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THE WASHINGTON TIMES, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1012. r" PUBLISHED EVERY EVBNINO IK THK TEAS till MISM3V HUILDINa MDMIIYIAAim AVK. Washington, D. ft, Tharsdny, KoTembcr 28, lilt. mtllihtd br lbs Wflinto Wmss Onpui, Umtr UulMMf. f.nnjlnl aBU. jwtwn TMMeutb and rourmag strsat at, New York. N. T.: Wm. T. JDawart. Viet PntMtat TO Fifth tvtnu. Ntw York. N. T.t Fttd A. Walker, Treason Bad rienrral Wtasstr. Miinttr Bulldlne, Washiest, p. O.I R W TlthM-Histnn srtsrv 1 Fifth ini. Nw Turk. N T ear ptn onir nmqa tlf and uaaar la enlv .. UBSCIUPTION RATE BT MAIL. IBM. IBM MM MM . lit. ?! Mt ! I.M .a AM OOTOBEU DAILY. IUI (TOM. Oct. iiu.....i.m.Mi fraa gross. Oct. Jill.. JJ.BII Ttttl ntt Oct. HH.......I.OJJJJT Avtrtst ntt. Oct. Ill J.... MTU CIRCULATION UNDAT. Telal creta. Oct. till mm Ararat ma, Oct. tU.. 44 TO Total Btt. Oct. 1MI UAM mm Btt. oei. mi n.sn t-.oltmntr twrtr til ft tht aeceRipanrlag etaUBMBt llllllll Ikt clrcuUtlon of Tht Washington Tim tt ettallrd. u4 that tht Btt flttirtt nprtMtit. til "turn fllmlsatad. th aumbtr of raslM f Tht Tlmtt whtah art sole, tftllttntf, furnished, tr natladt taa to purchawrt tr subscribers. TOED A. WALKER, Otaaraj Maoatw. DUtrlct ef Columbia, at gbtcribtd aa4 worn to btfort a Oils Ant day f Nortmbar. A. D. Iltt THOMAS C. WILLIS. ' . Notary Pnblit. Enured at tht Pott Offtct at WaaMattaa. D. C . at tocoad clan mall -tir A TOAST. There ought to be a vacant chair at every table today and an empty glass turned down and a toast drunk silently to the health and better fortune of the men who dine alone. For of such men and women, too there are thousands. They are not of the vagrom kind; they don't lack purpose or ambition or the grit to fight. They just have, some of them, the inscrutable gift of loneliness, and others are too far away from home or kinsfolk to greet in cheerful ness of spirit the merry talk of friends. So, for all such men and women, it seems generous and proper that each of us should give a passing thought and signify this toast to celebrate our good will to our kind. THE ROOSEVELT WAY. We have to give it to "that man Roosevelt" again. There's no getting away from it. Last week when Andrew Carnegie announced his scheme for pensioning ex-Presidents every editorial writer in this broad, free land of ours sat up to remark that the gall of Andrew was even greater than his guineas, and that, by Heck, we would pension our ex-Presidents when we wanted to, and that we would see that nobody else took the job out of our hands while we were getting good and ready to put it through. And other language to the same effect. And now, after all that hectic patriotism, here comes Theodore Roosevelt to knock our props away by this simple and searching statement about it all: "As I see the question," says Mr. Roosevelt, "there is no interest for me in pensions for ex-Presidents, but in pensions for the small man who doesn't have a chance to save, and who, when he becomes super annuated, faces the direst poverty." In that he broke the shell that the rest of us were squinting at and reached the kernel. Which is the Roosevelt way. ALIEN CONTROL IN WASHINGTON. The Virginia Corporation Commission, on the representations of a lawyer of two, has formally authorized the consolidation of the Maryland-Virginia Railway Company into the Washington Utilities Company. Nobody was there to say a word for the public interest of Washington, or for the interests of stock holders who are designed to be duly shorn. There is pending in the courts of this jurisdiction a bill demanding absolute injunction of the whole proceeding in consolidation and overcapitalization. But what difference does that make to Virginia? For an insignificant fee it authorizes a corporation to invade the District and manipulate our utilities, with out a moment's thought of the real interests involved. It is a fine example of the menace which alien domination involves. Chicago's decades of traction scandals, involving at length the whole State government in a saturnalia of corruption, grew out of alien control. San Francisco's United Railways, for like rea sons, became a menace of the very institutions of popular government in California. The Bay State Gas scandals in Massachusetts grew out of just that same sort of control and manip ulation by alien interests. Are we to have such scandals repeated, such positive wrongs inflicted, here in Washington? THE PARDON OF ALBERT T. PATRICK. For