Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-09
HOOVER OBSERVES
|. BIRTHDAY AT CAMP
Health Is Better Than When
He Took Office, Says
Capt. Boone.

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Richard and Mrs. Richard Of NewY
Capt. Joel T. Boone. the Presidents
physician; Mrs. Stark McMullin Of
Palo Alto, Calf, and Lawrence Richey,
the Presidents secretary.
President Appears Tired.
AS Mr.. Hoover's automobile pulled
away from the White House for this
brief vacation he appeared tired and
somewhat pale. He looked as though
rest in the quiet and cool of his noun
tain retreat. This week has been an
exceptionally hard and trying one
because of the grim aspects OF the
drought in the widespread section OF the
country. For the past several days he
has held conference after conference,
some of them until late at night, re-
garding the situation. He showed
plainly that he had been under a
away from it all, even for so short q
period.
On the eve of his fifty-sixth birthday
anniversary President Hoover appeared
to be in just as good physical condition
as when he took up the burdens Of his
high Office, II months ago. Capt Joel
T. Boone, his personal physician, while
commenting upon this. claimed that
the President is in even better condi-
ton than before he became President.
Evidence of Strain Visible.
However, Mr.. Hoover gives some OUT
ward evidence of the heavy strain I'M
der which he has been laboring while
carrying on the affairs of the Nation.
k1aaHd nS1A
lens he has had to face have not let
him go unmarked. While he Is known
to be perfectly well and sound, it is
noticeable that his hair is considerably
whittier and slightly thinner, and that
the lines of his face are more numerous
| and deeper, and some of his friends
think he stoops a trif1e more than be-
fore he took the oath of ONCE. These
changes are more quickly detected by
| friends who have net seen him for
some months. They are not so notice.
able to those who are about him every
day
According to DR.. Boone, he is In
splendid shape physically and has stood
the strain amazingly well. This is at
tributed to q large extent to the we'll
regulated life he has been leading and
to the routine he has followed. not only
during his working hours but during
his co-called leisure hours.
Exercise Cuts Weight.
The fact that the President is more
than Is pounds lighter in weight TO-DAY
than he was when he became President
! Is looked upon by DR.. Boone as evil
dence of the attention the President has
been giving to his physical welfare.
| Since becoming President, Mr.. Hoover
| for the first time throughout his active
career has INDUCED regularly and con-
| SiStently in exercise. This exercise,
while simple In nature, has been highly
beneficial because Of its regularity. It
has been in the form Of medicine-ball
throwing and volley-ball throwing. with
a party of associates each morning In
the rear grounds of the White House.
! Rain or shine, regardless Of the heat
or cold, Mr.. Hoover has been on hand
| for his morning workout. Only on q
| few occasions has he missed this form
| of exercise, besides Sundays and the
| mornings while at his Rapidan camp.
The latter,s however, furnishes its quota
of exercise, principally In the form OF
walking over the mountain trails, fish,
ing in streams and building dams. Sew
| eral times at the camp the President
has gone horseback riding The camp
also affords one of the greatest con-
tributors to the Presidents physical
well-being, the opportunity for complete
rest ana relaxaLlon.
Keeping Early Hours.
Mr. Hoover has been keeping his
| hours rather early since he has been
| in the White House, although when he
has had great problems before him he
! has remained in his study until long
| into the night. Ordinarily, he sleeps
soundly, but he still has habit formed
way back in the days when he was
young mining engineer, that OF thinking
and planning while lying In bed. FIRE.
uuently this habit removes sleep so FAR
| from his mind that he turns on the
! lights and reaches for book or
magazine to read until he becomes
It has been his experience to find
that detective or adventure stories
serve his purpose better than any other
form of reading under those circunl-
stances The President decided nearly
a wear ago to virtually abandon the
public Misunderstanding in hts once, Gus.
tom carried on to such wide extent
by his two immediate predecessors. IL
has been noticed that he Is not nearly
so fatiQued at the end Of the day since
doing away with this hand-snakins
The President left Washington with
the intention of returning during the
forenoon Monday. 1t is likely that ne
will receive a number of telephone mes
sages regarding the latest reports from
the drought-stricken area and regard
ing the work of mobilizing the various
agencies In the Federal Government 70 .
cope with the problem.