Evening star., 1928-12-10
HOOVER. BEING GOOD SAILOR,
ENJOYS EVERY PHASE OF TRIP
President-Elect and Wife Relax and Seem
Entranced by Cruise In Pacific.
Allen Is Delig ghted.

ton during the meal itself, but usually
she will excuse herself and leave the
men to their own devices when the
dishes are cleared away. She has a va
riety of costumes for the voyage, rang
ing from black to white, pink and other
shades
After breakfast Mr. and Mrs. Hoover
come on deck again and eSconce them
selves in steamer chairs, or stroll around
the ship, accompanied frequently by the
skipper, or the PreSident-elect'S naval
aide, Comdr A. T. Beauregard. Two
secret service men always trail along be-
hind, and SO do several orderlieS.
At times they may stop to watch
game of deck tennis, or quoits or shuttle
board, or to look in on a putting con-
test staged on the improvised green"
constructed from canvas and planks by
resourceful Seamen. They will join in
the laughter that greets shot thrown
off its course by the rolling of the ship,
or the indecision of a ball flirting with
the edge of the cup.
There are daily drills of varied char
acter before lunch, and these also prove
of interest. One day it may be aiming
practice with the 16-inch giants which
poke their elongated noses from the for
midable steel turretS, another day it may
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mailing or rope-knotting contests.
Deck Promenades.
After midday dinner the President
elect and the First-Lady-to-be go on
another deck excursion, or sometimes
the former may lie down with book
in his hand and read himself into q
doze. while Mrs Hoover settles herself
on deck in steamer chair and reads
magazine, or knits.
Meanwhile Allan is having the time
Of his young life at play with the
newspaper men or other members of the
party. He joins actively in medicine
ball practice and other deck sports
until time for his lesson in Spanish
He started taking Spanish lessons soon
after coming aboard, aided by the off,
cial interpreter. His father is going to
put great dependence on the interpreter
assigned him by the State Department
as his Spanish vocabulary includes only
the names of California towns, to use
his own words He thinks it is too late
now to try to learn the language.
After supper the Hoover family
emergeS from their rooms to see the
movie show. Sitting snugly in reclining
chairs beneath a canopy of stars, they
are enabled to view the latest releases
from Hollywood through the courtesy
OF some of the producers there Learn
ing that Ben Hur," an older feature
which he had never seen, was available.
he requested that 1t be included in one
evenings program.
Music for the movies is supplied by a
phonograph. There is wide choice
OF music aboard ship. The ships band
gives its concerts daily, furnishing the
tempo for calisthenics in the morning,
and rendering dinner concert from the
deck in the early afternoon. There are
plenty of radio sets available, but the
reception has not been so good. Men,
ton also must be made of the guitar
and ukulele concerts by the Filipino
mess boys.
Although professional picture-taking
has been restricted, the President-elect
readily consented to pose with the husky
members of the Maryland's foot ball
team, winners of the 1927 and 1928
photographers took numerous "shots."
and many of the sailors rushed 10
their rooms, secured their cameras and
took unofficial snaps for their albums.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover also have posed
at various times for some of the
amateur photographers among the
newspaper men or crew.
Stand Tehuantepecker.
OF course, the now famous fishing
expedition off Cape San Lucas stands
out as the highlight of the cruise to
date, not forgetting the "Tehuantepeck-
er" or the Neptune rites, either. If
this little fishing party had netted no
results, it is difficult to estimate the
effect it might have had on the future
course of the trip. Mr.. Hoover would
have been a terribly disappointed
President-elect had he not landed
those two good-sized fish near Mexico's
desolate western coast. He still feels
pangs of regret over the real big one
that got away, and he has the testi-
mony Of those with him that he had
actually had big one hooked, only TO
lose it when his line became entangled.
The yard-long dolphin and the 18-
inch mackerel were compensation
enough, however.
AS fof the "Tehuantepecker," that
freak variety OF blow peculiar to the