the murder of a man whose murder was never proved to have been committed, Albert T. Patrick, a New York lawyer, was twelve years ago sentenced to death. Another man confessed the crime and got immunity for making the confession. That man disappeared, and is now in hiding, if he is alive. The case against Patrick was not without simi larity to the charges of witchcraft, on which some- centuries ago the best people were wont to burn folks to death. Altogether, the Patrick case is one of the most remarkable in criminal annals. That the element of reasonable doubt was left in the case, despite jury's verdict of guilt, is indicated by the fact that subsequent to the conviction, and following the de velopment of some remarkable evidence in Patrick's favor, all but one of the surviving members of the jury joined in petitioning for pardon for the ac cused man. Twice Patrick has been sentenced to death ; twelve years he has been in prison. In that time he has conducted an unceasing fight for his own life and vindication. He has made himself one of the great American experts in criminal law, and in addition to handling his own case, has worked constantly for other prisoners. He has seen one man after another leave the death cell to be led to the electric chair; but not for one hour has his protestation of his own innocence, or his confidence of final vindication, weakened. Governor Higgins commuted the death sentence to one or life imprisonment, and Patrick protested aeainst it. He demanded pardon or the chair. His strange case attracted the attention of the Medico Legal Society of New York, which adduced a vast fund of expert testimony that weighed heavily in favor of Patrick. One governor after another con sidered the case at great length, and the increasing volume of opinion in favor of Patrick has at length led Governor Dix to issue a full and free pardon. Legal authorities all over the world have deeply interested themselves in this remarkable case, and without doubt the vast preponderance of their opinion has been that Patrick's guilt was never proved beyond the reasonable doubt. Volumes could be written about the long series of marvelous com plexities that developed during the trial and after ward; volumes which at least would serve to add to the oppressive doubt whether any man's life should ever be taken by the law, on any array of circum stantial evidence. THE CHIEF LESSON OF THE ELECTION. The latest records on the popular vote for President have a significance that would be mightily interesting to Mr. Wilson rere he still writing history at Prince ton instead of preparing to make it at Washington We ignore altogether in this connection the vote for Bryan four years ago as compared with the vote for his successor. That consideration is now of in terest chiefly to the men who are still tied to the old conception of the citizen in politics as a package "tabbed" for partisan delivery at the polling places What we are after is the "laboratory" value of the total vote as an index of public thought, and, when it is regarded in that way, the vote is prophetic of an inevitable change in the manner of electing our Presidents and convincing in its support of the views of the men who believe that the mind of the people is dwelling more and more upon the attain ment of social and economic justice through the ma chinery of National Government. According to these latest figures the total vote for Wilson was 6,156,789. The vote for all the other candidates there were four others was 8,139,207. Divorced from all ideas of party symbolism, those figures justify the inference that a substantial ma jority of the people who voted on November 5 were out of sympathy with the general, political concep tions of Mr. Wilson. Also, it gives more than t mere color of reason to the view had the people voted as American citizens, and not as the residents of separate States and had the people been given some kind of a "preferential" choice, or some kind of a "second choice," for President that Mr. Wil son would have been defeated. Leaving that assertion for those who care to con trovert it by the inconclusive mathematics of politics, we invite a moment's attention to the peculiar sig nificance of the Socialist vote, and in doing that we' will regard the actual candidacy of Debs as neg ligible. It is the vote of the Socialists in certain States that shines like the beams from a lighthouse through the ignorance of the "old" parties. In five States the vote cast