New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-14
Unable to Take Part in
Reception of His Home
State Citizens.
"THIRTEEN" FAILS
AS LUCKY NUMBER
Wilson Spends Friday in Bed
Suffering from What Is Dc
ciarcd Only a Cold.
-EIom IN, Tr.bune Bureau.

From Tho Tribune Bureau
Washington. Feb. l3--The Presi-
dents health is causing concern, de-
spite the fact that Secretary Tumulty
insists that his condition IS not alarm
ing. ON the advice Of his physician.
Or. Cary r. Grayson. President Wilson
did not take part in the New Jersey re-
ccption at the White House tonight.
although he had set ms heart on doing
SO He remained in bed all day. and
Or. Grayson permitted no one to dis
turb him.
Some Of Mr. Wilson's friends recalled
today the Presidents faith in Is a:
his lucky number They wondered
whether his confidence would be as
firm after he had spent Friday the
18th. IN bed, and his physician had per-
mitted no one 10 disturb him.
The following statement was given
out late to-day at the White House:
Secretary Tumulty announced this
afternoon that. agreeable 10 the advice
Of his physician. the President had de-
,ided not TO attend tho New Jersey re-
ception tonight. The President in
sisted however that the reception he
held.
The Presidents cold is satisfactorily
responding to treatment, but Dr. Gray
son believes it is best that he remain
in his room for the day
Reticent at White House.
Neither Mr.. Tumulty nor any one
else at the White House would venture
any statement beyond the information
in the secretarys official announce
ment. 1t was insisted. however, that
this reticence was not due 70 any
gravity in the Presidents condition or
TO any desire to conceal the real facts.
Until he caught cold on Wednesday
following a long automobile ride, the
President had enjoyed unusually good
health since his return from Pass
Christian Miss. where he spent his
holiday vacation recuperaring. In fact
his excellent health had been the sub
ject cf much comment among his
friends.
President Wilson Will not take part
IN the exercises al the National Gene
terry at Arlington next Monday in com
memorat ton Of the Maine dead
More than five hundred commissions
for signature have accumulated on the
Presidents desk and there is much
other business TO be transacted, but
Secretary Tumulty and Dr.. GraysOn in
sist that the Chief Executive must not
leave his room too soon.
II was said by those close TO tho
White House that the Presidents S
trouble is similar to the attack of grip
he had last December. before he went
to Pass Christian for vacation. He
has been working on an unusually hard
schedule Of engagements in the last
few weeks. meeting more callers and
having more extended conferences than
At any time since he took office. A
draft al the Congressional reception
last Tuesday night is generally ascribed
as the direct cause OF the cold.
Mrs. Wilson Receives.
Mrs. Wilson. assisted by the Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall and mem
hers Of the Cabinet and their wives,
received the visitors tonight, while
the Marine Band played in the court
facing the Blue Room. The White
House was brilliantly decorated with
flowers for the affair. which was the
first Of its kind in the present admin
istration.
Outside Of the New Jersey circle, the
only guests present were William +.
McCombs the Democratic national
chairman. and Mrs. McCombs. and the
members of the Democratic National
Committee. From New Jersey came
Governor and Mrs. Fielder, the leaders
i'm the Legislature. state officials. the
New Jersev delegates 10 the Baltimore
convention who voted for Wilson. and
their alternates. the New Jersey elec-
tors. the New Jersey delegation in
Congress and New Jersey newspaper
editors.
Soon after the opening the Marine
Band moved into the East Room. where
the guests danced until midnight.
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