Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-18
HOOVER En- ROUTE
BACK TO CAPITAL
FOR BUSY PERIOD
Has Much to Do Prior to
His Inauguration on
March 4.
FL0RIDANS SHOW REGRET
WHEN VISITORS DEPART
President-Elect and Party Are Ex-
pected to Arrive Here at
1:S0 PM. Tomorrow.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.


ABOARD PRESIDENT ELECT
HoOVER'S SPECIAL TRAIN EN-
ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, February
l8.-President-elect Hoover brought his
four weeks vacation in Florida to an
end today and is speeding back to
Washington, where he will remain
Pusily engaged while awaiting his in
Auguration.
With Mrs. Hoover and his assistants
and the score or more of newspaper
correspondents, news photographers and
eight secret service men who have been
with him in Florida, he left Miami at
1880 o'clock this morning. The spe-
cial train Of eight cars, personally in
charge of George James of Washington,
general passenger agent of the Atlantic
Coast Line, is scheduled to make few
stops on its journey northward, and is
expected to arrive in Washington at
1850 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Miami Beach and Miami made it
plain today that they enjoyed the visit
pf the next President and his wife and
hated to see them depart, especially at
time when the Winter tourist and So
elal season Is just reaching its height.
phe crowds on the streets and at the
ftation to wave farewell as the Presi-
tent-elect and his party motored from
Inc J. G. Penney home on Belle Isle,
where the HooverS have made their
headquarters during their stay in Flor
ida, were not so great in numbers as
rn the day they arrived, but there was
imple manifestation of regret that the
Visitors were leaving Florida.
Stunned Social Functions.
With the exception of one or two
days the weather during the stay of
fhe Hoovers in Florida was ideal
ileither the President nor Mrs. Hoover
t1dulged in any surf bathing or at
Tended the races, or took part in any
Of the many other popular pastimes OF
The Winter conoly They were show
sred with invitations to social func-
ions OF various sorts, but they ac-
tepted none. They derived their enjoy
ident by entertaining close friends in
formally at their Belle Isle home,
cruising about on the house boats at
their disposal, motoring and fishing.
they were not seen in public frequently,
lhe principal occasions being the times
lhey attended church and while motor
lag.
Mr.. Hoover succeeded only partially
well in his attempt to mix work with
biay during this vacation. He smiling
" confessed the other day that he could
pot recall when he enjoyed such a long
stretch Of enjoyable idleness. The
kruising and fishing expeditions carried
him and Mrs. Hoover much into the
. bpen, and, as a result, both greatly
flanefitpd rhvSirallv
Mr.. Hoover's vacation was arranged
80 that while he received many people
turing the days he worked at his office,
he saw very few politicians and was
bot accessible to those individuals
known as Office seekers and that other
elass recognized as unofficial advisers.
He worked spasmodically and on a few
occasions dictated until after bedtime,
but on the whole he found it easy
enough to tear himself away from his
kesk and go In quest of the game fish
b the florida waters.
About Picked Cabinet.
The impression is that his apparent
hck of worry about work has been due
to the fact that he has virtually COM
pleted the task of picking his cabinet.
And he has not great deal to do be-
fore completing his inaugural address
EScfSItLlclGSS, 1l6 eApSCLS 10 DC kept very
busy after his return to Washington. 1t
Is not his intention to open a downtown
headquarters, but to do his work and
hold his conferences at his home, at
2300 S street. The indications are that
be will remain in more or less seclusion
until the moment comes for him to be
tworn in as President.
OF course, the arranging for moving
bf quantity of his personal belong
ings into the White House will occupy
tome of his time, but the feeling is that
no matter what he may think about it
he is going to be kept busiest in his
Efforts to turn away the hordes Of peo-
pie who will insist on seeing him when
he gets back to the Capital. There will
be a number of friends, party leaders
and Senators and Representatives with
whom he will want to confer. Then
there will be those whom he has invited
10 serve in his cabinet. Most of them
no doubt, vii confer with him in Wash
ington some time during the wait for
March 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover spent yesterday
making ready for their departure to-
day. They attended church in the morn
ing and were given quite an ovation
hpon their arrival and their leaving
Mr.. and Mrs. Edsel Ford were guests
ht dinner last night.