Luncheons

The Court Street Methodist Church ladies are shown preparing for the multitude that would swarm into town for ceremonies at Westminster College where President Harry S. Truman and Britain's former Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, are to be awarded honorary degrees. Cooks from all over Callaway County had been pressed into service. The star of the menu was Callaway County ham. Churchill relished the meal. He solemnly proclaimed, "The pig has reached its highest point of evolution in this ham!" From: Hathon M. Fields, Independence, Missouri.

Harry S. Truman Library Institute luncheon at Stephenson's Restaurant in Independence, Missouri. From left to right: unidentified, Andrew Eaton, Cyrus Eaton, Averell Harriman, former President Harry S. Truman, Frank Freidel, and Dr. Philip Brooks.

Harry S. Truman Library Institute luncheon at Stephenson's Restaurant in Independence, Missouri. In the foreground, from left to right: unidentified, Truman Library Institute Director David D. Lloyd, and Professor James Sellers. In the background, from right to left: Frank Freidel, former President Truman, Averell Harriman, Cyrus Eaton, Andrew Eaton, and several unidentified men.

Harry S. Truman Library Institute luncheon at Stephenson's Restaurant in Independence, Missouri. From left to right: Truman Library director Philip Brooks, Cyrus Eaton, Averell Harriman, former President Harry S. Truman, and Frank Freidel.

Harry S. Truman Library Institute luncheon at Stephenson's Restaurant in Independence, Missouri. From left to right: Andrew Eaton, Cyrus Eaton, Averell Harriman, former President Harry S. Truman, Frank Freidel, and Philip Brooks, director of the Truman Library.

Wives of Harry S. Truman Library Institute members lunch at Stephenson's Restaurant in Independence, Missouri. From left to right are Margaret (Mrs. Cyrus) Eaton, Dorothy (Mrs. Philip) Brooks, and two unidentified ladies.

Wives of Harry S. Truman Library Institute members lunch at Stephenson's Restaurant in Independence, Missouri. From left to right are Margaret (Mrs. Cyrus) Eaton, Dorothy (Mrs. Philip) Brooks, and two unidentified ladies.

Luncheon held during the dedication ceremony for the Charles Keck bust of President Harry S. Truman at the State Capitol building in Jefferson City, Missouri. At the head table are J. Vivian Truman and Luella (Mrs. J. Vivian) Truman (third and fourth from the right); Peter S. Miravalle (seventh from the right); Mary Jane Truman (sixth from the right); Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly (fifth from the right); Mrs. Stella Brewer (second from the right); and Major General Harry Vaughan (right). All others are unidentified.

A luncheon during the dedication ceremony for the Charles Keck bust of President Harry S. Truman at the State Capitol building in Jefferson City, Missouri. Those identified include Peter S. Miravalle (fourth from the right), President Truman's sister, Mary Jane Truman (third from the right), and Missouri Governor Phil Donnelly (second from the right). All others are unidentified.

Photo of Senator Claude Pepper of Florida who had just introduced a bill in the Senate asking for a full lunch hour for the Senators. Said the Senator, as it now stands "we can eat only with the fear that some of the Senators are passing some bill behind our backs." From: Beth Gore