Show If You u Want to See Calvin S You First Must See Ike y y g f r 4 a rY s i bf 1 a y e d f j i 11 I I I II 2 I I 1 I. I H. H Hoover chief usher ush-er at the White House assisting Mrs George deorge Dewey widow of the late Admiral Dewey to her car following a call at the executive mansion I B By LARRY BOARDMAN W WASHINGTON Dec 26 I I. I H H. H Hoover probably has a wid wider r acquaintanceship ac ac- ac- ac than any other man manin manIn manin in the United States I As As' chief usher at the White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House he comes in contact with foreign potent potentates tes n native tive celebrities cross-country cross hikers and every type of people under the sun un So it has been the last thirty- thirty fou foul years rears for Hoover has held his I Job under eight presidents Everyone who who has an engage engage- engagement engagement ment other than official business with a mem member er of the presidential family must see Hoover first He looks over all an credentials does all arranging and introducing His of office office of- of fice is just inside the White te House front door Hoover probably has more titles than anyone else in the World Of Of- of course he Is chief usher But he lie explains Ive been called white House I superintendent superintendent Head d doorman orman master mister of nies nies major domo and he heaven ven only knows what f 1 fAnd I And And to to his friends hes he's simply plain Ike Hoover likes his job a lot lot but but he I will not talk about It II II I II I cant can't he tells tells' you If It I r I did I Ithe th the people with whom I come into I such intimate contact might lose I confidence in me Yes I Ido do say It is intensely in interesting in- in I meeting meeting notables from all allover allover ov over r the world and seeing what they're actually like face to face This w was s true particularly during during during dur dur- ing my t two o tri trips s to Europe with President Wilson ilson I had the opportunity opportunity opportunity t then en to meet men of whom I always had heard but never seeTa- seeTa see diplomats mats such as Lloyd George Clemenceau Poincaire and a score of others others and and comparing them with I our statesmen n. n On these trips Hoover arranged all an I Ithe the presidents president's confer conferences As a a. diplomat he takes no back seat him him- self But he Ig is a diplomat who stays behind th the scenes |