The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1921-09-28

and fowls. The party is always
home before dark.
Dinner is an informal affair; some
times there are guests. always old
friends or associates. Mrs. Wilson no
longer dresses for the occasion as she
always did while Mr.. Wilson was
president; it is cn famille. But no
meal in the Wilson household ever
proceeds until grace is said. Mr.. Will
son has always said it himself. and
months ago when he was so weak he
could hardly stand without aid, and
MS voice was almost inaudible he
steadicd himself on his chair and whis-
pered the plea for divine blessing.
Friends remember him ever at
meals. Frequently a Potomac river
FISHERMAN sends rare specimen
from his catch. Once, another friend
sent him ducks out OF season and
paid the game warden handsome
penalty.
Reading or Amusement
After dinner he goes in for read
ing or amusement. Once a week Mr..
Wilson has a motion picture show
OF his own and frequently sees the
feature film at the asme time it is
being shown at the theaters down
town. Occasionally he goes to a
vaudeville show, his party taking
seats in the last row, and entering
and leaving with every effort to
avoid ostentation. 1t rarely happens,
however, that somebody fails to dis
cover the visitors and a demonstra-
tion of handclappng always ensues.
Evenings at home, however, are
spent In the family circles. The for
mer president and Mrs. Wilson read
book together, or perhaps Mrs. Will
son reads aloud.
Sometimes 1t is one of the detective
stories OF which Mr.. Wilson was said
to be so fond. They do not now
1orm as large a part Of his reading
as may have been the case years ago.
He takes to bed early, not to sleep.
however. but to relax, to read and
write. like Mark Twain he does
much reading and writing in bed.
Propped up by pillows, and with a
little writing board across his knees
ne reads and makes notes, some Of
them voluminous and in shorthand.
Nobody knows what they are about.
He puts them carefully away. They
are not notes for a book, which many
expect.
Not to Write Book
Unless Mr.. Wilson changes his
mind decidedly he will write no re-
ply to Robert Lansing or any one
else who has criticised his policies.
~ writer who has been given access
TO Mr. Wilson's paper of which there
IS most ton, is writing book, but
1t will be his own; not Mr.. Wilson's.
III give you any material l have
for your book Mr.. Wilson told him.
III answer any questions you ask;
but it's your book. | don't even want
to see what you write"
1lowcycr the evening 'ay be spent,
however tired he may be, there is
one thing the former president never
neglects. 1t is the reading of a few
verses Of the Bible When he saws
good night he invariably reads aloud
some short passage from the book
which always rests on the reading
table at his bedside.
Friends and admirers ask, what is
Woodrow Wilson'S real condition
now?
lie will be 65 years of age next De-
cembcr and has passed through an or
deal which few men survive. The
measure OF his progress toward health
must be measured with those facts in
mind. Ills normal weight in health
while he was president was 1870
pounds. fIe showed little departure
from that figure now. His eyesight is
as good, although he has discarded
his fayolite noscglasses for specta-
cles. His hair has turned snow white,
but it has not thinned His appetite
is too robust to please his physicians.
Last March when he left the White
House with president-clect Harding
an attendant had to place his feet on
each succeeding step from the por-
tico. The other day he sent his at
tendant away and climbed alone, not
without some effort into his automo-