Luncheons

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Seated around the table, from left to right: Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and unidentified man (back to camera).

President Harry S. Truman attending a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. At the head table, from left to right are: Secretary of the Interior James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark.

President Harry S. Truman at a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Seated around the table from left to right are: Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, and unidentified man.

A view of Millstone Farm near Burke, Virginia, showing the main house in the background, a barn, and a shelter house where service men are lining up for a buffet lunch, some in swimming gear. The party is one of a series held on Sunday afternoons for enlisted men, sponsored by the American Newspaper Women's Club of Washington, D.C., as part of "Operation Homefront." From: Truman Home. From scrapbook on Operation Homefront.

President Harry S. Truman at a luncheon commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Seated from left to right at the table facing the camera: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, unidentified man, President Truman, Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, unidentified man, Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder, and Attorney General Tom Clark. All others unidentified.

Members of the armed forces, some in swimming trunks, line up at a table outside a shelter house at Millstone Farm near Burke, Virginia, where a buffet lunch is being served. The party, including swimming, is one in a series of parties sponsored by the American Newspaper Women's Club of Washington, D.C., held on Sunday afternoons as part of "Operation Homefront." From: Truman Home. From scrapbook on Operation Homefront.

Members of the armed services line up at a table outdoors for a buffet lunch given by the American Newspaper Women's Club of Washington, D.C., one of a series of Sunday afternoon parties sponsored by the Club as part of "Operation Homefront." From: Truman Home. From scrapbook on Operation Homefront.

Former First Lady Bess Truman sits with Chief Justice Earl Warren and former President Herbert Hoover at the head luncheon table at the Laurel Club. Photo is from a group of snapshots of the dedication of the Harry S. Truman Library and surrounding events.

American Legion National Commander Paul Griffith shown seated at a lunch table with 8 unidentified Legion members. Mr. Griffith is seated third from left.

American Legion National Commander Paul Griffith at the microphone at a Legion luncheon.