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Daily Appointments of Harry S. Truman

September 23, 1947

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H.R.H. Crown Prince Olav of Norway The Ambassador of Norway
The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] (Asked Mr. Connelly to arrange this Saturday)
The President motored to Office of Attorney General for surprise birthday luncheon - Attorney General's [Tom C. Clark] birthday
(The Postmaster General [Robert E. Hannegan])
(Honorable Edwin Pauley)
(The President left for Mayflower Hotel to attend Dinner of Business Advisory Council)
Senator Harley Kilgore, W. Va. (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly last Monday to ask for this)
Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors (Wants to discuss his quarterly report)
Honorable David A. Norse, the Under Secretary of Labor (To discuss question of a new Assistant Secretary of Labor; also testimony requested from the Chief of Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense Dr. Vannevar Bush (Arranged at the suggestion of Secretary James Forrestal)
(Mr. Blevins Davis) (Arranged by Miss Rose Conway)
The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson]
(Father George King) (Mr. Jim Lillis)
The President received the following Members of the Board of Directors of the American Overseaas Aid and United Nations Appeal for Children: Adams, Orson, Jr.~Blanchard, Ralph Arnold, Edward~Burns, Allen T. Athenagoras, Archbishop~Briscoe, Mr. Sherman Aydelotte, Frank~Cashen, T.C. Chr. Batt, William L.~Chamberlain, Dr. Joseph Biddle, Clement M.~Cihak, Mrs. Blanche J. Bookman, C.M.~Crowley, Leo T. Brannaman, Ray H.~Curlett, John N. Bell, Daniel~Davis, Chester C. Brown, Edward E.~deForest, Col. L. Effingham Broyles, Reverend Vernon~Deupree, R.R., Pres. Bruere, Henry, Pres.~Douglass, Dr. Paul F. Dyke, Ken R.~Ewing, Oscar Ross Learoot, Katharine~Graham, Frank P. Lewis, W.E.~Green, William Linton, Albert~Hollander, Sidney Luce, Henry R.~Hardaloupas, Evangelos McCabe, Thomas G.~Harnischfeger, Walter Miller, Dr. Kenneth D.~Harrison, George M. Mitchell, Dr. Eva~Helis, William G. Ingraham, Mrs. Henry A.~Nelson, Donald Kellogg, Mrs. Vernon~O'Boyle, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick A. Killiam, J.R., Jr.~O'Shea, William J. Kirk, Maj. General Norman T.~ Paist, Mrs. William~Paterson, Chat Koch, Rev. Henry C.~Pickett, Clarence E. Post, John~Arthur Ringland Riley, Charles W.~Dallas, Dort Salmon, Clarke~Howard Hunter Chroder, William J.~Rule, Victor A. Skouras, Spyros~Moore, MacEnnis Smith, Russell~Brunot, James Stephanidis, Stephen~Owen, Charlotte Swanstrom, Very Rev. Msgr. Edward~ Swietlik, Dr. Francis X.~Rooney, Miss R. Taft, Charles P.~Taylor, S. Gregory Van Dusen, Dr. Henry P.~Warnshuis, Dr. A. L.
Honorable George Schoeneman Mr. and Mrs. Vernon H. Gaston
(Lunch)
Cabinet [Meeting] (Robert Lovett for State, Morse for Labor and Wiggins for Treasury. General Fleming absent. All others present.)
