The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1909-12-25
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are purchased and stored temporarily in the embassies
all for the adults and children of the household
The probable visitors Of the day borne In mind
q little Brazilian boy in Washington put 1t once: IT
have had ten Christmases in ten hours"
Church going Christmas day is the rule in Wash
ington Some persons have been unkind enough say
that all the American officials go to church Christ
the fact is apt to get into the
papers and Il" reads well at home The majority of the
Central American and South American diplomats tenn
porarily resident In Washington nomnay at least
good churchmen and they attend service matter of
training and matter Of course. Practically all the
from the Latin American countries religiousy
devout, and with them church going Christmas is
matter duty that is not to be neglected under cir
cumstances No child is allowed to miss church and the
result that all the capital city temples OF worship
well filled on the feast day.
President Taft always has been regular attendant at
church and his service going since he became president
establishes precedent Mrs Taft and the children
Npscopalans, while the president is Unitarian and
It IL that Sundays and other church Gays the only
days In the year that the family becomes d.
vded The president attends service the Unitarian
church All Souls. of which the Rev. o. g. B. Pierce is
the pastor Mrs Taft and the children regular at
st. Johns Episcopal church which In
past attended by presidents Of the United
States that It to be known semijocosey the
Church Of State Mrs Roosevelt and her children also
attended st. Johns Sundays and Christmas days,
while Roosevelt 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
and not long that senators and represent
aves took their families and went home to spend the
MONDAY season,
ona legislators in the main elect to stay in Washing
ton for their holiday making Prior to the passage of
the last railroad rate bill most Of the members Of
had the railroads Now they have to
their when they travel and for those who live at
distance from Washington this considerable
penditure of in they desire to home at
Christmas. ef 4
Every empoye cf the White House is given Christ.
turkey by the president This is custom of many
years standing and only once or twice has It been bro
KEN The clerks IN the departments. and there
thousands of hem not only get Christmas holiday but
allowed to leave their work the day previ
In order that they do their Christmas shopping
The lot Of the department clerk In Washington Is
hard one far the matter of holidays IL
livery employe is given months leave full pay in
each year. and is allowed another month ito be sick IN
Ths last statement Of course. only that
J1oye 10 al he she receives full pay for month
recept Of the physcans certificate illness has
lbeen real The clerks Get eight holidays each
ueH md these taken In connection With the months
ovs and with TIE fact that the hours Of work number
only seven end half each day. make the labor1ng cond
lt1pnSof dc dpDertmSnt clerk fairly oomfortabls
Woohin&tco1 C1r1stmas u always 3 groen Chr1stmaa
v(n There q know the ground Tor n this latitude
ro oro many troes and shrubs that hold their leaves
~ {Ecr color ~ through tie year, A. matta q inst
T. ra<6y nv snow IN The capital olty thst 4 worthy
X Az 1890 AID last winter. save for few hooxo ~
>ctp -&(E4 tAzo a. show. Then came Nafof ~ Uoo
@4oo oaX ana rsoord,making bllspas1 Win 6oVnr
y ~ 1row. hap apd rslp mixed. The hqIly q always