The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-12-16

aIu purchased and stored temporarily in the embassies
are un' a tor tho adults and children Of the household
IT,, probable visitors the day born" in mind and
ua little brazilian hoy in Washington put 1t once: 81
have had ten Chria'mds"s in ten hours
church going Christmas day Is the rule in Wash
uGfuu Stone persons have been uukiud enough say
,hut all TIN, American officials 20 TO church on Christ
mas because the fact Is very apt to get into IA"
paper. and III -aGs w, home" The majority OF the
Central American and South American diplomats
lnwrtg Resident IN Washington, are uomiuaIN at least
good rhuchmru. and they attend s"ryic" matter OF
training and %. matter Of course Practically all the
from the LATIN American countries are rcIgously
doyout. and with them church going Christmas is
matter of duty that Is not be neglected under any
cnmstancos SO child Is allowed miss church and the
result is that an the capital city temples worship
well flied on the feast day.
President Tal always has been n regular attendant at
church and his going since he became president
establishes no precedent Mrs Taft and the children are
EpIscopalans, while the president Is Unitarian and
Il IS that Sundays and other church days the only
days The year that the family becomes in Il d
vidod The president attends service AZ the Unitarian
church of Al Souls, of which the Rev. L. & Pierce
n" pastor Mrs TAFT and the children regular
tcndauts at St Johns Episcopal church which In years
past attended by presidents OF the United
States that it be known semi loosely the
Church Of state" Mrs Roosevelt and her children also
att, ndrd St iuhn'- Sundays and Christmas days
while Mr. Roosevelt to the little German Reformed
church Fifteenth street, and rarely missed service
This Christmas season the majority of the members of
both houses Of congress in the capital city Time
was and not long ago that senators and represent
holiday season, bat now, for financial reasons, the
tiona legislators the main elect stay Washing
ton for their holiday making. Prior the passage
the last railroad rate bin most of the members OF
gross had passes the railroads Now they have pay
their way when they travel and for those who live a
distance from Washington this means considerable
penditure OF money In they desire to 30 home
Christmas.
Every empoye Of the White House IS given n Christ
mas turkey by the president This Is n OF many
years standing and only twice has It been bro
ken The clerks in the departments and there many
thousands Of them only get Christmas holiday but
are allowed leave their work at the day prev
GUS in order that they may do their Christmas shopping
The lot of the department clerk in Washington is
hard one as lar the OF holidays is concerned
Every empoye is given months leave full pay In
each year and IS allowed another month TO be sick in
poye Is i'll he she receives full pay for month
receipt of the physicians certificate that the Illness has
been real The clerks get eight holidays
year and these taken in connection with the months
leave and with the fact that the hours of work number
only seven and half each day. make the laboring condi
ton Of the department clerk fairly comfortable
Washincton's Christmas is always n green Christmas,
even 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 is worthy
of the name All last winter. for few hours the
streets were bare OF Then March 4h. Inau.
Curatlon day. and recordmakng blizzard with down.
fall OF snow hail and rain mixed. The holly is always