Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-25
G. O. P. Nominee Greeted as
Neighbor by Crowds at
Union Station.
VETERANS AND VOTERS
GROUPS GIVE WELCOME
Candidate Makes Short Talk to 100
Residents Near Home on
S Street.

Through lane of cheering thousands
at Union Station, Herbert Hoover, Re-
! publican nominee for President, re-
| turned to the National Capital last
night
Smiling broadly, MIR. Hoover respond
| ed with friendly wave of MS arm to
every fresh outburst of applause as he
was escorted along a pathway through
| the concourse flanked by the welcome
| ing hosts. At his side walked Mrs. Hoo
ver one Of their sons. Allan, and Chair
man Work of the Republican national
committee.
| With torches ard photographers
| flashlights illuminating the aisle almost
70 the brilliance of sunshine, an Amer
lean Legion bugle and drum corps
| sounding a military air and feryent adj
mirers shouting personal greetings, Mr.
Hoover looked out upon a homecoming
| scene appropriate for one who has been
| a part of Washington, through his pub
lie service since the war.
Fleming Voices Greeting.
The various organizations that joined
in the reception arranged to have
Robert v. Fleming. president of the
| Riggs National Bank, say a few words
of welcome to Mr.. Hoover on behalf of
| the assembled delegations
AS the nominee and his party paused
in the concourse to accommodate bat
terry of photographers and to meet the
committee. the crowd, estimated at
nearly 10000 kept up the spontaneous
chorus of cheers that expressed Wash
ington's greeting in unmiStakable terms.
Occasionally voice stronger than the
rest would call out. "Hurrah for Hoo
verb, and the assembled crowd would
resume its cheering
With the picture taking over, Mr..
| Hoover, still smiling and waving his
hand to the large assemblage. was led
by police officials to waiting automo-
bile at the exit reserved for dis
tinguished persons, at the east end of
the station. Across the plaza hundreds
of others formed a haSty line to wave
greeting as the car bearing Mr..
Hoover, his wife, son and Dr. Work
went by. The trip to his home at 1900
S street was made by way of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Twentieth street.
Ends Long Journey.
When the Republican nominee ar
| rived home last night he ended long
journey to the West coast, made pri-
marily to receive the official notifica-
ton of his nomination in California,
but which included frequent steps in
| a number of other States.
The greeting accorded him at Union
! Station last night was arranged by the
Hoover-Curtis Club of Washington,
with the cooperation of a long list of
other organizations which sent COM
mittees to the depot.
John Lewis Smith, president of the
| Hoover-CurtiS Club, introduced Mr..
Fleming, who had prepared the follow
ing brief message of greeting:
Tonight Washington is proud of the
| opportunity to welcome you back to
the Nations Capital Through your de
votion TO the service of your country
| you have resided here a portion of
| your time since April. 1917, and during
these IL years the citizens of Wash
| ington have come to know YOU as their
! friend and neighbor. and it is particu-
| larry gratifying TO us To now have the
opportunity TO welcome YOU here on
| your return as nominee of the great
Republican party for the presidency Of
the United States.
Says Capital Is Honored.
Washington is honored in that the
national headquarters for the Repub-
lican campaign committee is located
/ dIlI VIC NAQo6 THAT tIlE AC>NktS Vi
| the election in November will give us
| the opportunity of again expressing the
| affection. esteem and admiration which
We feel for you, our friend and neighbor,
on March 4. 1929"
While Mr.. Hoover paused To receive
| the formal greeting of the committee
| his hundreds of admirers. banked deeply
| along the side lines. kept shouting words
| of welcome to him.
fra tHN pNfI lI ysN fNVx s1HfS
| utes before the scheduled time Of S;45
| pm. Mr.. Hoover was met as he stepped
| from the rear platform by DR.. Work.
| While pictures were being taken at the
| train the assembled throng in the con-
! course crowded close to the iron gates
| that lead to the trains. AS Mr.. and
| Mrs. Hoover and their son came into
| sight from the train sheds. the en-
| thusiaSm of the crowd arose in sue
| cession of cheers that did not cease
| until. few moments later. the nominee
/ was in his automobile.
| Organizations Behind Welcome.
Among the organizations which CO.
| operated with the Hoover Curtis Club
| in arranging the welcome were the Re-
| publican State committee. Hoover and
| Curtis Republican League. League Of
| Republican State Clubs, League of Re-
publican Women. u committee of vet
| Grams Of the Civil, SpaniSh-Amerlean
and World Wars, Republican State
Voters Association, Board of Trade,
Chamber of Commerce. Merchants and
Manufacturers Association and cont
mittee from the Blaine Invincible Re
| publican Club
| Mrs Il. A, Hartman. member Of
the reception committee, presented
corSage bouquet TO Mrs, Hoover The
crowd included many members Of the
| Iowa Hoover for President Club of the
District
| When Mr. Hoover arrived at his home
on S street he was met by crowd OF
| approximately one hundred and fifty
| residents Of the neighborhood And
there he made q short talk He ad-
dressed them as neighhorS and told
| them how happy he had been made
| by the reception which he received He
shook hands with several OF them and
then retired into the house,
MIR Hoover's arrival here last night
brought to- n close an absence at SIN
weeks from the city during which time
he passed through 10 States
His last talk was in the nature Of
warning to the residents Of Pennsyl,
vania, Republican stronghold. THAI
the coming campaign was 10 be hard
fought one and that the party would
need the ballots OF all of its adherentS
The nominee was greeted by cheer
ing crowd In baltimore where he COM
peted with the noise vi passing trains
10 express his thanks for the visit and
cheers.