The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-02
Frederick Haskin's Letter
WOODROW WILSON TO-DAY
corssspondence Of The Arsus.l

rare occasion when Mr.. Wilson bss
appeared in the days news Of a.
has been when one of these privafs
letters has been made Pablo -
the recipient.
Before the midday meal. Mr. Vii
son usually lies down for a lft,Ia
while After luncheon he occasion-
ally rests again, often taking nm
this rest period with reading
Only in the afternoons does The
former president go out, except for
those occasions when he attends
vaudeville performance. The big
car containing Mr.. and Mrs. WIZ
son, and often Mr.. Boiling, can ba
seen any fine afternoon rolling
along the roads in Maryland and
Virginia. This ride usually begins
at 2 o'clock, lasting two hours
Since coming to Washington as
president, Mr.. Wilson has ALWAYS
shown a marked preference for the
Virginia landscape. In his goling
days, he preferred to play at a club
situated on the Virginia side OF
the Potomac, and this preference
for the Virginia countryside is still
noted.
Tea Is an Event.
On returning from his ride, tea
is served at the S street home.
where the Wilson's have lived since
retiring from the White house. Tea
has become quite an institution.
and it is then that the restricted
social life of the Wilson's becomes
apparent. often there are guests
but rarely indeed are these former
political friends or henchmen. As
a rule, they are friends of Mrs.
Wilson.
In the interval between tea and
dinner, which is served promptly
at 1880, the former president turns
to his writing. Jgst what this writ
ing is, it is doubtful whether any
one knows outside of the immediate
family of the president. At his big
desk the ex-president sits and
writes and writes. 1t may be his
personal record of the stormy years
he spent at the helm of the ship OF
state. 1t may be a literary effort
of another kind. Until it is finish
ed and it pleases Mr.. Wilson to
publish this work, it is bound to
remain mystery. The belief is
strong that he is writing most
about the time when the eyes of
the world were turned on him as
the sponsor of the League of Ma
lions plan-the plan for which he
fought SO hard that his health and
strength were forever impaired.
1t is a rare occasion when there
is an evening caller at the Wilson
home 1t may be that DR. Grayson
has limited his distinguished pa
tient in this regard. 1t may be that
Mr.. Wilson himself has discouraged
this on the part of friends.
Except for those glimpses Of him
when riding about on afternoons,
the people of Washington see the
former president only on those
Saturday nights when he attends
the vaudeville theatre He is taken
to the side entrance, as it would be
difficult for him to make his way
through the. crowded lobby. The
same seats are always held for the
Wilson party every Saturday night,
and are not put on sale until it is
son will not put in an appearance.
These seats are situated at the
back of the theatre. on the aisle
Mr.. Wilson's entrance into the
theatre is effected without much at
tention being attracted. as a rule
1t is when he leaves the theatre
that he receives a tribute that can
not fail to warm the cookies Of his
heart. knowing his Saturday night
habit, a crowd always gathers cut
side of the theatre as the show
travis to a. close. These, with the
when they catch
sight of Mr.. Wilson emerging from
he side entrance to enter his Sar,
cheer him loud and long, keeping
ID this demonstration until the car
xhisks him around the corner, out
If their sight and hearing, on the
way to his home.