River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-12-16

purchased stored temporarily in the embassies
all the adults and children of the household
The probable visitors of day borne in mind
little Brazilian boy in Washington put it once: Il
have had ten Christmases in ten hours
Church going Christmas day is the rule in Wash
ington. Some persons have been unknd enough to
that all the American officials to church Christ
mas because is very apt to get into the
papers and ct reads well at home The majority OF the
Central American and South American diplomats tenn
porariy resident in Washington nominally at least
good churchmen they attend service matter OF
training and as of Practically all the
women from the LatinAmercan countries regiously
devout and with them church going Christmas is
matter of duty not to be neglected under cir
cumsances No child is allowed to miss church and the
that all the capital city temples of worship are
well filled on the feast day
President Taft always has been regular attendant at
his service going since he became president
establishes precedent Mrs Taft and the children are
Episcopaians while the president Unitarian ana so
that Sundays and other church days are the only
days in the year family becomes in di
vded The president attends service at the Unitarian
church All Souls of which the Rev. U. G. B. Pierce is
the pastor Taft and the children regular at
tendants at Johns Episcopal church which in years
past attended by presidents OF the United
States that it came to be known semtjocosey as the
Church Of State 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 congress in the capital city Time
was and not so long ago. that and represent
aves took their families and went home to spend the
holiday season but now for financial reasons the
tona legislators in the main elect to stay in Washing
t4 their holiday making. Prior to the passage of
the railroad rate bill most of the members of con-
gress had passes the railroads Now they have to
their way they travel and for those who live at
distance from Washington this means considerable
penditure of money in they desire to home at
Christmas.
H;very empoye of the White House is given Christ
mas turkey by the president This is custom of many
years standing only twice has been bro
ken corks in the departments and there are many
thousands tkem not only get Christmas holiday but
are allowed their work at the day previ
GUS in order that they may 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 full in
each year and is allowed another month ito be sick in
This last statement of course only that
pIoye is i'll she receives full for month
receipt physicians certificate that the illness has
been real The clerks get eight holidays each
year and these taken in connection with the months
leave and with fact that the hours of work number
only seven and half each day. make the aboring cond
ton of the department clerk fairly comfortable.
Washngton's Christmas is always green Christmas,
even if there the ground for in this latitude
there are many and shrubs that hold their leaves
and their color all through the year. AS matter of fact
there is rarely any in the capital city that worthy
of the name. All last winter, for few hours, the
streets were of Then came March 4th Inau
guraton day. and a recordmaking blizzard with down
fall of snow. hail and rain mixed The holly is always