Show christmas at the white house washington dec 24 the cabinet meeting today lasted only a short time and secretary olney who was detained at the state department to receive the house foreign affairs committee who called to pay their respects was present only during the last half hoir r about noon messages mess agea wre sent to th the a various departments from the cabinet officers at the white mouse house directing that such cuch employees as coula could be sp spared ared be excused tor for tho the afternoon la JI eon con 0 formley with tire the good enod old custom of chri christinas atman ele eft and the wei a quick to take advantage of ala act of 0 contildes contil dei aaion there was waa a presage pre ot of christmas Chrt atmaa in the air at the white howie in ill the number ot of closely wrapped parcels ot of all 81 bleb res that began to lome ea ly in the day by mall mail arid and and missen mi nn gets geis addressed add reseed to the pies idt a dent and every member of the it hi lus behold not forgetting the babies the rho aiesi Pie silent lent himself n all of 0 tle tl e faithful employ aea of the house and bestowed tui turkeys keys upon them for their christmas dinners and as the meni birs of oc the cabinet oft left t the h e white house each car t lied led a big apple the gial of secretary alorton senator lonee lodge was the only caller of note at the white boune urine the forenoon toie noon aside from the cabinet |