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The ''quiet demeanor'' of Kelsay Meek, staff director of the House Committee on Appropriations, says The Almanac, ''belies the tough-minded political pro capable of fervently pursuing the agenda of his boss.'' ''We hope to pack the place,'' said Charles C. Francis, co-editor with Jeffrey B. Trammell of the Almanac. ''If you are a friend of The Almanac, drinks and pretzels are on us.''

The group has found that 41 percent of all legislative assistants have been in their current positions less than one full year and that Congressional offices are ''losing experienced staff at sometimes alarming rates.''...

In the Senate's cafeterias and fast-food eateries, the welcome mat is not exactly out for the thousands of summer interns, most of them college students, who recently arrived at the Capitol.

''There's no sense of creativity - it's squeezed out by pressure and job competition,'' said Susan Huggins, a 25-year-old staff aide for Representative Albert Gore Jr., Democrat of Tennessee. ''The way people in business offices dress tends to show a personal touch, but here it's more homogenized. It's safer to stick with the norm.'' ''As a general rule women in this office do not wear pants when Congress is in session,'' said George Lawless, a former spokesman for Senator Jennings Randolph, Democrat of West Virginia. ''There's no code per se, it's just that the Senator is conservative in his manner of dress and has been a stickler for decorum and formality.'' ''I don't believe clothes make the man,'' said Representative Claudine Schneider, Republican of Rhode Island, who designs and sews most of her own clothes and calls her style ''pizazzy.'' ''I wear what makes me feel good,'' she said. ''When I'm sewing or shopping, I never think how will they react to that on the floor.''

Between the 84th and 94th Congress, there has been a 100 percent increase in the number of Congressional hearings. These hearings cover a wide range of complex issues and require staff preparation in arranging and recording testimony. The resources of staff ''experts'' on various issues ensure that the hearings are of a high quality and help members - who are responsible for knowing the latest developments in the most obscure matters -focus knowledgeably on the issues at hand. The amount of constituent ''casework'' has increased 100 percent in 10 years, according to a survey of Congressional offices conducted by the

The sources disclosed that Miss [Rita M. Lavelle] returned from a meeting on Capitol Hill late Friday, was called into Mrs. [Anne M. Gorsuch]'s office and ''found out she had resigned.''

\"It's a little disturbing that they don't wait until we're out,\" said Ms. Wood, a 23-year-old staff assistant to the House Speaker, Thomas S. Foley, who was defeated by his Republican opponent after 32 years in Congress. \"They're bidding for our office space.\" \"There's no question that this is a humbling experience,\" said Patrick Dorton, a former aide to two Democratic Congressman. \"The elections were a very grounding experience for a Democrat who was flying high in 1992.\" At 26, Mr. Dorton is considered a veteran among younger staff aides, and he has frequently been sought out for advice since the elections. Although Mr. [Robert Gray] and Mr. Dorton differ politically, they remain best friends and roommates. \"Most of the people here on the Hill are young people in their 20's first, and Republicans and Democrats second,\" said Mr. Gray, adding with a laugh, \"I don't think I'm going to make Patrick do extra chores or anything like that.\"

The foundation, a non-profit, non-partisan research and management organization in Washington, reported that women made up 24 percent of Senate administrative assistants, or chiefs-of-staff, whose salaries averaged $81,000 a year; 45 percent of legislative directors, whose salaries averaged $41,000; 30 percent of press secretaries, whose salaries...

An article yesterday about staff reductions for California legislators...

''For too long, the Senate has exempted itself from rules regarding discrimination,'' Mr. [John McCain] said Wednesday. ''Is it really fair for them not to have the same safeguards that all other citizens throughout the country enjoy?''