The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-12-18

purchased and stored temporarily embassies
all the adults and children OF the
The probable visitors the day borne
n little brazilian 10y Washington put it once: a."
nave had ten Chrstmases in ten hours"
Church going Christmas the
nSton. Some persons have been unknd enough say
hat al tbe American officials 90 70 church nm Christ
because the fact is to get into the
papers ard lit reads well home" The majority
Central American South American diplomats TEN
pOraIy resident in Washington nominaIly
good ChurChmen. and they attend service
roinipc and matter Practically
the Latin American countries reigiously
deVout ana with them church going on Christmas is
duty that is neglected under any
cumstances No child is allowed to miss church and
result that all the capital city temples OF worship
we'll filed the feast day.
President Taft always has been regular
church and his service going since he became president
establishes precedent Mrs TAFT
representations. while the president is Unitarian
1t is thar Sundays and other
days in the year that the family becomes a sense
vided The president attends service the Unitarian
church All Souls. which the Rev u G. Pierce
the pastor Mrs. Taft and the children regular at
tendans St Johns Episcopal church which years
mast attended by so many presidents of the United
States that IL be known semi loosely
Church of State Mrs Roosevelt her children also
ATTENDED st, Johns Sundays and Christmas days.
while MIR Roosevelt the little German Reformed
church Fifteenth street and rarely missed
This Christmas majority of the members of
both houses of congress the capital city Time
was long ago. that represent
atives took their families and went home to spend the
holiday season. but now. financial reasons the ma
onal legislators the main eject to stay in Washing
ton for their holiday making Prior to the passage of
railroad bill most members of con
had the railroads Now they pay
their when they travel and for those who at
distance Washington this considerable ex
peuditure OF money in they desire go at
Christmas.
Every empioye of the White House is given a Christ
turkey by the president. This is many
years standing, and only twice has it
ken The clerks in the departments there many
thousands them, only 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
hard far the matter of holidays is concerned
Every enpoye is given months leave full pay in
each year and is allowed another month in
This last statement means, course only
poyeN!s ill he or she receives full for
receipt of the physicians certificate has
been real. The clerks eight holidays each
and these, taken in connection with the months
leave and with the fact that the hours of number
only and half each day, make laborng
ton of the department clerk fairly comfortable.
Washington'S Christmas is always a green Christmas
even If there is the ground, latitude
there many trees and shrubs that leaves
and their color all through the year matter OF fact
there is rarely in the capital
of the name. All last winter for hours.
streets were bare of Then 4th, Inau
guration day and recordmaking blizzard with down
fail of snow. hail and rain mixed hollysis always