Cary T. Grayson Diary
Title
Cary T. Grayson Diary
Creator
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938
Identifier
WWP17167
Date
1919 May 16
Source
Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia
Language
English
Text
The President had breakfast early. He had a busy day. Because there were no meetings in connection with the Peace Conference an effort was made to clear his appointment list, and he received a large number of callers commencing at 11:00 and winding up at 3:30. The complete list of the engagements is as follows:
The President lunched as usual, and after his engagements were completed he and Mrs. Wilson and I motored out to St. Cloud; returning we motored through the Bois de Boulogne, down the Champs Elysee, directly across the City of Paris, and proceeded all through the ancient park at Vincennes, which is accepted as one of the most picturesque European parks. In many respects the Vincennes Park reminds one of Rock Creek Park in Washington. The vegetation is not so think inasmuch as the French prune their trees and keep the undergrowth closely cut. On the cross-roads the grassy plots are allowed to grow their own way, in this respect different from any of the other French parks.
The trip through Paris was not designed to rest one’s nerves. The automobile traffic in the city is enormous now that the war is over and pleasure cars have been released for private ownership. We passed three or four wrecked cars that had been smashed in collisions and but fortunately we escaped any injury. The trip, however, in the city kept all of our nerves on edge.
The President and Mrs. Wilson and I had dinner. It was the first time I had dinner with them since last Sunday owing to the unpleasant associate on the back of my neck.
The President lunched as usual, and after his engagements were completed he and Mrs. Wilson and I motored out to St. Cloud; returning we motored through the Bois de Boulogne, down the Champs Elysee, directly across the City of Paris, and proceeded all through the ancient park at Vincennes, which is accepted as one of the most picturesque European parks. In many respects the Vincennes Park reminds one of Rock Creek Park in Washington. The vegetation is not so think inasmuch as the French prune their trees and keep the undergrowth closely cut. On the cross-roads the grassy plots are allowed to grow their own way, in this respect different from any of the other French parks.
The trip through Paris was not designed to rest one’s nerves. The automobile traffic in the city is enormous now that the war is over and pleasure cars have been released for private ownership. We passed three or four wrecked cars that had been smashed in collisions and but fortunately we escaped any injury. The trip, however, in the city kept all of our nerves on edge.
The President and Mrs. Wilson and I had dinner. It was the first time I had dinner with them since last Sunday owing to the unpleasant associate on the back of my neck.
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Diary
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Citation
Grayson, Cary T. (Cary Travers), 1878-1938, “Cary T. Grayson Diary,” 1919 May 16, WWP17167, Cary T. Grayson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.