by the Socialists was actually greater than the vote cast by the regular (Taft) Republicans. In two other States the votes cast by the Socialists came within less ihan three hundred of being equal to the votes cast by the regu lar (Taft) Republicans. In four other States and we are not instancing any one State twice in these comparisons the vote of the Socialists was large enough to have defeated the successful candidate had they been cast originally for his closest opponent, or cast as a "second choice for his closest opponent, And these facts are too big with meaning to be discarded as the flotsam of a political storm. To impartial thought the importance of these records is insistent. It means not only that, in administrative politics, we must sooner or later permit the people to vote directly for President. It means not only that we must give the people some way of indicating their second choice when there are more than two candidates. It means, above all those things, that our colleges and high schools and independent newspapers and alt the increasing literature of thought, are inspiring the people with the value of the larger occasions of life, and that that inspiration has made them too sturdy to be shackled any longer in the crumbling harness of either of the "old" parties. The clamant truth of the thing is that the cave man politicians of the "old parties have been em balmed and put away on the shelf with the other political mummies and they haven't got the sense to I know it. And if any reader of this newspaper doubts the general wisdom of these observations, let him watch the course of the Wilson Administration and see what happens on November 5, 1916, unless that Administration veraciously and, irr the terms of hard fact, "delivers the goods." THE LAST THANK SG-I VINO- GUEST I ii n wm&s stiPw!s ?,,. jtf!. LI I Lr vlllfc smmjLmAMit .. Mt wm-mmmPmrmsLM z?" u.-v. - arw .5ri v mr. gmarm biw fiWmfh MkMSKM m W3 . a. PAUPER PRAISE THEIR CREATOR Thanksgiving Day Observ ances Include Chief Exec utive and Jail. Prisoners. - A POLITICAL HANGOVER. The term of President Taft is about to expire. It is about to expire after the defeat of the Presi dent and his party. His support in the Senate is of doubtful stability. The majority in the House has been quite brazenly opposed to him for two tedious years. And the President has now to face the possi bility of another session in which his recommenda tions will be virtually ignored and his pen will be worked overtime to veto bills, deliberately designed to be vetoed, just because of an unhappy difference in dates between the general election and comple tion of the Presidential term. It would have been more efficient to have so arranged matters that the inauguration would follow immediately upon the official declaration of the ballot, but the conditions that would make such a provision advisable were not anticipated, and our outgoing Presidents must suffer the pains of a thoughtless, political hangover which is often em barrassing and always undeserved. (-.,. (Continued from Plrat Page.) James L .Davenport and lira. Daven- ;... n. i. v-iurK, captain and Mrs. Nrlll. J. Coatcllo. Dr. Jolin J. Oarby. Jer ome Dealo, Director andllra. J. E Halph, Larley, Miss Barah Kdelln, Hon. Sam V.e.' BA I'onne''y and Mra. Donnelly, Jllsa nachel mill. Mr. William H. Kn ery, Mrs. Clara C. Ennla. Commlaiilonnr 5;u.noJvI,.:'udo,,,n ttna Mr"- niidolph. Col. TV. V. Judaon and Mra. JudKon. Dr. Warwick Kvana, Mrs. Nellie Kealy. Mr. and Mra. n. E. Fischer, den. J. J. OConnell, J. Q. KItwerald, Mra. John ii. nynn. Mrs. Marv Fogg, Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Forney. Mr. and Mrs. John Galloway, Ocn. Oeorge H. Torrey and Mrs. Torrev. J. II. Oalt v nv,nn Gardiner, Samuel dasklns, Col. and Mrs. opcui-cr v-u3uy. airs, uaniei Harmon, N. Oattl, 8. Oattl. den. Rupert Blue, Mrs. William S. T. Doyle and Mis Doyle, E. J. Hannan. E. P. Harrington. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hayden, Major and Mrs. Wallach A. McCathran, Mrs. Thomas N. Hlndlc, Dr. Warner Holt. Mrs. S. S. Hoover, Mrs. Alfred C. Whit ten, Mra. Elizabeth Jacques, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Joy. Mrs. T, Kerhammer, Miss Marie Krlbbs, Mr. and Mrs. Milton K. Alios, Mrs. C. J. M. Latimer, Mrs. Oliver I.e Deau, Mrs. Clifford Lewis. Mr. and Mra. Ira Bennett, Daniel Loughran, John Madlgan, Mrs. J, Ma gee. Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Noyes. Mr. and Mrs. Henry h. Jones, Mrs. Annie Malloy, Mrs. J. D. Mankln, D. 8. Mai terson. