NLY CALLED
TWO MEN BY
lRST NAMES
'ond rt mfllfigon’s Per-
sonality t h e Most
l'nthlml That Inhab-
ited the )Vhite House
l-‘cl'. d.-—-Wood-
1""‘rvnnllt’ was in
mos‘. unusual
.v»"‘I"‘1I the Wnitc
"acid {lam mil-
».‘lon approachinz
s. l in other: aver-
‘ . hatrcdt.
"'lf. nimowied
2 n "slng'c track
n"knnwl.}lzed he
was said he was
unit-s declared
l joinnd in ac-
of tho most do-
“as,
'~r.,lusion and soar-
'=< were among his
-ac~tI:.-istl:-. It was
those who ought
rnllcd only two
acquaintances by
. .my were Cleve-
.'-d Cyrus H. hic-
hl. liouse of
posed to have
\‘i‘ilton as any
* 4 his lncomhancy of
rumor won a state
'1 called lllln "lid"
. h-‘r ,rlul Mr. Vill-
"lion-.32." 1‘5.- compli-
“pm, Mr. House
.‘lil} known. Thl’ll
. up to 'he mo-
” rrlratcd breaking
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Above: \l'ltwn and his aniline-t
after numerous 'changos had
been made in it. At the head ol
the table is the president; in the
front row (left to right) .Bain-
bridge Colby. secretary of. state
Newton 0. Baker. wary 01
war; Albert S. Bur on.
master general; John Barton
Payne. secretary of the interior:
lrhua W. Means". ary
o commerce. c row ei‘t to
right). David F. Hoostonf secre-
tary of the treasury; A. Mitchell
Palmer. attorney general: Jose-
phus Daniels. secretary ofttho
navy; Edwin T. Meredith. secre-
ta of sgnculture' William 8.
WI son. secretary of labor. The
center photo shows Wilson and
members of the American
peace commission in Paris (left
to right). Eiward M. House.
Robert Lansing. Mr. Wilson,
Henry White. Gen. Tsslrer Bliss.
At the bottom is a view of (left
to right) Wilson Clemenceau.
Lil‘otyd George. Or sado of Italy
a Marshal Foch the day they
submitted the text of the peace
goat, to the German represents-
ves.
of! point. Mr. “’ilson always called
him simply, "House."
hover Qua-roles]
The one enduring .riendship
which Mr. “’ilson made in the
White House was with his personal
physician. Rear Admiral Cary T.
Grayson. who restored him to
health when he came into the pres-
idency a sick man: watched over
him as he would a new born baby.
and finally snatched him from a
death bed at the time of his break.
down and prolonged his lite several
years after he left the \Vhato House.
They never quarreicd. although
their friendship was a. mist intim-
ate one. '
Woodrow Wilson had a “i‘ of
thinking thifigs out for Name“ and
making his own decisions. “’hen he
was working through a crucial mo-
ment. he invariably shut r‘.msell up
in his study and worked in. thing
out on his own typewritel. He call-
ed for information when be m
finned until the death of the a
Sin. Wilson and the marriage :0!
1'0 ct her daughters. ’
use your Man’s M .
his. WM paid his KM rape“ .
to we‘- local aristocracy by declining
an invitation to Join the use:
Chase Club. the most och-ustvo golf.
dinner and dancllg organisation}:
the city. and going across the Poto-
mac to golf at an obscure “poor
man's club." On one of his first
rounds over the lin he failed to
hear "1’ o: a local merclnnt,
who paid his respects in language
not usually addressed to the m. .
dent of the United States. Mr. Wile
son throw down his clubs and walk-
ed on the links. He did not return
when a committee of the Club of-
fered an apology. ‘
It was said that Mr. Wilson's at.
titudo softened s. little as ”time. worn
on. there was little opportunity to
test of the accuracy of that because
the country was soon engrsascd in
world war. and soon took an active
part. and later he was stricken help-
less. All social functions were dis-
continued during that time and (the
president saw practically “nobody.
Cabinet meetings Wars postponed
for‘weeks at a time. There were
days and days when no cabinet om-
ccr nor even is secretary saw him.
Personal associates during that time
he had none. except members of
the second Mrs. Wilson's family
and his physician Dr. Gruyson.
“’ith all his seclusioa and lack of
seeking advice. he was nol slow in
making decisions. and haying made
them. attempts to reverse them gen-
erally were futile. It was a. common
saying that he became impatient
with those who disagreed with him.
«.
