Dinners and dining

President Harry S. Truman speaking at the testimonial dinner for William Boyle, in Kansas City, Missouri. Original is oversized.

The head table at a testimonial dinner for William Boyle, in Kansas City, Missouri. Original is oversized.

Battery D Dinner celebrating the election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vice President-elect Harry S. Truman. At table, left to right: James B. Conway, Newell T. Paterson, Morris Glen Riley, Frank Stanley, Edward D. McKim, Harry S. Truman, Eugene P. Donnelly, John H. Thacher, Col. Harry Vaughan, Godfrey C. Downey, Verne F. Chaney, Fred E. Junion, John M. Carnie. First row standing: Frank Sargart, Ralph W. Taylor, Harry E. Whitney, Carl Pat Reilly, Fred Weiderman, Samuel Dantzig, Francis G. McGowan, Ed Gerye, Charles L. Fredericks, Frank E. Spina, Lawrence F. Becker, Leo J.

Truman-Barkley dinner, with standing, left to right: James Forrestal, John W. Snyder, and Dean Acheson. Mrs. Jesse Donaldson and Mrs. John Snyder also in photograph.

Luncheon at the National Convention of Federal Hospital Executives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at which President Harry S. Truman spoke. Original is oversize.

Banquet of the Building Trades Council at the Hotel Kansas Citian, Kansas City, Missouri. Original is oversize.

Ernest A. Gross, Deputy United States Representative to the United Nations, is host at a dinner given in honor of His Majesty King Faisal, II Al-Hashimi of Iraq and His Royal Highness Prince Abdul-Ilah, Regent of Iraq. From photograph album, "Visit of His Majesty the King of Iraq and His Royal Highness the Regent of Iraq to the United States of America, August 12 to September 8, 1952."

President Harry S. Truman, (third from the left, left side of the table) and other unidentified naval personnel attend a buffet supper in the President's honor. The supper was hosted by the officers of the submarine base in Key West, Florida.

This is a photograph for a reception for Commander L.F. Rodgers, the Associate Director for the Detroit Insuring Office, part of the Federal Housing Administration. Commander Rodgers is not identified in the photo. There are a total of seventy-one unidentified men in the photo, including the Commander. The caption at the bottom, right corner of the photo reads: Reception for Commander L.F. Rodgers Associate Director, Detroit Insuring Office Federal Housing Administration, Barlum Hotel May 15, 1939.

Raymond Foley (right) sits at a table with Murray Van Wagoner at an unknown event in Michigan. The men are smoking cigars. The original print has been retouched.