Dinners and dining

President Harry S. Truman (center) talking with two unidentified men.

President Harry S. Truman (left) at dinner with Bryce Smith, former Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri.

Harry S. Truman at a dinner in Lamar, Missouri. Senator Truman is fifth from the left. Senator Tom Connally of Texas is fourth from the left. Senator Truman is going to make his acceptance speech for the vice presidential nomination from his hometown of Lamar.

Centennial banquet of the Herione Lodge at the Hotel Continental in Kansas City, Missouri. Seated at the table are (L-R): unidentified woman, Mary Jane Truman, J. Vivian Truman, and Luella Campbell Truman, and unidentified man.

Centennial Banquet of the Herione Lodge, with a large cake.

Centennial Banquet of the Herione Lodge at the Hotel Continental in Kansas City, Missouri.

Banquet given for Senators and Representatives while en route to Mexico. Senator Harry S. Truman is fifth from left.

Lieutenant May Felts, dietician to the U. S. forces during the Potsdam Conference at Potsdam, Germany, faces the dining room staff as she gives them final instructions regarding service to the members of the delegations. From left to right: T/5 Elva R. Hatton, Morehead, Kentucky; Private Harry E. Rimbach, Bangor, Maine; Private Jack Schwarz, Newark, Ohio; Private Ed Padden, Lackawanna, New York; Private First Class John Zerbe, Clemside, Ohio; Private First Class Jerry Zeleski, Detroit, Michigan; Private John Rock, Hampden, Massachusetts; Private Sam Di Antonio, Bronx, New York; Private P.

Lieutenant May Felts inspects salads for American Delegation at the Potsdam Conference in Germany. The other soldier is unidentified. From Potsdam album, 1945

Women's Army Corps Lieutenant May Felts and Staff Sergeant John Schwarz, mess sergeant, discuss details of the day's menu for the Potsdam Conference. From Potsdam album, 1945.