,roik of in. household.
m and other! , called him -no- f
mm while others recalled mas-h ‘
of the warmest personal considera-
tion. One thing he regarded as
gored and not to be trans-ed upon
under 7 consideration. first was
his the. Nothing aroused
him more than public diggussions or
printed mm to the women
He insisted
upon a oat rigid obscx -a.nce of
conven onsllties. ’
When he left the Wh “House
and moved to-a. home in ' heart
the residential dmc‘. ll. con-
ed a life of sedusior in whidh
his only diversions were a. motor
ride three or four times a whet and
an occasional visit to a. vaudeville
how. Oocasionollyxhe invited to
lunch or dinner some man whg had
been closely associafed w‘ib his ad-
ministration during the war period.
but he had no more int’mntes out
of the White House that: he did
while in it. and his wife had very
few. _ '
Many friends and conflc‘amts came
into Woodrow W’ilson‘s life after he
entered the White House, Many at-
so passed out. Of all those who
came. two notably. rcmairtd to file
dying momenta
Ono was his'physician. Bear Ad-
miral Cary 'l‘. Gruyson: the other
was Bernard M. Baruch. the New
York 'lnancior and coutscllor on
the intricatitlca of ihe post our
problems. Of the iw.o.'Ml-. Wilson‘s
relationships with Dr. (ll-arson were
the more personal. the bond be-
tween them was almost a: a feeling
between ,fath'er and son.
Mr. “’ilson's friendship for Mr.
Baruch although persona- also was
sustained on the foundatinn of two
The Late President‘s Children and Grandchildren.
lbove: MRndJedeWflaoaSarreandthei
retWileon. Below:
and (right) Ili- largo
r children.
William G.
Francis Wilson and Eleanor Paxson Sayra
and Eleanor Wilson McAdoo and (right)
aneir children. lien and Msry Faith McAdoo. One of the Sayre children is not in the group.
working toward a decision.
preferred to have it in written
form. He wanted the (acts cold.
and intinged by the personality of
the purveyor. W he got mad—
and he did get mad once in a while
Just as any other man—it. was his
favorite trick to jam on his bat and
wall: around the block to "cool on."
He did that When he heard Lhe ger-
mans had torpedoed the Lusitania.
Then he came back to his study.
full master of his emotions. and
penned the historic note to Ger-
many which forecast war. He read
it to the cabinet and the secretary
of state after it was well on its
way over the cables toward Berlin.
It was typical of Wilson‘s way.
Having decided on a course of ac-
tion. he wanted no savior. Cabinet
meetings during the Wilson admin-
istration were described by those
who chafed under the restraints. as
a morning in the school room with
the “school master” at the head of
the table. . _
Reason for Seclusion
It was said of Mr. Wilson that his
.soclusion in ‘the White House re-
sulted. at least. irom some
misinformation he got about Wash-
ington and its atmosphere oeforc he
book once. Semebody. the story
went. journeyed to Fri ton and
told him tint there was a. local ring
of social cclsbritiea bankers. and
others who profiled most from the
prestige of ambition at: the White
House. Mr. Wilson. it was said.
made up Md to have none of
their company. He further deter-
mined not to have on his. visiting
this committees of bankers, and
railroad unions and mauutacturcrs
when he was considering White
House questions in which they were
interested.
The result was that when Mr.
Wilson moved his family-a wife
and three daughters—to the White
but he.
ut it became apparent that those
ho made it a point to agree with
him felt his displeasure when ovants
turned out wrong. He dubbed one
prominent adviser. “the champion
acquiescer of the world." and later
dismissed him from his oflioial fam-
ily while the man was supposed to
- be enjoying the highest favor.
Detective Stories
There was a good deal of public.
exaggeration about Mr. Wilson's
penchant for reading detective stor-
lcs_ although he did some light
reading. He took to golf as s. health
measure at his doctor’s orders and
lmrncd to like it: he liked light
music and the theatre wh-eu the co-
tertainmcnt was diverting. He con-
fessed no love for grand opera. and
the heavier drama.
Many of his associates called him
minds that tan along together on
common causes.
Dr. Grayson
Grayson. the confidant and friend
of two presidents before Wilson.
brought to his chief touches of na-
ture which. many declare: were not
part of Mr. Wilson's natural equip-
ment. Nevertheless. it was a pro-
found respect for those attributes
which grew into close friendship
and companionship.
Dr. Grayson was the son of a
Virginia. county doctor, orphaned
early in life. who i'ook his hard
knocks whilé getting an education.
From his father and from experi-
ence he~ probably inherited the in-
nately human conceptions of nature
itself. as only the old style country
doctor acquires the?!) and these ha
brought to Woodrow'lvilscn.
THE WILSON noun 1N wAsniN'GTON
' The graves at other presidents of present memory oi the United Slam—(above)
Marion. 0.. the tomb of Iidiialey (left) at Canton. 0.. and the grave at Roosevelt (right)
is: Bay. N. Y.
The public mind most associates
this physician. about whom it had;
heard so much with the . cwprcsi- ‘
dent. through the illness srd death
of Mr. Wilson. But long beiorel
Woodrow \Vilson was evul heard 013
as a presidential possibility. Dr.‘
Grayson was a naval emcel attach-
ed to the White House as a. phy-
sichn to President Roosevelt.
