The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-24

The District Building VII be closed to-
morrow. ard the employees OF the inunici-
pal government viii enjoy the holiday
each in his own way. Commissioner Mac
farland. President Of the Board. expects to
be awakened from sound slumbers al 4
o'clock m. by his admiring nephew, who
has announced that sleep shall fee from
the household at that hour. II the morn.
ing Ar- and Mrs. Mcfarland will attend
services at the Church OF the Redeemer.
nd IL the afternoon viii entertain friends
at dinner.
Commissioner Ross. who has been alb
sent from The city in Kew York for few
days, returned this morning. ana will
spend the day quietly With his family. He
states that the family circle this year viii
have within it the soE recently sent from
the Philippines
Captain Beach the Engineer Commits
sioner, expects to make the moss OF the
day possible by knocking Of work and
joining with the members Of his family in
an oId-fashioned Christmas.
Dr. William Tindall, Secretary Of the
Board, Informed q Times reporter today
that he should sleep until noon. If possi-
bic, and spend the rest OF the day in the
usual way with his family.
DR.. William C. Woodward. the Health
Officer, is busy today looking after The
children N one CT two charitable insti-
lions in which he is interested. He stated
that the department would send some
presents to the children in the smallpox
detention camp, and would try, as much
as possible. to give them merry Christ
mas. as we'll as the patients in the hos
pitai.
Captain Newcomer. Assistant to the
Engineer Commissioner, wiz celebrate
the Christmas festival with his family al
home. C. B. Hunt. OF the same depart
ment, the Computing Engineer has a sis
ter visiting him. and hezsteted that he
! would spend the day renewing his youth
and resting from his Iabors.
Captain GafIlard, Assistant to the En-
giHeer Commissioner, said that the first
thing he should do would be to forget
there was such thing az the Water
Department, and seek TO get back again
into childhood to enjoy Christmas as only
to get as much enjoyment and fun out
OF the day as possible.
Warner Stutler said he should spend
the day quietly He thought he might
come up TO the District building for q
little while to give attention to com
plants. etc. that might be awaiting his
attention.
J. T. Petty, the Auditor OF the Dis
tFiet, stated that he should spend the
day at home as restfuliy and as quietly
as possible. Let the boys have the noise
and fun and give me day at heme with
the family There is vhere I have the
best enjoyment" was his reply to aues-
ton Of the reporter.
& H DarneiIie. the Assessor. stated that
ne should spend the day in Washington
trying to help the little folks have a good
time He thought they might command his
services from sunrise to sundowa or even
TO bedtime
c. G. Rogers the paymaster, VIII spend
the day irving tG forget that the District
+ oses anybody or that he has to make a.
rangements for getting cash for this or
that enc, who looks to him for his pay.
Christmas viii BE- one day for Rogers. -
was his remark. He said he would spend
/ The day quietly with his family.
Among the secretaries, Waldo Hibbs win
3 spend Christmas rs part OF the leave
/ which hogan todaz and VIII last al the
week Francis Nye viii seek the seelu-
/ si1n Of his fat and mediate upon the ways
I Of Tie world with the complete sstisfae-
| tiel that comes &c the successful man hap
/ ply married. Moneure Burke win so to
| church as usual IN the morning and spend
the Afternoon With his best girl. Clifford