Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
PRESIDENT LEAVES
FOR cOMPLETER REST
Past Year in White House
One of Most Strenuous
Since World War.
by J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President and Mrs. Hoover, accom-
panied by a small party Of friends, left
Washington at midnight last night for
Long Key Fla. where the President
will fish In the Gulf Stream 70 his
hearts content. He will not return TO
Washington before February 10 and
will live aboard house boat the entire
time he is away.
The presidential party il not making
this long journey aboard q special train.
Instead, four cars are attached to the
regular Key West section Of the Ha-
vana Special of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover are
occupying a private car, which. besides
two sleeping rooms and bath. is
equipped with kitchen and dining
room. lounge room and observation
platform.
The train will arrive at Long Key
shortly after O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Finishes Strenuous Year.
President Hoover's first year in the
White House has been one of the most
strenuous Washington has seen since
the nerve-wracking days of the World
War. The President has been under
a constant strain from the day he took
the oath OF ONCE, nearly year ago,
and there is no prospect OF let up in
the near future.
AS far as his health is concerned.
President Hoover has come through his
first year in excellent condition. But
he is tired and needs a thorough rest.
According to the Presidents frame of
mind when he left the Nations bust
ness behind last night, he is not going
to lose much time after his arrival to-
morrow before donning his old clothes
and going in quest of the deep sea
quarry. He promised Mrs. Hoover and
his close friends that he will forget all
about work while on this trip and will
really relax and play.
He Is taking along with him four of
his boon fishing companions, Harlan F.
Stone, associate justice of United States
Supreme Court: Mark Sullivan news
paper and magazine writer of New York
and Washington; Lawrence Richey, one
OF his secretaries, and DIR. Vernon Kel-
logg OF the National Research Council.
These friends generally accompanied
| him on his Winter fishing expeditions
in Florida during the years he was Sec
rotary of Commerce and. with the ex-
ception of DIR. Kellogg, they are mem
bers of the Presidents medicine ball"
cabinet and are otherwise looked upon
as his cronisS.
wives Also MAKE Trip.
With the exception of Or. Kellogg,
| these friends are also accompanied by
their wives on this trip. The others in
the party are Lieut.. Comdr. Joel T.
Boone, personal physician to the Presi-
| dent; Capt. Alan Buchanan, chief naval
aide to the President; Miss Myra Me-
Grath. personal stenographer to Presi-
dent Hoover: Miss Mildred Hall, per-
| sonal stenographer to President Hoover;
Miss Mildred Hall, personal secretary to
Mrs. Hoover; u. w. Smithers, chief of
| the communications section of the
White House; nine newspaper corre-
! spondents, i've news photographers and
! motion picture men and 10 secret serv-
| ice operatives.
Long Key is just one of the hundred
or so keys clustered of the peninsula
| Of Florida. 1t Is situated shout mid
way between Miami and Key West and
has virtually no permanent population
1t IL noted for the amazing variety OF
semi-tropfcat game FISH in the waters
nearby. Among some Of these are
tarpon, barracuda, amberjack, sail Ash,
bone fish, king FISH, bonita yellow tail,
| trout and dolphin. These waters also
are frequented by sharks and mammoth
! turtles.
Key HaslNot Even Village.
There is no town or even village
on Long Key. There is little there
other than q railroad station and the
| hshing camp. The latter consists Of q
lodge surrounded by q score or so Of
cottages. THERE'S pier and In q small
building at the end of it temporary
| ONCE will be set up for Secretary
Richey. 1t will be there that he will
| transact the business of the President
which cannot be handled back in
Washington. ~,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover with Justice
and Mrs. Stone and Mr.. and Mrs. Sui
ivan Will live aboard the house boat
/ Saunterer during the outing. This
craft was chartered from jeremiah Mill
bank Of New York. The other menu
bers OF the party will be on board De-
partment Of Commerce crafts.
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