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morris Dear Ing, Mme. Luxe Mendea, Miss Nannie Mitchell, Miss 8. McConahay, Mr. and Mrs. McCormlck, Mr. and Mra. D. J. Callahan, Mr. and Mrs. William Calla han, Mrs. N. D. McDonald, Mrs. M. Me Dermott, Mr. and Mrs. John M'cOlll, Mr. and Mrs. John Joy Edson. Other Attendant. Dr. and Mrs. Harry Nally, Mlsa Frin ces Nelson, Mr. and Mrs W. E. Mont- gomery, Major and Mrs. E. H. New meyer, Mr, and Mrs. C. R. Newman, Dr. and Mrs. W. P, Mallone, Mr. and Mra, Clarence Nohe, Mr. and Mrs. Jcn N, Noonan, Dr. Charles O'Connor. Dr. and Mrs. J. Lawn Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. C. W, Oyster, Mrs. Annie Phelps, John Quill. Mrs. D. K. McCarthy, Louis T. Carbe and family, the Misses Haul, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Russell, Wllllnn II. Hrhwlnir. P. J. I.enox. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Carr, Dr. and Mra. Fannllj Taylor, Mrs. Steven U. Elklns, Miss M. T, Shu hanan, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Shaw, Mrs. John C. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Stevens, ur. ana airs. J. J. D.nuurj, Mlsa Rosa Sands, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Sullivan, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Haltl gun, Mr. and Mis. A. R. Thompnon, Mrs. and Miss Wilcox, Mr. und Mra. Torton, Mrs. M. Velutl, Mrs. L. Vlveud, Mrs. S. B. Williamson, Commander Zclgmuler. Robert J. Wynne. Mrs. H. C. Corbln. the Misses Patten, Mrn. Joseph M. Yinaga, Mr. nnd Mr;. D. 8. Inemun, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. and Mlsa Markrlter, Mr. and Mrs. T '.II. O'Ccnner, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pilling. Sermon By Archbishop. Tho sermon, which came nrst in tne service today, a preached by one of the younger archbishops of the church, who was formerly Bishop of Wyoming. Archbishop James J. Keane la not tho Archbishop Keane who formerly was rector of the Cathollo University here, although both are archbishops of Du buque, Archbishop John J. Keane Is practically retired on account of HI health. Noteworthy In the plea (or and pre diction of universal peace which the preacher of the service made waa his statement that the cauae of unlveraal rx'are la being advanced by the present hostilities In the Balkans. "We thank Qod," aald Archbishop Keane. "for that peace and prosperity which In their universality seem grow ing. I kpeuk this judgment deliberately while the cannon are booming over the martyred spirits of the Balkan dead. For the graves or these heroea have done much for the peace of the future. They have pushed back the Turk, semi barbarous and cruel, from that land wmen ne naa long desolated, where ror centuries he has been a menace to the peace of Europe. "It la true thla Ii not Christ's way. It was He who bade the excited dlaclple nut hla sword back In his scabbard. We this morning pray Him to touch with healing grace the wounded Turk and to give him peace amid the fast nesses of the desert solitude. Thanks God For Peace. "We thank God today for the peace ful attitude of our own wise Oovemment during the year that has passed, an at titude which has won larger reaped and greater confidence, strengthening the bonda which tie ua to our sister re publics and which promises a brighter morrow for the Western Continent" Referring to Thanksgiving services as such. Archbishop Keane said that all must rejoice -in a spectacle or a peo pie, pre-eminently progressive, with organ; Introlt (Falsibordonl), Sanctu ary Choir; Kyrte and Gloria (Haydn It), Mixed Choir; Oraduale (Harbcrl), "Alleluia" (tlgured music). "Venl Crea tor" (Wlcgand), Credo (Hugh Blair), and Offertory (Falsibordonl), Santcuary Choir: Offertory Motet, "Hosanna" (Ornnl-r). Sanctus, Benedlctua and Ag nus Del (Haydn 16), Mixed Choir; Com munion (Dgured music), Sanctuary Choir. At the end of the mass, the congre gation ang the hymn, "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name.1' The orchestra and orRan pluyed the recessional. "The "Pan-American March," which Is com posed of strains of all tho national hymns of the countries of 8outh and Central America. Thanksgiving Day Dinner To Be Served At Club For Women A special Thanksgiving Day dinner with turkey und cranberry sauce and all the "fixings" for such an occasion will be served at 6.30 o'clock thla after noon In tho dining room of tho Young Women's Christian Association, for those members of the