Honorable Robert Lovett, Under Secretary of State Honorable William Benton, Assistant Secretary of State
(Honorable George Allen)
(The President attended a Play and Dinner at Gadsby's Tavern, Alexandria, Virginia, given by General and Mrs. Harry Vaughan)
[Public Papers: Letter to Dr. Vannevar Bush Upon His Appointment as Chairman, Research and Development Board]
Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers]
The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] Honorable Thomas K. Finletter
(Honorable Arthur Hill, Chairman-designate, National Security Resources Board) (Asked to come in today, and as will not be sworn in until tomorrow, thought best come, off record)
Mr. Paul Fitzpatrick, Chairman, N.Y. State Democratic Committee (Phoned Mr. Connelly Tuesday to ask for this)
Lt. General Albert C. Wedemeyer (Has reported to General Marshall on trip to China, and now wishes to confer with the President)
(Lunch)
The President received the State Bank Commissioners amd their wives in the Rose Garden. This group visited the White House at two p.m. for sightseeing amd were received afterwards by the President: ALABAMA H.F. Benton, Montgomery, Alabama Miss Addie Lee Farrish, Montgomery, Alabama ARKANSAS Theo P. Carson, Little Rock, Ark. Mr. Thomas W. Leggett, Little Rock, Arkansas Mr. J.A. Marlar, Rector, Arkansas Mrs. J.A. Marlar, Rector, Arkansas CALIFORNIA W.F. Volberg, Berkeley, California Mr. Robert S. Beasley, Beverly Hills, California Mrs. Robert S. Beasley, Beverly Hills, California Mr. B.C. Corlett, San Francisco, California Mrs. B.C. Corlett, San Francisco, California William P. Funstan, San Francisco, California William J. Murphy, San Francisco, California Mrs. William J. Murphy, San Francisco, California Maurice J. Sparling, San Francisco, California COLORADO Elwood M. Brooks, President, Central Bank & Trust Company, Denver, Colorado Mr. W.L. Hazlett, Denver, Colorado Mrs. W.L. Hazlett, Denver, Colorado Mr. L.B. McBride, Fort Collins, Colorado CONNECTICUT Mr. L.K. Elmore, Hartford, Connecticut Mr. Richard Rapport, West Hartford, Connecticut Mrs. Richard Rapport, West Hartford, Connecticut Harold P. Splain, Danbury, Connecticut DELAWARE John C. Darby, Dover, Delaware Mrs. John C. Darby, Dover, Delaware James W. Allison, Wilmington, Delaware DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Norris C. Baake, Washington, D.C. J.O. Brott, Washington, D.C. Raymond T. Cahill, Washington, D.C. J. Forbes Campbell, Washington, D.C. S.R. Carpenter, Washington, D.C. Lawrence Clayton, Washington, D.C. Mr. Earl Cook, Washington, D.C. Mrs. H. Earl Cook, Washington, D.C. Ernest A. Dauer, Washington, D.C. Thomas Davis, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Thomas Davis, Washington, D.C. Arthur G. Deane, Washington, D.C. E.H. DeHority, Washington, D.C. J.H. Donoghue, Washington, D.C. Miss Eileen Downey, Washington, D.C. Marriner S. Eccles, Washington, D.C. Mr. and Mrs. John Freeman, Washington, D.C. Glenn M. Goodman, Washington, D.C. C.W. Griffin, Washington, D.C. Maple T. Harl, Washington, D.C. Miss Florence Helm, Washington, D.C. Randolph Hughes, Washington, D.C. Robert B. Jacoby, Washington, D.C. Irving H. Jurow, Washington, D.C. I.B. King, Washington, D.C. R.F. Leonard, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Frank E. Lynch, Washington, D.C. W.C. McClelland, Washington, D.C. J. McGrath,Washington, D.C. E.R. Millard, Washington, D.C. R.D. Miller,Washington, D.C. Chester Morrill, Special Advisor, FRB, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Chester Morrill, Washington, D.C. D.J. Needham, Washington, D.C. Goodwin J. Oppegard, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Goodwin J. Oppegard, Washington, D.C. J.L. Robertson, Washington, D.C. L.L. Robertson, Washington, D.C. Mrs. L.L. Robertson, Washington, D.C. Vance L. Sailor, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Vance L. Sailor, Washington, D.C. L.H. Sedlacek, Washington, D.C. Russell Shearer, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Russell Shearer, Washington, D.C. Merritt Sherman, Washington, D.C. George S. Sloan, Washington, D.C. E.L. Smead, Washington, D.C. Matt S. Szymezak, Washington, D.C. Woodlief Thomas, Washington, D.C. Alfred G. Towers, Washington, D.C. J. Leonard