Evening star., 1928-10-29
HOOVER PREPARING
'G.H.Q.' EVACUATION
Nominee Drafts Eleventh.
Hour Speeches to Be DeIiv-
cred En- Route West.

Herbert Hoover today entered upon
the last week in his campaign head
quarters on Massachusetts, avenue, de-
voting himself to the task of clearing
! his desk preparatory to final evacua-
ton of his "G H. O." next Thursday.
The immediate work before him was
the drafting of several eleventh-hour
speeches, to be delivered as he journeys
across the country to his voting pre-
cinct at Stanford University, Palo Alto,
Calf.
An overnight change in his speaking
plans resulted in the addition of another
informal address to the schedule map
ped out for him and consequent
switching so as to take him to Pueblo,
Colo, the place selected for the speech.
1t was announced this morning that
the Republican nominee will leave his
special train at Peublo on the evening
of November and make an address
to the Coloradoans in the town square.
The stop at Pueblo will be of only 80
minutes duration.
Seen as Work Compliment.
8 Pueblo is the home of Chairman
Work of the Republican national COM
mite and the visit there is regarded
In the light of a compliment to him
and his fellow citizens. Hoover is said
to entertain no fears about the political
outlook in the mountain section
The nominee will make similar short
talks in Cumberland Md, Louisville,
KY. and probably two or three other
places along the route The principal
address of the trip will be the formal
farm relief speech at the Coliseum at
st. Louis on the evening of November
2. Just before entering st. Louis the
Hoover train will make a f1ve-minute
stop at Salem ILL.,. home Of the late
William Jennings Bryan.
In the midst of his letter answer
ing and speech writing this morning,
Hoover received the biggest post card
ever to go through the mails as first
class matter 1t was 8 feet long,
feet wide and weighed so pounds.
Receives Largest Post Gard.
The card" single panel cut from
f1r tree, bore the greetings of the
Hoover-Curtis Volunteer Club of the
University of Washington at Seattle.
More than 1000 names were signed to-
the card, which was insured for $4,000.
The address side was printed in regula-
ton form, but with Hoover'S picture
in the stamp space. Albert S. Balch,
president of the club headed the list
of signers
Mrs. Hoover paid a personal visit to
the headquarters of the Republican ma
tional committee in the Barr Building
today to pay her respects to the rank
and file of workers who have given
of their time and energy faithfully in
the cause Of her husband. She shook
hands with woman officials and en-
ployes, The Barr Building Offices will
close November 3.
Explains Visit.
1T is not a formal visit" she said
to the members of the hostess commit
tee who happened to be on hand to
greet her. II happened to see friend
who urged me to come up and I was so
glad OF the opportunity because 1
wanted to thank you all and 1 had
never been to the Offices before"
Mrs. Alvin T. Hert, national vice
chairman, has returned to Kentucky
for the election, but Mrs. Hoover was
welcomed by Mrs. Sydney A. Cloman,
chairman of the hostess committee, and
several cabinet wives who have served
at headquarters during the campaign.
A small reception developed for the
candidates wife as Mrs. Davis, wife of
the Secretary of Labor; Mrs. Mac
Cracken. wife of the Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce for Aviation, and Mrs
Bartlett, wife of the Assistant Postmaster
Geenral were joined by Mrs. Jene Henry
Large, Mrs. Hoover's sister from Palo
Alto; Mrs. Wilbur, wife of the Secre-
tary of the Navy, and Mrs. Speel, Re-
publican national committeewoman for
the District of Columbia Chairman
Work, with Ambassadors Schurman
and Herrick. home from their respective
posts in Berlin and Paris. also joined
the informal reception, both Ambassa-
dors complimenting Mrs. Hoover on her
husbands experience in international
affairs.
Followed by the group, Mrs Hoover
visited every Office of both the mems
and womens divisions at headquarters.
She shook hands cordially with divi-
sion heads and Stenographic force and
with the members of the. colored divi-
sion on the ground floor. Accompanied
by Chairman Work, she then visited
the radio, moving picture and foreign
language sections in a nearby Office
building.