs. Alger will dine at home 1901 X street.
in company with Mr.. and Mrs. William 4.
Bailey of Philadelphia, Miss Alger. Mr.
Frederick NJ. Aiger Ia student at Harvard
University, Mr.. Charles B. Pike of Chi
cago Miss Alger's fianc) and Mrs. Lang
don of Minneapolis and her son, Mr. Cavour
s. Langdon. Mrs. Bailey is the Secretary's
daughter and Mrs. Langdon is his cousin.
Secretary and Mrs. Sherman will spend
the day quietly at their beautiful home
1921 street, with their daughter, Mrs.
McCalium. Tneir dinner will be a modest
family affair.
Assistant Secretary Day has gone to
Canton, Ohio. to spend Thanksgiving day
with his family.
Secretary Long will take advantage OF
the holiday by making a short trip down
the Potomac on the naval tug Triton. He
will be accompanied by Mrs. Long. Miss
Long, Miss Helen Long and Master Pierce
Long. Arrangements have been made 10
serve a fine luncheon on the boat. which. it
may be well to explain, will be provided at
the sole expense of the Secretary. This
manner of spending the day is due partly to
the fact that the Secretary has as yet no
regular establishment in this city, and
mainly TO his desire to have an outing. The
Secretary and family have apartments at
the Portland.
Secretary wilson of the Department of
Agriculture will spend the day at home.
eating his Thanksgiving dinner with his
family. Assistant Secretary Brigham will
also spend the day at home
Postmaster General Gary was in Balti-
more today. but he returned here on an
afternoon train, and will remain here to-
morrow. enjoying his Thanksgiving turkey
with his family at 11a1 Connecticut avenue.
Secretary IsliSS will have his first Thanks
giving dinner in Washington tomorrow.
His wife and daughter arrived here last
evening from New York and took up their
residence at 1.,23 III street. the house
forming a part Of the Arlington Hotel,
which was rented by Mr. Bliss a month
ago.
Secretary Gage will spend the day at his
home A few intimate friends Will be pres
ent at dinner
Attorney General McKenna will also dine
at his home. There will be no guests unless
invited by his daughters.
Commissioner Butterworth's Thanks
giving.
Commissioner Butterworth will have his
family with him at Cleveland on Thanks
giving day. Surrounded 10y them he will
enjoy such THANKSGIVING repast as his
physicians will permit to be served for
him. 1t is not expected that Major Butter
worth will return here until his health is
quite fully restored, unless his eagerness
to get back to his Office does not permit the
advice of his physicians to prevail Latest
advices Fl ON Cleveland are to the effect
that Major Butterworth will be well
enough to leave there I'm abou; ten days.
but many of his friends think ne should not
return here SO soon that, as he would be
sure to have stream of callers, which
would be a severe test to his strength.
Acting Commissioner Greeley of the pat
erit office will eat his Thanksgiving turkey
with his family tomorrow. but the pressure
of his duties during the absence of Commis-
sioner Butterworth has been so great that
he may spend some hours at work in his
office
Commissioner Hermann of the general
land Office will spend the day at his home,
lo14 Massachusetts avenue, tomorrow.
First Assistant Secretary Ryan of the
Interior Department has gone 10 his home
in Kansas where he will be tomorrow.
Mr.. Davis, assistant secretary of the
Interior Department, will eat his Thanks
giving turkey tomorrow at his home on ID
street. His household consists of himself
and mother and father. and tomorrow will
be the first time they have been away from
Missouri on Thanksgiving day for many a
year.
Mr.. Heath. the first assistant postmaster
general, will help eat a big turkey, In COM
pany with his wife and few friends at
his home 1900 Connecticut avenue.
Commissioner Evans of the pension office
is living at the Ebbitt House, and IL is
there he will indulge In a Thanksgiving
feast.