Semi-weekly herald., 1913-11-13

when delighted constituency in over
ails and coal dust, leers up At him
and cries out, What, no. Woody Old
Scout" OF "Hooray for Woody" He's
ready and willing always to shake
hands, particularly with the ladies,
Tor the president probably IL the
greatest example OF courtesy extant
today, and many times the chief ex-
ecutive has sent shivers Of appre-
hension cavorting coldly up and
down the spines Of the secret service
guards who accompany him on all
trips, by insisting on leaving the plat
form to wade into crowd to shake
hands with some woman who is way-
ing an index finger in the air and
exclaiming that she wants TO grasp
the presidents hand. Crowds and
the bonhomie which all presidents
must assume bother him. His mind,
as he once wrote to Colonel House.
his friend, is Single track mind,p
that loves to grapple with great
problems, but hates to detach itsaH
and come downstairs, where airy per-
siflage holds forth.
Once in while though the prssi-
dent actually enjoys these exchanges
OF wit that come whenever . CHIEF
executive or any great man minSiss
with the rest of the world. One *
ample of this occurred on the recent
trip to Washington from Mobile. Al
Salisbury, N. c.. there was q great
crowd waiting for speech. The
president had ordered the train to
stop but minute SO he could avoid
making it. A man clambersd up the
brass rail of the observation snd and
cried out:
Come on out Mr.. President and
show yourself, anyhow. We want to
look at you.2 The president, grin
ming, stepped to tho doorway Of bis
car.
I'm not much to look at he said.
We'll, anyhow, you look darn good
to me- yelled the man, waving his
hat. That's why ! voted for you,
and I'm going to do it again, when
have a chance On the same trip
at Evington, Va, way station where
the president had the train halted
so he could take little constitu-
tional, some women grabbed him hys-
terically by the arm.
"Oh Mr.. President" cried one.
Give us flower" pointing TO ons
of the floral displays with which his
enthusiastic admirers had showsrsd
him all along the line Of route. The
president directed that the whole A.
fair, most elaborate basket Of yell
low chrysanthemums and roses, b.
divided among the women. One II
them got the whole affair and START
ed off as fast as she could 60. The
others got her on the ten yard stretch
and there was mad scramble.
"Mr. President" cried a girl, grab
bing hom as he was ascending to his
car, and pulling him clear off the
steps. you said divide-now didn't
you-didn't your" and she literally
hugged the chief executive.
"Yes, | did," said the president,
blushing and dashing for his car.
When the train pulled out Evington
was in the throes Of feud - to
which of its feminine inhabitants was
to have the basket.
AT college and in college atmos-
pheres, however, the president losas
his ordinary austority and actually
beams. At Princeton where he won't
to cast his vote in the primaries, he
wandered about the college, acting ~
guide to the party and explaining the
buildings and the treasures in . low
ing sort Of way. He dragged his foot
as he went toward his train and hs
remained on his car platform ~ long
as he could see the college buildings.
AT Swarthmore college, whore hs
went to deliver an address. he warn
ed his hearers that he would have
a hard time keeping away from .
regular lecture on discipline and b.
havior, and then launched into Dis
course on those very subjects. Aft9
it was through, thought il was dArk
and very damp, he insisted on stroll
ing about the campus. talking ovsr
college matters with the prssid>at
Of the college, DR.. Swain.
He isn't very fond Of having dsls-
cations greet him when he d o. Z
train. The formality tires him. Al
formality does. He has aboliaAs1
uniforms on his aides; he carries Mn
him only stenographsr 70 tAks ~
speeches; he never writes opt =.
speech beforehand He rarely sv1a
divulEes what h = ectng = telk
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