Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-28
HOOVER FINISHES
ANNUAL MESSAGE
Uses Part of Thanksgiving
Holiday to Complete State
ment to Congress.

President Hoover was at his desk be-
fore $50 this morning after enjoying
a Thanksgiving day observance in Q
traditionally quiet fashion, the greater
part Of the day being devoted to the
completion Of the annual message he
will send to Congress when it convenes
next week.
Late In the afternoon he finished his
message and sent 1t to the public printer.
If he runs true to form, however, he
will make numerous changes and alter
atoms before he Ankles his FINAL ok.
to the paper and sends it to Congress.
The Thanksgiving dinner at the
White House was q real fashioned
affair. For nearly an hour and q half
the President and his family, and the
half dozen or so close friends who had
been asked to share this feast, with
them sat at the table.
Guests ut Dinner.
Besides Mrs. Hoover and Allan Hoo
yer, the younger Of the Hoover boys,
who was home from Harvard for the
occasion, there were present at this din
ner Edgar Richard Of New York, busi-
ness associate and old friend Of the
President; Mrs. Richard and their
debutante daughter. Peggy; Secretary
OF the Navy Adams and Mrs. Adams,
and Mrs. Stark McMullin OF Palo Alto.
Calf. -O'
Later in the evening Mrs. Hoover
with Allan and the other guests vent to
the Navy Relief BAH at the willard
Hotel, leaving the President alone.
In the morning the presidential fam
lily, accompanied by the Richards and
Mrs. McMullin, who are house quests.
attended special Thanksgiving services
at Central Presbyterian Church, Fiji
tenth and Irving streets, the church
wnere woodrow Wilson Worshiped dur
ing his administration as President. It
was In the Wilson pew, fourth row
from the front, that the President and
MS family and friends sat during the
service.
Pleaded for Peace.
The sermon preached by Rev. James
II. Taylor, who has been pastor at
that church for nearly q quarter of
9 century, was featured with a plea
Tor q better understanding and ap-
probation of the real meaning of
thanksgiving day and q plea in the
interest OF world peace. Dr. Taylor
declared that hopes for permanent
peace cannot be realized until all the
peoples OF the world have q mind for
peace. Peace, he said, cannot be at
tanned by mere will force or by the
minds Of few. Rulers and statesmen
OF the world, he added, cannot accom-
pl1Sh this world aim unless they have
the proper atmosphere in which to
Work-an atmosphere of peace, such as
only can be brought about when the
peoples Of the world are peaceminded.
The church was filled to capacity.
At the conclusion of the service the
President laid the corner stone for a
Sunday school building adjoining the
church. During this ceremony Mr..
Hoover used the same trowel used by
Woodrow Wilson when, in 1918, he
laid the corner stone Of the church
building itself.
The ceremony was opened by Dr.
Taylor, who led the gathering in the
Lords prayer. This was followed by
the singing of q hymn by the church
quartet. The President was assisted
in the placing of mortar for the cor
ner stone by r. p. Clarke and II. D.
King of the congregations Building
Committee.
/, The President and his party motored
directly to the White House when this
had been concluded.
Allan Hoover left at midnight to
resume his studies at Cambridge.