Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
SURPRISE
HOOVER W|THPARTy
First Lady and Mrs. Lind.
bergh Arrange Birthday CeIe-
bration in Mountain Camp.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADISON, Va, August 1O.-The
President OF the United States was given
. surprise birthday party tonight by
members Of his family and the small
group Of friends and high Government:
officials who are spending the week end
with him at his fishing camp in the
Virginia mountains.
Just what took place at tbs party or
Just what were the presents given the
S5-year- man who holds the highest
ONCE in the Nation Is some thing that,
for the time being at least. Is q secret
known only to those In the little camp.
It was learned, however. that the
partyawas arranged by Mrs. Hoover and
distinguished dyer, and that they per-
sonally directed the carrying out OF
plans. The only description of the pres
entS was that they were OF an inexpen-
sive nature and similar to presents
given at surprise birthday parties such
as are held for the average person.
Similar Party Year Ago.
A year ago Mr.. Hoover. then the Re-
publican nominee for the presidency
was accorded a somewhat similar party
III honor Of his fifty-fourth birthday
by friends and newspaper men who
were with him at his home in Palo Alto,
Calf. The correspondents this year,
however, were not in attendance.
Earlier in the day the President had
joined with other members of the party
IN the construction of rock dams in the
ewxtSf H. u 80 =
These are being built to provids pools
in which trout may gather. as this
species of fish enjoys basking In q sunny
pool.
All the men on the party. including
Secretary Hyde Of the Agriculture De-
partment. Or. Hugh S. Cumming. chief
Of the Public Health Service, and Col
LindberHh, Joined the President in this
task. Several If the men wore high
rubber boots, waded into the stream
after lie stones and carried them to
the dan This proved one means of
obtaining stone described as we'll suited
for the construction work under way,
Expect Better Catches.
With the completion of these dams
1t Is expected that conditions for catch
ing the willy trout will be improved ma
OSA any aA40 tAAS WIN - 6CAA8 PuoAACO
for tbs reason.
While the men were engaded in the
dam building. Mrs. Hoover and Mrs.
Lindbergh took long walk through the
woods. Earlier in the day. Mrs. Lind
bergh. accompanied by her husband
and Herbert Hoover. jr., had taken q
horseback ride while the President and
other members of the party remained
at the camp reading copies Of this
mornings newspapers which had been
received by airplane.
The weather was ideal for an outing
The day was cool and, although the sky
was overcast, there was no rain to mar
the occasion, as has happened recently
A number of messages congratulsting
the President upon his birthday were
forwarded to the camp by telephone
from the White House. These included
one from King George Of England.
This was transmitted from AmbaS-
sador Dawes In London to the State
Department tt said that at the COM
mand OF King George. the assistant
marshal of the diplomatic corps ac-
credited TO the Court Of ST. James. had
called at the American embassy 70
convey the Kings congratulations to
President Hoover on the occasion Of his
birthday.