Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-04
Hoover to Use Own
Money in Helping
Mountain Children
Does Not Intend to APP.
peal to Public for Funds
to Build School.

President Hoover has no intention OF
making an appeal to the public to raise
the necessary $1,000 or $1,000 for the
purpose of erecting and equipping a
little schoolhouse for the children in
the mountain section near his Rapidan
camp.
When the Presidents interest in these
neglected mountain folk was revealed,
and when he agreed to head what he
saw fit to refer to as national COM
mittee to raise the school funds, 1t was
thought he would make a general APP
peal, but it is known now that the
President proposes to supply the money
himself or possibly not go beyond q
small circle of intimate friends.
In making this known today, assoc
ciates of the President said that the
raising of the small amount necessary
for this purpose Is the reason ior tne
Presidents concern In his desire TO as
sist the people In the mountains.
Urges Virginians TO Aid.
Nevertheless, it would not be surpris-
ing IL numerous offers were received
from strangers In other parts Of the
country to join in the President s
humanitarian movement. None OF
these has yet been received at the
White House, but one at least Is on
the way, as an Associated Press dis
patch from Fort Myers, Fla, today
said that James z. Grafton, jr.. .
living in Fort Myers, mailed President
Hoover IS for the fund to build q
schoolhouse Grafton, a city oficial,
suggested to the President that the
school house fund be raised by former
Virginians in memory Of the mother
State.
Before the President initiates any
definite movement he will await word
from the committee mountaineers' ,
which is TO discuss the details for the
education of their children. and which
ginia State authorities of cooperation
at least to the extent Of supplying q
teacher.
State Worker Outlines Plans.
It was learned today that while at
his Virginia camp over last week end
President Hoover received an intimate
picture Of the condition In the noun
tain section from Rev. George H. Mayo
and Mrs. Mayo, who are in charge OF
an Episcopalian mountain mission in
Green County, Va. They were brought
to Mr.. Hooyer's camp by william Z.
Carson, chairman OF the virginia Con-
Servation Commission, which body also
is interested in the education of the
Blue Ridge Mountain folk. DR.. and Mrs.
Mayo described to the President In some
detail what the mission had been doing
to better the conditions in that section
They told the President that the edu-
cation of the boys should include man.
ual training.
Mr.. Carson told the President that
the Conservation Commission has been
studying and working out plans to take
care Of the educational problems among
the mountain children, and he assured
the President that the commission well
comes what the President intends to do
personally In this direction.
The fact that the Summer IL on the
wane is not going to interfere with the
Presidents plans for spending his week
ends in the Blue Ridge Mountains for
some little time to come. Probably the
arrival of cold weather will bring an end
to these outings inasmuch as the cabins
are not equipped with heating appara-
tus. The President and Mrs Hoover
go to the camp again next Friday after
noon and as usual will take with them q
Ioroa IA yfv If friends