The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-30
WILSON IN A TENT
PRESIDENT MAKES HIS SUMMER
HEADQUARTERS IN THE OLD
FASHIONED GARDEN.
SUBSTITUTE FOR EXERCISE
Life In Fresh Air Is Expected to DO
Much Toward Keeping the Cher
Executive in Trim During the
Hot Weather.
By GEORGE CLINTON.

BY OEORGE ClIN ON'
Washington.-Preside Wilson has
pitched headquarters tent In the old'
fashioned flower garden lying Just
south of the one-story annex, when
forms the east approach to the White
House. He has made up his MIND
that he will spend large part of the
summer in Washington and as the
summers here VIGOROUSLY are hot, ne
intends to get all the breezes and
fresh air that he can while at his try
ing administration work.
Unlike two of his predecessors In
office, Theodore Roosevelt and VIII
liam Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson
has not been able to get all the exer-
else that he needs to keep himself In
perfect physical trim. Physicians say
continuous fresh air will make up 10
some extent for the lack of bodily ex-
ercise 1t must not be UNDERSTOOD
that the president is sick man. for
he is not; he simply is somewhat
tired and has determined to do that
which will overcome the tired feeling
as much as possible.
When Mr. Taft came Into once
there were many alterations made In
the east wing Of the White House.
where the cabinet room, the presi-
dents private Office and the offices OF
the clerical force are located. Inc
presidents Office Is a circular room In
the south side OF the Office annex. II
communicates by a passageway with
the office of the private secretary
which is at the southwest corner OF
the building. The outlook from the
presidents room and from the cabi
net room as well and from one end o.
Secretary Tumulty's room is over the
great south grounds OF the White
House and on to the monument anC
beyond that to the Potomac river.
Tent Site Well Protected.
The change which President Tai
made necessitated an encroachmen
on the grounds Of the tennis court
where President Roosevelt and hi
tennis cabinet played games almos
daily for the seven years in whic
the colonel was in the White House
II the tennis court had not been bull
upon It would have made an Idea
site for President Wilson's outdoo
camp. for II would have been close I
Secretary Tumulty's office and to tn
Offices Of the executive clerks. Tn
old-fashioned garden, in which tn
presidents tent Is located, has
hedge of privet on two sides Of 1t,
third side being enclosed by the ea'
White House wing. while the fourt
side is open to the great grounds
the house and beyond them to II
river over what are known as II
white lot. the monument grounds ar
the Potomac drive.
The old-fashioned garden W;
: planned and planted by Mrs. Theodo
/, Roosevelt. who found what 81
: thought were too many botanic
specimens" in the White Hou
grounds, in other words. too many u
. familiar flowers. So the old-fashion
garden was laid out and largely W
planted by the presidents wife
hands. There are lilacs, syring;
, pansies, sweet-williams, bachelor
buttons, forget-me-nots. hollyhocl
peonies, fuchsias. nasturtiums and
the rest. President Wilson will ha
fragrant old-fashioned envirt
| ment.
] Must Show Their Colors.
! Prohibition and woman suffrage 9
! today squarely before the house Of r
resentatives as questions to be vot
! upon. For years the friends Of bc
! causes have been attempting to sect
4 record votes on the questions In hol
j and senate and for years they hs
! failed. Now 1t seems likely that
4 prohibition amendment will be vo
1 on in the house before the adjou
1 ment of the present session. Suffr;
/ possibly may have to wait.
4 For a long time suffragists and
Il vocates of prohibition have been U
4 ing members of the house to see
4 1t that both amendments were brou
q to a vote. The answers which
4 prohibitionists and the suffragists
a ceived we're alike in virtually ev
= instance. The proponents of
n amendments were told that the
q dietary committee had not acted
u that nothing could be done uni
Ii that body made a report.
= So it was that the members Of
III judiciary committee were made
"a targets and they resented what
a said was the throwing on their sh
81 ders by the other representatives of
III blame for inaction. The commi
~ resolved to let the house fight
81 matter out for itself, and 1t has
ported both amendments, although
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