Dinners and dining

Vice President Alben Barkley (standing) speaks at a Brotherhood dinner, sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, in honor of Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from right). Also pictured: Chief Justice Fred Vinson (left); and Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Left to right: Bernard E. Fergus, Niles Daily Times; Mitchell Shaker, Niles City Solicitor; Congressman Michael Kirwan; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Edward P. Lenney, President of Niles City Council; and Clingan Jackson, former Ohio State Senator in Niles, Ohio for the 2nd Annual Roosevelt Dinner. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (head table, at microphone) speaks at a Brotherhood dinner in his honor. Also pictured, head table: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (fifth from left); Chief Justice Fred Vinson (sixth from left); Vice President Alben Barkley (seventh from left); and Jane (Mrs. Alben) Barkley (ninth from left). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman speaks at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From left to right: Charles Luckman, Chairman of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner Committee; President Truman; William Boyle, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) and Postmaster General Jesse M. Donaldson (center) sit at the speakers' table with an unidentified woman during the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

View of the speakers' table and guest tables at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. All people unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman (center, left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (center, right) shake hands with two unidentified men at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

View of the speakers' table and guests at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. All people unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Three unidentified men seated at a dinner table. Event and location unknown. From an album of 34 pictures.

Overview of unoccupied banquet table with unidentified men milling around. Event and location unknown. This is from an album of 34 photographs.