El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-16

house, the city OF Washington was treat
ed TO one of the surprises OF It's NE
As a whole, the national capital expect
ed the incoming president to be invested
with that atmosphere OF scholarly IN
dolence7 which Is supposed by many TO
surround a man who has spent me
time as a college professor Yet from
the outset president Wilson showed MIN
self to be prompt, methodlcal ana sgs
tematic IN tTansactlng the mulllIuue ol
business matters brought before MN
Each morning he found, as he still tlnds,
on his desk a schedule Of appointments.
and as lar as known he has never al
lowed this calendar for the day TO accu-
mulate 10 a point where he could not
get through with it-as has been the
case With more than one president IN
times past
Goes 10 -To1S at a. N.
As general manager of the executive
DEPARTMENT OF the government, Mr.
Wilson occupies the same office that Mr.
Taft used, although he has private
study IN the main building OF the white
house. where he secludes himself when
he wishes to be wholly undlsturbed- In
ordinary times the president stenog-
raUher. Charles L. Sven, goes to this
private study on the second floor OF the
house a little before o'clock on every
weekday morning except Saturday.
With him he carries any letters that
nav need the presidents personal atten-
non. and laws these on ms desk At
o'clock the president arrives. reads the
letters and memoranda, dictates replies
thereto. attends to other matters OF ike
nature. and then walks over the eXecu-
tive office so as to be there by 10
O'Clock.
Dav Divided Into Ten Takes"
Instead OF commencing business at
once. however. Mr. Wilson pauses Tor
Is minutes, possibly IN the cabinet
room. where he frequently finds walt
ing for him as many as 70 or Ice men
and women. bearing letters from sena-
tors OF other high officials, who have
called to e. y their respects A brief
Introduction. 2 word OF greeting, a
shake of the hand, and the visitors file
out. Precisely at 1890 this informal
morning reception comes to an end, and
the president steps briskly into his
office. there to remain until business
has been disposed Of. He works closely
on a schedule of engagements winch ms
secretary. Mr.. Tumulty, has passed on,
and which Is handed the president as
soon as he arrives at his desk As an
example OF his systematic habits, the
routine of a single morning may De
cited. At 1890 he sees representative
smith. at 1926 he sees representative
Jones. at 1O:40 representative Brown
calls. at 1880 Mr.. Brown leaves and
representative Robinson promptly en-
tiers for 10 minutes
Works on Schedule.
Beginning with II o'clock, other ap-
pointments are scheduled which require
more than 10 minutes each-pOsslbly 10
Minutes At noon. commence those
which call for 20 or % minutes each
one after another Is taken up on the
minute: seldom Is the allotted time e3-
tended beyond a few seconds No words
are wasted IN getting TO the matter III
hand, or IN finishing II, and pTo1npui! at
1 o'clock Mr. Wilson leaves his Office,
Going thence back to the white house
for luncheon E,
In the early afternoon. when the mid
dav meal Is over there may be one or
two amendments at the white house,
and in GOOD weather Mr.. Wilson leaves
there at , o'clock or half past, motoring
70 one Of the country clubs nearby Ior
a came OF golf II may be the Wash
ington Country club, or Bannockburn,
the Suburban Chevy Chase, or Columbia
for he Is seen at all Of them. As a
ruIe. his physicians, Dr. Cary Graysoll,
ACCOMPANIES him on such OCCASIONS ana
because he Is systematic and regular
.bo7rt fresh air. physical exercise, diet
and sleep II Is said that Mr. Wilson IS
TODAY in better health and evidences
greater strength than ever before IN his
The Presidents Saturdays.
DUriug the summer Of 1914, It was
not unusual for the president to be out (
of doors and playing golf with keen zest
as early as or $3.50 in the morning.
Since then. however, domestic as wen
a. international questions have demand
81 of him so much time and study Dy
NIGHT as well as by day that during the
summer of 1915 these early morning out
ings have been seldom INDUCED IN
On Saturdays no appointments are
made for the president. Tins last Gay
Of the week he PLAYS golf, walks, or
s.mrIIsy over his papers in that private
study on the second floor of the white
house. where he secluded himself 1or
several DAYS and nights while framing
the notes to Germany when excitement /
over the Lusitania disaster was at ITS
height. As a usual thing. cabinet meet
mos are held twice q week, on tuesday
and on Friday. in the cabinet room OF
the executive office building, a large
room comfortably furnished, down the
middle of which runs a long table, at I
which the various secretaries sit
The Cabinet Meetings.
o. When congress adjourned, and the m
ternational situation became acute, the
usual routine was somewhat varied. For
months afterward the president seldom
visited his office, preferring the quiet
and uninterrupted private study; callers
TO "pay their respects seldom sought
? personal interview; and while the
Tuesday meetings of the cabinet took
place in the cabinet room as usual, the
Friday meetings were held IN the white
house proper
1t Is Mr.. Wilson's custom to meet once I
each week. on Tuesdays, the Washing
ton correspondents Of great newspapers
published in all parts Of the country. At
a specified hour they gather in his room
at fbe executive offices. They ask ques- !
tons. and he answers such as he deems
pertinent. Then the correspondents file /
out.
White House yellow Journal"
This suggests the question as TO where 1
and how the white house-which means /
the president. the cabinet, and the presi- /
dents secretaries-Obtain their informa /
ton as to happenings throughout the !