Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-11-30
From Washington.
Correspondence of the Alexandra Gazette
Washington, ID. c., Nov. 80.

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Thanksgiving Day was observed at the
capital with the usual abundance of tut
KEYS and a general suspension OF bust
ness in the departments and private life.
The President WIS at his office shortly
after 9 o clock this morning and ground
out his usual grist of correspondence.
Several of the clerical force were on hand
to send out the letters that had been
dictated by the President, but before
noon the Office building was closed.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt and the
children left this morning at 1880
O'Clock over the Southern Railway TO
spend their Thanksgiving on the farm
in Albemarle county, Virginia, AID re-
Gently purchased by Mrs. Roosevelt.
The return will be made Friday after
noon. 1t had been arranged to eat the
Thanksgiving turkey at the White
House, but at the last minute the Presi-
dent decided to flavor his day Of rest
with the pleasing aroma OF the forest.
At the last moment it was decided that
Miss Alice and little Quentin would not
accompany the party. Miss Roosevelt
is Just cOnvalescing from slight illn's IS
and the outing DR.. Rixey thought would
not be wise. In addition to the family,
Will Dulaney, the Presidents valet,
accompanied the party to look after the
luggage and two of the White House
cooks went along toprepare the Thanks
giving dinner Special services were
held in nearly all the local churches and
most of the charitable institutions and
societies provided turkey dinners for the
poor. The Homewaad Bound Mission
and Salvation Army each served several
hundred meals.
The entire number of Representatives
in the House of the new Congress,
which is to assemble next Monday, is
$50, of whom only 1877 are democrats,
giving the republicans majority of 1l2
Only 81 of the total membership are
first termers. Among these 81 are not
few men of national reputation. Spe-
cial interest attaches to some. Chicago
sends an interesting man in the person
of Anthony Michalek, republican, who
ran against Carter HarrisOn's brother in
what was believed to be a hopelessly
democratic district, and who wouldn't
consent to accept the nomination except
on the stipulation that all the campaign
literature should refer to him as a grocer
and give his business address, so that
be might at least get some advertising
out of his futile political sacrifice.
Albert f. Dawson is one OF the new
members from Iowa, again putting that
State sOlidly into the republican column.
Massachusetts sends lockwood Hoar,
son of the late Senator HOar. Missouri
sends Cassius NJ. Shartell Of NeOsho, who
never saw an elevator till he visited ST.
Louis recently. Another Of the new ar
rivals from the Empire State is Charles
A. Towne, once for two days member
of the United States Senate from Mime
sofa now returning to his old place IN
the House. An interesting figure on
the republican side from New York is j.
SlOat Fasset, who was once ueiealeu
by Hill for Governor of the State.
E. Spencer Blackburn has confouuded
his enemies and after an absence Of term
comes back from North Carolina as the
only republican of that delegation.
West Virginia's new member is Thomas
b. Davis, brother of ex-senator Davis.
Thirteen new members will present
themselves at the bar of the Senate, tina;
is thirteen counting Robert NJ. LaFOl-
lette of Wisconsin. Some comment is
heard to the effect that he'll be there,
all right; yet even those who are closest
to him will not commit themselves with
absolute pOsitiveness. The United
States Senate of the seth Congress will
be one short of its foil membership,
Delaware again appearing with a vac