Evening star., 1932-08-15
HOOVER RESTING
ON RIVER JOURNEY
Believed to Have Gone Fish
ing This Morning Near
Piney Point, Md.

From Somewhere" on the lower Po-
tomac River near the Chesapeake Bay,
the White House today heard from
President Hoover. who with a party of
eight friends is enjoying a brief vaca-
tion aboard the Department of Com
merce inspection boat Sequoia.
The definite location of the Presl-
dents boat at the time the radio mes
sage was received at the White House
was not indicated One of the Presi-
dents secretaries. in announcing the
message. said that this must have been
an oversight on the part of the sender
as he did not think the President had
any reason to keep his whereabouts
secret despite his wish for complete
isolation and freedom from Interrupt
ton and work.
The message as announced from the
Executive ONCE was that the President
and his party were this morning en-
joying warm sunshine and cool breezes
after delightful moonlight cruise down
the river.
Secretary Hyde who was prevented
from leaving with the party when it
sailed late yesterday afternoon because
of scheduled address at banquet OF
the Knights of Columbus here last
night, made an automobile trip to Piney
Point, Md, where he was met by
small boat from the Sequoia at mid
night.
Indications are that anchor was
dropped there for the remainder of the
night.
The President, with one or two COM
panions, is reported to have gone fish
ing from small boat this morning.
The Sequoia steamed away from the
IL ga, Innly of ha No q rd
at 5 pm. yesterday. There were nearly
100 people gathered about the dock 10
see the distinguished party go aboard.
The Sequoia was followed down the
river by a smaller Navy boat carrying
the White House Secret Service detail.
who will guard the President on this
outing, and in the distance by two still
smaller craft, one occupied by news
paper men and the other by news pho
tcgraphers.
Will Go to Camp.
Because of the Presidents wish for
a complete rest and to be entirely un-
attached from public life, the news
paper correspondents and photograph
ers were not invited to go along and
therefore we're not afforded facilities to
follow. This necesSitated the char
tering of the two boats to follow and
to keep spy glass" contact with the
Presidents movements.
When Mr. Hoover sailed from Wash
ington he said he expected to be gone
until Wednesday and that 1t was his
purpose to indulge in no work, but to
simply rest and occasionally fish.
The President expects to put In at
Chrisfield on the Eastern Shore OF
MARYLAND where the President and the
party will see the sights OF that busy
fish wharf, while necessary supplies are
put aboard his vessel 1t is understood
he will end his cruise at Annapolis.
Md, Wednesday morning, where White
House automobiles will be awaiting the
party to bring them back to Wash
ington.
After stay of few hours at his
office he expects to motor directly to
his Rapidan camp, where he PROB
ably will remain until Monday.
In the Presidents party aboard this
commerce craft are Secretary Hurley
Secretary Hyde, Henry M. Robinson,
Los Angeles capitalist, who has been
house guest at the White House for
several weeks and who Is one of the
Presidents close economic advisers;
| Clarence N. Woolley, president OF the
American Radiator Co.; Will Irwin,
writer, who was a classmate OF Presi-
dent Hoover at Stanford University;
Walter Hope, former Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury. now New York
banker; Walter H. Newton, the PreSl-
dents political secretary, and Capt. Joel
T. Boone, White House physician.