Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
|ARMY DISCUSSIONS
| SLATED BY HOOVER
Details of Economy Plans to
Be Taken Up at Camp
This Week End.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Hoover's camp, at the head
waters of the Rapidan River, in Vir-
ginia, will be the scene this week end
of a series of conferences, which are ex-
pected to have an important bearing
on the future treatment Of the military
establishment of the country.
The President earlier in the week
made known his determination to effect
economies in the annual cost of the
Army, and with purpose of running
over details In this connection he has
invited as his week end guests Secretary
of War Good, Assistant Secretaries Of
War Hurley and Dawson and Gen.
Summerall, chief Of staff of the Army,
and Col Campbell Hodges, chief military
aide at the White House. In the COM
pany also will be Secretary of Interior
Wilbur, friend of the President since
college days: George Akerson OF the
White House secretariat. and Lieut..
Comdr. Joel T. Boone, White House
physician.
Feels Overhauling Needed.
Mr.. Hoover said few days ago that
the only hope for future tax reduction
lies in large degree in the ability of the
Government to economic on military
and naval expenditures. Moreover, the
President is represented as having rea-
son to feel that the military establish
ment needs some overhauling and he
is convinced that the time has come
when something should be done in that
direction. He is not worrying about
the Navy at this time because he Is
anticipating material saving on naval
expenditures as result OF action In
the near future on naval ornaments
Secretary of War Good is known to
be in hearty accord with the PreSl-
dents aims. It is understood the Pres
ident's purpose in inviting those aides
of the military establishment TO MS
mountain retreat over the week END Is
not only to talk over the reduction plan
in a general way, but to discuss details
incident to the whole plan, including the
matter of personnel of the proposed In
vestigation commission to study the
subject. The President has been rep
resented as feeling that the success OF
thsi plan will depend largely on the
men selected to make this important
survey. Therefore, the President Is
anxious that extreme pains be taken
in the selection of those to serve in
this capacity.
Inc weekend party, UcSiOCS bCAAS
distinctive because of its military naVor:
Is to be marked also as the first stag
party the President has had since he
has been taking these brief weekly ex-
curisons There will be no women IN
the camp.
The President hopes to get away
from the White House between and
3 o'clock this afternoon and to return
during the forenoon Monday. There
will be no fishing because OF the closed
season for trout, but for amusement
the President and his companions Will
resort to further dam building in the
nearby creeks. walks over the mountain
trails and in horseshoe pitching. Horse
shoes were produced in the camp last
week by Dr. Boone and the interest
was so great that four sets of shoes
have been sent up to the camp Tor
this week end.
In view of the Presidents desire to
get away as early as possible this after
noon he made few engagements, and
even cancelled his Semi-weekly confer
ence with the newspaper correspondents.
which was scheduled for o'clock. He
held his Semi-weekly cabinet meeting
and his semiweekly conference with
the acting director Of the budget, Royal
Klober.
The return of warmer weather has
had no effect upon, the Presidents in
terest in medicine ball throwing. This
morning, as usual, he and the little
group of athletes who comprise what Is
more famiiiarly known as his medicine
cabinet put in about 20 minutes at
vigorous exercise in the rear GROUNDS.