Evening star., 1933-02-13
HOOVER TO SPEAK
LAST TINE TONIGHT
Final Message Before Leav-
hg Office Commentaries
= LMeolws Birth.

what b expected 70 be President
Hoover's last message to the American
people before his retirement to private
life on March 4 VIII be delivered to-
night before the National Republican
Club Of New York City, ON the ami
versary Of the birth Of Abraham Lin
coin.
Peculiarly enough, President Hoover
wrote this Lincoln commemoration
speech m the room Of the second floor
Of the White House used by Lincoln
as his ofice throughout his presidency,
and in which the Civil War President
wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
and which Mr.. Hoover has referred to
as the Lincoln study"
The speech was completed In the
forenoon.
Five TO Accompany Him.
MIR. Hoover will be accompanied On
his. visit to New York by Mrs. Hoover.
Postmaster General Walter p Brown.
Everett Sanders, chairman of the Re-
publican National Committee; Law
renee Richey, the Presidents confiden-
tial secretary, and Capt. Joel T. Boone,
U. o. NJ, White House physician; Walter
N. Newton, secretary to the President,
and Assistant Postmaster General Arch
Coleman.
The Presidents special train for this
New York expedition is scheduled TO
arrive In New York shortly before 2
O'Clock, which will give the President
and his party an hour before taking
their seats In the banquet hall at the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The President
will head back for Washington about an
hour after the celebration, arriving at
the White House tomorrow morning IN
time for breakfast.
Among the prominent Republicans
who will be on hand at the dinner to-
night In New York win be Vice Presi-
dent Curtis and several members of the
Presidents cabinet. Mr.. Hoover win
not begin speaking until 10 pm, when
he will be introduced to the gathering
by Maj. Gen. James @. Harbord, II. 8.
A., retired. The address will be broad
cast over q Nationwide hook-up.
Bishop William T. Manning Of the
Episcopal Church will deliver the invo-
CatAOkA dll2 Iuloo GsOtbIl odTIctL, WHOSE
father was friend of Lincoln, will read
the famous Gettysburg address Of the
martyred President.
Members of the Washington Repub-
lican Club will gather at the Scott CIR
Gle headquarters tonight to listen to
President Hoover's address by radio.
Sees Few Callers Today.
So as to give his uninterrupted at
tention to the completion Of hts Lin
coin day address, President Hoover saw
few callers at the executive Office today.
Only one conference was scheduled,
that with Col. j. c. Roop, director Of
the budget. During the forenoon, how
ever, he laid aside his work for half
an hour while he conferred with Atlee
Pomerene, chairman Of the executive
board OF the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Mr.. Pomerene said after
hisf conference with the President that
they discussed matters relating to the
commission, but that he was not at
liberty to comment upon them.
The President and Mrs. Hoover yes
terday attended the Lincoln memorial
service at the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Chulch, where a special Linz
coin sermen was delivered by Rev.
Joseph r. Sizoo, pastor Of the church.
The President and First Lady occupied
the Lincoln pew during the services.
1t was in this historic pew that the
Civil War President worshiped during
his administration.