Evening star., 1949-08-10
Hoover Reaches IS,
Gets World Tributes;
Will Speak Tonight
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
STAMFORD UNIVERSITY,
Calf, Aug. 10.-Herbert Clark
Hoover is rs years old today, and
tributes for the country's only
living former President poured in
from all over the world.
Late today Stanford University
will honor it's most illustrious
graduate in the Frost Ampithea-
ter A crowd of 10000 to $4,000
was expected.
The program will be climaxed
by a major address by Mr.. Hoover.
beginning at pm. His topic
will be Think of the Next Cen
Grafton" !
Even Mr.. Hoover, who once said
IT have had every honor to which
any man could aspire" probably
was surprised by the stir created
by his birthday anniversary and
by the congratulatory letters by
the thousands.
Two States Honor Him.
Two States, Arkansas and Mary
land. proclaimed today Hoover
Day" Gov. Earl Warren of Cali
fornia issued a proclamation in
which he said: Few men any,
where have lived more useful lives,
and none with greater devotion,
both at home and throughout the
world"
The Governors of New Mexico
and Vermont extended greetings
to Mr.. Hoover in proclamations,
and personal congratulations were
sent by the Governors of Idaho,
Alabama Virginia, South Dakota,
Kansas, New York and Wash
ington.
Mr.. Hoover, born in Iowa and
a member of the first graduating
class of Leland Stanford Univer-
sitty, was the 30th President of
the United States-from 1929
to 1898.
At rs he is, as always, a hard
worker, usually putting in a To-
hour day. His chief concern for
many years has been for national
and international affairs.
Works Even on Fishing Trips.
Even when on fishing trips or
at the annual encampment OF the
Bohemian Club on the Russian
River, he usually works at least
part of the day. At his New York
hotel residence, he keeps four
secretaries busy.
After World War II he was
called back into his country's
service. President Truman sent
him on a tour to determine the
worlds desperate food needs.
And in 1947, Mr.. Truman named
the former President to head the
Commission on Organization of
the Executive Branch of the Gov
ernment. He accepted gladly, al
though he was 73, and already
had devoted 80 years to public
service.
A whimsical type of humor. as
exhibited in some of his recent |
speeches, has helped somewhat to
dispel the rather general impress
sion that Mr.. Hoover is a dour
man. /,
Discussing the Hoover Commits !
sion report recently, he told of the
little girl writing her thanks to
man who had sent her a book
about pelicans. This is indeed
very interesting thing" the girl
wrote. 1T contains more about
pelicans than I really need to
know"
That" commented Mr.. Hoover,
ais the feeling of the commission
at the present moment" after 18
months of work on it's report.
Mr.. Hoover's wife was Lou
Henry, classmate at Stanford. !
She died several years ago. He has
been visiting with his sons, Her
bert. jr., and Alan, and their fami-
lies in Southern California.
Mr.. Hoover is sympathetic to
Mr.. Truman in the problems he
faces. Once he said:
There are only two occasions
when Americans respect privacy,
especially in Presidents: Those
are prayer and f1shing-so that
some Presidents have taken to
fishing"