Dinners and dining

Stereograph of Alben Barkley, Wallace White and General Harry Vaughn at a banquet. African-American waiter standing behind. From: Lowell Mason's Stereographic library, Annual Baseball Outing, Volumes I and II. Photographs are of Baseball, Clam and chowder club of the United States Senate, of which Harry S. Truman was a member.

Stereograph of a group of men at a dinner table. Printed on back of card: Ed Johnson tried to sell a bill of goods, Jim Meade is skeptical, Carl Hatch and Bob La Follette listen to the President Pro-Tempore. That's Wallace White watching Joe Martin take of drink of water. From: Lowell Mason's Stereographic Library, Annual Baseball Outing, Volumes I and II. Photographs are of Baseball, Clam and Chowder Club of the United States Senate, of which Harry S. Truman was a member.

At a dinner given in honor of Vice-Chancellor and Mrs. Scharf given by Ambassador Max Loewenthal are (Left to right): Mrs. Scharf, the Vice-Chancellor, the Ambassador, and Mrs. Loewenthal. From the Department of State Album: "Visit of His Excellency Adolf Schaerf, Vice-Chancellor of Austria, to the United States, March 1-21, 1952."

Washington, D.C. View of crowded ballroom here tonight as some 3,000 Democrats filled this room and banquet room on the floor below to hear former President Harry S. Truman, center, give the Republican party and the Eisenhower administration a tongue-lashing. The dinner, at $100-a-plate, was tendered by the Democrats of America as a tribute to the former President and Mrs. Bess Truman. It also kicked off the 1958 congressional election campaign. From: Houston Post.

Washington, D. C. Former President Harry S. Truman and Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas shake hands across the flower-decorated head table at a Democratic dinner party tonight. Governor Faubus, a central figure in the Little Rock school integration controversy, had this to say about Truman: "I think he's a wonderful guy." From: Houston Post.

Washington, D.C. Former President Harry S. Truman and Governor Orval Faubus of Arkansas shake hands across the flower-decorated head table at a Democratic party dinner tonight. Governor Faubus, a central figure in the Little Rock school integration controversy, had this to say about Harry S. Truman: "I think he's a wonderful guy." From: Houston Post.

Harry S. Truman, addressing a fund-raising dinner for Cook County Democrats, showed in these studies that he has lost none of the old ability for gestures and facial expressions to drive home his points as he criticized the Eisenhower administration. (3 Photos) From: Houston Post.

Former President Harry S. Truman (left) talks with Adlai Stevenson, former presidential candidate, tonight at a $100-a-plate dinner put on by a Cook County Democrats. In a speech later, the former President accused the Eisenhower administration of making a mess of things at home and abroad. From: Houston Post.

Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews is shown while on a visit to the Yokosuka Naval Facilities in Japan. He is seen in the bluejacket or enlisted men's Mess Hall at the Navy's Fleet Activities Command, Yokosuka, Japan. Secretary Matthews is addressing the enlisted assembly before joining them for Turkey dinner. Secretary Matthews' trip took place November 12 - November 30, 1950.

During his visit to Tokyo, Japan, Secretary of the U.S. Navy Francis P. Matthews was feted by R.O.N.S. (Reserve Officers of the Naval Services) with a dinner at the Union Club. Shown here with the Secretary are Vice Admiral Charles T. Joy and Mrs. Charles T. Joy. Dates of the Far East trip were November 12-30, 1950.