Evening star., 1914-11-21
PRESIDENT HOPING
FOR BRIEF VACATION
May Not Be Here for Pam
American Mass Thanks
giving Day.
HAS PROMISED TO ATTEND
IF HE REMAINS IN CITY
Farmers Ask Reimbursement for
Losses by Cattle Disease-Suf-
fragists Seek Audience. ..

Conflicting reports as to President
Wilson's probable presence at the pan
American mass at ST. Patrick's Church
Thanksgiving day brought the infor-
nation from White House officials to-
day that if the President is in the
city that day he will attend the serv-
ives at the church. but that If public
business will permit he is most likely
to be i'll Williamstown. Mass. visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Francis B. Sayre
The probability is that he will go to Will
Jamestown Wednesday night, and re-
main there some time. Mrs. Sayre it
is known, has urged her father for
many weeks to pay her visit at her
home, and he has long wanted to do so.
He has been unable to get away from
Washington up to this time, but hopes
that conditions will permit his absence
toward the end of the week. Members
of the Presidents family urge him to
make the trip, as they, too, desire to
spend few days with Mrs. Sayre and
want the President to be with them.
IL the President remains in the city
as stated, he will attend the ST. Pat
rick's services and his family will stay
with him in Washington.
Prime Turkey for Presidents Table.
South Trimble, clerk of the House,
has ordered from his Kentucky farm
forty-pound turkey for the White
House table. this bird having been un-
der special care for a long time, hav-
ing been fed celery and chestnuts.
Mr.. Trimble is also to send turkeys to
members of the cabinet and to Secre-
tary Tumulty
The White House received from the
i've stock exchange some days ago
telegram asking that the President use
his influence to have appropriations
made to reimburse farmers who lose
their cattle trcm the 10; M tn
disease now prevalent in many states
Secretary Tumulty informed the Off
cials of the exchange that the matter
would be laid before the President later
on. This has not been done SO far, and
the President probably will not give
the proposition consideration until
Congress assemblies.
Suffragists Want an Audience.
Women's democratic organizations
are again making efforts to see Presi-
dent Wilson in an effoft to interest
him in the movement for a constitu-
tional amendment comforting the rfeaA
of suffrage upon women, but SO far the
matter has not been brought to the at
tention of the President by Secretary
Tumulty. Mrs. George A Armes, pres
ident of the Wilson and Marshall
League, headed committee which call
ed at the White House to ask to see
the President in December, but it is
not known whether Secretary Tumulty
will make the engagement.
White House officials feel that the
President has several times made his
on this subject clear. He has
told numerous woman delegations that
he believes the question of woman suf-
frage is one for the states to deal with
and if he received visitors again he
would make the same statement If
the President were to give his time to
all the suffrage organizations or indi
who desired to call on him he
would have little time for anything
else. according to, those who know the
situation at the White House.
President Plays Golf.
Following his long g-esta blished GUS
tom, President Wilson today did little
work and took most of the time for
himself Early in the morning he went
to golf, enjoying his game with DR..
Grayson. He made no engagements for
the day and if he desires to see any
officials he will send for the person
Tor