Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
HOOVER DECLARES
GIFTS FROM TOUR
Will Not Take Advantage of
Immunity When Party
Returns Today.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
u. S. s. UTAH, January 5.--Herbert
Hoover will return to his homeland to-
morrow from his history making good
will tour of Latin America upon which
he embarked from San Pedro, Calf,
November 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover will go ashore
from the Utah at Old Point Comfort
at $50 am, to board a special train
for Washington, where the President
elect will spend week or 10 days con-
ferring with party leaders regarding
cabinet and other appointments and
policies of his administration.
May Visit West Indies.
From the Capital he will go to
Florida for fishing and recreation, with
another mission of amity. to the West
Indies under contemplation before his
Inauguration.
This last day on the Utah was one
of farewells. the PreSident-elect and
Mrs. Hoover having luncheon with
senior officers in the wardroom at noon
and giving a tea by way Of adieu to
officers and newspaper correspondents
on the upper deck this afternoon.
Boston baked beans and brown bread
had prominent place on the menu
of the luncheon, this dish especially ap-
pealing to Mr.. Hoover
After cloudy morning the Utah ran
into bright sunshine in mldforenoon
with wind and sea behind her slightly
fastening her pace. BY m1datternoon
the skies again became overcast and
the wind increased, kicking up enough
seas to give the Utah a considerable
| roll and pitch, but not enough TO make
| it uncomfortable for the PreSldent-elect.
| In midafternoon the big battleship was
crossing the Gulf Stream north OF Cape
| Hatteras and was only 100 miles from
| her anchorage in the Virginia road
| stead, which will be reached ABOUT
| am.
1t will require about an hour to
| transfer all the baggage from the ship
to special baggage cars on the train, and
| the Hoovers will remain aboard until
| this is completed, but other members
| of the party will land Immediately
| after arrival.
There will be no salutes and no well
come by Virginia State officials. as the
President-elect has requested elimlna-
ton of ceremony at his landing.
Make Manifestations of Gifts.
Although the party has been given
| the courtesy of the port and was noti-
| fled that no customs inspectors Will
board the Utah, Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover
made complete declaration of customs
| manifeSts of gifts and purchases In the
nine Central and South American coun-
tries they have visited on the tour.
Some Of their gifts are almost priceless,
particularly those received in Peru, and
| it is the present intention of Mr.. Hoo
yer to give these either to Stanford
| University or some museum.
Mr.. Hoover is feeling unusually well
as the home shores near, and he spent
the forenoon cleaning up the last of his
correspondence, while during the after
noon he sauntered about the decks.
| Mrs. Hoover, using her own camera,
| took many pictures of scenes on ship
board, including those of all camera
men in action and the boatswain mates
whistle chorus, which In sounding calls
on shrill whistles from the upper deck
summoning changes of watches has be-
come very popular with the entire
Hoover party.
Toward nightfall today the tang OF
| Winter was felt in the air. but the
change in temperature has been
| gradual over the last "a hours.
Tour Covered $4,000 Miles.
When the Utah drops anchor off Old
Point Comfort PreSident-elect Hoover
will have completed 1901 miles on
his mission to the Latin Americas,
| 5,521 of which was covered on the
battleship Maryland and 1888 on the
battleship Utah. He visited nine
countries and received representatives
from q tenth, Bolivia.
The spontaneity of the receptions by
the people of the various nations is one
| of the most pleasant recollections Mr..
Hoover brings home from his trip. He
also is gratified by the contacts with
public officials of the countries, who
talked very frankly with him about
their problems and relations with the
United States.
Members of the Hoover party are
unanimous in their belief that the
mission has done a great deal to
cement relations between the United
States and its southern neighbors, and
they believe one of the chief detectives
of Mr.. Hoover during his administra-
| ton will be to carry forward the work
begun on this tour.