The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-12-17
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purchased and stored temporarily in the embassies
the adults and children of the household
The probable of the day borne in mind and
little Brazilian boy in Washington put 1t once: Il
have had Christmases in ten hours"
Church going Christmas day is the rule in Wash
ington Some persons have been unkind enough to
that the American officials to church on Christ
mas because is very apt to get into the
papers and well home The majority of the
Central American and South American diplomats tenn
porariy resident in Washington nominaly at least
good churchmen and they attend service matter Of
training and matter of course. Practically all the
from the LatinAmercan countries are regiously
devout and with them church going Christmas is
duty that is not to be neglected under cir
cumstances No child is allowed to miss church and the
result is that all the capital city temples of worship are
we'll filled on the feast day.
President Taft always has been a regular
his service going since he became president
establishes precedent Mrs Taft and the children are
Epscopalians while the president is Unitarian and
that Sundays and other church days the only
DAYS in the year that the family becomes in d.
vded. president attends service at the Unitarian
church All Souls of which the Rev. u G. B. Pierce Is
pastor. Mrs. Taft and the children regular at
ST. Johns Episcopal church which in years
past attended by many presidents of the United
States that it to be known semjocosely 1.-The
Church State Mrs Roosevelt and her children also
attended ST. Johns on Sundays and Christmas days.
while Mr. Roosevelt went to the little German Reformed
church Fifteenth street. and rarely missed service
This Christmas the majority of the members of
both houses of congress in the capital city. Time
was and long ago. that senators and represent
atives took families home spend the
holiday season. but now, for financial reasons, the
tonal legislators in the main elect to stay in Washing
ton for their holiday making Prior to the passage of
the railroad rate bill most of the members of
gress passes the railroads Now they have
their way when they travel and for those who live at
distance from Washington this means considerable
penditure of money in they desire to home
Christmas.
Every employee of the White House is given Christ.
mas turkey by the president This is custom of many
years standing, and only twice has it been bro
ken The clerks the departments, and there
thousands of Them not only get Christmas holiday but
are allowed leave their work at the day prev
GUS that they do their Christmas shopping
The lot department clerk in Washington is not
hard one the matter of holidays is concerned
Every employee is given months leave on full pay in
each year. and is allowed another month ito be sick in
This statement of course only that If
poye ill he she receives full for month on
receipt the physicians certificate that the illness has
been rea The clerks get eight holidays each
leave and with fact that the hours of work number
only seven half each day, make the laborng condt
ton of the department clerk fairly comfortable.
Washingtons Christmas is always a green Christmas,
even the ground, for in this latitude
there are many and shrubs that hold their leaves
and their color through the AS matter of fact
there is rarely any in the capital city that is worthy
of the All last winter save for few hours, the
streets were bare Then came March 4th, Inau-
fall of snow hail and rain mixed The holly is always