WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 —
Continuing conferences with Re-
publican campaign managers in
the east, Herbert Hoover today
was assembling information upon
which to base a decision as to the
extent he will participate person-
ally in the presidential fight there.

William H. Hill, chairman of
the New York state committee,
had an engagement with the Re-
publican standard bearer to sup-
plement the advices given him yes-
terday by Charles D. Hilles, na-
‘tional committeeman for New
York, and Daniel E. Pomeroy, vice
chairman of the New Jersey com-
mittee,
 
ROME, (AP) — A pope of the
‘Roman Catholic church and a
member of Britain’s royal house
met today for the first time in
more than a quarter of a cer-
tury.

Pope Pius XII veceived pretty
Princess Margaret Rose in pri-
vate audience in his personal
library.

The unofficial Vatican news
service said the meeting wouid
be at 5:30 p.m. Rome {irae
(11:30 a.m. EST).

Afterwards the princess will
visit Vatican museum’s Sistene
chapel to see Michelangelo’s
“Last Judgement.”

Some English Protestants had
asked King George to prevent
her audience with the Pope,
 