Dinners and dining

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (left) with two unidentified people at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner in the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Department of the Interior staff at a dinner honoring Ohio Congressman Michael Kirwan. Head table, left to right: unidentified; Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles; Congressman Kirwan; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty. Also pictured: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (foreground, right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of State Dean Acheson (left) and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) sit at the head table with an unidentified woman at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (right) shakes hands with Frank McKinney, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. Also pictured: Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture (second from left); and First Lady Bess Truman (second from right). From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

View of the guest tables at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson, President Harry S. Truman, and First Lady Bess Truman at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

From left to right: Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath, and Alice (Mrs. Dean) Acheson sit at the head table during the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Department of the Interior staff attend a dinner in honor of Ohio Congressman Michael Kirwan. Pictured, back table, left to right: unidentified; Under Secretary of the Interior Richard Searles; Congressman Kirwan; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Dale Doty. Also picture: Administrative Assistant Secretary of the Interior Vernon Northrop (first table, right side, left); and Edward J. Kelly, Superintendent of National Capital Parks (first table, right side, sixth from right). All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

President Harry S. Truman (at podium) addresses the guests of the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Oren E. Long, Governor of Hawaii, attends the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association Annual Banquet in Honolulu. From left to right: unidentified man; Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman; Hans Peter Faye, III, President of American Factors, Inc.; and Governor Long. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook