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ences. Literally tons of constructive"
literature flooded the mails. House-to
house canvasses of the voters were eff
fected. Everywhere the Hoover mes
sage was hammered home with con-
vincing force. It was promise nf
prosperity, of support of the Constitu-
ton, OF wise, progressive government.
Manifests Faith in His Program.
Hoover had the utmost confidence in
his organization from the moment of
its completion. None of his organiza-
tions of his engineering days or Of his
relief services had failed him, and he
had no fear that his campaign set-up
would fall short of his appraisal That
is why he saw no necessity for taking
the stump himself more than a few
times. He never departed from. his
original plan of delivering only sufficient
formal speeches to make clear his stand
on the major issues. In his speech of
acceptance at the outset of the cam
paign he made a general exposition of
his views on all questions deemed by
him of national Importance. At West
Branch he specialized on the needs of
the farmer, at EliZabethton on water
power, at Boston on the tariff, at New
York on foreign trade, at st. Louis on
inland waterways.
AS the campaign progressed he be-
came more accustomed to his new role
in politics. He began to feel thoroughly
at home amid cheering throngs. At
first he had shrunk from personal ae-
claim but his friends convinced him
that his modesty might give offense to
his we'll meaning admirers. He APP
peared on train platforms more fire.
quently, and, to his own surprise, found
himself enjoying the experience. Back
at his &c. H. O., on Massachusetts,
avenue he put in a full day receiving
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hcmently, an appeal to religious preju-
dice sent out over the signature of a
Virginia national committeewoman and
again, during the closing days of the
campaign, to authorize a denial of a
charge by the Governor of Mississippi
intended to create race prejudice.
Hoover Keeps Nerves Steady.
Hoover learned to keep his temper,
maintain steady nerves and stick to
the duties before him by dint of long
experience in the school of hard knocks.
Orphaned at the age of seven, he was
thrown on his own resources, in the
care of Quaker relatives. He moved
with them to the great Northwest be-
fore he was in his teens and began
to earn his own living at the age of
IS. He worked in truck gardens near
Portland, Greg; got a job as office
boy at Salem, Greg, and graduated to
clerkship in Portland.
Young Hoover had become q thor
ough believer in the Quaker ideas
about education. He aspired to attain
a college degree. So he began attend
ing night school at Newburg. Greg, and
another night school at Salem, when
he moved there to work.
He had heard much Of a new uni
versity being founded at Palo Alto by a
man named Stanford. Opportunities
were to be provided there for students
to work their way through the halls
of learning. He made up his mind to
go to Stanford University.
When the university opened its doors,
in yet uncompleted shape, in 1891.
Herbert Hoover was enrolled as the first
resident student in the boys dormitory.
To pay his way through the engineer
ing course he established himself as
the campus laundry man. He first
demonstrated his capacities as a lead
err Of men during his college days,
becoming an outstanding figure of the
student body.
Winner of Many Honorary Degrees.
Four years from the date of his ma
circulation he received his first degree.
B. A., in mining engineering. Today
he is said to be the poSSessor of more
honorary college degrees than an other
person in the world. Scan part of the
contributors to the list: Brown, Penn
Sylvania, Harvard, Yale. Columbia,
Princeton, Johns Hopkins, George Wash
ington, Dartmouth, Rutgers, Alabama,
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5. Hoover One of the Capitals Most Charm