Townsend, Washington, D.C. C.B. Upham, Washington, D.C. J.K. Vardaman, Washington, D.C. E. Earl Wallace, Washington, D.C. Mrs. E. Earl Wallace, Washington, D.C. Nancy Wallace, Washington, D.C. U.V. Wilcox, Washington, D.C. Frank W. Wozencraft, Washington, D.C. FLORIDA J.V. Chapman, State Comptroller's office C.M. Gay, Tallahassee, Florida Mrs. C.M. Gay, Tallahassee, Florida GEORGIA J.E. Denmark, Atlanta, Georgia Reed Dolan, Atlanta, Georgia O.G. Jackson, Atlanta, Georgia Mills B. Lane, Jr., Atlanta, Georgia W. Clyde Roberts, Atlanta, Georgia R.M. Stephenson, Atlanta, Georgia Lloyd Thomas, Atlanta, Georgia IDAHO E.P. Haworth Mrs. E.P. Haworth ILLINOIS W.H. Diercks, Chicago, Illinois Hugh J. Helmer, Examiner, Fed. Reserve Bank of Chicago C.L. Pitman, Chicago, Illinois C.P. Van Zante, Chicago, Illinois J.J. Jaeger, Chicago, Illinois Mrs. J.J. Jaeger F.A. Adams, Springfield, Illinois Mrs. F.A. Adams INDIANA Francis J. Moore, Indianapolis, Indiana Mrs. Francis J. Moore Miss Audrey Moore Evans Wollen, Jr., Indianapolis, Indiana Mrs. Evans Wollen, Jr. IOWA H.P. Black, Des Moines, Iowa Mrs. H.P. Black KANSAS Ben A. Welch, Topeka, Kansas Mes. Ben Welch Mrs. Madeline Reed, Topeka, Kansas KENTUCKY Dudley Caudill, Frankfort, Kentucky Mrs. Dudley Caudill Mrs. J.H. Pons, Washington, D.C Charles Dudley Caudill, Frankfort, Kentucky H.H. Smith, Frankfort, Kentucky Mrs. H.H. Smith LOUISIANA W.J. Begnaud, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Miss Myra A. Landry, Secretary, Baton Rouge, Louisiana A.E. Meehl, Baton Rouge, La. C.C. Smith, Baton Rouge, La. Mrs. C.C. Smith Jewel Begnaud, Lafayette, Louisiana MAINE Albert S. Noyes Homer E. Robinson, Augusta, Maine MARYLAND John D. Hospelhorn, Maryland J. Willard Tawes, Maryland Fred Wigfield, Jr. Maryland Mrs. Fred Wigfield, Jr., New Cumberland, Md. Fred Wigfield, III, New Cumberland, Md. Nancy Sue Wigfield, New Cumberland, Maryland MASSACHUSETTS Joseph Perry, President, Newston Savings Bank, Belmont, Mass. Frederick D. Bonner, Mass. Mr. L.W. Barlow, Boston, Mass. Mrs. L.W. Barlow, Boston, Mass. Timothy Donovan, Boston, Mass. Earl Latham, Boston, Mass. Wm. D. McRae, Boston, Mass. Walter H. Neaves, Mass. Daniel J. O'Connor, H.H. Pierce, Boston, Mass. MICHIGAN Mr. Harry S. Gould, Detroit Mrs. Harry S. Gould, Detroit Mr. E.W. Nelson, Lansing Mrs. E.W. Nelson, Lansing R.I. Hudson, Lansing MINNESOTA Clayton, R. Tillander, Minneapolis H.G.McConnell, Minnesota R.O. Bishop, Minneapolis F.A. Amundson, Minnesota Ben Du Bois, Sauk Center MISSISSIPPI J.W. Latham, Jackson MISSOURI D.G. Cass, Jefferson City M.E. Morris, Jefferson City H.G. Shaffner, Jefferson City D.F. Mills, Kansas City G.F. Roetzel, Kansas City D.W. Woolley, Kansas City E.R. Grover, St. Louis Mrs. E.R. Grover, St. Louis George E. Kroner, St. Louis W.E. Peterson, St. Louis NEBRASKA J.F. McLain, Lincoln, Nebraska Mrs. J.F. McLain, Lincoln Mr. Wade R. Martin, Omaha Mrs. Wade R. Martin, Omaha NEVADA Mr. Stanley J. Freemont, Reno Mrs. Stanley J. Freemont, Reno Mr. Grant L. Robinson, Reno Mrs. Grant L. Robinson, Reno NEW HAMPSHIRE Mr. Clyde M. Davis Mrs. Clyde M. Davis NEW JERSEY Mr. J.C. Wilson, Perth Amboy, New Jersey Mr. Lawrence B. Carey, New Jersey Mr. J.T. Connolly, Trenton, New Jersey NEW YORK Mr. Elliott Bell, New York City Mrs. Elliott Bell, New York City Miss Nancy M. Bell, New York City Mr. Nugent Fallon, New York City Mr. Neil G. Greensides, New York City Mr. William A. Lyon, New York City Mr. Walter A. Mayer, New York City Mr. George L. McCarthy, New York City Mr. Melvin C. Miller, New York City Mrs. W.S. Morehouse, Geneva Mr. John W. Standsteadt, New York City Mr. W.F. Sheehan, New York City Mr. R.B. Wiltse, New York City Mr. J.F. Wood, New York City NORTH CAROLINA Mr. Gurney P. Hood, Raleigh NORTH DAKOTA Mr. J.A. Graham, Bismark Mrs. J.A. Graham, Bismark Mr. E.H. Maercklein, Bismark Mrs. E.H. Maercklein, Bismark OHIO Mr. H.M. Boyd, Cleveland, Ohio Mr. W.D. Fulton, Cleveland, Ohio Mr. Paul A. Mitchell, Columbus, Ohio Mrs. Paul A. Mitchell, Columbus, Ohio Mr. A.F. Shafer, Columbus, Ohio Mrs. A.F. Shafer, Columbus, Ohio Mr. L.F. Stroefer, Columbus, Ohio OKLAMOMA Mr. Carl B. Sebring, Oklamoma City Mrs. Nora Sebring, Oklahoma City OREGON Mr. A.A. Rogers, Salem, Oregon Mrs. A.A. Rogers, Salem, Oregon PENNSYLVANIA Mr. Christian H. Brandt, Harrisburgh, Pa. Mrs. Christian