Evening star., 1921-03-11
WILSON KEPT BUSY
NROLEOF citizen

! Completing today his first week as
a private citizen of the United States
since. ending his eight-year residence
at the White House March 4. former
/ President Woodrow Wilson is finding
his duties almost as arduous as when
! he presided over the destinies of a
hundred million Americans
| When the former President turned
| frcm the strenuous experiences of in
tauguration day to face his tasks as
Mr.. Wilson he found waiting to be
, acknowledged stack upon stack of
letters and kilograms received from
well wishcrS in every part of the
| world. He has set himself to this
| work with much of his old-time vigor
and is devoting practically every
morning to it. His afternoons are de-
voted to recrea ton.
! The former chief executives health
| is continuing to improve. Concern had
been felt that the trying demands
made upon his strength a week ago
today, when he made his first public
appearance after his long illness,
would prove too severe and might
halt his progress to recovery. But he
has come out of that experience with
colors fying-so much SO that regu-
lar visits from his physician, Dr.
Grayson, are understood to have been
d iScontinued.
ffacing the south in the new home he
purchased recently at 2340 street
He is an early riser and usually is at
his desk ready for work by $50 1t
is his intention to personally answer
every communication he has received
and they run literally into the thou
sands, with every mail adding to the
! number. The Acknowledgements are
dictated to Stenograpf ct.
Practically every afternoon Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson go for drive Plenty
of outdoor recreation has been nre-
scribed for Mr.. Wilson. while social
demands upon his time and strength
will be curtailed as much as possible
until he is completely restored in
health
He has not indicated when he will
resume his literary work. interrupted
when he was called into public life as
Governor of New Jersey, or disclosed
! his plans for forming law partner
ship with former Secretary of State
Colby. 1t is presumed, however, he
will dispose of the heavy corre-
spondence which has accumulated
during the past few days before en-
tering actively upon the permanent
work he has planned for the future.
Extreme difficulty is understood to
have been experienced by the Will
sons in finding a place in their home
containing some eight thousand vol
umes. Every nook where a book couln
be placed has been utilized. After all
available space had been exhausted.
it still was necessary to pack and
store a considerable part of the Ii
brary.
Their home has been a veritable
flower house since March 4. Flowers
have been sent them by friends in
every part of the country, and, in
many instances. by anonymous ad-
mrers. Mr.. Wilson's hold on the
American people has been eXemplified
in many ways since inauguration day.
but probably no more forcibly than in
gifts received from persons who did.
not give their names, but merely
wished him speedy return to health,
that he might continue to champion
the causes for which he stood as Pres
ident.
These gifts have been of a wide va
riety, including number of pieces
of handsome furniture. Mrs. Wilson
has found it possible to iIfsta1l these
tnr>ctical gifts sS~.hat they would not
be out Of As.fmony+'Witn the rest Of
the furnishings.
Although only week old. the new
Wilson household is said to have al
ready settled down to the smooth rou-
tine of well regulated American
home. Mr.. Wilson, with the cares and
worries of the presidency lifted from
him, has responded to the thrill of
being Il private citizen again in
manner which, in the opinion of those
who have seen him. is convincing that
his return to practically. normal
health may be shortly expected.