WILSON PREFERS PLAIN MR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 12, 13 January 1913, Page 7

WILSON PREFERS PLAIN MR.

Woodrow Wilson looked over his mail to-day (stated the Princeton correspondent of the ‘New York Post’ on tiie 11th of last month;, and found that people were addressing him in seven different ways. First there was “President-elect Wilson,” then “Governor Wilson,” also “Dr. Wilson,” then “Professor Wilson,” for his onetime university connection; then there were “His Excellency, President Wilson,” and “His Excellency Governor Wilson,” last, but best-liked of all by him, was plain “Mr. Woodrow Wilson.” “1 would rather be called “Mr. Wilson” than anything else,” he said today; “President-elect,” is the awkward a mouthful. I wish my friends would use ‘Mister’ in addressing me.” In Princeton, however, some of his classmates call him “Woodrow,” and so do the people in town, and the students of the University. Not infrequently one heard during the last few days, “I’m glad Woodrow won out.” On his campaign trips people called him “Woody,” which was highly diverting to the candidate. In his household Mrs. Wilson calls him “Woodrow,” Joseph R. Wilson calls him “Brother,” and one of his daughters calls him “Father.”

This completes the list of names by which Woodrow Wilson finds himself addressed every day.