Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-12-16
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are purchased and stored temporarily the embassies
adults and children of the household
The probable visitors of the day borne in mind and
as little Brazilian boy in Washington put it II
have had ten Christmases in ten hours"
Church going Christmas day is the rule in Wash
ington Some persons have been unknd enough to say
that all the American officials go to church on Christ
the fact is apt to get into the
papers sit reads well at home" The majority of the
Central American and South American diplomats tenn
porary resident in Washington nominally at least
good churchmen and they attend service matter of
training and matter of course Practically all the
from the LatinAmercan countries regiously
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 is that all the capital city temples of worship
well filled on the feast day.
President Taft always has been regular attendant
his service going since he became president
establishes precedent Mrs Taft and the children are
Episcopaians while the president is Unitarian and so
1t that Sundays and other church days the only
days In the year that the family becomes in sense d.
The president attends service at the Unitarian
church of All Souls of which the Rev. u G. B. Pierce is
the pastor Mrs Taft and the children regular at
at ST. Johns Episcopal church which in
past attended by so many presidents of the United
States that it to be known semijocosey 1.-The
Church of State Mrs Roosevelt and her children also
attended st. Johns Sundays and Christmas days,
while 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
atyes took their families and went home to spend the
holiday
onal 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
gress passes the railroads Now they have to
their way when they travel and for those who live at
distance from Washington this considerable
penditure of money in they desire to home at
Christmas 4
Every employee of the White House is given a Christ
mas turkey by president. This is custom of many
years standing and only twice has 1t been bro
ken The clerks in the departments and there many
thousands them not only get Christmas holiday but
are allowed leave their work at the day previ
GUS in order that they do their Christmas shopping
The lot the department clerk in Washington is not
hard one the matter Of holidays is concerned
Every employee is given months leave on full in
each year allowed another month ito be sick in
This last statement of course only that If an en-
ploye is she receives full for month
receipt of the physicians certificate that the illness has
been real The clerks get eight holidays each
year and these taken in connection with the months
leave with the fact that the hours of work number
only and half each day. make the laborng condi
ton of the department clerk fairly comfortable.
Washington's Christmas is always Christmas,
even there is the ground for in this latitude
there and shrubs that hold their leaves
and their color all through the year. AS matter of fact
there rarely in the capital city that worthy
of the All last winter for few hours, the
streets were bare of Then March 4h. Inau
guraton day. and recordmaking blizzard with down
fall of snow, hail and rain mixed The holly is always