Herbert Hoover, former President and Iowa's most distinguished native son, banned politics as chief speaker at annual dinner of the Iowa Association of Southern California in the Elks' Temple.
Photograph of President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover a the platform on the back of a train car in El Monte. Mrs. Hoover holds a lion cub that someone offered to her as a pet. She gave it back before departing.
Dr. Walter F. Dexter, left, president of Whittier College, and former first lady Lou Henry Hoover, right, lead a group of people to the commencement ceremony. Mrs. Hoover and her son, Allan Hoover, were distinguished guests.
The Hoover family stands on the front steps of a Spanish-style residence. Standing in the back are Herbert Hoover, Jr. and Allan Hoover. In front of them, from left to right, are Margaret Eva Watson Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, and Herbert Hoover.