lion among the dismayed domestics,
who were accustomed to fireplace and
crane and Dutch ovens. There was
genuine glee among the below stairs
residents Of the mansion when after
the fire was built the stove refused to
draw and the President himself had
to go to the Patent Office and look
over the model before he could master
the draughts.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Harrison, when mis-
tress of the mansion, undertook to
economic by dismissing the French
cook. but she got into hot water, for
the chef, who had served Lord Shack
Vile West refused to leave, and Marquis
de Chambrun was called in to settle
the difficulty. But it was not First
Lady of the Land who brought down
public wrath by turning the green and
the red parlors of the state suite into
dressing rooms but President Arthur.
who chafed more over the limitations
of the White House in those days
than had any of his predecessors.
In High Official Circle.
After all it is not so much the
social qualifications that the great
American public is caring about in Mrs.
Hoover, for in fact only the official
element OF washington will meet her
in critical way-high officials and
diplomats, with a few society folk from
other cities. 1t is more to the point
with the man and woman voters Of the
country to know what is the nature of
the new President-elects consort. How
does she size up in the bigger way
IN an understanding of the world as 1t
exists today.
One of her associates in the cabinet
has said that If you visit the home of
Mr. and Mrs Hoover you are likely
to find her on one of the porches or
in her rugged garden at the back of
her house. Her recreation is in sitting
in an easy chair on the wide porch
overlooking the garden knitting baby
sacque of soft yarn-something for her
little granddaughter or her baby grand
son-while she studies the trees and
birds or watches some little flower she
has just planted In pot of earth, or
takes stock Of the squirrels that are so
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humanity at large than in the mere
tea-drinking and Social-calling atmoS-
phere. She likes women and men who
do things worth while in life.
However, in her social life she is
faultless, being generous hostess and
presenting charming hospitality that
has never been exceeded in the cabinet
circle in Washington.
When cabinet Wednesday came
around hundreds of visitors were well
coined beside the great open fireplaces
and at tea table laid generously with
dainties. California, her adopted State,
always was Representatives, as 1t will
be in the White House-by the rarest
fruits and flowers and other products
of that State. Where TALL view-ob-
structing baskets of flowers generally
stand in the center of o banquet board,
be it for dinner, tea or luncheon, on
her table there always Is a low. grace
fully shaped basket filled with luscious
grapes, oranges lemons, apples, plunls
and, in fact, all that the orchard pro-
duces, and from the kitchen garden
or farm lands golden color squashes
and other bright hued products. 1t is
probable that even the splendid Monroe
gold mirror, used on the White House
table for banquets of State. will reflect
Juot q uCpubAhA PANSAAC 90 SA4Ao
Has Wealth of Beautiful Things.
Mrs. Hoover will have far greater
wealth of beautiful and interesting
things with which to adorn the pri-
vate part of the White House than has
any woman before her, unless perhaps
Mrs. Taft. In her travels over the
earth with MIR. Hoover she has ac-
quired many lovely things, some Of
which she has purchased, while others
have been presented to her by some
grateful friend That is what has made
the Hoover home interesting to visitors
all through their cabinet days here. In
Mr. Hoover's study is a splendid por-
trait of the King of Belgium, suitably
inscribed, and another object is richly
carved box of dark wood, serving as a
safe place in which to keep the Won
derfully embellshed expression of graf
itude to Mr.. Hoover of the Belgian
people. The wording on the parchment
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is in Flemish, and rests on a richly
embroidered pillow within the boX-the
needlework being that of Belgian chill
dren--the back of the pillow or cushion
showing a flour sack with the big let
tiers advertising the Oregon source of
the product plainly visible whenever the
pillow is reversed. From all around
the world Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover have
brought such treasures. and while there
is no needless bric-a-brac in their home,
it is gay with reminders of their Prov
ess in travel.
tut" to Succeed Rob Roy"
Accompanying them to the White
House will be the great German police
dog Tut, who understands and takes
care of his master just as the late
Rob Roy loved and took care of Presi-
Coolidge There will be other dogs
there, too, and cats and birds, of which
there are always number in the Hoo
yer home.
Children In the White House have
furnished many pages Of interesting
history, and from the time Thomas
Jefferson entertained his grandchildren
there up to the present time many little
ones have romped through the White
House, and now the little granddaugh-
Ann, an Herbert Sd, their grandson,
are to become the Nations pets. They
are the two children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herber Clark Hoover. jr.-the former
always called Pete by his father
and are with their parents In Cam
bridge, where at Harvard the young
father is completing a course in busi-
ness administration. 1t is for these
babies that Mrs. Hoover is always knit
ting or embroidering something. Allen
Hoover, the younger of the two sons of
former Secretary and Mrs. Hoover, is
81, also Of Stanford University, of
which his parents and his brother grad
uated. Peggy Ann has achieved the
age OF 3 years, while her baby brother.
the king of the nursery, is 0 months
old. They are pretty and wholesome.
The courtship Of the young Hoovers,
like that of his parents. started at STAN
ford, from which university they both
graduated.
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tame that they roam over the porch
as we'll as through the garden at will.
One can vision the south front lawn
of the White House rendezvous for
Girl Scouts, the organization in which
she is so vitality interested. Mrs.
Hoover was president of this organiza-
ton and later became executive chair
man of the national board If tradi-
ton carries out one of the first garden
parties held in the Presidents grounds
will be an open air party for the off,
GERS and members of the Girl Scouts.
Mrs. Hoover never misses an oppor-
tunity to wear her uniform, and when
q year or two ago the Girl Scout con-
vention was held in Washington she
was never absent from session, and
she generously entertained the dele
gates and members while they were
here.
1t Is said by officials in the Girl
Scout movement in Washington that
Mrs. Hoover knows hundreds of the
girls by name and she is not averse to
teaching them in the arts of garden
ming, using the hoe and rake with
which to demonstrate her work when
ever necessary.
Organizer OF Kitchen Gardens.
IL was BIC VIII otdlbCQ
garden movement during the World
War and made a small patch of ground
a goodly part of the family income
during the days of food shortage and
economy. She instigated the gardens
in Potomac Park and watched the
movement grow into great magnitude
and become so popular that 1t is only
in the last year or two that garden
ing is not carried on there and in other
big parks of the Capital.
Annually Mrs. Hoover presents the
Eagle Scout badges, the highest honor
in the gift of the organization, to the
girls who win them.
1t is quite we'll known that Mrs.
Hoover will not attempt to make a
great impression on the residents of
the United States as a social light. She
is not a society woman, and very few
Of her predecessors have been. She,
like most of those who have held the
exalted positions cares far more for
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delegations and greeting individual call
ers. He even overcame, to marked
extent, his known aversion to the
camera.
i Takes Lead at Critical Juncture.
Hoover did not sit back in comfort
and view the battle from the sidelines.
He threw himself into the thick of it,
when necessary-to reinforce waver-
ing sector here or bolster the esprit de
corps of q division there. There were
times when he found himself forced to
step into the front rank and take COM
mand of threatening situation, as, for
example, when the sniping of whisper
ers from the opposition or the activi-
ties of intolerant individuals within
his own purview called for drastic ac-
ton.
At no time during the entire cam
paign did the Republican nominee men,
ton the name of his Democratic oppo-
nent. He insisted that personalities be
kept out of the fight. He refused to be
drawn into petty scraps. His code was
one of strict adherence to what he con-
sidered the paramount issues. He would
succeed or fail under that policy.
He held that to dignity with official
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BY SALLIE v. II. PICKETT.

