Evening star., 1933-02-10
HO0VERS OBSERVE
ATH ANNIVERSARY
Young Mining Engineer Took
Campus Bride to China
for Honeymoon.

A small company of close friends
have been invited by President and
Mrs. Hoover to join them at dinner
at the White House tonight to observe
the thirty-fourth anniversary of their
marriage. Other than this no arrange
ments have been made to celebrate
this event.
1t has been the custom of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hoover to have little or no cele-
bration of their wedding anniversary
Thirty-four years ago today Herbert
Hoover, then a young mining engineer
with very little capital, but a great
amount of ambition, and Lou Henry,
whom he had met while they were both
undergraduates at Leland-Stanford Uni
verSlty, were married in Monterey.
Calf. Their honeymoon trip consisted
OF journey across the Pacific Ocean
to China, where the youthful engineer
earned his first prominence in his pro-
fession.
Friends Remember.
Although the President and Mrs
Hoover are not making asgreat event
out OF their wedding anniversary today,
many of their old friends, not only in
Washington but in other parts of the
country, have remembered the occasion
by sending messages of congratulations
and good wishes
During the early afternoon President
and Mrs. Hoover listened to the sing
ing OF the famous choir of 100 voices
from Tuskegee Institute These colored
singers have been recently appearing in
Radio City, New York. and are making
tour about the country before re-
turning to Tuskegee They sang today
IN the east room of the White House.
1t has been learned definitely that
President Hoover has engaged passage
on Panama-Pacific liner to sail from
New York March for the Panama
Canal. The President will make a
hurried trip to New York Immediately
after his personal participation in the
inaugural ceremonies at the Capitol, so
as to board the steamer that afternoon
The steamer has delayed its scheduled
sailing hour seven hours in order to
accommodate Mr.. Hoover and his
party. He expects to arrive in New
York at pm, which will give him
time to get aboard the liner for 6
o'clock sailing.
1t has not been learned definitely lust
who will be included in the President s
party, but 1t is understood that among
those who will be with him on this
trip are Allan Hoover, the youngest of
the Hoover sons; Arthur M. Hyde, Sec
retary of Agriculture; DR.. Ray Lyman
Wilbur, Secretary of Interior, and Law
renee Richey, President Hoover's per-
sonal secretary, who is expected to be
associated. with Mr. Hoover when the
latter retirpS Tn Y1rivata 1ifa
Mills Also May Go.
Secretary of Treasury Ogden L. Mills
also may be in this party Mrs. Hoover
will accompany the President to New
York when he leaves Washington. but
it is understood she will not be one of
the boat party. She plans to return di-
rectly by train to the Hoover home in
Palo Alto, Calf, to have everything in
readiness for the Presidents later ar
rival
Mr.. Hoover is planning to enjoy sew
eral days fishing in the water in the
vicinity of the Panama Canal and is
looking forward to an inspection of the
canal itself. In all his travels around
the world he has never visited this great
engineering accomplishment. It is
understood that the President has en-
gagged suite on the liner consisting of
two bed rooms, sitting room and a
bath room, which will be occupied by
him and his son Allan. The cabins of
the other members of the party will be
close by. From the Canal Zone the
Presidents homeward journey will be
made aboard one of the liners of the
Dollar Steamship Co. The date of the
Presidents arrival at his California
nome Is indefinite at this time.