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Show gVOODROW WILSON Tho newspaper corrcapdndont sat almost facing PrcIdnt Wilson for two hours on the occasion of tiw lattcr's first public appearance at the theatre where John Prlnkwnter's play "Abraham Lincoln," was produced. pro-duced. Hardy hare I witnessed bo great a change in a man In two chort years (or so wonderful a play) Wheo tho president came back from Pnrla for a few days during tho progress pro-gress of tho peace conference, ho headed a parado down Feansylvanla Avenue, nnd hla whole nppearance waa that of a man in splendid health and good fighting trim. On s grcit many occasions when he woa seen In public In Washington during recent years tho comment waa always on his youthful and .vigorous appear-rmco. appear-rmco. Out tho other night whon ho sal in full view of a Washington audience for the first time In sixteen months ho looked llko n broken man, Doubtlesfl both he and Mrs. Wilson were very agreeably surprised when upon their appearance In the theatre the audience rose and broke forth In spontaneous cheering. Tho faces of iboth(ithe. president' and Mrs. -Wilson iphowed their great pleasure at tho enthusiastically friendly reception; and the preeldent who hnd become noatcd, arose-heavily from his chair, and waved hla. right arm lu friendly Tosponsp. lis left arm apparently bungoullo. .useless nl.hlsldc.jand his manner Indicated that the whole left side of his body froru the shoulder shoul-der down, was rC-a. stato of nt least partial paralysis. All? of '8odrow Wilsons pictures show htm wlth.,qulte a. full head of hair, but the ciown of 'lis head Is now quite bald. The features of the president aro rather drnwn. but when he aroso to ! ccept the greetings' of s country- lmen, the old Wilson smile was quite uuchanRcd. 1 Sccrttarj- Tumulty In his preelec-pcecli, preelec-pcecli, described -his chief ntf, a, man who had grown old In two years. That was a brier but perfect description. descrip-tion. Apparently the bulletins given out at- the White House during; the days of his Illness of the president fulled to tell even the half truth con-ccrnlng con-ccrnlng tho serious condition 'of the chief executive. Mr. Wllsqn will occupy his new residence In Washington after March 4. and It Is given out that he e.xpfcts lu become almost a , recluse fbr .a, ix,f lod of at least s'Lv moTtUts iKjom' nil appearancca ho ts on Urn slow inil to rcoviiry. ;Itt H li cleaf.be-j-pn.U ail 'uwtjonf that lllsj&i 'ot hadci-tflilp are ivor, , , i |