Because he knew sometlrng about;
human nature. bird. trees and uni-l
mats. particularly homes. in
not long becoming Colonel licosc-
velt's aid and companion. There
were other aids to be cute. but this
young Virginian doctor. modest
even to the point of. being shy. soft
spoken and intensely loyal in his
convictions and friendships. “as the
one President Romevelt picked out
when he wanted a companion (or
some exciting horseback ride and
something strenuous.
The American people were thrill-
ed when President Roosevelt. just
to show some army omccra that he
asked of no one something he nun-
aelt would not. do. made his famous
ninety mile horse back ride tram
Washington to Warrenton. 4nd back
in a cold slecty rain that .roze as
it fell. 'Nobody mentioned that Dr.
Grayson rode every foot of the way
at his chief‘s side and some times
guided the President's ho sv when
his spectacles were coated with «:43.
President Roosevelt tu.r.cd Gray-
son over to President Tint with a
recommendation for loyalty and he
won Mrs. Tnft's heart with his sym-
pathetic devotion to hex delicate
health.
Woodrow Wilson had never heard
of Cary T. Grayson when he stepped
into the White House on March 4.
1’18. On that day came “a tide fit
shire of men. which taken at the
flood. leads on to fortune.”
Several physicians of list army
and navy, including Grayson. were
attached to the White House. The
People N ever Loved ;
Him, Thought Wilson
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5,—"1 ‘
want people to love me. but they
never will." thus spoke Woodrow
Wilson to his private secretary.
Joseph P. Tumulty. who served 1
him in that intimate capacity for 3
ten years. ‘9 '
To Mr. 'hnnulty it cpitomisod !
the finer feelings of a. man “as 1
strangely misunderstood by poms
and as violently misrepresented i
by others as any man in the his.
tor-y of American politics" since
the time of Washington.
i
first Mrs. Wilson. as shc stepped,
through the W'hito House portals in
her first moments as its, mistress.
met with an‘ unimportant out poin-
tul occident. There was a call for
a. doctor; answered immediately by
Gray-son.
Mrs. Wilson commended to her
husband this modest young man.
who seemed so devoted to duty. He
beamo Mr. “discus udt’. and phy-
sician. and as the years went on. his
iricnd.
A little mbre than a you later.
the first Mrs. Wilson lay on her
death bed. Her last words to Gray-
son were: “Take good care of
Woodrow. Promise!" How well
that promise was kept probably only
a recording any] may know.
Some time sgtter Mrs. “’ilson's:
death. Dr. Grayson introduced to”
Llias Helen Ys'oodrow Bones. Presi-t
dent Vi'lison's kinswomen and gums
at the W'hite House, a friend of long
acquaintance. Mrs. Edith Bolling'
Gait. Miss Bones tdok her into the
email White House circle where Mr.
Wilson met her. The lady -iai'er
became lira. “’oodrow W'lison.
Probably no one will ever know
,.
theta-bof fisrdhgd
aearOya-
what the complexities and am-
ties of his position I! Pmr
friend and confldifiit of Woodm'
Wilson really were. One thing 4"}
certain. He devoted sever yeas- ‘e’
his life to keeping Woodrow Wit-A.
son a well man and four more so.
keeping him alive.
When Mr. Wilson suflcrsd n
first stroke of paralysis attor- .
return from his League at Not;
speaking trip in 1919. Bruno» it;
all the physicians called tor M-
tauon said he could prolong the pa-
tient‘s life. He did, more .haa toil;
years. and lost his right only wing
as Mr. “'iison himself said: “at
old machine has broken down.” . .
Other persons who prolcssod h_
wonder why they fell into prod“. ‘
sionai distavor could learn the l‘-‘
sons why. could they iniuce Gr"-
son to divulge somethings WW
\Vllson connded to him. Ban! 4
things about which historic.” will
wonder could be cleared up if 010-,
son would tell—but he won‘t.
From the time Mr. mun fab Ill
in the wcst in 1919 and a. few darn.
later snifc_red the stroke '11“
eventually led to his dcsth‘. 1k;
Grayson tended him as he would .
have tended one of his children.- and .»
a. man who was commonlv dean!)- ‘
ed as cold and almost incapable st 1
airection and companionship re- V
sponded as he would to n duct!“ :
son. The whole story. of coasts.
will never be told. One ot the I" :
people who claim to have tum
Woodrow W‘llsqn well. fewer m‘
will claim to ever have glint“!
behind what they common'y agreed '
upon as “the curtain of Jam -r
ality" which veiled his .inncr an»
ture. '
His friend and physician is oaa'
who lived behind that curtaim CI.-
est friends say that now is the one
time they have known him to glen.
way to the most human of em.-
tions—the shedding of tears.
MARGARET WILSON FIRST TO REACH HOME
WHEN FATHER IS STRICKEN; HER ARRIVAL
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