H. Brandt, Harrisburgh, Pa. Mr. Zell G. Fenner, Philadelphia Mr. D. Emmert Brumbaugh, Harrisburgh, Pa. Mrs. D. Emmert Brumbaugh, Harrisburgh, :Pa. Mr. E.C. Hill, Philadelphia Mr. Ralph H. Richards, Pittsburgh RHODE ISLAND Mr. Alexander Chmielewski, Bank Commissioner, Providence, R.I. Mr. Thos. J. Meehan, Providence, R.I. Mrs. Thos. J. Meehan, Providence, R.I. SOUTH CAROLINA Mr. J.W. Dovell, Columbia, S.C. Mrs. J.W. Dovell, Columbia, S.C. Mr. W. Royden Watkins, Columbia, S.C. Mrs. W. Royden Watkins, Columbia, S.C. SOUTH DAKOTA Mr. Verne W. Abeel, Pierre TENNESSEE Mr. W.B. Pollard, Memphis, Tenn. Mr. W.J. Bryan, Nashville, Tenn. Mr. H.B. Clarke, Nashville TEXAS Mr. J.M. Falkner, Austin, Texas Mr. E.J. Barber, Dallas Mr. L.J. Davis, Dallas Mr. Harold R. DeMoss, Dallas Mr. John Q. McAdams, Winters UTAH Mr. J.M. Knapp, Salt Lake City VERMONT Mr. Charles E. Burns, Montpelier. Vermont VIRGINIA Mr. N.L. Armistead, Richmond Mr. J.L. Bailey, Richmond Mr. R.N. McLeod, Richmond Mrs. R.N. McLeod, Richmond Mr. Milton, R. Morgan, Richmond Mr. Edw. A. Wayne, Richmond WASHINGTON Mr. Walter A. Johnson, Olympia Mrs. Walter A. Johnson, Olympia WISCONSIN Mr. R.L. Hopkins, Madison Mr. G.H. Matthews, Madison WYOMING Mr. Morris E. Hartwell, Cheyenne, Wyoming Mr. S.B. Morgan, Cheyenne HAWAII Mr. W. Lloyd Lederer Mr. C.B. Axford, New York City, N.Y. Mrs. B. Axford, New York City, N.Y. Mr. Russell P. Prudden, New York City, N.Y. Mr. Faulkner C. Broach, Tulsa, Oklahoma William R. White, New York M. Vilas Hubbard, Los Angeles, Calif. Mrs. L. Vilas Hubbard, Los Angeles, Calif. Miss Ann Hubbard, Pasadena, Calif.
Honorable Eugene Meyer
The following Officers took their Oath of Office in the President's Office: Honorable Arthur M. Hill, Chairman, National Security Resources Board Admiral Sidney W. Souers, Executive Secretary, National Security Council Rear Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter, Director of Central Intelligence (Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner, D.C. Court of Appeals, administered oath. The following guests were present: Mr. T. Babbit, Asst. Director for Reports and Estimates Mr. and Mrs. Tom Blake Miss Guy Bryan, Secretary to Director Captain W.C. Ford (USN) Executive Director Colonel D.H. Galloway (USA) Asst. Director for Special Operations Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Gardner Admiral John Gingrich Mr. J.R. Greenwood Honorable Averell Harriman Mr. amd Mrs. Arthur M. Hill Mr. Frederick S. Hill Admiral and Mrs. R.H. Hillenkoetter Mr. Louis A. Johnson Mr. A.W. Koehler Mr. Arthur B. Koontz Honorable Julius A. Krug Mr. James S. Lay, Member of Admiral Souers' staff Mr. Marx Leva, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense Mr. William L. Marbury Miss Ruth Nicalo, Member of Admiral Souers' staff Captain G.E. Olsen (USN), Asst. Director for Collection and Dissemination Mr. R.A. Richard, Personal Assistant to Director Maj. General Clinton F. Robinson Mr. Jack Garrett Scott Dr. and Mrs. Luther Sheldon Brig. General E.L. Sibert (USA) Asst. Director for Operations Mrs. S.W. Souers Admiral Lewis L. Strauss Mrs. Ellen Voke Miss Ina Holtzxcheiter, Member of Admiral Souers' staff
The National Security Council met with the President: Honorable Robert A. Lovett, Under Secretary of State Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense Honorable Arthur M. Hill, Chairman, National Security Resources Board Honorable Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army Honorable John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force Admiral Sidney W. Souers, Executive Secretary, National Security Council Rear Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter, Director of Central Intelligence
Honorable Oscar R. Ewing, Federal Security Administrator (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly for this)
Honorable William Green, President, A.F.of L. (Phoned Mr. Matthew Connelly for this)
(The President posed for News Reels for Community Chest Drive)
Mr. Albert S. Goss, Master, National Grange, & Member of Citizens' Food committee (Has just returned from convention in Geneva, and is anxious to tell the President about food situation in Europe. Particularly asked if he might see the President before Monday, when the President meets with Leaders from Congress on food problem.)
