Evening star., 1924-03-24
PRESIDENT PUTS EARNESTNESS
AND PATIENCE IN ROUTINE
Author Finds Business in Method and Domination
Of Character in Weeks SOjOurn at
at White House.

workroom where Howard Chandler
Christy has been painting the Presi-
dents portrait and two portraits of
Mrs. Coolidge. Crossing the hall, the
PRESIDENTS Lincoln day speech at
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New
YORK Is mentioned-at the largest
political dinner ever given in Amer
| lea, where 2.034 guests were seated
ana i'oo0 more were turned away for
want of room.
The President remarks. 'T don't
SEQ why they should want to hear
The guest dissents, and the Presi-
dent adds, did you ever hear Presd-
aent Harding speak? He was a great
speaker! l don't speak wellw
To the guests rejoinder that an
! auuiehce enjoys graceful delivery.
put that the substance of a speech is
the real thing after all, the President
that lasts" e
1t may here be interpolated that
Ine president has few vanities: but
ne rs not without them. One is his
hy,e shr. IN wrlting-a conscious use of
fences, In which he takes great pride
me way TO the study leads past a
handsome bit of observation-disclosures o
don't ul Iit. -adtn dhats our radio set.
Miscellaneous Books.
Inc books at the White House
are a casual miscellany. The Presi-
oene does not read general literature
elIher Tor pleasure or cultural do
I;Ilals a AS young man he
iiia iclon and read a little. He
~ poetry' especially the New
/ Ehgi land poets. and read them I. ,onI
deai. But since he first began tba
pIac1lce of law in Northampton nis
| MhoIe thought has been of his worLP
In MS own language, when 1 was
| ia,w mSer my nose was always in a
m i1,S pook; and when l got into public
ne l had to read public documents
70 keep up with my work" II MAJ
De doubted whether, from a. yoIns
itn ah TO the present, the President
nan eao more than a few works of
| general literature. or of any boots .
| OUTSIDE the field OF history, economics
ana btography-these being directI,,
| related to his public service.
! 90 ne ~. PRESIDENT has no recreations
VI Inc usual kind. He does not NAV
| time ava. 0'her games that while the
! IN, me residents habits Of repose arc
.H oaseu upon the sound old maxim
EariS 10 bed, early to rise" Nothing
| of his daily regime; and TO this separe pr .
! regularity of sleep his constant pood
| neaitn may be ascribed At a ouarter
past 10, the guest is conscious thar
intinat ine sesident ,h is growing sleepy. To
Intimate that he is aware of the
| Presidents habits. he processes an
| ignorance of the White House eti-
| quette of departure, which is brieGy
! explained and the conversation con-
tlnues. In few moments the Pres
| ldeht declares II is time for him to
| go 10 bed. The guest rises Int
realizes that the President should
| indicate his wishes by rising first
so resumes his seat. The Presidents
| eye twinkles, humorous, silent sig
| nal of sympathetic comprehension
and moment later he rises. and the
| guest follows suit The adieux are
made, and the guest departs into the
| night. Fifteen minutes later. by au-
! thentic report the President is sound
asleep.
He awakens at $50, and by 7:15 is
breakfast walk. Nothing but the
! severest weather is allowed to inter-
fere with this routine. We leave the
White House just as the sun is show
ing over the eastern horizon.
Fine morning" is the saluta-
ton.
Greetings From Pnssers BY.
At this early hour of the morning
few people are abroad. Most of the
passers-by recognize the President
and raise their hats in salutation.
which he invariably returns with a
hearty Good morning" A colored
man passes and is greeted. The
President explains: He takes care of
the kennels at the White House" An
other man passes. The President
smiles:
That's Mr. Blank-he costs me a
"How is that" queries his com
panion.
sells women's fxin's."
His companion mentions the pop
ularity of tho poet I,ongfellow in
serves: '.Mr. LongfeIlow was a very
cultivated poet He had many ad-
characterization, means, travel.
But 1 think Mr.. Whittier had more
natural talent.
extraordinary coincidence of the ap-
pearance, at one time and in one
small community, Of writers of the
quality of Longfellow, Whittier
Holmes, Emerson and Alcott-
And Mr.. Lowell" adds the Presi-
dent.
YES. his Vision of Sir Launfar is
a fine poem"
His 'Commemoration Ode is very
fine" CA pause). But he was
wrong in one thing: Lincoln wasn't
the first American"
being % the e first man mo of the distinoS lis me-.
lively American type?
Yes"
''Who would you say was?-
washington. He fixed the type"
which would you say was the
greater mani"
Its pretty hard to compare them"
Silence for half q block-mis-
takenly interpreted by his companion
as the conclusion of that subject.
But the President for once initiates
the conversation: evidently he has
been pondering the question.
should say Washington was the