association who I h.f. ni frrI homes In Washington. i? .?.?!..: aJ??2 , On such occasions as today the manage THANKSGIVING DAY Fl JLLY OBSERVED BY Representatives of Foreign Nations Celebrate Ameri can Holiday. drawing hand, mind, and heart from their ordinary occupations at the bid ding of their Chief Magistrate to thank the Giver of all good thlnga for the prosperity and peace of a year." Rector Reads Prayer. When Archbishop Keane had con cluded. Mgr. Russell, rector of St. Pat rick's, read the Pan-American prayer, which Is an Invocation of the blessing of Heaven on all the Presidents of re publics on this continent. Besides the prelates named, there ment of the association tries to make things homelike for those away from home and the dinner today Is considered by them as ono of their best efforts. The dinner today will bo within the means of those who dine regularly at tho Y. W. C. A. and as elaborate as the finances of the association will admit. It Is expected that several hundred of the members will dine there. This Is th first Thanksgiving dinner to be given In, the new quarters. rhnu uhn are in charge of the page ant showing the work being done In various countries bv the . w. c. A. WfrA nthftr dlatlnllahi.4 rlrwmjn In I ..avtmia fnuntrlcs t. .....-. .i ., -., t..i. n.Mmhr 9 In Odd eFllows Hall. Washington and Baltimore. Th. cele- fXla. Tf. F.VSiff'.X J.turVay.hofmI?a,,UVh;nlh.J0.h.,: fet. ' & Blatant priest to the cardinal was the , ' i-Voeclal Interest attaches to the pa Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector of 1 M.t in Washington becauae Mlsa Jes the Catholic University of America, r. o-,ir whn Is now extension The vice rector, the Very Rev. George i,PiYa?v for the local branch, was a Dougherty, was one of the chaplains to , .:.',. class of 1912 of the Y. W, C A. training school In New York, which was responsible for the author- the apostolic delegate. Man It Imprenive. Other officers of the mass were the deacon, the Rev. Charles W. Currier; the aubdeacon, the Rev, Charles U. Bart, of Anacostia; the masters of ceremonies, the Revs. T. E. McGulgan, J. A. Smyth, J. M. McNamara and W. J. Carroll, who are the assistants aT 8t. Patrick's, and Charles N. Fisher; the chaplains to the cardinal, the Very Rev. James A. Burns and the Rev. John T. Whelan; the Rev. J. A. Floerach, with the Rev. Mr. Dougherty, chaplains to Archbishop Bonxano, and the rector of tho church, Mgr. Russell, who was also seated In the sanctuary. Ttie mass waa one of the most Im pressive in the history of the Roman Cathollo church In Washington. The clerical dignitaries In chancel and pul pit were equaled by the secular Im portance of the members of the con gregation, und the music of the service was oi a quality nttlng the Importance of the occasion. Today's waa the fourth Thanksgiving Dav I'an-Amerlcan mass, the service having been Instituted In November, 1909, by the rector of St. Patrick's Church. Mgr. William T. Russell, "to draw all the countries of tho continent Into an observance of a day of Thanks giving." The service has always at tracted national attention because of tho prominence of members of the con crecatlon, tho President havinrheen an uttnedant each year, and various mem bers or mo diplomatic corps, Roman Catholic members of the Supreme Court, of tho Senate and House of Rep resentatives, and officers of the army and navy being present also. Noteworthy Musical Program. An especial effort to make the muslo of the mass worthy of the Importance of the sen-Ice was made this year as In tho past by Miss Jennie Glennan and R. Mills Sllby, dlrectois respectively of the mixed and sanctuary scolrs of the parish. For tho service today tho fol lowing nroaram was arranged: Prelude, Qrand March, orchestra and ship and creation of the pageant. Charities and Jail Serve Turkey or Pork to Inmates Thanks were offered In the various charitable and correctional institutions today, not only for general blessings, but for additions to the menu. Many of the District's charges sat down to a real turkey dinner with Its accompaniment of cranberry sauce, while others wars served "home-grown'' pork and vege tables not llted on the usuat bill of fare. In response to a recent letter of M. C. Hargrove, purchasing officer, as to what was wanted for the Thanksgiving dinner, the superintendents of tho va rious Institutions, with ono or two ex ceptions choee turkey. Seven hundrod pcunds were purchased at tho wholesale price of K'4 cents a pound, costing the