Mr. John Cowles, Sovereign Commander, the Supreme Council, Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction Major Sir Thomas G.L. Lumley-Smith and Lady Lumley-Smith Major Robert Lindsay Lord and Mrs. and Miss Loyd Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lionel Fitzroy Cook Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Crump, Richmond, Va. Reverend Edgar C. Powers, Baltimore, Md. (These three gentlemen, according to Mr. Cowles, are active members of Supreme Council of England and Wales and are well acquainted with His Majesty King George VI. This appointment was cleared with our State Department and the British Ambassador.)
(Lunch)
Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget
General Omar Bradley
(Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense) (Honorable James E. Webb, Director, Bureau of the Budget) (Honorable Dean Acheson) (Honorable John R. Steelman) (Off record meeting)
(The President opened the Annual Community Chest Drive by a national radio address) [Public Papers]
[Public Papers: Statement by the President Making Public a Report "The Federal Research Program"]
(Mr. Perry Brown of Austin, Texas)
At the White House: The Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court Mr. Justice Reed, U.S. Supreme Court Mr. Justice Rutledge, U.S. Supreme Court Mr. Justice Black The Attorney General of the United States [Tom C. Clark] Chief Justice D. Lawrence Groner Circuit Judge Calvert Magruder Circuit Judge Learned Hand Circuit Judge John C. Mahoney Circuit Judge John Biggs, Jr. Circuit Judge John J. Parker Circuit Judge Ben Hicks Circuit Judge Orrie L. Phillips Circuit Judge Albert Lee Stephens Circuit Judge Francis Garrecht Honorable Clark Clifford
(The President attended Sunday School Services at First Baptist Church - made brief talk, (impromptu) to children)
At the White House (General Philip Fleming)
At the White House (The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall]) (Honorable Robert Lovett, Under Secretary of State) (The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman]) (The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson]) (Honorable Archibald L.M. Wiggins, Under Secretary of Treasury) (Honorable John R. Steelman) (Honorable Clark Clifford)
(Honorable Robert Lovett, Acting Secretary of State)
The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall] The Under Secretary of State The Secretary of Agriculture [Clinton P. Anderson] The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] (Honorable John R. Steelman) Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, Mich. Senator Tom Connally, Texas Senator Styles Bridges, N.H. Senator Wallace H. White, Jr., Me. Senator Scott Lucas, Ill. Congressman Charles A. Halleck, Ind. Congressman Charles A. Eaton, N.J. Congressman Sam Rayburn, Texas Congressman Sol Bloom, N.Y. Congressman Leslie C. Arends, Ill. Congressman Jesse P. Wolcott, Mich. Admiral William D. Leahy (The Food Situation in Europe)
Honorable Walter Thurston, U.S. Ambassador to Maxico
The Secretary of State [George C. Marshall]
(Cabinet luncheon)
Press and Radio Conference [Public Papers]
Honorable Herbert C. Hoover
The President received the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of Government: Honorable James Forrestal, Secretary of Defense Honorable Arthur S. Fleming, Civil Service Commission Honorable Dean Acheson, Washington, D.C. Honorable George H. Mead, Dayton, Ohio Senator George D. Aiken, Vt. Dr. James K. Pollock Senator John L. McClellan, Ark. Honorable Joseph P. Kennedy Honorable Herbert Hoover Congressman Clarence J. Brown, Ohio Mr. James Rowe Congressman Carter Manasco, Ala. (Honorable John R. Steelman) (Honorable James Webb)
Executive Orders:  [9895 Exemption of Certain Officers of the Executive Branch of the Government From Compulsory Retirement of Age; Sept. 30, 1947; not published]
(Honorable Charles Luckman)
Honorable Charles Luckman, Chairman, Citizens Food Committee Honorable Clinton P. Anderson [Secretary of Agriculture] Honorable George C. Marshall [Secretary of State] Honorable Robert Lovett Honorable William Averell Harriman [Secretary of Commerce] Honorable John Steelman (Arranged by Dr. John Steelman)
Congressman Augustine B. Kelley, Pa. (Wrote the President September 11th, stating he had just returned from Europe and a visit to the Ruhr and other parts of Germany. He wishes to talk to the President about importance of increasung coal production there, etc.)
