Dinners and dining

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) speaks at a dinner in Howard University's Frazier Hall for the honorary degree recipients from the 1949 Commencement. Also pictured: Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Indian Ambassador to the United States and Mexico (fourth from left); and Dr. Mordecai Johnson, President, Howard University (fourth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right) and Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (right) at a table with unidentified guests at the Truman-Barkley Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (center), Vice President Alben Barkley (right), and an unidentified man pose for a picture at the Truman-Barkley Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Guest table with Cabinet members at the Truman-Barkley Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. Pictured: Mrs. Margaret Krug (second from left); Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug (center); Mrs. Evlyn Snyder (second from right); and Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (standing, head table) speaks to guests at the Truman-Barkley Dinner at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Jean (Mrs. Arthur) Henning; and Arthur L. Henning, Wisconsin Democratic Elector at the Inaugural Dinner by the Presidential Electors at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Guest tables at the Touchdown Club Dinner. Pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (table 12, fifth from right, football lapel pin). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

A table of guests at the Texas State Society dinner honoring Attorney General Tom C. Clark (not pictured) at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D.C. Pictured: Under Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

A table of guests at the Texas State Society dinner honoring Attorney General Tom C. Clark (not pictured) at the Statler Hotel in Washington, D.C. Pictured: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (fourth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Chairperson of the Women's Division of the Democratic Party, India Edwards (left), and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman at a formal dinner. Woman on the right is unidentified.