The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-01-10
THE PRESIDENT
WRITES NOTES
TO LITTLE ONES
AVAILEp HIMSELF OF LEISURE
MOMENTS DURING VACATION
PERIOD TO REPLY TO NUMER-
Gus ODDLY WRITTEN LETTERS
FROM CHILDREN.
B7 ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Pass Christian. Jan. a.-Thougr
deeply absorbed for the most part n
affairs Of state, President Wilson has
awaited himself OF leisure moments
during his vacation here to answer
| scores of oddly written letters from
little children in this vicinity. It Is
one of the many things which this
president would like to do at Washing
| ton, for he enjoys req ding the letters
of children, but he finds IT impossible
at the White House because of pres
sure of important business.
None of the letters are made public
for the president always defers that
to the rec4Dient. But as the receipt Of
a. letter from the president of the
United States Is not an everyday &C
currence in the hanlets and towns
along the gulf coast Information about
them has leaked out in various ways
| Master Cren Brown of Mississippi City
has two letters from the president
more than any of the other Youngsters
and he eagerly hopes the correspon-
dence may be continued after the chief
executive goes back to Washington
Master Brown few days ago stood
out in the road waving an American
flag and halted the big automobile as
if it were a train about to run by a
crossing.
Il want to give you some candy he
told the president, and want you to
eat it because I made IL myself"
box of homemade candy with him
while Master Brown, attired in q Boy
Scout uniform, saluted proudly as the
automobile proceeded When Mr.. viii
son got through with his important
letters he wrote the boy. telling him
he was thankful for the gift
When the president rode to golf yes
terday. Master Brown was again sig
mailing in the road with his flag. but
this time he was in civilian clothes and
E-vy =, Y.
had box of flowers for the president
and g, little note. When the president
got home he read the note
II liked your letter so much" Master
Brown had written in a chilrish scrawl,
that / brought you the flowers. I
hope you will write me another letter,
too, and when you get back to Wash
ington ] want you to write regularly
to me-
The president gladly complied, writ
ing Master Brown that he appreciated
the flowers very much and was deep
~ grateful Whether the correspond
enCe would be continued in the future
depends entirely on the staff Of secre-
taries who, at the White House. bring
only the most important mail to the
presidents attention.
The presidents interest in children
has been manifest In other ways than
by correspondence. Hundreds of little
boys and girls have lined the road
on which he motors to and from the
golf links each day, cheering or waving
flags. Francis Robinson. the presi-
dents chauffeur knows the wl1ins Of
the chief executive and slows down as
he approaches the little groups The
president often has bestowed boxes Of
candy or has stopped to talk pIayfully
with the children.
School teachers have learned the ex-
act hour when the White House motor
is due to pass at various points along
the road and practically the entire
youth of the Mississippi coast now
has seen the president Of the United
States. Their parents have not been
so fortunate, though ARRANGEMENTS are
being made for a popular reception to
be held before the president leaves.