Honorable Gael Sullivan
The President received a group of Editors of the Business and Trade Papers: Ainsworth, Marcus; Chilton Publications Burnett, Hal; Industrial Marketing Babcox, E.S.; Tire Review Barnett, R.W.; Mill Supplies Bickford, W.R.; Export Trade and Shipper Boyce, Carroll; Factory Chase, Julian; Automotive Industries Clapp, Harry; Hardware Age Cleworth, C. Wm.; Plastics World Cohen, Stanley; Advertising Age Cole, Fred; Jewelers Circular - Keystone Cox, Maurice E.; Optical Journal Craig, Hugh; Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter Crawford, Arch; Nat'l Assn. of Magazine Publishers Crist, Bainbridge; Tide Custer, James R.; Automotive Industries Davis, Sherman; Railway Age Elfenbein, Julien; Haire Publications Enslew, L.H.; Water and Sewage Works Fox, Maxwell; Tide Gambatese, Joe; McGraw-Hill Publications Garber, D. Allyn; Department Store Economist Goble, Emerson; Architectural Record Gussow, Don; Candy Industry Haire, A.J.; Haire Publications Haggett, Alice B.; Business Press News Bureau (P. Wooton) Hardy, Eugene; Chilton Publications Heale, Charles J.; Hardware Age Herb, Charles O.; Machinery Hildreth, Joseph S.; Chilton Publications Hollensbe, H.E.; Industry and Power Hook, George T.; Commercial Car Journal Irish, W.E.; Industrial Equipment Joyce, Arthur T.; Bakers Weekly Jacobson, Eleanor G.; Business Press News Bureau (Wooton) Jones, J.A.J.; Food Industries Kaylin, S.O.; Chain Store Age Keagy, Jr. T.; Hardware Age Kennedy, George; Drug Topics Kirkpatrick, Sidney D.; Chemical Engineering Knisely, Stanley A.; Associated Business Papers LaMotte, Luther M.; Marine News Langdon, Palmer; Metal Finishing Lauver, Samuel A.; Manufacturers Record Leihy, C.W.; Shears Lippert, T.W.; The Iron Age Lyne, James G.; Railway Age Mack, Robert; Automotive Industries McBride, Gordon W.; Food Industries McBride, R.S.; Chemical Engineering Merrill, Harwood F.; Modern Industry Mills, Bert; Forbes Nagel, C.E.; Machinery Oberg, Erik; Machinery Pearson, Irene; Associated Business Papers Peters, Arthur C.; American Exporter Peters, Fred P.; Materials and Methods Poe, Edgar A.; Business Press News Bureau Price, B.K.; Steel Rannells, Karl; Chilton Publications Rooney, William M.; Steel Redmond, Wilfred; Bakers Weekly Salisbury, Sales Management Smail, Marjorie; American Perfumer Stafford, Lawrence; Commercial & Financial Chronicle Steinebach, F.G; The Foundry Strock, Cliff; Heating and Ventilating Swan, Carroll J.; Printers Ink Taft, Walter; Railway Age Tavenner, C.B.; Railway Age Taylor, RobertL.; Chemical Industries Toboldt, W.K.; Motor Age Voegele, Walter O.; Hotel Management Wehrman, Robert; Metal Finishing Wilson, Kenneth R.; The Financial Post Witherspoon, D.J.; Distribution Age Witten, J.M.; Hardware Age Wooton, Paul; Pres. Nat'l Conference of Business Paper Ed. Young, Wilbur W.; Diesel Progress Cullen, Thomas V.; The Spectator Dipman, Carl W.; Progressive Grocer Fitzgerald, R.L.; Boot and Shoe Recorder Haire, Thomas B.; Haire Publications Krautzberg, E.C.; Penton Publications McPherrin, John; American Druggist Breskin, C.A.; Modern Plastics Crawford, Mrs. Arch; Nat'l Assn. Magazine Publishers
[Public Papers: The President's Special Conference With Editors of Business and Trade Papers]
(Mr. Neal Helm)
Mr. Wang Shih-Chieh, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for China H.E. V.K. Wellington Koo, the Ambassador of China (Has been in New York at UN and requested this through State Department)
