Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09
BIRTHDAY MEANS
LITTLE TO HOOVER
President Will Be 55 Tomor.
row, but No Celebration
Is Planned.

President Hoover will the SIS years
old tomorrow. but so far as is known
today neither he nor Mrs Hoover has
any plans for celebrating the occasion.
Birthday anniversaries mean very
little to Mr.. and Mrs Hoover and they
are not disposed to turn a birthday
anniversary into festive occasion. It
is said that they rarely give presents
to one another on their respective BIRTH
days.
1t Is thought likely, however, that a
big cake with white icing and probably
something else suggestive of birthday
party will grace the evening meal at
the Presidents camp in the Blue Ridge
Mountains tomorrow where he and the
members of his family and a small
company of friends will spend the week
end.
Java" who was chef on the presi-
Dental yacht Mayf1ower for a number
OF years, and who is now cook at the
Presidents mountain retreat, will pro-
duce something out of the ordinary to
serve as reminder Of the day.
Lindberghs Guests at Camp.
There is every reason to suppose that
the members of the Presidents week
end party will not permit him to forget
the occasion. Besides Mrs. Hoover, the
President will be accompanied on this
week end outing by his two sons, Her
bert, jr., and Allan, and the formers
wife; Secretary of Agriculture Hyde and
Mrs. Hyde; William Allen White,
Kansas publisher and author; Mark
sullivan. newspaper correspondent;
Walter H. Newton. one of the Presi-
dents secretaries: Col. Charles A. Lind
bergh, and his bride. the former Anne
Morrow, daughter of the Ambassador
to Mexico; Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah Mil
bank of New York. who were hosts to
Mr.: and Mrs. Hoover on several cruises
while visiting Florida last Winter; Sur
geon General Hugh S. Cumming and
Mrs. Cumming and son, Hugh Cum
ming, jr.. and Lieut.. Comdr. Joel T..
Boone, White House physician.
The Presidents last birthday was OBJ
served quietly at his home in Palo
Alto, Calf He was absorbed in the
conduct of his presidential campaign
at the time, but the newspaper cor
respondents assigned to "cover" him
did not permit the day to go by un-
noticed. They had an interesting din
ner at the Cardinal Hotel, in Palo Alto
in honor of the occasion and the Presi-
dent appeared to be highly pleased.
Col. and Mrs Lindbergh returned here
from New York shortly after noon today
by airplane. They were met at Boiling
Field by White House automobile and
taken to the White House, where they
were guests at luncheon.
Expects to Return Monday.
The President indicated today that
he was anticipating pleasurable and
beneficial week end. He hopes to be In
the open as much as possible during his
brief vacation. There will be no fishing,
but he expects to build another dam
in the headwaterS near his camp. Those
who have been his guests on week end
parties previously, are not looking for
ward to this form Of amusement and
recreation with any great amount OF
enthusiasm, as it calls for the Juggling
Of too many powders and heavy stones
to be looked upon by them as real fun.
OF course, the amusements and recre-
ations during the week end Will be
varied. There will be the customary
horseshoe pitching tournament. horse
DaCK rlQeS over IIle MOUNTAIN IdAo, dAlo
walks through the woods.
The President made few engagements
today in anticipation Of getting away
from the White House before o'clock
this afternoon He plans to return to the
White House during the forenoon Mon
day.
Jahncke Is Caller.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Jahncke, who has just returned from
long inspection trip, which carried
him as far as the Hawaiian Islands,
called on the President today to make
a brief report on his observations and
to present Meigs o. Frost, a newspaper
writer and author of New Orleans. The
President also met with his cabinet. and
had his bi-weekly conference with r..
c. Kloeber, acting director Of the Bud
get Bureau.