President Harry S. Truman's remarks at a breakfast of the 35th Division Association, Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Mosque (Springfield, Mo.). In two parts.
President Harry S. Truman's remarks at a breakfast of the 35th Division Association, Springfield, Missouri. The President spoke at 8:20 a.m. at the (Abou Ben Adhem) Shrine Mosque in Springfield, MO after being presented the "Ozark Hillbilly Medallion of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce" and a certificate proclaiming him a hillbilly of the Ozarks. His opening words referred to Lester E. Cox, general chairman of the 35th Division Reunion Corporation, Governor Forrest Smith of Missouri, and Warren L. Osgood, president of the 35th Division Association.