Honorable W. Stuart Symington, the Secretary for Air General Carl Spaatz (Mr. Symington phoned Mr. Connelly to ask for this appointment a week or so ago)
The Presidenet received a group from the American Gold Star Mothers of the World Wars: Mrs. Millicent Ackerman, Pa. Mrs. Margaret Austin, Mich. Mrs. Julia A. Brown, N.Y. Mrs. Alice Bjormes, N.Y. Mrs. Theresa Burzo, N.Y. Mrs. Effie Hanson Chuda, Neb. Mrs. Ruth Clum, Mich. Mrs. Charlotte Caloon, N.Y. Mrs. Emily Chase, N.Y. Mrs. Mary Cupo Mrs. Emma Comite Mrs. Anna Danield, N.Y. Mrs. Helen Donohue, N.Y. Mrs. Mary A. Doyle, N.Y. Mrs. Rose Detatore, Pa. Mrs. Anna Domble Mrs. Ella De Vaughn, W. Va. Mrs. Blanche De Vaughn, W. Va. Mrs. Mae Eichmann, Mich. Mrs. Estella G. Emory, Dela. Mrs. Cora E. Easterly, Pa. Mrs. Maud C. Eddy, N.Y. Mrs. Lillian G. Emmerich Mrs. Sarah Ereza Mrs. Nettie E. Foote, Mich. Mrs. Helen G. Fluhr, N.Y. Mrs. Agnes Gilbert, N.Y. Mrs. Mrs. Catherine Gallagher, N.Y. Mrs. Gertrude H. Graves, N.Y. Mrs. Florence Harris, N.Y. Mrs. Jennie Howe, N.Y. Mrs. Mary Hampton, N.Y. Mrs. Judith Hormal, Washington, D.C. Mrs. M. Hoffer, Pennsylvania Mrs. Anna Kornley, New York Mrs. Mary E. Koch, New York Mrs. M. Kosos, Pennsylvania Mrs. Marie Kappelmeier, N.Y. Mrs. Freda M. Kob, Pa. Mrs. Bessie Laibman, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Martha McCall, Kansas Mrs. Cecilia E. McKnight, N.Y. Mrs. Frances Maida, N.Y. Mrs. Mary C. McGee, N.Y. Mrs. Helena Mason, N.Y. Mrs. Laura Newby, Kansas Mrs. Lena Oxley, Mich. Mrs. Mary Potter, N.Y. Mrs. Doris Rose, Wshington, D.C. Mrs. Hazel Ryan, N.Y. Mrs. Hazel F. Ryan, N.Y. Mrs. Sophie Sittinger Mrs. Jessie Starkey, Kansas Mrs. Sadie Stein, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Smith, Pa. Mrs. Schrieber, Pa. Mrs. Bessie Scoursi, N.Y. Mrs. Catherine Smith Mrs. Helen C. Webner, N.Y. Mrs. Catherine Yanowski, N.Y. Mrs. Stella Yuille, Mich. Mrs. Bess Sheppard, W. Va.
(Lunch)
(Mr. William Boyle)
General Omar Bradley, Administrator of Veterans Affairs (Asked if he could have an appointment of about one hour)
Mr. Edward Arnold Mr. Carter Barron
[Public Papers: Letter to Committee Chairmen on the Situation in Western Europe]
The President spoke briefly to the Members of the Citizens Food Committee and the Cabinet Food Committee, in the Moving Picture Theatre in the White House (Arranged by Dr. John R. Steelman) [Public Papers]
(Honorable J. K. Vardaman)
(Judge Douglas L. Edmonds)
Senator J. Howard McGrath
Mr. James G. Patton, President, National Farmers Union (Wrote the President early in September, stating there were a number of matters of national importance which he would like to discuss with the President soon.)
The President received the first Purple Heart Viola, opening the local drive for the Order of the Purple Heart. Mrs. Claude Allen, President, local Chapter, & Sgt. Allen Mrs. Beatrice Donovan, National Senior Vice President of Ladies Auxiliary; Carole French, aged 3 (The President received the first viola last year in July. There will be no national drive as such, this year, and it will be left to each community to choose time they think best. They wanted this publicity, however, to start things off)
(Mr. Fred McClerkin)
(Honorable John Fahey, Federal Home Loan Bank Commissioner) (Arranged by David Niles - off record)
Dr. Edwin G. Nourse, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers Mr. Leon H. Keyserling, Vice Chairman (To go over their quarterly memoranda. Dr. Nourse spoke to the President about this when he was in on September 24th.)
