Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-15
PRESIDENT likely
TO SUMMER HERE
Work Ahead Indicates Aban.
donment of Visit to Parks
and PaIo Alto.

It is quite possible that President
Hoover win spend the entire Summer
right here in Washington instead of
in the national parks in the Far West
and at his home in Palo Alto, Calf, as
was originally contemplated.
In announcing this possibility at the
White House today, Secretary Joslin,
in behalf of the President, stated that
no definite plans had been made for
the Summer. OF course, If the Presi-
dent remains at his desk at the White
House there will be the customary fire.
quent week end visits to his fishing
camp 'on the Rapidan River, in the
Blue Ridge Mountains Of Virginia.
The only explanation given by Secre-
tary JoSlin OF the possibility OF the
President net going west for q vacation
this Summer was that there is con-
siderable work ahead to command his
attention and require his presence In
the Capital.
Fond Of Mountain Retreat.
Mr.. Hoover is known to be especially
fond OF his mountain retreat In Vir-
ginia and always finds It reStful and
Interesting, and the inference has been
given by him to friends, who have re-
Gently discussed the plans for the Sum-
mer season, that as far as he person.
ally Is concerned, he would be content
to remain on the job If 1t were pos
sibie for him to go frequently to his
Virginia camp. The trout fishing sea-
son opened April /. and though the
President has had frequent reminders
Of this, he has not yet found it con-
venient to lay aside his work TO go to
the camp and indulge in this sport, Of
! which he Is ardently fond.
It Is understood the Presidents recent
vacation cruise to Porto Rico and the
Virgin Islands was so reStful and bene-
ficial that he feels physically mt to con-
tinue on at his desk through the COM
ing hot months.
The belief has been general that the
President had made up his mind to go
West this Summer, inasmuch as he has
not made a trip across the continent
to his California home since becoming
President. He had such trip sched-
uled for last Summer, which would
have included visits to Yellowstone,
Glacier and several Of the other Ma
tional Parks of the Rocky Mountain
country, but due to the problem brought
about by the drought he felt compelled
to remain in Washington.
Several Speeches Scheduled.
Mr.. Hoover is scheduled to make sew
eral speeches outside Of Washington
within the next two months, the last
of these being at Springfield, Ill, on
June II, incident to the rededication OF
the Lincoln Memorial, and the general
impression has been that he would con-
tinue west for his vacation from that
point. The first of his speeches will be
on Memorial day at Valley Forge, Pa.
The next will be on June 10 at Indian
apolis, Ind, when he addresses the an
nual meeting of the Indiana Republic
can Editors Association. The follow
ing day ne will review the National En-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Columbus, Ohio, and later
that day will deliver an address at the
dedication of the memorial to President
Harding at Marion, Ohio.
| 1t is thought likely that President
and Mrs. Hoover and a small party of
friends will go to, the Rapidan camp
this week end. The President Is anx-
icus to get In some trout fishing before
the season Is over, but his excursion will
depend entirely upon MIR. Hoover's abil-
ity to get away from his Office. Since
the camp was closed last October for
the Winter improvements have been
added, the principle one being the
building of large reservoir to furnish
water for the camp and erection OF sew
eral additional cabins.