President Harry S. Truman enjoys a meal with a group of politicians and notables at the home of Mayor Roger T. Sermon in Independence, Missouri. Seated from left to right around the table are: Edgar Hinde, J. Leonard Reinsch, unidentified man, unidentified man, Matthew Connelly, Captain James Vardaman, Mayor Sermon, President Harry S. Truman, Charles Ross, unidentified man, General Harry Vaughan, Ted Marks, James Pendergast, and C.C. Bundschu.