Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1909-12-17
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purchased and stored temporarily in the embassies
not all for the adults and children of the household
The probable visitors of the day borne in mind and
little Brazilian boy in Washington put it Il
have had ten Christmases in ten hours
Church going Christmas day is the rule in Wash.
ington Some persons have unl1ind enough say
that all the American officials to church Christ
because the fact is very apt to get into the news.
papers and 1T reads well home The majority of the
Central American and South American diplomats tenn
porariy resident in Washington are nominally at least
good churchmen and they attend service matter of
training and matter of course Practically all the
from the Latin American countries reigously
devout and with them church going Christmas is
matter of duty that is not to be neglected under cir
No child is allowed to miss church and the
result that all the capital city temples Of worship
we'll filled the feast day.
President Taft always has been regular attendant at
church and his service going since he became president
establishes precedent Mrs Taft and the children
Episcopalians. while the president is Unitarian, and
1t is that Sundays other church days the only
days the year that the family becomes in d.
vided 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
tendants Johns Episcopal church which in years
past attended by presidents of the United
States that it to be known semijocosely the
Church of State Mrs Roosevelt and her children also
attended ST. Johns 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 of congress in the capital city, Time
and not long that senators and represent
atves took their families and went home to spend the
holiday season. but now for financial reasons the
tiona legislators in the main elect to stay in Washing
for their holiday making Prior to the passage of
the last railroad bill most of the members of
gress passes the railroads. Now they have pay
their way when they travel and fol- those who live at
distance from Washington this considerable
penditure of money in they desire to home at
Christmas
Every employe of the White House is given Christ
turkey by the president. This is custom Of
years standing, and only twice has it been bro
ken The clerks in the departments, and there
thousands of them only get Christmas holiday but
are allowed leave their work at the day prev
GUS order that they do their Christmas shopping
The lot of the department clerk in Washington is not
hard oue far the matter of holidays is concerned
Every employe is given months leave full pay in
each year. and is allowed another month ito be sick In
This last statement means of course only that If
poye i'll he she receives full for month on
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 aboring cond
ton of the department clerk fairly comfortable
Washington's Christmas is always green Christmas,
If there is the ground for in this latitude
there many and shrubs that hold their leaves
and their color all through the year. AS matter of fact
there rarely in the capital city that Is worthy
OF the All last winter save for few hours, the
streets were bare of Then March 4h, 1nau
guraon day, and recordmaking blizzard with down.
fall of snow hail and rain mixed The holly is always