Freemasonry

President Harry S. Truman (third from left) at the George Washington National Masonic Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia with other unidentified dignitaries.

President Harry S. Truman, in the Oval Office, receives a bid to open the first performance of the 8th annual Shrine circus on April 19. Left to right: President Harry S. Truman, Renah F. Camalier, Chief Rabban of Almas Temple; Howard P. Foley, Managing Rector of the Shrine Circus; and Omer W. Clark, Illustrious Potentate of Almas Temple.

At the White House, surrounded by Scottish Rite members, President Harry S. Truman is presented with the insignia of an Emeritus Member of Honor of The Supreme Council, 33 deg. A.A. Scottish Rite. Front row, left to right are: Melvin M. Johnson, President Harry S. Truman, and John B. Mullan. Second row, left to right: Carl A. Miller, Benjamin F.P. Ivins, Frank C. Sayrs, and Carl H. Claudy. Third row, left to right: Harve Tibbott, Clyde A. Fulton, Howard R. Cruse, J. Boyd Mullen, and John G. Malmberg. Top row, left to right: F. Elmer Raschig, John W. Bricker, Robert F. Rich, Clinton P.

Grandview Masonic Lodge, in Grandview, Missouri, where Harry S. Truman was a member. This photograph was taken for an article on Harry S. Truman in Modern Woodmen Magazine in 1945. See also photos 62-41 through 62-53. Donor: Robert E. Frank, Modern Woodmen of America.

Faded snapshot of the Greta Kempton painting of former President Harry S. Truman in Masonic regalia hanging in the Research Room of the Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. From: Sam Wrabee, Conception Seminary

Former President Harry S. Truman poses in front of his Masonic portrait painted by Greta Kempton which is displayed in the Research Room of the Truman Library, Independence, Missouri. From: Sam Wrabee, Conception Seminary.

Senator Harry S. Truman, in Masonic apron setting the cornerstone during the dedication of the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City.

Masonic Hall in Grandview, Missouri. Reprint from Modern Woodmen, June 1945. From: Mrs. Roger Smith, Grandview, Missouri.

President Harry S. Truman (seated) in his office in the White House with Frank Land (standing, third from left) and the National Officers of the Imperial Council of the Shrine of North America. Others are unidentified.

Melvin M. Johnson, Grand Commander, Supreme Council, 33rd Degree Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, prepares to dedicate the Gourgas Memorial erected in the New York Bay Cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey.