The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-21
WILSON MOTORS FAR
FOR QUIET THOUGHT
Goes to Philadelphia to Have
His Eyeglasses Adjusted
and Walks the streets.

WAsHtNGToN. Aug. 20 To-day. while
ali the country waited for the news re-
garding the sinking OF the Arabic, which
was to determine whether or not the
United States can honorsbly maintain
friendly relations with Germany. Pres
to Philadelphia 20 have his eyeglasses
adjusted.
The President made the trip to see
Lis oculis' with apparently as little
concern as II the dan had been fire."
from pressing official responsibilities
Leaving the physicians residhce in
Philadelphia he stro.led to the Bellevue
Stratford fog luncheon and then came
back to Washington on a PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad compartment car.
Officials here vino are nervous over
the gravity Of the situation growing out
OF the Arabic disaster commented with
admiration on the Presidents calm way
OF spending the day II was regarded
as climaNlng the series OF little Incl
dents IN the Presidents life which haV'
developed with different stages OF the
n
|, was recalled that the day after
the sinking of the Lusitauia, Mr. Will
/ son isolated himself completely in the
White House until nightfa,l. when he
took stroll in the unfrequented streets
II Washington The Presidents man
uer Of conducting himself in the face of
/ these crises has come to he regarded as
/ AN expression of his character
! Some persons are disposed to view
II 81 = .atN 4
/ for detaching himself utterly from prob
! lcms about 10 demand clear thinking ci
I his part others, however declare thai
/ he sought the isolation of an auto ride
or a walk AT such times because he hud'
: IL possible to concentrate his mind VIII
, least difhCu,ty when alone.
The view which has developed mos
strongly here, however, is that the Pres
ideu. convinced that no complete ofh
cia, information regarding the ARABIC
. disaster would b. received by the STATE
Department to-day, decided that III
might as well get the task of havinl
his glasses adjusted over with and tina
I the desire for an opportunity to med
tate on the crisis with Germany had lii
tie to do with the trip. II is believed
also that he felt that his manner %
spending the day might have calmns
effect on the public mind,
The President hreakfasted half NJ
hour before his usual time and was il
his automobile In front of the Whit
uous. al : 80 o'clock His only com
panions in the big auto were pr Gray
son. the White House physician, AM
Joseph Murphy, chief OF the Presiden
tial secret service hodyGuard.
The other members OF the secret ser
vice guard who had been reused hurrie
out OF their beds and followed the Presi
dent in u second automobile The Presi
dent took lunch with him In "A baskC
but dropped around to "A Philadclphi
hotel later for n more substantial mca
The trip to Philadelphia was mad
partly over the route OF the new linCol
, Highway. The President wore golhu
cap ard a ligh, motoring coat. m
; larger part OF the time he sat In hi
favorte seat beside the chauffeur I'll
sun was shining all the morning an
the roads were dusty, 1t was not a
, ! ideal day for ride over the roac
from Washington to Philadelphia. II
reached Philadelphia at rs VI.
: News of the Presidents trip had PR
! ceded him at Philadelphia and he -four
number Of newspaper men, photoI
raphers ard moving picture operate
: lined up to receive him at the residen'
I of his oculist. He was quickly recol
nized as he alghted from the automohl
and greeted some members of Il
! ! crowd
: The visit 10 tho oculist occupied abo
= half an hour He left for the RelleNu
: Stratrord at O'Clock, where he look'
I over the afternoon papers.
= Leaving the hotel the Preside
: walked to the Broad street station
= time to get aboard the PennsylNan
A train scheduled to leave at $3.50.
: nj, President sat with DR.. i,rays,
!. f., his commandment The train reach
I Washington at 6ta Il. NJ. The Pre-:
o dent was met by a White House au,
mobile a. the Union station.
= After dinner the President convcrs
with Secretary Lansing over the tel
phone. At 10 o'clock he went TO bed,