Evening star., 1933-02-01
HOOVER TO REMAIN
SILENT 8 MONTHS
plans to Take Long Rest and
!. =, a.,
; Say Nothing for Rest of
= This Year.
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; and part OF them already are on their
way to his California home, but these
will not be consulted by Mr.. Hoover
until his set period of inactivity has
expired.
At the present time, the President
: Is considering returning to his Cali
: fornia home by steamer. which would
include a visit to the Panama Canal
and period of fishing in the waters
Of that section. Tentative plans for
such a trip include a schedule which
would mean that Mr.. Hoover would 60
= directly to Union Station after his part
~ the Inauguration ceremonies. He
would then board q train for New
York City and there take a steamer
:. for the Canal Zone. 1t has been re-
|, ported that if the President does carry
out this plan, he will take with him
on his pleasure trip. at least as far
as the Panama Canal, small party Of
!; his intimate friends.
Would Include Mills.
This party would include Secretary
of the Treasury Mills, Lawrence Richey,
personal secretary to the President,
who has been associated with him in a
confidential capacity since Mr.. Hoover
was food administrator and possibly
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur, whose
home at Stanford University is only a
short distance from the Hoover home
!. on the campus.
: There are rumors, too that Secretary
|: Of War Hurley, one Of the Presidents
!; close friends and confidants. may be in
!, this Panama Canal fishing excursion.
!. There is an alternative plan, how
hu rh oh IN
!. directly to California instead Of going
!, to the Canal Zone. In this event, he
!. would 60 to the station Immediately
after the inaugural ceremonies at the
Capitol and, with Mrs. Hoover. make
the long journey across the continent
: by train.
: Should the President decide to make
the sea journey, Mrs. Hoover. it Is be-
heved. would leave Washington the
, same day and go by train to Palo Alto,
Calf and have the Hoover home in
readiness when he arrives few weeks
later.
/. Party Activity Doubted.
Intimate friends of Mr.. Hoover, WIN
have talked with him about his plant,
/: are confident he will take no part in
public affairs either directly or indi-
rectly until after the nine-month
period set by him. OF course. as titu-
: lar head OF the Republican party. he
| will be called upon for a certain
! amount of counsel and leadership, but
. those who know him well are satisfied
, that he would be titular head ,f the
: party in name only for time be- ag and
F. would leave the actual leade,' ship to
, the chairman cf the Nationtl Com
. mittee.
: Just the same Mr.. Hoover intends TO
keep in touch at the Capital. It is
: understood Lawrence Richey, his conf
: dental secretary, will continue to serve
: Mr.. Hoover in a confidential capacity
+: after March 4, and that he already has
: leased Offices In one of the downtown
:: office buildings
!: The task of packing the belongings of
I: the Hoover household is virtually COM
/: pleted and much of the foods is already
+: en- route to California. Mrs. Hoover has
!: been personally supervi: Ing the packing
+; OF the household effects while the Presi-
; dent has attended to tie packing of the
. papers and correspondence When this
family moves out of the White House on
/. March 4. everything will be In perfect
: order, and In readiness for the new
presidential family to move in.
Brought Own Furniture.
The Hoovers brought with them to
the White House an exceptionally large
amount Of their own personal house.
hold goods, mostly furniture and rugs
While the White House is supposed
to be completely furnished for the oc-
cupancy, Mr.. and Mrs. Hoover preferred
to use as much Of their own personal
property as was possible during their
fours years of occupancy.
hn t0v,fr nd oil nf
his four years as the Chief Executive
of the United States Government that
Mr. Hoover will carry back to his Cali
fornia home will be the chair used by
him while presiding at cabinet meet
ings. It is likely, too, that he will
take the chair used by him at his desk
in the executive Office, but he is repre-
sented as preferring to leave for his
successor the large maple desk in the
Presidents office, presented to him
three years ago by the National Furni-
ture Association. This desk was pre-
sented to the President, along with
about Is other handsome pieces of Of
fee furniture to match. and is his pri-
vate property, but Mr. Hoover is UNDER
stood to prefer turning it over to the
White House as property of the Gov
eminent.
OF course, Mr.. Roosevelt. when he
becomes resident, does not have to use
this desk. He can assign 1t to some other
Office and appropriate a desk of his
own choosing. In the event. he should
do the latter. he may prefer the huge
mahogany desk which was used by his
illustrous kinsman, Theodore Roosevelt
throughout his term as president and
afterward by all the Presidents up to
three years ago, which Is now used by
one of the presidential secretaries. This
desk was damaged during the executive
office fire three years ago, but was
restored to perfect condition.
Suite Cost $1,000.
The maple desk now being used by
Mr.. Hoover is "a inches long and dark
brown in hue with an antique finish
The wood was carefully selected for its
beauty and grain, and the hand carving
on the desk has been greatly admired
as have the bronze trimmings and the
bulging drawer fronts.
The other pieces Of Office furniture
included in the present to President
Hoover by the furniture association
are several tables. a pair of bookcases
and chairs. The whole suite is re-
ported to have cost about $1,000. Mrs
Hoover Is said to have made the selec-
ton of the design ard wood before the
furniture was installed in the presiden-
tial Office.
Some critics of this furniture have
objected to the absence Of patterns or
motifs carried out in the furniture
which might be indicative Of the United
States, such as the eagle, the golden
rod, the buffalo head. the stars and
similar purely recognized American
types OF furniture motifs.
Not only will President Hoover take
along with him his cabinet chair, bu;
the members of his cabinet will do like
wise This exodus OF cabinet chairs
from the White House began yesterday
when Secretary Wilbur had the chair
he has occupied in the past four years
at the cabinet table removed to be
packed for shipment to his Palo Alto
home.