Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-11-08
SAN FRANCISCO
CREETS HOOVER

i Both sides of Market street were
crowded with men, women anc
/ children who applauded anC
/ cheered as the Presidents CA
passed. Police. army and nav,
units formed an escort for tht
procession.
Gov. James Rolph. Jr.. who
boarded the presidential train al
Newcastle, Calf, early today, May
or Angelo RoSSi and other state
city and Republican party leaders
occupied other automobiles in the
parade.
Every policeman in San Francis
co was on duty, most of them be-
ing assigned to guard the Presi-
dent from any possible disturbance
Plain clotheSmen mingled with the
crowds: uniformed police patrolled
in front and back of sidewalk
jams; Others were stationed on
buildings along Market street, and
several rode and walked close to
the Presidents car in the parade.
The city hall, where President
Hoover was awaited by thousands
of school children and adults, was
carefully patrolled. No one was
permitted inside the building unless
he could show proper credentials.
The crowd at the foot of Market
street laughed when the band lead
ing the parade struck up Happy
Days Are Here Again" Gov.
Franklin D. Roosevelt's campaign
song.
There was no outward evidence
of hostility against the President.
The crowd was orderly, and was
kept in restraint by police lines
and cables that had been stretched
along both sides of Market street.
The parade moved up market
street through showers of ticker
tape and torn office stationary. A
warm, bright sun shone on the
spectacle.
Crowds on the street were not
very demonstrative Scattered hand
clapping and a few boos followed
the procession.
Upon reaching the civic center,
the President was DRIVEN around
the square, and the reception be-
came more enthusiastic, with school
children cheering and men and wo-
men applauding.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8.-(U.Pl
President Hoover will spend
quiet evening in his Palo Alto home
tonight, awaiting returns on the
national presidential election, ac-
cording to plans announced by his
friend Milton H. Esberg, in charge
Of arrangements for the ''home
town" welcome.
A huge blackboard in the living
room will be used to chart the
trend of voting in each state.
Opon arriving at Palo Alto, the
President will be greeted by a re-
ception committee before being es-
corted to the Memorial Arch at
Stanford university, where a well
coming ceremony will be in charge
of university heads, including Act
ing President 1lobers Swain.
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then will go to the Stanford Wo-
mems club, which Mrs. Hoover
helped organize and still aids fin
ancially, to cast their ballots. After
that they hope to go home"
A private dinner party will be held
at the Hoovel home tonight. At
tending the dinner will be Is or
20 guests, including Herbert Hoo
yer, Jr., Mrs. Hoover, their two
children, Allan Hoover, the young
err son; Presiden. Xutler of the un-
iversity board of trustees; Mark
Requa, Republican national COM
mitteeman, and Mrs. Requa; Mr..
and Mrs. Wallace M. Alexander,
Paul Shoup, chairman of the
board of ne Southern Pacific; Mrs.
Jean Henry Large, sister of Mrs.
Hoover, and members of the Pre-
sident's immediate party, includ-
ing DR.. Joel Boone, White House
physician, and Lawrence Richie.
his secretary.
Neighbors, friends and faculty
members will attend a reception
at the home later.