Evening Star Newspaper, March 24, 1929, Page 22

22 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 24, 1929— PART 1. PRECEDENT SET BY “FIRST LADY" Mrs. Hoover Makes Speech, in White House to Geo- logicgl Delegates. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Mrs, Herbert Hoover has just estab- lished a White House precedent, be- lieved to be unique in the history of the Executive Mansion. livered an address there to a great gathering of geologists, assembled in ‘Washington for‘the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the United Btates Geological Sufvey. ‘The First Lady of the Land spoke as a geologist to geologists. An alumna of Stanford University, where she majored in geology, Mrs. Hoover studied under the celebrated Californian geolo- | gist, Dr. John Casper Branner. Branner also was President Hoover's teacher, both in geology and paleontology, the twin branches which were the founda- tion of his engineering career. Friends say that the President con- siders Branner the principal influence in shaping his future destinles. It was on Thursday noon, March 21, that the men and women who came to ‘Washington for the goiden jubllee of the Geological Survey, assembled in the east room of the White House. They had expected a more or less formal reception at Mrs. Hoover's hands. To their surprise and delight, she took occasion to substitute some impromptu remarks. The following is not a full verbatim account of what Mrs. Hoover said. but it is an accurate summary of it. She spoke for some- thing like four or five minutes. Her visitors, who numbered 400 or 500, were told that the Pirst Lady felt her- self entirely at home in the company of geologists, because, in & y, she could claim to belong to the fraternity. She referred in terms of great affection to her work at Stanford under Dr. Branner and to the esteem in which both she and President Hoover hold his memory. Experience Is Related. As an indication of her acknowledg- ment that the study of geology today is radically different from what it was in the 90s, when she was at Stanford, Mrs. Hoover narrated an experience of which Dr. Branner spoke a few years ago. A girl student had applied for admission to his geology classes. Some doubt having been expressed as to her ability to “make the grade” the fair co-ed adduced as & plea for her admis- sion the fact that “Lou Henry” (Mrs. Hoover’s maiden name) had once upon & time not only studied with Bran- ner, but scquitted herself famously in geology. “Well,” the professor rejoined, “Lou Henry might have been able to pass an_examination, but I very much doubt whether the Mrs. Herbert Hoover of today could do so!” The First Lady assured her east room audience that she fully realizes her knowledge of their science is hardly up to present-day standards. ‘Thereupon, while disclaiming any right to be considered as possessing any expert acquaintance with geology of today, Mrs. Hoover declared that she nevertheless retains the liveliest inter- est in her one-time college specialty, and always would do so. The President’s wife expressed a desire to greet per- sonally her “brother and sister geolog: ists,” but a luncheon engagement, then impending, prevented. So standing on an improvised platform in the east room, where she could be seen by every- o . Hoover said she would ex- tend a “Chinese handshake,” which consists of wringing one’s hands in a fervent clasp. This the First Lady pro- ceeded to do amid enthusiastic applause and mingled laughter. With Husband in Ventures. As nearly everybody knows, Mrs. Hoover was the of her dis- tinguish ed husband in all of his early ventures at home and abroad, soon after their graduation from Stan. ford University. Mrs. Hoover was the SHOES THAT SAY “SPRING” in com/ért, RULY—yOU in Cantilever Shoes. They offer you complete comfort; you can walk free from foot weariness. And they arebeautiful, light and smart. They are designed with a true understanding of today’s fash- ion trend. The new Easter styles are now on display. They are well worth your inspection. 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King was | a bosom friend of John Hay and Henry | Adams in Washington. Thirty-five | years ago Herbert Hoover was a mem- ber of the Geological Survey's working staff, as a fleld assistant in geologic mapping in the Sierra Nevada between college terms at Stanford. During its half century of activity, the survey has graduated thousands of trained en- gineers and scientists, who are now at work in all parts of the world. For the fiscal year 1880 Congress appropriated $100,000 for the survey. For the fiscal year 1930, $2,000,000 has been appropriated. During its life, the survey has spent about $75,000,000. ! The gresem director is Dr. George Otis | Smith, who has been at the survey's| head for 22 years. Secretary Wilbur Speaks. | \ | |, Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Secretary of | | the Interior, delivered an eloquent | panegyric on the Geological Survey during the recent golden jubilee festiv- ities. “It is a privilege,” he said, “for me to congratulate the men here who represent in person the great services rendered to our country through this | particular activity. In them we see the | scientist in the service of government. If we can develop in other fields the same type of devoted and earnest and intelligent service that characterizes this Urve can look with assurance HOICGE PIANOS FOR_ EN WORCHS 1110 G ESTi879 may enjoy spring fatigue, free from men and Children | ANTL-AIRCRAFT DETACHMENT PASSING THROUGH DISTRICT I (RN | En route to Fortress Monroe, Va., from Fort Totten. N. 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