Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
pOTNCARE LEADS ORDERED
EXISTENCE OF HARD WORKER
Premier Begins Official Day
by 0Isposing of "BanaI
Correspondence" |
Writes All His Personal Let
terS-Rents 1907 Auto.
Has No AmusementS.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 23.-Raynond Poincare
leads the ordered life Every Gay for
him is according to plan and each day
is a part in larger conception Of the
use of time. running forward for
months and even years.
His days proceed with a kind OF
rhythmic force whereby things planned
become things done.
NJ. Poincare rises at Z. His break
fast is a roll and coffee. which Nine,
Poincare takes with him. The hafe
hour or so which they hnger over
breakfast is the only uninterrupted
period which either of them can count
upon, because from the time he says
goodby in the hall his Gay is filed.
He lives in a small residence which
he bought five or six years ago IN the
Rue Marbeau. He never occupies the
beautiful apartments set apart for the
minister of finance in the Louvre. but
nrefers the simplicity of his home and
desires TO separate completely his wois
at the ministry from his private
occupations.
Hires 1907 Model.
The prime minister of France was
an automobile Of 1907 model, which ne
hires. The state allows him 2o0o
francs $500 a month for automonlie
hire. He has to pay little mere IMAM
that for the ancient vehicle which RAJ
ties over the couple of miles between
his house and the ministry four tunes
. aav Il stands alone in the private
res1rt Of that part OF the Louvre occu-
rsed Nv the minister Of finance, ana
Is pointed out as an object OF interest
to all visitors.
Wr Poincare arrives at his office az
as9f1 He becins with what is called
t,,e .shanaf correspondence. the formal
triviaIities of Office which require nttIe
or M consideration, and while ne signs
documents. M. Grignon, executive as
sistant gives him the essence OF 1ne
,,ewsnauers. NJ. Grigr1on reads an o.
Their, before his chief arrives ana has
CLIPPINGS of what may be OF Htsles'
nagted I'D with sentences OF para
graphs marked in red
lie Petit Parisien says that Su1i
rnarizes n. Grignon. it,.
Send it 10 the ministry OF ehe AiVe-
rior." comments NJ Poincare
Directs His Mail.
echo de Paris suggested you oush'
to''--do so and so.
Never mind that" -.
"Inurnee Industrielle discusses Incl
dsnts in Alsace- Lorraine.
yves. leave that with me.
S-l,,s NJ Poincare, still signing, gamer
both the news and the opinion OF aIe
paris press. Then the prime munster
rea6~ 6,rnIicates of all dispatches 70 the
to-eiun once received during the night
a., q o'clock he is informed OF afIans
tefh inside and outside OF France Ion
S,IIfations with the heads OF the ptlncI-
nal bureaus Of the ministry Oh Inidii1e
Then he attends to personal CORE
suondence. M Poincare never olctae y,s
a letter. He either writes u himself
and signs it or he gives an ioea ~ pr pr
al his secretaries OF what ne Wlsiasn
said and she signs IT. Inc nnnpeI
of letters he writes him5eH IN veiS
fine script, and rapidly, Is enofr rlr,,a.
re wrote the four speeches ne ceils-
e~sd recently in Alsace in two GAYS.
n is a common remark among menu
beers OF his staff that he Is writing al
the time. but that is a conversational
ezaggeration. -.
Senators, Deputies or others on Dusi-
i tes. yes he ministry at 1915 for lunch
and is again at his desk at $50, lie
begins 10 receive callers by appoint
naent at 40 in the afternoon ms
al enaagement is made for 7 O'Clock.
Atmosphere of Calm.
Tho personality OF M. Polncare ere.
ateg an atmosphere Of calm around
hin~-organized tranquility, If that term
can be used The principal FUNCTION
aries In the ministry unconscioosIy mi
tate their chief The messengers move
softly about with evident purpose
Clerks d. their work unhufficd ana
unregting.
Mme. and M Poincare give many
dinners at home 10 a few persona at q
time usually members Of the bar OF
those distinguished IN the literary and
intellectual life of France. Converse
ton at these small dinners Is brilliant
NJ poincare is q good listener and also
a generous contributor 10 the talk.
Guests leave about 10 80 and M
Poincare. after gossip with his wife
goes 10 his study He there mos Inc
new books that have been delivered
during the day. AS prime minister o.
France and AZ q member 81 the freneh
| Academy he receives complimentary
copies Of almost all books published IN
/ France. The minimum delivery is from
| Is 10 20 books a day He examines
/ them all II may even be said that hf
/ reads them all, because he does turn
| over the pages OF almost all OF them
and grasps the drift or contents o.
/ every ore,
Remarkable Reader.
He has a remarkable reading fac
ulty. His eyes take Ia the entire page
and grasp the substance. His CO
workers at the ministry have otter
noticed that he can see a typewriter
page and know every significant state
Inent IN ii In about one-tenth OF the
/ time II would take 10 read IL, Thu
amazing faculty. combined with pow
effui memory, enables M POinearf e.
Keep daily step With the mental output
81 France.
Quite often before going 10 bed hf
win work upon his memoirs, which he
calls In the Service of France" They
deal particularly with the war, He has
always been . writer a. books.
H. PoincaIe 81 90 lafll perfect physts