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Institute Board Members and Scholars Dine at the Old Plantation

This is a general view of a dinner for the combined scholars and Truman Library Institute board members at the Old Plantation Restaurant. At the head table, from left to right: Wayne C. Grover, Elmer Ellis, Donald C. Watt, Earl J. McGrath, W. A. Holloway. At the extreme left of head table: Thomas Blaisdell. At the table to the right of the photo, from left to right: Tom Evans, Mrs. Philip C. Brooks, Dexter Perkins. At the center table, from left to right: Mr. Farrell, James Jones, J. R. Fuchs, James L. Sellers. All others are unidentified.

Harry S. Truman Receives a Plaque from Kansas City Photographers Association

Kansas City, MO. Former President Harry S. Truman receives a plaque from A. B. Crank, Kansas City Star photographer and president of the Kansas City Press Photographer's Association at a chili supper in Harry S. Truman's honor. The plaque was given in appreciation of Truman's consideration of photographers. The supper, was at a chili parlor that is a favorite eating place of Truman's (Dixon's). It marked the revival of the "One More, Please" club that was organized among photographers during Mr. Truman's administration. From: Houston Post.

Labor Department Official Attending Minority Groups Event

Robert C. Goodwin, Director of the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Employment Security, is shown seated second from the left. He is attending a Minority Groups Conference held in Washington, D.C., July 13-15, 1960. Goodwin's appointment book indicated this luncheon event was held at the Occidental Restaurant in Washington, D.C. The woman seated second from the right has on a name tag which reads "Miss Church." Others in view are not identified.