New Britain herald., 1924-02-04
CRIMSON CLOSEST
 TO EX-PRESIDENT
Man of Few Friends; Found Doctor a Good
 Companion

| By The Associated Press.
 Washington, Feb. 4.---Alany friend
 and connuants came into Moodros | Wilson's lite alter he entered thl
 White house. Many also passed oni
 remained to his dying inomunt. One was hIA pnyslcian, Rear Ad
 mirs Cary T. Grayson. Inc other wa.
 Bernard M. Baruch, the New horp tinancier and counsellor on the m. trlcacles ot the post war problems. Oi the two, MT. Wilson's reiationship with Dr. Grayson were the more per. sonal. tho bond between them was aimost as a feeiing between father and son. MT Wilson's friendship for Mir. Baruch although personal also was sustained on the foundation of two minds that ran along together on common causes.
 Grayson, the confldant and friend Of two presidents before Wilson, brought to his chief touches of na- ture which many declared were not part of Mir. Wilson's natural equip ment. Nevertheless, Il was a pro- found respect for those attributes which grew into close friendship and companionship.
 Dr. Grayson was the son Of a Nir- ginia country doctor, orphaned early in life, who took his hard knocks while getting an education. From his father and from experience he prob ably inherited the innately human conceptions Of nature itself as only the old style country doctor acquires them and these he brought 10 Wood row Wilson.
 Grayson Roosc,clt's Physician.
 The mublic mind most associates this physician, about whom it had heard so much, through the Illness and detath of Mr. Wilson. But long before Woodrow Wilson ever was heard Of as d presidential possibility, Dr. Grayson vas q naval officer at- tached 10 the White House as a phy- sician to President Roosevelt Be- cause he knew something about hu- man nature. birds. trees. and animals, particularly horses. he was not long in becoming Colonel Roosevelt's aid and companion. There were other aides to be sure. but this young Virginia doctor, modest even to the point of being shy. soft spoken and intensely loyal in his convictions and friend ships, was the one President Roose- welt picked out when he wanted a companion for some exciting horse back ride or something strenuous.
 The American people were thrilled when President Roosevelt just 10 show some army officers that he asked Of no one something he him- self would not do, made his famous ninety mile horseback ride from to warrent0n and back in a cold sleety rain that fraze as if fell Nobody mentioned that Dr. Grayson rode every foot Of. the way af his chisrs side and sometimes { uided the presidents horse when his spectacles were coated with ice.
 President Roosevelt turned GraysOn over to President Taft with recom- datiUn Tor loyalty. and he WUn Mrs. Tafts heart with hts sympathetic de- totion to her delicate 4eaith-
 Woodrow Wilson had never heard Of Cary T. Graysou when he stepped into the White House on March 4th. 1918. On that day came "a tide in the affairs of men which. taken at the Rood. leads on to fortune ''
 Was on Job
 Several physicians Of the army and navy. including Grayson were attach ] sd to the White House Inauguration 1 lay with its spectacle and sp1endor ured all but one Of them from the ixed post. Grayson elected to remain 1n duty. The first Mrs Wilson. as she stepped through the White H0use