When Mrs. Hoover steps into the
White House as its mistress on March 4,
she will not be in strange territory for
she has been frequent and welcome
visitor there since her husband assumed
the portfolio of Secretary of Commerce
in 1921. No woman of the cabinet has
been more intimate or popular as a Wis
itor there, and, like Mrs William How
ard Taft, whose husband succeeded 20
the exalted place after being Secretary
Of War, Mrs. Hoover also is we'll ac-
quainted with the duties awaiting her.
From an educational standpoint no
former mistress Of the White House has
surpassed ner, while in travel and
worldly knowledge her experiences even
exceed those Of Mrs. Taft. She speaks
several languages, has the grasp of a
larger hospitality such as the First Lady
of the Land must exercise during her
husbands administration and is gifted
in the way of putting every one about
her at ease.
Almost the only thing that either Mr.
or Mrs. Hoover dread in assuming their
new positions is the public glare that
opens for public discussion of all Of
their private affairs. Discussion of
their clothes, their habits, their man
ners and, in fact. a constant intrusion
on their social and domestic life.
FavOrite With Newspaper Women.
Mrs. Hoover is favorite with news
paper women, and while she has never
given out an interview in her whole life.
she yet mingles with woman writer's and
gives them every opportunity to use
their own wits and judgment. She has
nothing to conceal but it greatly dis
pleases her to have her little philan-
thropies and acts of kindness and char
ity discussed. Only a brief time before
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the Kansas City convention she carried
out her promise to become the guest OF
the Womens National Press Club and
while enjoying their hospitality In an
almost girlish manner she invited them
TO be her guests. lat garden tea. On
this occasion she answered their dozens
of questions but refused, as she laugh
ingly said, Ito be quoted"
1t has been written, and truly. that
the price of residence In the .Whlte
House is the loss of liberty and free
dom of speech and action, or If not
of liberty, at least of privacy. Life
in the house of Presidents is almost
like living in glass house where ones
every action is questioned and COM
mented upon.
Social Traditions Held Sacred.
White House social traditions are
sacred to the great American pubic
and must be observed to great extent
not more by the President than by
his wife. In fact, they are as sacred
as the Bible upon which he takes his
oath of Office. Mrs. Coolidge, VINO VIII
soon place her mantle Of national hos
pitality about the shoulders OF her
friend leaves a wealth of tradition Of
perfect though simple hospitality. Her
richest endowment has been her cor
diality and her smile.
Few changes in the White House
management are necessary, each mis-
treSs of the mansion since the advent
there of Mrs Abigail Adams introduce
ing not more than two or three which
threw the country into social con-
WILSON'S, and to quote Mrs. Taft, who
made quite as many as did any. of her
predecessors. "as matter of fact no
Presidents wife ever needs to make
changes unless she so desires, because
the White House is a government in
stitution thoroughly equipped and al
ways in running order. Each new mis-
tress of the house has absolute author
ity, of course, and can do exactly as
she pleases, just sa she would do IN any
other home"
Mrs. FiIm0re's Innovation.
It was Mrs. Fillmore who introduced
] O cooking range into the White House
kitchen and thereby raised q rebel
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real issues, and to attach to intolerance
an Importance it did not deserve He
broke this policy of silence only on iso-
lated occasions, once to repudiate, We
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-04
SPUDDERS ARE
OUT IN FRONT
in FLAG HUNT
Have Full Game Lead
Over Fort Worth;
Dallas Bea Ex-
porters 5 to |
CBy the Associated Press)

