Evening star., 1932-01-01
THRONGS ATTEND
HOOVER RECEPTION
Long Line Forms Early at
White House in Spite
of Gloomy Day.
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ceded them. AS President and Mrs.
Hoover entered the famous room to the
strains of military music, they passed
through a doorway flanked on one SIDE
by a Marine and on the other by
soldier, each holding an American nag.
These color guards are changed every
Is minutes.
Immediately upon arriving at their
bower of palms between them and the
windows opening out on the south
grounds, the President and Mrs. Hoover
entered upon the reception.
Allan Hoover younger son OF the
President and Mrs. Hoover, was not
present for the reception, having lett
last night for Los Angeles. He left be-
hind his brother and Sister-in- law, Mr..
and Mrs Herbert Hoover, jr., who plan
to return West later.
The Chief Executive bade his son
good-by comparatively early so as to
get a full nights rest in preparation
for the protracted reception today
Immediately behind the President
and MRS. Hoover as they walked down
the long stairway and across the foyer
to the blue room were Vice President
Curtis and his sister, Mrs. Edward E.
Gam.
The diplomatic corps, which had
been assembled in the state dining
room, was the first to start along the
line. Tten followed Chief Justice
Hughes and his associates of the United
States Supreme Court and the presiding
justices and associates of the other
Federal courts in this city.
The diplomatic line was led for the
first time today by Ambassador de
MARITIME Of Italy, new dean Of the crops.
Then, in order of seniority came the
representatives of Cuba, France, Turkey,
Germany, japan, Poland and Great
Britain, followed by the various min
listers. Most of the diplomats were on
hand early, the japanese delegation
arriving nearly half an hour ahead OF
the time scheduled.
The next section included members
of the Senate and House, the District
Commissioners, Director of the Budget
Controller General, Treasurer of the
United States, Public Printer and the
Librarian of Congress. Half an hour
had been consumed by this time.
Next in the line came the proud
Wearers of the Congressional Medal OF
Honor, and then the ranking officers Of
the Army Navy and Marine Corps, the
commanding general of the staff of the
District National Guard, the Coast
Guard, Public Health Service and the
Coast and Geodetic Survey. The Off
GERS in this section were not below the
grade Of lieutenant colonel or COM
mander.
High officials in Next Section.
The next section to be received was
made up of high officials of the Gov
ernment, among them being the chief
executive assistants of members of the
cabinet, regents and secretary Of the
Smithsonian Institution and members
of the following:
Civil Service Commission, Federal
Reserve Board, Interstate Commerce
Commission, Federal Trade Commis
sion, Tariff Commission, Shipping
Board, Farm Board, Board of Media
ticn, Employees Compensation Commis-
sion, Federal Board of Vocational Edu-
cation, Federal Farm Loan Board,
Board of Tax Appeals, National Ad-
visory Committee for Aeronautics and
Federal Radio Commission.
Then followed the director Of the
United States Veterans Administration,
chairman of the american National
Red Cross, chief of the United States
Bureau of Efficiency, Alien Property
Custodian, United States Railroad Ad-
IL TullSlTdIlOL, ulSIuDeIS Vi IIlt FGueIdI
Power Commission, Federal Oil Con-
servation Board, Fine Arts Commission,
heads of the bureaus of the several de-
partments and the president Of the Co
lumbia Institution for the Deaf and
Dumb.
This group was followed by members
Of patriotic, military and civic organi-
cations, among them being the Society
of the Cincinnati, the Aztec Club of
1847, the Associated Veterans of the
War of 1846-47, Military Order of Loyal
Legion of the United States, Grand
Army of the Republic, the Union Vet
erans' Legion, Union Veterans Union.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Society of
the Army of San Diego, Spanish War
Veterans, American Legion. Army and
Navy Union, the Minute Men, Society
of Colonial Wars, Sons of the American
Revolution, Sons Of the Revolution and
members of the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants Of the District of Columbia.