Evening star., 1932-08-18
PRESIDENT ENDS
HIS FISHING TRIP
Returns to Desk This Morn
ing, but Will Go to Rapidan
Tomorrow.

With his face we'll tanned and ex-
hibiting high spirits from three days OF
cruising and fishing on the lower
Chesapeake, President Hoover returned
to his desk today.
The President arrived at the White
House at o'clock last night. He an
nounced today that he will leave Wash
ington shortly after noon tomorrow to
spend the week end at his fishing camp
on the Rapidan River in Virginia. Mrs
Hoover and small party of friends will
accompany him.
The President today gave his atten-
ton to catching up with the accumu-
lation of correspondence and routine
business which he found piled high
upon his desk as a result of his brief
vacation, Then he became absorbed
in considering plans for the important
conference with industrial, business and
financial leaders at the White House
next Friday. BY this conference he
plans to advance his nine-point pro-
gram for attacking the depression
"along the entire economic 'front.'
Will Present Flying cross.
Mr.. Hoover was at his desk this
morning shortly after o'clock. No en-
gagements were made for him except
presentation of a Distinguished Flying
Cross at 12:45 o'clock to both Harold
Gatty and Wiley Post, the renowned
around the world flyers. This formallty
took only a few moments. Despite the
iopr hi M
frequently laid aside his work to dis
cuss the pleasures of his vacation WIFI
his associates when they entered his
Office from time to time.
There was no mistaking the fact that
MIR. Hoover was greatly impressed witt
fishing afforded on the lower Potomac
and the Chesapeake. There was no mis-
taking the fact, either that he enjoyed
every minute of his time away.
Everyone in the party even the poor
est fishermen among them, had luck
but the President was represented a:
having caught more fish than all the
rest put together. No count was kept
but it was learned that the Presider
and his seven friends who accompanied
him on the jaunt landed enough fish
to keep their own table well supplied
as we'll as the mess table of the crew:
of the Sequoia, used by the President!
party and the lighthouse tender Orchid
| which carried the secret service men
Besides all this a quantity of fish re.
manned to be given away when th'
| party landed late yesterday at An
napolis.
Economic Data Gathered.
The President found on his return
that his associates had proceeded with
gathering data to be presented wher
the Economic Conference assemble
next week Many Of the l59 business
| financial and industrial leaders invited
| by the President to attend have alread,
accepted. Some of these men have beel
| in Washington recently comforting will
officials of the Government. Amoni
them was H. L. Kokernot of San An
| tonic, Tex.
The President last night had hi
| fishing companions stay to dinner will
him at the White House after their ar
! rival back In Washington.
| The fishing party included Secretar,
/ of Agriculture Hyde and Clarence M
Woolley, head of the American Radiato
| Co.; Secretary of War Hurley, Henr
M. Robinson, Los Angeles capitalist
who has been house guest at tn
White House for number of weeks
Walter H. Newton. the Presidents po
litical secretary; walter Hope forme
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
now New York banker and Capt. Joe
T. Boone, White House physician.