Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-27
PRESIDENT WORKS
EARLY ON HOLIDAY
Deoanes to Take Day OFF, but
VIII Have Old Friends
as Dinner Guests.

Not so fortunate as millions Of other
heads Of American households. Prpsi-
dent Hoover was forced BY circun-
stances to devote q large portion Of h,a
Thanksgiving day to labor.
However, during the forenoon. he at
tended special church services, and
when the time comes for the evening
meal he will play host
With the arrival OF Thanksgiving
day. Mr.. Hoover indited the finishina
touches on his annual message 10 Con.
gress. and inasmuch as little time re-
mains for him to complete this big
task, in getting 1t printed and other
wise ready for the converting Of Con-
gress early next week, he could not
declare for himself holiday today.
Rises Early rs Usual.
Also. unlike many other toilers
throughout the land, the President did
not remain In bed beyond his customary
hour OF arising. He arose at 6 o'clock
and an hour afterward was engaged in
his daily medicine ball exercise in the
rear grounds with group of friends.
Immediately following his breakfast at
8 o'clock, the President went to his
study on the second floor of the White
House and was absorbed in his work on
the annual message until the time ar
rived for him to prepare fer church.
Mr.. Hoover selected the Central Pres
byterian Church, Fifteenth and irving
streets. which Woodrow Wilson attended
throughout his terms as President, as
his place Of worship on this Thanks
giving day. He also occupied the same
pew Mr.. Wilson used. With the Presi-
dent, besides Mrs, Hoover and their son
Allan. who Is home from Harvard for
the holidays, were Edgar Rickard OF
New York, q business associate and
close friend of the President: Mrs
Rickard and their debutante daughter
Peggy. who are house guests ct the
White House. - Z
LAYS Corner Stone.
Directly after the THANKSGIVING serv-
ices. the President formally laid the
corner stone for the new church build
ing adjoining the Central Presbyterian
Church. The trowel used by him IN
placing the mortar for the corner
stone was the same one used by Wood.
row Wilson when he laid the corner
stone for the main church building In
December. 1918.
Although the President and Mrs.
Hoover are observing THANKSGIVING dav
in their usual simple fashion. with no
plans for any functions out of the
ordinary. the interior of the White
House itself has been made especially
attractive for the occasion. The ehrys-
anthemums and other seasonal flowers
and plants have been placed throughout
the rooms.
The Thanksgiving dinner at ne
White House will be devoid of all for
nality. Besides the family and the
Richards. there will be present only Ave
or six old friends. The dinner itself
will be q sumptuous one and typical Of
Thanksgiving traditions It will be
featured with a 22-pound turkey with
all the dressings and other dishes that
60 with such a meal Also there will
be oysters on the half shell, soup. salads
and at the end will be served pumpkin
and nlince pie and country cider.
May Go for Drive.
The decorations for the table will he
one of the features of the occasion.
These will be personally superintendent
by Mrs. Hoover and will include prirci-
pally what she has seen At to. describe
as the fruits of the harvest" forming
q large centerpiece, and in lanes lead
ing from it to different parts of the
table will be golden pumpkins, squash,
ears OF corn, eggplant, tomatoes, green
avocado pears, chestnut burrs. big red
apples, oranges, grapes. all of which will
be set upon q bed OF tinted Autumn
leaves.
There is possibility that the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover will go for o
drive into the country late today. This
depends entirely, however, upon the
progress he makes In the meantime
with his message writing. The Presi-
dent has virtually completed the draft
ing of this paper, but Is now engaged
in making corrections and rearrang-
ing the treatment of the, various sub
jects as we'll as making alterations in
the language. These changes were made
necessary following conferences he had
late yesterday with the various menu
bers Of his cabinet. To each menu
Der of his cabinet. the President read
carefully that portion Of his message
dealing with the cabinet members in
dividual department and then asked
for suggestions and corrections.
Flowers have been sent from the
White House to Herbert Hoover IT..
the elder of the Hoover boys. who "a
at Asheville, N. c. The absence of this
son, who is Ill, with his wife and three
small children. is the only SAD note in
this Thanksgiving day observance for
Mr.. and Mrs Hoover.