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Mrs. Truman's Bridge Club

Bess Wallace Truman and her Independence, Missouri, bridge club at the White House. From left to right: Mrs. Leslie (Mary) Shaw, Mrs. Thomas (Adelaide) Twyman, Mrs. Frank (Natalie) Wallace, Mrs. Mize (Lucy) Peters, Margaret Truman, Mrs. James H. (Anne) Boyle (mostly obscured behind Margaret), Mrs. George (May) Wallace, Mrs. E. K. (Helena) Crow, Bess Wallace Truman, Mrs. Melvin (Thelma) Pollette, Mrs. James C. (Mag) Noel, Mrs. John (Edna) Hutchison, and Mrs. Oscar (Linda) King.

Bess Truman, Adelaide Twyman, Louise Duke, and Mary Bostian at Shangri-La

First Lady Bess Truman and three of her friends inspect an anchor outside the lodge at Shangri-La (now Camp David), Maryland, A little dog has his front paws on the anchor. Left to right are: Bess Truman, Adelaide Twyman, Louise Duke and Mary Bostian. (See also 89-3.) Possibly this was taken in 1946, when the Bridge Club visited Mrs. Truman in Washington. From: Truman Home.

Harry S. Truman with Sundial at Truman Library

Former President Harry S. Truman checks his watch against a sundial presented to him today by the Women's Jefferson Democratic Club of Kansas City for the new Harry S. Truman Library. At right in foreground is Mrs. D. C. M. Hart, club president, who made the presentation. Harry S. Truman jokingly remarked the sun dial was "three minutes behind time" compared with his watch. The presentation was made at the Library, which will be dedicated tomorrow. From: Houston Post.