Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-12-16

are purchased and stored temporarily in the embassies
the adults and children of the household
The probable visitors of the day mind and
little Brazilian boy In Washington put it 6"
have had Christmases in ten hours"
Church going Christmas day is the rule in Wash
ington. persons have been unkind enough to
that all the American officials go church Christ
the fact is apt to get into the
papers and we'll 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 Practically all the
Latn-American countries religiousy
devout and with them church going Christmas is
duty that is to be neglected under cir
child is allowed to miss church and the
that all the capital city temples of worship
we'll filled the feast day.
President Taft always has been regular attendant at
church his service going since he became president
establishes precedent Mrs Taft and the children are
Epscopalans, while the president is Unitarian, and so
it Sundays and other church days the only
days in the year that the family becomes in d'
The president attends service at the Unitarian
Souls of which the Rev. u G. b. Pierce is
the pastor. Taft and the children regular at
st. Johns Episcopal church which in
past attended by many presidents of the United
States that it to be known semi-jocosely the
Church of State" 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
Christmas the majority of the members of
both houses of congress are in the capital city Time
was and long that senators and represent
aives their families and went home to spend the
holiday season but now financial reasons, the
tonal legislators in the main elect to stay in Washing
ton for their holiday making Prior to the of
the last railroad bill rlost of the members of
eress had passes 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 at
Christmas.
Every employe of the White House is given Christ
mas turkey by president This is custom of many
years standing and only or twice has it been bro
ken The clerks the departments, and there
thousands only get Christmas holiday, but
allowed their work at the day prevt
ous in order they may do their Christmas shopping
The lot of the department clerk in Washington is
hard one matter of holidays is concerned
Every erploye is given months leave on full pay in
each year is allowed another month ito be sick in
This last means, of only that if en-
poye is i'll he she receives full pay 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 with the fact that the hours of work number
only half each day. make the laboring condi
ton of the department clerk fairly comfortable
Washingons Christmas is always a green Christmas,
even is the ground for in this latitude
and shrubs that hold their leaves
and their all through the year. AS matter OF fact
there rarely any the capital city that is worthy
of All last winter, for few hours, the
streets bare of Then came March 4th lnau-
guraton day, and a record-making blizzard with down
fall of snow hail and rain mixed The holly is always