District uppioxlmatcly $10), not to men tion the "trlmmlngB,'1 but In the opinion of tho officials It was money well spent. The nrlsoncrs at the workhouBo at Oc- conuan will bo gwen "home-grown" pom nnu swrci ii uamuiiuutm Whlttuker is pioud of his porkers, which are served on all holiday ocia- ','cr", ... .. .. Tho guards. and prlsoncis on the hos pital list were glNcn turkey. Tho Homo for tho Aged and Inllrm declined turkey, preferring "home-Brown" pork. No op portunity of thanks was offered the prisoners at tho Jail, who wero served tho regular bill of fare. The Inmates of the Washington Asjlum Hospital were clvcn pork. The wanderer who applies for tempor ary lodgings today at the Municipal Lodging House will bo given a turkey dinner, as will the patients nt the Tu berculosis Hospital and the Inmates of tho Industrial uome bcuooi, tne indus trial Homo School for Colored Children, and tho tempoinry Home for Ex-Union soldiers ana Bailors, The American Thanksgiving feast day idea has crept Into the Diplomatic Corps nnd won a place among the able and distinguished representatives of foreign governments. Today many of them are celebrating In the typical American fashion, with a fireside and home feast on the scattered sections of foreign soil In America. Those who have been in Washington for several years recognised the ap proach of the affair through the holi day markets and the holiday spirit. while those who came more recently to the Capital of the greatest republic (ell readily into the .real Thanksgiving spirit There will be no elaborate or formal entertainments In the Diplomatic Corps. These are not a part of the day. But most of the embassies and legations will feast on the great American bird at a .home dinner. The Japanese have entered more fully Into the holiday than have tho repre sentatives of any of the other nations. In recognition of tho national holiday the Japanese embassy Is cljsed today. Nono of the routine business of office Is being transacted, and this afternoon most of the members of the embassy staff will gather about the festive boaid, with turkey as the piece do re sistance. A typical American Thanksgiving dinner will be given at tne French em bassy this afternoon. Practically every diplomat accredited to the Catholic countries, and to the republics of South and Central Amer ica, attended tho pan-American mass this morning. Most of them went home to a Thanksgiving repast. Inquiries at all of the embassies elicited the information In most cases that there would be no formal celebra tion of the day, and no formal func tion, but that the feaat day and Its sig nificance would be recognized. Speaker Clark Is Ready to Carve Monstrous Turkey A big family party celebrated Thanks giving today at the home of Speaker Champ Clark. The climax will come this evening when the Speaker begins to carve a turkey that was so large that it could not be cooked in the oven at the Clark home. The bird was a present to the Speaker from South Trimble, and Is being dono to the "Queen's taste" by tho chief chef of the House restaurant. At tho dinner hour this evening It will bo speeded to the Clark homo by taxi. The Speaker will have no light task In his wielding of the freshly honed knlfo and the pronged fork, as there will be nearlv a scoro members of tho family and friends about tho board. All of the membera of the Immcdlato family will be present with the excep tion of Bennett Clark, son of tho Sneaker, who Is at the University of Missouri, and could not get to Wash ington. In addition, the guests Include Mrs. Hamilton Snltxer, of Colorado Springs, sister of Mra. Clark, and dele gate to the Ralttmore convention: a number of school fi lends of Miss Gcne 'vleve Clark. Mlas Yates, a cousin, and pupil at Gunston Hall, and Miss Nellie cox, nausnirr oi me lormer nepre- GOVERNMENT ClEHK ENJOYING DAY OF BESTANDTURKEY Few Employes Are Called to Office for Real Work By Uncle Sam. Toilers for Uncle Bam In every hr.. and class of the Government service from the Chief Executive of the nation down to the last SUO-a-year laborer are moving in one accord and In one direction this afternoon to the Thanks giving festal board. In this they an, all on one footing. Though the feast may not be materially the same, the spirit is. ' With few exceptions, the Govemm.nt workers had holiday todav tr -i.. thanks and substantial evidence of their appreciation of the bounties bestowed. .'SK. ot the Government clerks are "back home," some of them for the day and