Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-06
viii Discuss Before Camp
Fires Such Anglo American
Questions as They See Fit
During TWo.Day Stay.
INTERNATIONAL PEACE
EXPECTED TO BE TOPIC
Miss Ishbel Macdonald and Mrs.
Hoover, With Few Guests, Make
Up Party in Mountain Retreat.
Prime Minister Puts in Busy Day
Prior to Country Trip.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,

b1 ". OOOLD LINCOLN.
President Hoover and j. Ram
say Macdonald, prime minister of
Great Britain, will have full op-
portunity to discuss today such
Anglo-American questions as they
see fit, entirely undisturbed and
in the solitary hills about the
Presidents fishing camp in the
Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.
The setting for these important
conferences has not been dupli-
Gated in history.
In the face of the cloudy
weather, the Presidents party left
the White House yesterday after
noon soon after 2:30 O'Clock, in
automobiles, to drive to the camp
on the Rapidan, where the PreSi-
dent has spent his week ends all
during the Summer. In the party
are President and Mrs. Hoover.
Mr.. Macdonald and Miss IShbel
Macdonald, his daughter; Secre-
tary Stimson of the State Depart
rnent, Sir Robert Van Sittart, the
private secretary of Mr.. Mac
donald and an underSecretary
of state fer foreign affairs; r. L.
Craigie. chief of the American
division Of the British foreign
office; Lawrence Richey, one of
the Presidents secretaries: DR..
Joel T. Boone, U. S. NJ, the physi-
clan to the President, and Miss
Anne Shankey, one of Mr. Hoover'S
stenographers.
Talk Before Campfire.
The week end trip to the rugged hills
of the Blue Ridge, bringing together in
most intimate personal relation the ex-
ecutive heads of the American and
British governments, is unique. In the
twinkling OF an eye, almost, the formal
ity of capitals has been dispensed with
and these two men, upon whom rests
the responsibility of government of the
two great English-Speaking nations,
have been set down in an atmosphere
as far removed from that of courts and
White Houses as the North from the
South Pole. They began their conver-
sations over international affairs about
the campfire last night and will con-
tinue them today under the open sky,
with the mountains in their Autumn
garb all about them. 1t Is expected
that the party will remain at the Pres
ident's camp tonight also and will re-
turn 10 washington toInolIo" Hloih-
ing.
The President and Mr.. Macdonald
occupied one of the White House cars
when the party left Washington. With
more than a three-hour trip ahead OF
them, it was apparent that they would
have ample opportunity to break the
ground for the conferences to come.
Attend Scout Drill.
1t was 6:l5 O'Clock last night when
the President and Mr.. Macdonald ar
rived at the camp. and it was an hour
later when Mrs. Hoover and Miss Mac
donald poined them there. Mrs. Hoover
and the prime minister's daughter did
not leave the White House, however.
until about an hour after the President
had gone. They remained until after
an exhibition by the Girl Scouts had
been completed. and then drove out OF
the south gate of the White House
grounds.
The weather was cold last night in
camp-as cold almost es London in
Midwinter. The distinguished campers
we're warmed by roaring open fires in
the cottages and in the central dining
hail. where they all dined together at
8 o'clock Dinner clothes were not III
order. and the President and Mr.. Mac
donald were clad in warm woolen suits
of dark blue Mr.. Macdonald had the
embassy inquire whether he should take
his dinner coat with him before he
Joined the President Yesterday after
noon. He was informed, however. that
the President never wore dinner coat
when at the camp.
Guests Are Scattered.
The President and Mrs. Hoover are
occupying their usual cottage, the larg-
est of the sleeping quarters with big
living room. 1t was in the latter that
the entire party assembled after din
ner. Mr. Macdonald has two-room
and bath cottage across the pathway
from that of the President, and Miss
Macdonald has a similar cottage i'm
nnediately back of that of her father.
and the Secretary Of State is occupying
two-room cottage back OF the Presl-
dents. The rest Of the guests are scat
tered about in the other cottages ana
tents.
The country is rough and rugged.
1t may remind Mr.. Macdonald Of some
of his own Scottish hill country. The
little streams which wind through the
camp are fuller than they have been
in weeks. due to recent rains.
The probabilities are that the Presl-
dent and Mr.. Macdonald will take a
streams. They could not find more
quiet or a more secluded spot in which
to talk together confidentially.
Guarded by Marines.
The camp is guarded by United
States Marines, who have been on duty
there all Summer It would be impos-
sible for any one to get within mailing
distance of the President and the prime
minister without permission.
The conversations of the President
and Mr.. Macdonald will never, in all
probability, be revealed. But 1t is ex.
pected that before MIR. Macdonald
leaves Washington some statement EN-.
bodying the results of these informal
conferences will be issued by the Presi-
dent and by the prime minister. 1t il
within the bounds of possibility there
will be a Joint statement. Much Il
expected from the meeting OF the two
heads of their respective governments
and an announcement Of what ha.
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