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Truman with others at Army Day Parade

President Harry S. Truman attends an Army Day parade in Washington, D.C. Front row, left to right: Secretary of War Robert Patterson, President Truman, and A. J. Peary, head of the Military Order of the World Wars. Second row, left to right: Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (behind Truman to left), Margaret Truman, and Bess W. Truman (partly obscured). Others are unidentified.

Margaret Truman, Philip Pillsbury, and Mrs. Samuel Weston at Pillsbury's 3rd annual Baking Contest

At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Margaret Truman cuts a slice of Starlight Double-Delight Cake for Philip W. Pillsbury. The cake won Mrs. Samuel P. Weston the Grand Prize in Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest. Left to right are: Mrs. Weston, Mr. Pillsbury, and Miss Truman. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

Mrs. Samuel P. Weston, Mrs. Philip Pillsbury, and Margaret Truman at Pillsbury's 3rd annual Baking Contest

At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Margaret Truman tastes the Starlight Double-Delight cake that won Mrs. Samuel P. Weston the Grand Prize in Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest. Left to right are: Mrs. Weston, Mrs. Pillsbury, and Miss Truman. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

Mrs. K.E. Cooper, Margaret Truman and Philip Pillsbury at the 3rd annual Pillsbury Baking Contest

At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Best-of-Class winner in Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest, Mrs. K.E. Cooper (right) of Silver Spring, Maryland, receives the congratulations of Margaret Truman and Mr. Philip W. Pillsbury. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.

Mrs. Samuel P. Weston, Helen Thatcher, Margaret Truman and Philip Pillsbury at the Pillsbury 3rd annual baking contest

During the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, Philip W. Pillsbury shows Margaret Truman, Mrs. Samuel P. Weston (Grand Prize Winner), Miss Helen Constance Thatcher (Junior Prize Winner), and Margaret Truman some of the features of the General Electric kitchen, which was a part of Mrs. Weston's grand prize in Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest. Left to right are: Mrs. Weston, Miss Thatcher, Margaret Truman, and Philip Pillsbury.

Mrs. B.J. O'Donnell, 3rd prize winner in Pillsbury's 3rd baking contest, Art Linkletter and Margaret Truman

At the awards luncheon held at the Waldorf-Astoria, New York City, third-prize winner in Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest, Mrs. B.J. O'Donnell, a housewife from Elkhorn, Wisconsin, is almost too excited to talk about her Plantation Peach Shortcake and award. Next to her are Master of Ceremonies Art Linkletter and Margaret Truman. From: Truman Home - Album "Pillsbury's 3rd Grand National Recipe and Baking Contest," Waldorf-Astoria, New York, presented to Margaret Truman from and autographed by the Pillsbury family.