Mesta, Perle, ca. 1890-1975

Luncheon for the Democratic National Finance Committee, held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. On the left side of the photo is the head table. Seated at the head table, from left to right, are: Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath; Senator Tom Connally; Vice President Alben Barkley; President Harry S. Truman; Louis Johnson; Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn; and unidentified.

First Daughter Margaret Truman attending a party in held in her honor in Brussels, Belgium. From left to right: unidentified woman, United States Minister to Luxembourg Perle Mesta, Margaret Truman, Democratic National Committee Vice-Chairman India Edwards, and United States Ambassador to Belgium Robert Murphy.

First Lady Bess Truman attending an event with other prominent women in the Democratic Party. From left to right: India Edwards, Executive Director, Women's Division, Democratic National Committee; Mrs. Truman; Perle Mesta, United States Minister to Luxembourg; United States Treasurer Georgia N. Clark; and Mrs. Gladys Tillett.

First Daughter Margaret Truman during her trip to Brussels, Belgium. From left to right: Mrs. Perle Mesta (left), Minister to Luxembourg; Margaret Truman; Mrs. India Edwards, vice Chairman, Democratic National Committee (second from right); and Mrs. Georgia Clark, Treasurer of the United States (right).

President Harry S. Truman attends a party given by Mrs. India Edwards, Vice-Chairman, Democratic National Committee (DNC). Left to Right: Wilson Wyatt, co-chairman of Americans for Democratic Action; President Truman; Perle Mesta, Minister to Luxembourg; Eda (Mrs. Charles) Brannan; William Boyle Jr., Chairman, Democratic National Committee; and Edwards (far right).

Mrs. Perle Mesta, Minister to Luxembourg (left); Mrs. India Edwards, Executive Director, Women's Division, Democratic National Convention (center); and Mrs. Georgia Clark, Treasurer of the United States (right), strolling together on the lawn of the Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Democratic Party officials gathered at an unidentified event. From left to right: Former DNC Vice-Chairman Gladys Tillet, Mary. W. Dewson, Mrs. India Edwards, Director, Women's Division, Democratic National Committee, Perle Mesta, Democratic National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath.

Banquet for women of television and radio held at the residence of ambassador Perle Mesta. Pictured: (seated from left to right), Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson, wife of the Postmaster General; Roberta (Mrs. Fred) Vinson, wife of the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; First Lady Bess Truman, and unidentified. Standing from left to right: Priscilla (Mrs. John) Sullivan, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; unidentified woman; Margaret (Mrs. Kenneth) Royall; Mrs. Henrietta (Mrs. Clinton) Anderson; and Mary (Mrs. Tom) Clark.

A reception held in honor of Margaret Truman (third from left) in Brussels, Belgium. Also pictured are Perle Mesta, United States Ambassador to Luxembourg (second from left) and Mrs. India Edwards, Vice Chairman, Democratic National Committee (second from right). All other individuals are unidentified.

The First Lady, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, with various women Democratic Party leaders. From left to right: United States Ambassador to Luxembourg Perle Mesta, Mrs. Truman, Treasurer of the United States Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark, Democratic National Committee Vice-Chair India Edwards, and Mrs. Gladys Avery Tillett.