The Washington times., 1921-03-04
WILSON HAPPY
AS HE LEAVES
Last Day In White House Is
Passed QuletIy-Dr. Grayson
Finds Patient "Fine."

Woodrow Wilson, president AZ
noon today became Woodrow Wilson,
citizen, the change being marked by
the apparent great relief and salts
faction of the man who had passed
through eight of the most turbulent
years ever experienced by Chief
Executive of the United States.
UP AT 7us TODAY.
President Wilson retired At 1o:4o
o'clock last night and was up at 7:1s
o'clock this morning. First he was
shaved and then he took his bath and
underwent the daily massage treat
ment by the expert who has been In
constant attendance for months.
Breakfast was served TO tho Presi-
dent by Mrs. Wilson in his room
shortly after s o'clock. Mrs. Wilson
made the coffee in her percolator and
prepared the toast over an electric
apparatus set up In the room.
The last meal OF the President and
Mrs. Wilson they ate alone in the
room where he has passed so many
trying hours In the past eighteen
months. 1t was a typical American
meal, consisting OF oatmeal and the
old standby, ham and eggs. A white
House waiter brought the food from
| the kitchen, but II was served by
Mrs. Wilson.
PERUsEs PAPERs WITH WIFE
During the breakfast hour Mrs.
Wilson read several OF the most i'm
portant articles in the morning news
papers to the President and together
they looked over the pictures OF the
new President and his official fam
lily. They perused together both OF
the Washington morning papers and
one Baltimore paper.
It was 9:05 a m. when President
Wilson went to his study, which ad-
joins his private quarters on the SEQ
ond floor. There remained on his
| desk from last night a mass of Of
| fcial business. including Legislative
measures awaiting his action, a pile
Of applications for pardons and Ex-
| ecutive orders a batch of personal
and official letters and kilograms, and
| some other routine papers.
The President had firmly deter
mined to put his house in order for
1
worked industriously toward that
end until just before he retired last
night However, there was much to
do this morning during the hour and
half remaining before he was to
start for the Capitol. where he in
tended to consider the eleventh-noar
Legislation.
GRAYsoN CALLS.
DR.. Cary T. Grayson, the Presi-
dents physician and companion,
called at the White House at $50
o'clock. He went Immediately to
the Presidents study and had q
short chat with his patientI
| Just fine" was the way the Presi-
dent expressed his feelings to DIR.
Grayson when asked about his state
| OF health
Splendid condition for the finish.-
is an observation he made to a White
House attache prior to the visit OF
DR.. Grayson-
| Many inquiries regarding the Presi-
dents intentions to carry out his plan
Of going to the Capitol began to reach
| the White House as early as 1880
O'Clock. In response to the queries II
was announced that "the President is
feeling better than he has at any time
since the fall of 1919"
|
to those in the White House who
have been closely associated with the
President and Mrs. Wilson were sim
pie. Mrs Wilson made the rounds Of
the Executive Mansion shortly after
8 o'clock and personally shook hands
with each employe and official.
TUMULTY CLEARS DECKS
Secretary Tumulty completely
wound up his affairs In the eXocu-
tive. Offices last night. working until
after midnight. He called the EN-
ployes about him yesterday afternoon
and in a short address thanked them
for their loyalty and wished them sue
cess under the new AdmintstratioA-
| Tears were shed on both sides
James Sloan, who will be assistant
to George Christian, jr- secretary to
President Harding, spent considerable
time at the White House last night
getting familiar with = number of
routine matters.
| Christian and Sloan called this
morning shortly after . o'clock and
discussed a number of Official matters
preparatory to their taking possession
of the offices this afternoon.