AS a result of a second straight
victory over the Waco Indians and
the idleness Of the Fort Worth Atz-
cats on account Of rain. the Wich-
tia Falls Spudders hold a one game
advantage over the Atzmen n
up.
The greatest setback suffered
Thursday among the league leaders
was the Houston Bluffs ignoble
trampling in the dust by Dallas 5 to
/ in one of the best games of the
day.
The contest at Wichita Falls was
a slugging affair that went to the
Wichitans s TO Z because of heav-
ier hitting in the pinches. The Cubs
started the slugfest off BY getting
a run in the first inning and added
two more scores 70 their total in
the fourth but this lead was wiped
out in the fifth when the heavy guns
Of the Wichiran attack caused five
runners to cross the plate.
At Dallas the Steers played a hust-
ling brand OF baseball which COM
bined with Dick Schuman's good
pitching and enabled them to de-
feat Houston. Although the Bluffs
outhit the Steers eight to seven
Schuman kept the Houston hits we'll
scattered and was alright when
good hurting was needed.
At Shreveport the Sports defeat
ed Beaumont 4 to 2 bv virtue Of
extra-base blows BY Bloxom and
Wilson and ended the series.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-04
Bugle and Drum
Corps Uniforms
Please Members

Members Of the American Legion
bugle and drum corps met Thursday
night at the Legion hall and inspect
ed and discussed a sample Of the new
uniforms ordered by the corps.
All members were highly elated
with the effects given by the rEw uni
for mand with a few minor exceptions
the suits will be patterned after the
sample. according to members of the
committee in charge Of the bugle and
drum corps.
The bugle and drum corps is re-
ported as progressing well and it is
hoped to hold open air practice soon,
according to the committee.
The uniforms are said 10 be OF ex-
tremely exotic appearance and that
they are expected 20 attract much
attention at the San Antonio nation
al convention. They will serve as
a drawing card in bringing the att =
ton Of the national meet upon
Brownsville and drawing members to
the side trip planned for the Rio
Grande Valley, it was said at the
meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-04
Women Start Hoover
For President Club

