Evening star., 1928-11-11
HOOVER ATTENDS
GRID GAME, WHILE
TRIP PLANS WAIT
viii Leave for South Amer
lea Latter Part of Week
Under Present Program.
WILL ATTEND SERVICES
AT MEMORIAL CHURCH
Battleship Maryland to Be In
spected by Akerson at
San Francisco.
BY REX COLLIER.
80 rr1,e Cto >.

PALO ALTO, Calf, November 10
Unrufhed by feverish preparations being
made for his quasi-oficial voyage to
South America, President-elect Herbert
Hoover turned his thoughts to foot ball
this afternoon and later mapped out
a program of devotion and relaxation
for the sabbath.
His departure from his sunny Cali
fornia home on epochal mission OF
good will to the land of the pampas
ana the Andes is set tentatively for
next Thursday or Friday, but this did
not prevent the President-to-be from
journeying to the huge Stanford Sta
dium to see the gridiron warriors OF
his Alma Mater whitewash their old
rivals, Santa Clara.
Plans Auto Ride.
Nor will the hasty plans prevent him
from observing his usual day of rest
on Sunday. He will leave his home
on San Juan Fill only long enough to
attend services in the Stanford Me-
mortal Church and to take an automo-
bile ride in the afternoon over the
smooth, beautifully Handicapped boule-
wards leading out of the campus.
At church he will hear special
sermon by Rev. w. E. Barton, father of
Bruce Barton, the writer, and re-
tired minister of the Congregational
Church. DIR. Barton is a visitor here
from Massachusetts,. There is no
Quaker meeting house in this vicinity,
although meetings of FRIENDS are held
sometimes at homes of members OF the
faith about the campus.
The battIeship Maryland, suggested
for the honor of carrying Mr.. Hoover
TO the Latin countries far to the south,
is due to steam into the Golden Gate
at San Francisco tomorrow. George
AkerSon, assistant to- the President
elect. will 90 to San Francisco tomorrow
to investigate the adaptability Of the
flagship for the purposes Of the trip,
and make other necessary arrange
ments with representatives OF the Navy.
Plans Held Up.
Pending completion of this inquiry,
detailed plans for the pretentious
tourney are being held in allegiance.
It is not even certain yet that Mrs.
Hoover will accompany her husband,
because of lack of facilities for woman
passengers on Uncle Sans dread
naughts. Allan, their younger son, was
rejoicing today over the knowledge tnat
he will be taken along.
limited number OF newspaper cor
respondents and photographers have
been invited.
If the Maryland does not suit the
purpose of the Hoover party, it is said
the u. S. S. Pennsylvania may be USED
instead. The Maryland is flagship OF
the Pacific Fleet, but the Pennsylvania
is magnificent ship, too. Rear Aomlta!
Thomas Washington, commandant OF
the 18th Naval District, is cooperating
with Mr.. Hoover in planning the voyage.
Because of the necessity for making
ADEQUATE preparations at a naval base
the port of embarkation probably will
be San Diego, rather than San Fran
cisco. If the Maryland is chosen to-
morrow, she will proceed at once to San
Diego and get outfitted to accommodate
her unusual passenger list.
May Inspect Canal.
The President t-elect has virtually
abandoned his original idea of going
through the Panama Canal, but the
warshiu may stop at Balboa long
enough to give Mr.. Hoover an oppor-
tunity to inspect the big ditch. This
will be 1.-THE Chiefs first visit to the
South American continent. That con-
tinent is about the only one on the
globe upon which he has not set foot.
From Europe to the antipodes ne mas
cut a swath of friendship in the past.
It is said he can walk into any large
city in nearly any part OF the world
and meet acquaintances, dating BACK
as far as his engineering days. But
South America never crossed his pain
On the Forthcoming trip, he viii make
un for lost time. An itinerary is being
mapped out for him, with the help OF
the State Department, that VIII take
hir2 to most of the larger CenCral ano
South American nations from coast tc
coast.
He probably will leave the battleshiI
at VALPARAISO and make an extended
railroad tour of the continent, ending
at an Atlantic seaport, where anotnel
battleship will be awaiting him.
Havana undoubtedly will be another
port of call, and visit to Mexico alsC
is possible. There is a report here
that the whole trip may have been Sug
gested by Ambassador Dwight Nor
row at Mexico City, who arranged
Lindbergh's good will flight Som'
months ago.
May Go Fishing.
SuCh ScffeOul6 WOulu put 6LIc 1AOnl
dent-elect back in American water
about the first of the year. Since h
is desirous to keep out of the lime
light as much as possible before nj
Inauguration he may leave the ship Il
Florida and go on nice long f1sh
ing expedition in quest of the elusiv
tarpon He may not arrive back i
Washington until few days befor
Inauguration.
The ocean trip will afford the ne'
Chief Executive ample opportunity t
muse upon approaching problems de
manding his attention. He must sc
lect a cabinet for one thing and ther
is every indication that he will TAX
his own good time about it. He won
be bothered by Office seekers while con
sidering the appointments, either.
Then there are policies of adninistra
ton to be discussed with his advisor
Inauguration plans to be made and
thousand and one other things to b
attended to before he enters the Whit
House With oceans of deep blue wate
between him and annoying distraction
he will be free to go about the tacklln
of these problems in easy, delibera1
fashion, it is pointed out.
In the meantime, the newspaperme
are hustling about this little collee
\ town as though frantic. None can
here prepared for long sea voyae
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