The Washington herald., 1910-12-24

Presidential taste.
| Practically all members of President
Tafts Cabinet viii remain at their resi-
dences in this city during the holidays.
| Secretaries Knox and Meyer viii be the
only absentees. Mr. Knox left Washing
| ton yesterday for his home at Valley
Forge. Pa. Secretary Meyer is on a
| hunting trip in North Carolina.
| At the churches preparations have been
under way for weeks. and carols and
chants viii go up in praise of Him for
whom the day is named.
| Holly and green have been garlanded
about chancel and nave. with sunday
school rooms holding trees grooming I'M
Ider their burden Of gifts TO be distributed
to the children.
! Those OF Catholic faith viii first lift
their voices in the mass to be said to-
night at midnight. Episcopalians will
kneel for communion at o'clock to-
morrow morning, with the other
lchurches beginning their services at the
Irregular morning hour. Peace on earth,
good viii to men, will be the one uni
versal cry.
Baskets of Good Things.
Christmas at the missions has been am
ply provided for The little gypsy pots OF
the Salvation army have been remem-
bered by the shoppers, and provision thus
made for $50 baskets Of good things 10 be
distributed at $50 o'clock this afternoon.
Christmas services viii be held in the
army headquarters tomorrow morning.
| afternoon. and evening.
| The Associated Charities will distribute
several hundred baskets of Christmas
l
| has a fund Of $3.50. which it viii give out
| In the homes where fuel clothing. or
shoes are needed. besides food The work
| OF the association will be furthered by
several OF the city churches. who have
| asked the officials for lists OF names 10
| which they may make donations
| AT the Central Union Mission open
| house VIII be kept tomorrow. the poor
or the needy being made welcome at any
hour. Services viii be held at different
hours. and a steamlng hot dinner will be
| ready for the homeless TO enjoy from 10
O'Clock in the morning until in the aft
ernoon.
Exercises at Terminal.
At the terminal Y, N. c. a. the railroad
men viii be given a Christmas Day pro-
gramme I'm the afternoon. w. Z. Andrews
Auditor Of the Treasury, viii make the
principal address. to be followed with a
| stereopticon lecture on the Birth and
early life of Christ" by Edwin CaIlow
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Lindsay, assisted by
Miss Florence Nj. Noack. viii present an
attractive musical programme.
At the Soldiers and Sailors Home a
big Christmas dinner, with turkey and
cranberry sauce. Will be served the in
mates, while in the afternoon simple
Christmas exercises will be held The
| Little Sisters OF the Poor have also pre-
pared a Christmas dinner. and turkey
will be served those at the Home for the
| Aged and Inhrm,
Children at the several orphan asylums
of the District are not 10 be forgotten
Santa Claus, with a double row OF sleigh
bells around his middle and a Christmas
tree with presents for every one, is the
one idea in the minds OF the children.
For the patients at the Washington
| Asylum Hospital and the Government
Hospital for the Insane. Christmas din
ners viii be served to all. and trees and
presents provided.
No Turkey on Menu.
At the District jail. Warden Mckee has
given permission for relatives or friends
to send in Christmas edihles No tur-
key is on the Christmas Day menu at
the jail, but a substantial meal will be
served, with plum pudding as the spe-
cial feature.
Twenty-Five barrels OF oysters take the
place OF turkey at the District work
| house. ana the go prisoners will have
menu OF pork chops and minee Pie.
/ The District government has not for
/ gotten its employees in the planning for
/ Christmas Two weeks ago Chief Wag-
ner, OF the fire department, issued a
| special order 10 the station superin-
1 tendents stating that the members should
/ be allowed as much time off each day
as possible. that they might prepare for
/ Christmas. On Sunday, from L until >
O'Clock. the men VIII be allowed to be
home for dinner
Employees of the District Building draw
the same holiday as the government
clerks. All OF the departments viii close
at noon to-day, and as Monday is an
official holiday, they will not reopen
until Tuesday morning. The same
! schedule viii be followed New Years.
Christmas Day Weather.
Following are notes of Christmas Day
weather for the last thirty-seven years:
ls79-Pleasant weather; Increasing eloudines IN
/ afternoon
I lSt-Clear al Jay; light winds
1 is15-Raln . 10 l0I5 a. m; warn; variable
winds, light fog after D N
ls76-Light snow SIS a m. and al intervals through
o,It the day.
/ Is77-Damp and misty day with easter1y winds
! lsl5-CleaT and cold 81 day.
Is79-ClOudy with lirHt rzin at intervals t,y,i-, -
sncw at night; growing colder; storm signals
displayed at night.
lSso-Cold cloudy, with drilling rzin during
afternoon and night.
I ISSl-HeaFy frust in early morning; clear: warm
during DAY.
'ss2-Fair weather stationary tenp1ztuz-
lSS3-Warm, cloudy. with rain m;5 a m to p
m; eFening clear.
fssf-Cfoudy; cold; north wlndsL
lS55-Fairi cold all day oold wave. At an D m
hrstt yellow light surrounded the SIN, which
gradually changed 10 a bright russell az 40
and slowly beconing darker was otscz1red BY
clouls at 40; sunset eolor was intense; tEi-
light arch reached TO zenith about a 2. N
IsS-Clear cid.
lsS7-I1ght snow hurries during early morning: high
winds signaled.
fsss-Clesf. warm. With southeriy winds
lSs-Rain early r'orling followed By clearing coud-
less weather; growing warner.
l9o-Cloudy; colder; STOW II IS m, changing to
rain al 2.5s p. m. which ended at p m.
snow began az 80 = m, which continue into
the night, becoming heSVy.
1ssl-Dsnse FOG an dag followed BY light rain at
at night
isa2-Snow daring forenoon, ending at Il a. m; be-
gan again at 80 ?. m, and continued until
midnight;
1s95-ClesI and warm.
1884 Forenoon. fair: rain $40 to $50 p. m: even
ing clear warm.
sE-Rain and fog during forenoen; clear. cold aft
ernoon-
lsas-Clear; cold all day.
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