In Brownsville recently = Hoover
for President" women's club was or
ganized which is beginning to be-
come a Vallev-wide Institution for
the purpose Of getting to-
gether whose ideas correspond with
the name Of the club.
AT a called meeting recently in
the city hall. Mrs. Lena More was
chosen nv a group n m 70 act
as. chairman for the Valley in
strengthening the membership of the
club. Mrs. George Smith Is the city
chairman az the group and is direct
inc q bevy Of women who are busy
getting signers for their enrolment
lists. Other Valley cities arc follow
ing the same plan.
According to the local chairman,
all women who favor Hoover for
president arc eligible 20 membership
in the club regardless of their basic
political utilization. The local club
reports that membership files are
incomplete SO that no estimate on
the number enrolled can be made.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-04
Play Fund Grows
AS Boys Rule In
Edinburg For Day
Especial TO Tire Herald)

EDINBURG. May 4.-"Lawless-
ness" enriched the Golfers Of the
Edinburg junior college athletic fund
Thursday to the extent Of almost $50,
as almost every crime on the cal
endar was charged against various
local residents BY the boy officials Of
the city.
The boys had charge ~ the entire
town for the day as part Of the Ro-
tary club observance OF National Boy
week here. Byron Dean, mayor. and
William Dyer and EDWARD Busch.
city commissioners had as their aids
he following:
Glynn Niece. city marshal; Don
Beverly. Charles Sivola. Fred Hen
bricks. Jake Price. Gillispie Baker.
Otha Duncan, Arthur Singleton, and
Bryce Cochran. deputies: Allen
Leeper. city secretary; r. r.. Curry,
fire marshal; William Southwell.
fire chief: Tom Handley. tax assessor
and Osborne Short. tax collector.
Boys Day Outdoors is 70 Ne OBJ
served Saturday with every man on
the club having charge If q boy from
: n. M. until late in the afternoon.
Games and contests &C all binds are
10 be the order of the day, with the
boys and the club members teamed
up in each event.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-04
q Are Examined
AT Health Clinic

AT a general health clinic recent
~ held az the city hall, 80 subjects
were examined and recommendations
made. Several minor defects were
corrected at the meeting. such as
tooth removals.
The clinic was conducted by DR..
Ernest Prothro Of the county health
unit, and he was aided by Mrs. Laura
Houston, city nurse. Miss Emily
Lannon's. public scnool nurse, and
several Red Cross nurses.
A large portion Of the subjects eX-
amired were school children.
In about so per CEN Of the cases
defects were found. Minor defects
are attended 10 at the meetings but
the more serious cases are sent 20
loca! doctors with recommendations.
Mrs. Houston expressed qualification
at the cooperation given the health
unit by the local physicians.
These meetings are held twice
weekly. Wednesday afternoon and
Saturday mornings.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-04
San Beniito Club
Plans Fetes For
Boy Scout Troops

SAN BENITO. May 4.-tF-The San
Benito Rotary club launched its
Boys Week program Friday Of this
weed. the program having been delay
ed. a. IL was scheduled to get under
way Monday.
The activity in the Boys program
will continue through Friday Of
next week, il was decided at the
Thursday moor luncheon, and the pro-
gram is being outlined now. II will
include a banquet, given by the Gen.
trail Power & Light company. a pic
mic at some point near San Benito,
talks and other features. The di-
rectors are making further arrange
ments for the week Of activity.
AT the meeting Friday T. G. Ludden
made a report on the district conven-
tion at HarlinEen last month. telling
OF the record San Benito made In at
tendance. and the active part that To-
cal Rotarians took in helping with
the entertainment features.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-04
O

d. p. Ridpath Of Pharr Is spending
the day here on business.
Mrs. l.. T. Summers came here
Thursday evening for several weeks
visit from her home in Dallas.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Cord, Of Houston
are here for several days visiting.
They have been here before and are
renewing acquaintance.
r. r. Stafford Of the Missouri Pa
cific lines is here on a short business
trip. .
Mr.. and Mrs. A. IT. Coleman and
Mr.. and Mrs. %. r.. Stroud. all Of At
lanta, Ca, are business visitors here.
Or. and Mrs. W. III. Gentry Of
Carthage. Mo. arc spending a few
DAYS here sight seeing.
II. T. PittG-an Of Donna spent We'd
nesday in Brownsville.
Mrs. c. s. Riddiford Of San Benito
came to Brownsville Wednesday to
spend the day. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Hinkley and
their grandson. Stanton. have gone
70 Houston where the latter will Wis
IL relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Hinkley
uill 70 on 70 several other places be
fore returning ~ Brownsville. They
are travelling overland.