Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-23
He's Regular in Habits. Likes
Detective Stories, and Has
to Live on a Diet
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WASHINGTON, d. c., Maroh'12 -
Oldest attaches of the White House
regard President Wilson as the most
mcthodical, systematic. time-saving
CHEF executive within their memories.
From the very first Ct his admins
trati0n, the Mexican difficulties and
the European war have added i'm
ulCasurably TO the duties Of the pTesi
dent, but he has managed to maintain
strict schedule for his working
hours; he never has been known
through personal fault TO be late with
an engagement and has religiOusly
conserved his time.
4 White House caller. booked for q
five-minute interview with many a
president often got an hour If one
arranges a five-minute interview with
MIR Wilson, one gets exactly five min
for the next caller.
Never Goes From Capitol
Although, during his first admins
tration, the president took no real
vacation he managed to maintain a
regular 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 a time on trips
travelling about the country and he
never has gone further west than To-
peka, Kansas
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
everyday life is natural one for
man who never has been wealthy and
has grown up in an atmosphere of
regularity and natural living.
Mr.. Wilson does many things per-
sonally that could easily be done for
him by others Frequently he walks
from the executive offices to the
White House to get book or letter
when he could more easily press 4
button and have someone bring it to
him. His liking for directness of &C.
ton explains why on more than one
occasion he has walked to different
government departments to see cab
met members instead of summcning
them to the White House. He has
never allowed precedent to interfere
with the course he thought the most
direct
Believes in Daylight Saving
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 summer he usually arises earlier
at or $50. He believes
in daylight saving whenever possible.
When he first came to the White
House he attended to most of his Of
fetal work in the morning, and played
golf In the afternoon, but this winter,
he reversed the program and played
golf in the warm morning hours, and
worked in the afternoon He goes
golfing either with Mrs. Wilson and
DR.. Grayson soon after breakfast, and
works on his mail from noon to 1
O'Clock In the afternoon he sees call.
ers and signs official papers, except
on Tuesdays and Fridays, when the
cabinet meets. Ordinarily an hour on
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday
afternoons is set aside for the recep
ton Of members of congress.
Likes Detective Stories
After dinner. generally about