New-York tribune., 1920-06-18

the point of physical and nervous col.
lapse many days before he was ordered
to stop. SO I still held in my mind the
picture of him returning to the train
from stroll with Mrs. Wilson and DR.
Grayson down one of the country roads
IN the Missouri Valley near which the
doctor had directed halt in order TO
give the President badly needed exer
else.
The Presidents condition the next
morning, when he vas scheduled tc
justified Mrs. Wilson and Dr. Grayson
in canceling the remainder of the triT
and directing his immediate return tc
Washington.
Change in Face
The man | studied at distance OF
six feet on the rear portico Of the
pear to have changed greatly in facial
characteristic since my last meeting
with him eight months before Blu,
there was a change. To assert that his
face did not bear the marks of illness
and suffering would be not only dis
ingenious, but wholly incorrect
1t was the face of a man who had
suffered greatly but who had endured
it with a stoicism born Of fine courage.
It was the same angular face. quite as
full in cheek and not the least
same face that registered in a mental
picture back eight months before. Yet
the marks of illness and confinement
were nmistakably there which even a
healthy color surging through the
drawn gray skin could not entirely
dispel
The face semed bit sharpened. the
nose trfle thinner and more ac-
centuated at the point Of it, But the
eyes were the Wilson eyes all right,
as they cleaned through the unusually
large eyeglasses steadily and kindly
They were Enthusiastically the Wilson
eyes, keen, searching and snapply in
telligent
| had read articles purported to de-
scribe the face of the President as
being drawn on one side. ] think it
was the left. could not see anything
to Justify that statement in the direct
glances or in the full features he
turned on me at frequent Intervals
during the three hours that spent in
his company. Certainly beyond the
natural pallor and the manifest conse-
quences of protracted confinement
there was nothing in the Wilson face
to warrant reports regarding the effect
.
cerned at least.
He sat in his chair, drawn to the
Office desk at which he worked with
the assistance of his cheerful and
sympathetic helpmeet and his loyal
secretary, Mr.. Tumulty. 1t is worth
noting. in passing, that every person
connected with the White House with
whom the President has come IN con-
tact since bis illness is thoroughly de-
voted TO HIM in every respect.
Wears Old Hat
Drawn down over his head as
studied him on Tuesday was an old
Panama hat of the sort that men wear
on the golf course. soft and light and
crinkled in rakishly after the cowboy
style. The President was compelled
to keep that on his head while at work
in the onen air because he had in
duleed IN hair cut earlier in the day
He was garbed in a dark gray busi-
ness suit. with low cut, comfortable
collar, under which was knotted a gray
tie and in the folds Of which snuggled
gold eagle.
He had started to nrise when cam.
on to the balcony to receive his vel
come. but Mrs. Wilson with restrain
ing hand prevented him from doing go.
nIie II Is true thAt the President
sat during the first hour | spent in
his company. | saw no indications Of
the complete paralysis described by
persons who have never seen him, We.
il was quite obvious that the President
is forbidden by bis physician TO move
around any more than is considered
warranted by his condition.
"Favors" Left Side
noticed slight tendency on his
part TO favor" his left side. His arm.
however. did not hang hclplessIy at
his side, and he moved il frequently
while was with him, though with
less freedom Of movement than he dis
played m the use Of his right.
The fact that the President has been
a frequent sufferer from ncurliis affect
ing his left arm, probably had much
TO do with the favor he displayed to
that limb. Neurltis is no new enemy
to the President. He has at intervals
suffered from If for many years.
Physical exercise prescribed for him by
Dr.. Grayson has proven so satisfactory
that the Presidents physician is conf
dent the attendant discomfort viii soon
be conquered
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