Commander James O'Neill, of the American Legion (Newly elected - to pay respects. Arranged at request of Secretary John L. Sullivan)
The President awarded the Medal of Merit to Colonel Louis Johnson Colonel Jess Auton, Army Air Forces Stephen Ailes General James B. Burns Lampton Berry, State Department Honorable Tom C. Clark, Attorney General Honorable Oscar L. Chapman, Under Secretary of Interior General Oliver P. Echols, Army Air Forces Honorable Mariner [Marriner] Eccles, Chairman, Federal Reserve System Guy Farmer Abner S. Ferguson General Lewis B. Hershey, Director, Office of Selective Service Records Honorable Maple T. Harl, Chairman, FDIC Frederick S. Hill Colonel J. Monroe Johnson, Director, Office of Defense Transportation Honorable Arthur Krock, Washington Bureau, New York Times Honorable H. M. Kilgore, United States Senate Honorable Darrell F. Lane, Federal Security Agency Hon. Scott W. Lucas Ernest Lindley Donald O. Lincoln I. Martin Leavitt Darrell T. Lane Honorable Watson S. Miller Honorable James E. Markham Paul F. Mickey William E. Miller Hon. James F. O'Neil J. J. O'Donovan Harold Philips Colonel Louis S. Renfrew, Office of Selective Service Honorable Oswald Ryan, CAB, Vice Chairman Honorable Stanley F. Reed, Justice, Supreme Court Honorable John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Secretary for Air Howard Starling Earl Slick General John Thomas Taylor Honorable Fred M. Vinson, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court T. O. Kraabel Lynn V. Stambaugh Thomas M. Owne, Jr. C. W. Van Horn Colonel A. Robert Ginsburgh Jack Frye Robert White Richard S. Jones Gordon Gray J. Raymond Berry
[Public Papers: Citation Accompanying Medal for Merit Awarded to Louis Johnson]
(Lunch)
The President received at the White House the delegates and their wives who were attending a conference in Washington under the auspices of the International Meterological Organization.
Executive Orders:  [9896 DISPLAY OF THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AT HALF-MAST TO HONOR THE RETURN OF WORLD WAR II DEAD FROM OVERSEAS]
Mr. Ernest E. Norris, President of Southern Railway (To pay respects - at request of Steve Early)
Congressman Monroe M. Redden, N. C. Mr. William Duncan (Phoned Mr. Connelly to ask for this)
(Mr. Joe Healy) (Came to see Mr. Connelly and to see the President off the record)
Mr. Paul Smith, Publisher of San Francisco Chronicle (Honorable George Killion) (At the request of George Killion)
Honorable Myron Taylor (Phoned Mr. Connelly last week from N. Y. Wished to report on trip to Vatican)
Lord Inverchapel, the British Ambassador Vice Admiral Sir William Tennant, Commander-in-Chief of the American and West Indies Station (Admiral Tennant in Washington on visit of courtesy on board H.M.S. SNIPE - State Departmnet thought he should be received by the President as this is a State visit and the honors are being done by the Navy)
H. E. Henri Bonnet the Ambassador of France The Hon. Georges Bidault, the Foreign Minister of France Honorable Robert Lovett, the Acting Secretary of State
(Lunch)
(The President viewed the Newsreels of his trip to Rio - in the Projection Room of the White House)
Cabinet [Meeting] (All present except State, and Secretary Robert Lovett came for Secretary George Marshall. In addition to the regular members, Dr. Edwin Nourse and Mr. Leon Keyserling were invited by the President to attend)
The President awarded the Medal for Merit to Chief Justice Fred Vinson. This was arranged as a surprise. The following guests were present; The Under Secretary of State and Mrs. Robert Lovett The Secretary of the Treasury [John W. Snyder] The Secretary of Defense [James Forrestal] The Attorney General and Mrs. Tom Clark The Postmaster and Mrs. Robert Hannegan The Secretary of the Interior [Julius A. Krug] The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Clinton Anderson The Secretary of Commerce [W. Averell Harriman] The Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Lewis Schwellenbach H. E. Henri Bonnet, the French Ambassador, and Madam Bonnet Honorable Joseph E. Davies Mrs. McHugh Mr. Kelly Judge and Mrs. Groner Mrs. Fred Vinson
[Public Papers: Citation Accompanying Medal for Merit Awarded to Fred M. Vinson]
Mr. J. M. Lashly, of St. Louis (Arranged by Mr. Clark Clifford)
(Honorable William Pawley, U. S. Ambassador to Brazil and his son)