The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-06
PRESIDENT SHOWS
Continued from Page One.)


THE president had n very good
night ard If there lis any change in
his condition II IL favorable His ap-
petite Is improving and he Is sleeping
Better"
Today and yesterday the bulletins
from DIR. Grayson have been cheerful
ard expressive OF hope, For this rea-
son they arc In marked contrast with
his official utterancea OF the two pre-
ceding days. Those told the nation
that the president was very sick
man, In fact that he was gravely Ill
The president wanted to go to
work today and this constituted ana
other encouraging sign. He asked
Admiral Grayson what the news Of
the day was, then requested permits
s'ou to send for two of the White
House stenographers so he might
stGrt IN catching up IN his work. But
DIR. Grayson was cold 10 the proposal
as Il January blast from Medicine
Nat
He recalled TO the president that
today was Sunday then he told him
that he was a good Pre- sbyterian and
wound up his argument by saying that
the two facts constituted combina-
ton Of ctrrur7 SIT nces which absolute
| " prevented the president from even
thin king of work.
Wall, that's so. acGutasced the
president
| The president remained in he'd al
| OF today, and Dr., Grayson has no i'm
mediate Intentions OF releasing him
from hts confinement
! Rest and quiet are tho order of
the day and the keynote Of the entire
situation, All the physicians con
I cerned with the presidents recovery
pre- In accord on the one point that
! II the president can be made 20 see
/ that he must sacrifice all his ambition
( for work ard forget what he regards
SIS his pressing duty, he will begin to
regain rapidly his condition Of former
J health and activity.
/ nr. cirayson was cheerful today and
evidently he had good reason to be.
( A week ago today the president re-
turned 10 Washington, and his per-
eonal physician has been on the go
every minute since then.
The last day the president was on
tho private car Mayfiower. as his
special train sped toward washing
town. his stomach rebe!ied absolute
( Iy. it was learned to-day. He was un-
able 10 take any nodrishment what
ever This condition was practically
chronic up to yesterday and the con-
| sequence was that he was WeaReheo
a great deal.
stances DR.. Graysou was up against.
The presidents chief strength has
been hts nervous reserve. He has
never been robust physically. Ills
- cross country trip used all his nerve
strength and he was thrown back on
hts depleted strength. Then came his
inability to take nouriSment, and th~
exhaustion of hts physical forces be-
gan. The rest prescription has tenn
1 of
hts nervous strength, and his system
has come around to the point where
no can take nourishment and enjoys
taking IT, If the next three or four
days are as fun Of encouragement as
: were today and yesterday, the coun-
try may breathe easier.
| Nothing has trauspired thus far TO
! warrant the conclusion that the state
| nent of the necessity OF absolute rest
for sometime" which was made in
one of the earlier bulletins, will be
{ shortened in point of time. A pos
tive statement regarding the presi-
dents condition may be forthcoming
/ sometime this week and IL Is nndoubt-
eddy viii supply complete informa-
ton as TO what will be necessary in
the period Of recuperation,
ZONE OF QUIET
The white house within, and the
, grounds surrounding the executive
: mansion, made up zone OF quite
, today. Telephones in the wing of the
! house occupied by the president have
: been rurtfed and motorists on Penn
sylvan'sL avenue have been cautioned
against permitting unnecessary noise
III q" part Of the white house where
! the pr sident Is making his fight for
1 recovery was described today as akir
. to the ordinary sick. room
= Mrs, Wilson and the presidents
.. laugh. errs1 are often in evidence NOV
ing silently from one room to another
= DR., E~ayson is about at all hours oil
= the aay and night as are the nurses
: who arc In attendance upon the pres
| ident. DIR. Grayson spent last night
at the white house as has been his
custom since The president was taken
seriously i'll. The members of tbs
J presidents family are cheerful and
e hopeful and Mrs. Wilson. especially
q is bearing up well under the strain
with the possible exception of DR.
Grayson, she has been the busiest
. person in connection with the presi'
dents Illness.
, Under the zone at a time" rule OF
: DIR. Graysou. the president saw al
mem btrs Of hts family today for brief
periods,
Hundreds Of cable and telegraph
! messages of sympathy and hopes foi
the prcsidcpts speedy recovery con
tinued to pour into he white house
today and there We're many visitor:
a anxious to~learn the presidents con
dition. Sir Robert Borden. premier
1 OF Canada, who is visiting in this
. country. sent card Of sympathy. and
: personal calls were made by Secretary
of Navy Daniels, Senators Pomerens
and Mckellar and Bernard NJ. Baruch
e former chairman OF the war indus
: tries board.
The announcement from Paris OF
I the return to the United States from
p England of Colonel +. M. House, the
q presidents nearest friend, was the
subject of conjecture at the capita
today. Colonel House is expected &c
I come d.rect to Washington as soon a.
: he lands In this country.