The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-03-05
PRESIDENT IS
METH0DICAL
systematic
EVERY DETAIL is WORKED OUT
ON SCHEDULE TIME - KEEPS
SEcRETARlES BUSY AND PUNc-
TUAL.

Washington, March 5.-Oldest at
taches Of the White House regard
President Wilson as the most method
ical systematic time saving chief ex-
ecutiye within their memories.
From the very first Of his admins.
tration, the Mexican difficulties and
the European war have added immeas.
urably to the duties Of the president.
but he has managed to maintain
strict schedule for his working hours:
he never has been known through per
sonal faul' to be late with an engage
ment and has religiously conserved his
| time.
A White House caller. booked for
hveminute interview with many
president, often got an hour. If one
arranges q fiye-minute interview with
Mr.. Wilson one gets exactly five min.
utes-no more-and the way IS cleared
TOT the next caller.
Although during his first admins
tration the president took no real va.
cation, he managed to maintain reg.
uIar program Of physical recreation
necessary to conserve his health. He
never has been out Of touch with the
nations business When at the sum.
mer White House at Cornish. n H.. or
Long Branch, n. j.. staff Of secre.
taries was close at hand. All during
his first term the president was not
away from the white house more than
two weeks at time on trips travelling
about the country and he never has
gone further west than Topeka, Kan
sas.
Friends OF Mr. Wilson say he dis.
likes the idea Of going into the coun.
try but enjoys himself when he does
go.
Many word pictures of the president
at work and at play have been written
but those closest to him say that his
every day life is a natural one for q
man who has never been wealthy and
mas grown up in an atmosphere of
regularity and natural living.
Mr.. Wilson does many things per.
sonally that could easily be done bv
others. Frequently he walks from the
executive Offices to the White House
TO get book or letter when he could
more easily press a button and have
someone bring it to him His likinr
Tor directness Of action explains why
on more than one occasion he has
walked to different government depart.
ments to see cabinet members instead
OF summoning them to the White
House. lie has never allowed prcce.
dent to interfere with the course he
thought the most direct
The time the presidents working
day begins depends upon the season
Of the year. Ordinarily. IN winter he
gets up between and 1880 O'Clock.
but in summer he usually arises ear.
lier-sometimes at 3 or 5:3O. He he.
lieyes in daylight saving whenever
possible.
When he first came to the White
House he attended to most of his of.
hcial work in the morning. and played
golf In the afternoon, but this winter
he reversed his program, and played
golf In the warm morning hours and
worked in the afternoon. He goes
golfins either with Mrs. Wilson or DIR
Grayson soon after breakfast. and
works on his mail from noon 10 one
o'clock In the afternoon he sees call.
ers and signs official papers. eycent
on Tuesdays and Fridays when the
cabinet meets Ordinarily an hour on
Monday Wednesday and Thursday af
'ernoons is set aside for the receptiop
OF members Of congress
After dinner generally about Il
O'Clock. the president does no work
unless % Is absolutely necessary He
either reads plays billiards. or goes to
q iheatcr Detective stories. poems