Evening star., 1924-02-04

Consistent Consistent in following w 't'i these recoas ns
mendations. In this way he kept
out out Of the dssensions sHS over Jobs and
the "cussing" of those who became
sore. Mr.. Wilson gave personal at
tention only to important diplomatic
appointments. making his own seIec-
that understanding. with William j.
Bryan on the Nebraskan becoming
Secretary Of State. Mr.. Bryan attend
ed to the smaller appointments in the
diplomatic and consular service, but
the President chose the men for the
big posts.
While Mr.. Wilson's responsibilities
were enormous, he carried them with
ease. and did not let them follow him
into his private life. Under the direc-
tion of his physician and friend, DIR.
Cary Grayson, he took plenty of time
for recreation and the maintenance of
his health. When was Governor of
New Jersey he established the rule
tat Saturdays would be holidays
with him, and he brought this rule to
the White House. He followed the
rule. too. Few Saturdays found him
considering official matters. and Wis
itors were not allowed to reach him
on that day. He played golf or rode,
generally playing golf each Saturday
morning and taking a long automo-
bile ride in the afternoon. After his
marriage to Mrs. Gait his Saturday
automobile rides were extensive, COW
ering all parts of the country adja-
cent to Washington. Golf was the
favorite outdoor recreation of Mr.. Will
son, and when not pressed with offl-
cial business he played the game al
permitted. His companions were Mrs;
Wilson and DR.. Grayson. He avoided
the golf courses that were crowded
and went where there were the few
est players. He did not ask or expect
privileges on the golf courses not
enjoyed by other players, insisting
that the rules of the game be followed
as to rights OF players. positions, etc.
Believed I'm Plenty of Sleep.
Mr.. Wilson did not take up any
of the physical development fads;
did not call in any boxers, wrestlers
or trainers to keep him in physical
shape. He believed in a reasonable
amount of outdoor exercise and
plenty of sleep to ward off the ills
of life. If he was tired out from
long attention to official duty he went
to bed and slept for eleven or twelve
hours at stretch. Often he went
away from Washington for several
days at a time on the Mayfiower, his
yacht, to be sure of getting sufficient
sleep and rest. He liked water trips.
Mr.. Wilson enjoyed pretty good
health after he entered the White
House. He had liver just like any
ordinary man and on four or five
occasions it was unruly and out of
sorts, requiring DR.. Grayson's service
to bring it back to normal duty. He
had bad colds-in fact, a good many
of them-but when he showed signs
of colds or grip DR.. Grayson put him
to bed and compelled him to stay
there until he improved. DR.. Gray
son was a rather stern boss when
the President was sick.
Mr.. Wilson was a good stenog-
rapher and typewriter. He pre-
pared all important speeches and
messages himself. He first put down
his ideas in shorthand and then tran
scribed the notes, with corrections
and additions, upon his own type
writer. Several years ago a fanciful
newspaper writer represented the
Presidents typewriting machine as
old and dilapidated, frequently miss
ing letters and doing many things
that would be Objectionable to others
than the President. Mr.. Wilson didn't
like the story, because he had new
machine and he knew how to write