Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-19
HOOVER TO ATTEND
LEGION CONVENTION
lat DETRO|T MONDAY
Decision to Address Veterans
Sudden Before Leaving
for Rapidan.
SPECIAL TRAIN TO CARRY
PRESIDENT TO MEETING
Speech to Be Written at Camp over
Week End Held Significant in
Bonus Agitation.

President Hoover will make an address
at the opening session on Monday att
ernoon of the American Legion Con-
vention in Detroit, Mich. The decision
of the President to go to Detroit TO ao-
dress the Legionnaires was sudden
one and was announced only a short
time in advance of his departure from
the White House for his camp on the
Rapidan River. in Virginia, where he
had intended to spend the week END
with a party of friends. The President
will leave from his camp tomorrow
night for Detroit on special train.
1t has not yet been determined just
who will accompany the President on
this occasion. It is understood, how
ever. that at least one cabinet ofhcer
and two of his secretaries will go aboard
the special train for Detroit at Orange,
Va, the nearest point to the Rapidan
camp. The party will arrive in Detroit
Monday morning. The speech the Pres1-
dent will deliver on this occasion. which
is expected to be significant, 1nasmuch
as the soldiers bonus question VIII be
one of the paramount topics OF the
Legion Convention, is expected to be
written by him at the camp tonight and
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Journey to Detroit.
In making the announcement at the
White House of the Presidents sudden
intention to go to Detroit, it was ex-
pIalned that Mr. Hoover was invited to
attend the convention year ago.
Uncertainty on Business.
It was said he did not accept the in
yitation at the time because of the I'M
certainty of his ability to leave Wash
ington when the time for the convention
arrived. The President was represented
as stating at the time of his invitation
to the convention that he explained
that there was always a question OF the
possibility of his being unable to leave
Washington because of the pressure of
public duties. He was further repre-
scented as informing the legion authori-
ties at De9oit last Monday that he be-
lieved heYwould not be able to leave
Washington to attend this convention.
He said then that the Legion must not
count on him attending. He did this,
it was said, because he believed that i!
he, cid announce his intention Of
going, and at the time of the convention
found he could not do so, great diSap-
pointment would follow.
After considering the matter and
finding there was nc pressing business
to keep him in Washington, Mr.. Hoover
today decided to accept this invitation
and arrangements were at once under
way for his journey.
President Hoover attended the last
Legion convention In Boston, Mass,
and made an address,
It is his intention to leave Detroit
soon after the conclusion of his address
on Monday, which will make 1t pos
sible for him to be back at the White
House Tuesday morning.
Aides at Dinner.
President Hoover had Secretaries
Stirson, Mellon and Lamont as dinner
guests at the White House last night.
Theodore Joslin. secretary to Mr
Hoover, said the dinner was the first
of number of informal ones the Presi-
dent would give to cabinet members
while Mrs. Hoover Is at the Rapidan
camp.
Joslin added that so far as ne knew
the dinner was not arranged until late
yesterday and had not been called to
discuss any international affairs.
The President planned to leave Wash
ington for the Rapidan camp some time
this afternoon. Among the guests there
this week end will be Chairman
Fletcher of the Tariff Commission, Gov.
and Mrs. Leslie of Indiana, Senator
Walcott Of Connecticut, former Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Fort of New Jersey,
James p. Hornaday. Washington CORE
spondent of the indianapolis News, and
Mrs. Horraday: George Akerson, former
secretary to Mr.. Hoover, and Mrs.
Akerson; Capt John F. Lucey of Texas,
Lawrence Richey, one of the presidential
secretaries, and Capt J. T. Boone, White
House physician.
william Allen White Emporia, Kans.,
editor, and Mrs. Allen and Henry M.
| Robinson, Los Angeles banker, also will
| be guests at the camp.
The President conferred at length this
morning with Secretary of Commerce
Lamont, who declined to comment aft
| erward on the nature of the conference.
| Senators Walsh and Wheeler of Mon
! tana also called at the White House to-
! day in the interests OF the drought
stricken farmers of their State. They
| said approximately. 10000 families in
| Eastern Montana would be in need this
! Winter, and that outside assistance will
be required. The Senators plan to con-
fer later with Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde. the Farm Board and the Amer
lean Red Cross.