Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

as BILLY" Despite the heavy dignity
of the Senate he is still BILLY" TO the
President.
When Senator Hughes was a repre-
sentative the President and he became
friends. They are widely different In
their natures, Senator Hughes being
as eNuberant, lively and quick-spoken
as the President is carefully exact and
reserved Senator Hughes can fire.
auently be seen drifting casually up to
the White House. during the quiet
hours for short conference, clad
usually in an unassuming sack suit.
He and the President are much alike
In their tastes as TO clothes. They wear
the well broken serge suit and the
soft hat or the straw; the high hat
only when absolutely necessary.
Senator MARITIME is another friend OF
the President who stood by him sturd-
lily during the first senatorial fight
during his governorship Senator
MARITIME has always been the deepest
OF Wilsonian admirers. and never
loses a chance to deliver a little pro-
Wilson speech.
1t is Interesting to hear Senator
Hughes delineation OF his friendship
with President Wilson.
We've fought for the same thing"
said he 10 me recently. and that I'm it
self brings men together, But there Is
another reason. I do not believe there
is man who can resist the President
when he chooses to make himself
friendly He is one OF the most pleas
ant men i have ever met. The great
beauty of a close friendship with him
Is that Ii is utterly free from the idea
Of giving and taking favors. a thing
which corrupts so many friendships.
II Is an appreciation OF the man him
self, a recognition of his qualities and
an acceptance of himself for himself
that makes me the admirer and friend
of the President that l am"
DR.. Walter II. Page now Ambassador
to Great Britain is among: those who
might be listed among the Presidents
chums. AS head OF big publishing
house and editor OF magazine OF ma
tional Importance he had occasion. to meet
his early days in Princeton. An even
more intimate chum is Or. Thomas Nell
son Page, the Virginia novelist, now q
resident of Washington. He and the
President have been intimate friends for
many years.
II is noticeable that most OF the close
friends of the President are men who are
essentially men Of letters the value OF
literary understanding being apparently
one OF the first tests they must undergo.
Many of the Presidents personal friends
at the present time, ii is also worthy TO
note. are men whom he has met since
he began life as the head Of Princeton
University.
The most recent acquisition to the cir
Gle of presidential friends Is DR.. Gary
Grayson, the White House physician. 1t
has been almost a rule in recent years
that the Presidents physician shall be-
come also his chum President Wilson
and Dr. Grayson during the last few
weeks have been almost inseparable.
They have golfed together. travelled to-
gether, and when the President recently
visited Harlakenden House. the summer
capital, he took DIR. Grayson with him.
The doctor has the charming faculty OF
remaining unruffied no matter what hap
pens He is a youngish man of the
athletic type and appears to understand
the chief magistrate of all the people
with an appreciation that has already
Won him the latters friendship.
Copyright 1913. by John Elfreth watkinsl