The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1920-03-31
PLANS FOR SUMMER
MADE BY WILSON
Summer White House lin
Massachusetts,
MANY ESTATES
ARE NEARBY
President Wilson Will Spend Summer
on Estate Of Recently Appointed
Minister to China mt Woods Hole,
Mass. Extensive Country Place.

Minister to China mt Woods Hole,
Mass. Extensive Country Place.
Washington, March 29.-President
Wilson will spend the summer at
Woods Hole, Mass, where the sum
mer White House will be establish
ed on the estate Of Charles r. Crane,
the Chicago business man recently ap-
pointed minister to China.
Arrangements already are being
made for moving the president and his
family and a good part of the execu-
tive offincs there for at least the last
two weeks Of June and all Of July and
August. The Crane estate is an ex-
tensivc country place which overlooks
BuZzard's Bay and Vineyard sound and
is close by Marthas Vineyard an is
land which figures in colonial his
tory. President Taft and his family
spent their summers at Beverly, Mass,
not so very far away
The decision 10 take the president
away for the summer is interpreted at
the White House as further evidence
OF the continued Improvement in
health which DR.. Erayson. his per-
Sonal physician, has been reporting.
Up to a few weeks ago it had in fact
been practically decided not to take
the Sident away for the summer, be-
cause was felt that he could be bet.
ter cared for at the White House. The
plan to spend the summer on the New
England coast DR.. Grayson said, meant
that the president could continue the
program OF motor riding, possibly
some short yachting trips on the, May.
flower and might even get in a few
holes of golf if his Improvement con-
tinues.
Last summer, like his first in of.
flee, the president spent in Washing
ton. Others have been spent at Corn
ish, n. II. The first summer, which
was very hot one, Mr.. Wilson put the
air cooling plant in the White House
Offices out Of commission, and an
nounced that inasmuch as he was
asking congress to stay in session in
the capitol throughout the dog DAYS
he would undertake it himself, and he
did So
The president did not return from
the peace conference at Paris last
year until midsummer and he spent
the next few weeks preparing for his
long speaking trip in the West from
which he returned "a very sick man"
TO use the expression contained in Dr..
Grayson's official bulletin. and with
a fow occasional motor rides OF late,
he has been confined to the White
House grounds ever since last Oc-
tober
Secretary Houston has place at
Woods Hole near the summer Whit,
House and other beautiful estates are
close by.
DR.. Grayson decided to accept Mr.
Cranes offer it was said, because he
wanted the president away from the
oppressive heat Of Washington in mid
summer and because he wanted him
near the salt water.
Under present arrangements the
president will be in New England
while the Democratic national conven-
ton is in session in San Francisco, al
though congress from al! Indications
now will nominally be in session but
actually Will be transacting no bust
ness by gentlemen's agreement be-
tween the leaders There have been
some hints that the president might
reserve the much expected official an
nounccment as to whether he wants a
third term for presentation at the con-
vcntion and if that be true, he prob
ably would prepare his letter at the
summer White House
The usual staff Of secretaries, clerks,
stcnographcrs and secret service men
will accompany the president Special
telephones and telegraph wires will be
installed, and to all practical purposes
the White House will be in Woods
Hole after June IS.