Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-16
Former Presidents Day
Carefully Divided = Lei
sure and Rest and Fresh
Air Are Principal Features
. BY HARRY II. HUNT

WASHINGTON, Oct. IS. - Not
even in the days when he was presi-
dent and his hours were carefully
charted for him-so many for inter
views, so many for correspondence,
so many for gressional or cabinet
conference.-the Woodrow Wilson
live more definitely by the clock
than he does today, as private citi-
zen and semi-invalid.
A person familiar with Wilson's
regimen can, by looking at his
watch, tell you just what the for
mer president is doing at any given
time. No wage-earning clock
puncher leads a more carefully timed
existence. Although routine to a
hgih degree, it is robbed of the
dreariness that follows most routine
jects covered in the definitely listed
periods of his daily schedule.
Wilson rises at Z. He shaves him
self and is rather leisurely about his
morning toilet. 1t is after before
he is through shaving, bathing and
dressing.
Breakfast at $50, is partaken
with Mrs. Wilson. Then the morn
ing papers-Washingto and New
York-until 10 o'clock.
Promptly at 10, unless DIR. Gray
son has dropped in to look over his
patient and put him through a
course of calisthenics, he tackles his
mail, which usually is large.
He reads every letter personally.
To the more important ones he die
tates the answer. To others he
simply indicates to his secretary the
nature of the answsr to be given.
This keeps him busy until about
1890. After lunch at 1 o'clock he
always lies down for a nap. He
sleeps until 8, when he arises to pre-
pare for his daily auto rides, at $3.50.
These rides usually last about two
hours. SO carefully has he timed
the various drives he likes best, that
he knows to a minute just how long
chauffeur where he wishes to go, he
can tell you whether he will be back
by 500 or whether it will be 5:25.
At $50, returned from his ride.
he hears the news of the day. Mrs.
Wilson usually goes over the eve
ming papers with him, but often he
reads them himself. This occupies
the interval to Z o'clock, WI din
ner is served.
After dinner, unless an evening
guest has dropped in, which is rare,
he gaines, current fiction,
a few books. Preparation for bed is
begun at 9 o'clock. This usually oc-
cupies about an hour, in the course
of which he receives certain treat.
ments for his ailments and a light
massage. BY 10 o'clock he is under
| the covers, ready for nine hours OF
rest
Wilson receives an average OF
from four to six callers each week.
usually old political or wartime as.
! sociates. With them he likes par.
| ticularly to discuss current events
which helps keep his contact and
viewpoint on important develop
ments fresh. He attends the thea.
ter once each week, usually vaude.
Vile.
The former war president is doing
no writing, nor does he plan any ex-
tended literary WORK as his admirers
generally have hoped. Any further
writings he may undertake will be
brief articles discussing current
issues Or problems, such as his re-
cent article in the Atlantic Monthly
on THE Road Away From Revolu.
ton"
I He will write no memoirs. no "in.
side" story of his administration or
! of the war. He will undertake nc
defense or explanation of himself OF
the policies he followed or advo
Gated. To a caller who urged him
to write the inside story of his ad
ministration he said:
Il know 1 had a great admins
tration. but it would not sound well
for me to say so. I am willing tt
leave the record as it stands for the
future to judge"
Neither will Wilson take an &C
tive part in the 1924 presidential
! campaign. He knows his physica
J condition. although considerably i'm