Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-19
HOME COMING OF HOOVER PUTS
CALIFORNIA TOWN ON IT'S TOES
Brother of Candidate Expects 10000 Wis
itors on Notification Day-House
Comfortably Furnished.

ing streams In the santa cara Vaiiey,
Mr.. Hoover has to 60 long distances Tor
his trout. His preferences have been
the klamath River, near the oregon
boundary, where there Is fine steelheao
fishing at Hornhrook; the Eel River IN
Mendocino and Humboldt counties, on
he north coast, and some OF the streams
of the Sierra Mountains
Whether Mr.. Hoover win undertake
one or more of these excursions whhe
ON his campaign vacation his arrange
meut managers are not informed. Their
guess is that he win. If he does not
20 fishing, his one escape from the
grind of daily visiting probably VIII De
rides in his car over the many valley
and mountain roads. The coast noun
tains lust back of Stanford, within
2o-minate drive, are riven by deep can
yons.. : 70 y
Reads Many Kinds OF Books.
An hours drive over the King Noun.
tain road takes one to the ocean a.
Half Moon Bay, where the smeit Coaie
piling In with every roller. But s1nsI'
fishing In the surf Is marcy pieasu nr
and Mr.. Hoover is not likely to under-
take 1t. sar
Mr. Hoover is an omniverous reader'
II Is his preferred evening entertain
n,ent His taste runs through history
sociology. economics, mining works,
farm problems and fiction. On has
table there is a set of Browning. A.
Anuroaching San Juan Hill from tile
university one has a glimpse OF the
xIaover honse it's somewhat bald con-
c,..t. s,des and numerous chim1eys RS
;no over the intervening houses anu
trees But as one follows the winolng
road which leads to the summit tine
house disappears altogether at uIneS
and finally bursts upon the visitor VIII
On almost startling abruptness. Inc
Toad masses directly by the front ooof
on the upper side OF the house.
Outside of House Severe.
From the outside, the house Is rather
severe in appearance Ente.ng aot
=, a reception hall. which in turn
onenx into a large living room, from
ne living room, on the right and UP a
eouuIe of steps, is the dining room, ano
an the left. also up two steps. are the
library and study ,..,,
The study is frugally furnished, with
a RIG covering the hardwood moor, a
s.udv table. a few chairs and some
minor pieces. There is fireplace: az
the side of which hangs stanford
nlanue with its motto, die Luft Der
Freiheit weht," and the numerals sS'
the year Mr.. Hoover was graduated.
THE placing Of the chairs ndicates
that Mr.. Hoover prefers to sit between
the fireplace and the table. ana the
window In front of the table looks
ant over the Stanford buildings, the
oreen tons of the campus trees and the
more distant mass Of heavy foliage
through which some of the roofs OF
PaIo Alto are visible.
Large Living Room.
The large living room has heavy
Persian rug covering the naruWooo
foor. a grand piano, o couple OF Chi
nese reed chairs with high. Mandarin,
hacks. a davenport and other smaller
nieces There is fireplace here. too.
When the visitor steps out OF the
living room on to what in an ordinary
home would be the front porch. ne
finds a sheltered piazza with q fireplace
At the north end. From this brick-
tagged porch one gazes down upon
the garden. surrounded by low con-
crete wail, Almost entirely hidden by
privet hedge and other shrubs.
All about the house there Is the
same wealth OF shrubs and flowers.
And under a pergola roof. TO the right
of the garden, is swimming pool
Narrow brick-paved steps lead from
the porch down to the garden. and
uu to the roofs OF. the second and
third stories. All the roofs are In red
brick. like the front porch. and made
to render a service for living purposes
If the family desire. The bedrooms, on
the second and third floors, are access
lille from the outside courts.
fcopyrtght. 1873, by North American News
paper Allianse.A