others for the week-end. Several hundred of the employes In the cxecu tlve departments had saved sufficient of their annual leave to spend Thanks, giving among "the old folks at home " nome few of those whom th fan cies of the service called to dally tasks were excused early, that they might be In the family circle when the rich, brown turkey came steaming from the oven. Many employes of the Citv Po.. office had to report today for a short trick of duty. There was but one de livery, however, and the men assigned to collections and to distributing mall and handling the general postal busi ness at substations and the main offices for a few hours spilt up the duty that All might have a partial holiday. There wero some few executive clerks in the department at their desks this morning, but only for a brief spell. From anticipatory exchanges of holi day plans in the departments yesterday, it seems that all of the Government workers had turkey or Its equivalent. Home for Working Boys Has Bountiful Dinner of Turkey The spirit ot Thanksgiving was much In evidence at the Working Boys' Home, 230 C street northwest, today, a big turkey dinner being the principal feature. There are twenty-four boys living at the home, which Is conducted under the direction of thoRev. Zed II. Copp. They were all on hand today to par ticipate in the festivities. In addition to the dinner there was music. There was not a set program, but the boys, most of them off duty for the day, held an Impromptu entertainment. The dinner was held this afternoon, and through tho charity of persons In terested In the home there waa a boun tiful feast for the boys. President Plays Golf Before Tackling Turkey And Aunt Delia's Pie Preparatory to attacking the famous Turkey of Horace Vose. and the mince pies, pickles, and cranberry sauce of Aunt Delta Torrey, President Taft will play at the Chevy Chase links this aft ernoon, first attending the wedding nf Miss Alice Boutell, daughter of the American minister to Switzerland, to John Lodd. The President attended the Pan-Ameri can mass at St. Patrick's this morning In company with Mrs. Taft and Charles D. Hllles. the President's private secre tary. The President later attended the Thanksgiving service at All Souls' Uni tarian, where he was also accompanied by Mrs. Taft and Mr. Hllles. Besides the President's Immediate family, Mrs, Thomas McK. Laughlln, of Pittsburg, and William C. Heron, the President's brother-in-law, will sit at the White House mahogany at 7 o'clock this evening. Thirty Prisoners Get Turkey and Goodies At Government Jail Thirty prisoners, mainly of the "vag" variety, enjoyed an excellent brand of turkey and cranberry sauce In the Un' I states jail today, stopping there tc .u fly en route to Occoquan. J. Pugh surveyed them In Police Couit today and philosophized over their chances of getting a better Thanksgiving dinner behind bars than In front of them and told them. In ef fect, that their prospect In Jail ought not to cause them any great discomfort of mind or spirit. What's on the Program in Washington Today Tin following Masonlo organization wilt meet tonight: ...... Lodges New Jerusalem. No. 9. business and social; Georgo C. Whrtlng. No. I!, F. C; Temple, No. 32, M. M. East cm Star Chapter William F. Hunt, N'n. IS. Tho following I. O. O. F. lodges will meet tonUht: Columbia, No. 10: Ex celsior, No. 17, and salcm, No. 22, buflness. Meeting of Harmony Lodge, No. 21, K. of P., tonight. The following Red Men's tribes will meet tonight; Logan, No, 8; Sioux. No. 18. Annual linen shower of the ladles' board of the Georgetown University Hospital, 1-0 p. m. Dramatic entertainment and donation party for tho benefit of St. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, under the auiccs of Catholic Knights of America, Con vention Hall, 8 p. m. Address on "New Institutions nnd OKI Ideas," by the llev. Herbert 8. Blue low, under ausrlccs of Woman's Hlnglo Tax League, Public Library, 8 P. m. ThnnlKlvlng bull by Arlon singing So ciety, tonight. Natlonal- p. m. AMUSEMENTS. "Robin Hoed," 2:15 and 1;1 enUtive-Md new governor of Oh Columbia "Winsome Widow," 2:1S and 8:15 p. in. . . Belasco "Hanky Panky." 2:15 and 8:15 p. m. Chase's Pollto vaudeville, 2:16 and 8:15 p. m. Poll's Vaudeville, afternoon and eve Casino Vaudeville, afternoon anO eve ning. ., . . Cosmos Vaudeville. Academy "Tho Call of tho Heart," :15 and 8:15 p. m. Lyceum "Merry Maldehs," 2:16 and 8:15 p. m Oayety Molllo Williams' Company. 2-11 and1 1:16 p. m, " "