Charities

President Harry S. Truman meets with delegation of leaders of the United Jewish Appeal. In center, standing next to Mrs. David Levy, is President Truman; standing next to Mrs. Levy on the left is Herbert H. Lehman; standing next to President Truman on the right is former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr.

President Harry S. Truman (fifth from left) and group from American Council of Voluntary Agencies for Foreign Service. Arthur C. Ringland, Executive Director of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid is on the left. Francis P. Matthews of the National Catholic Welfare Conference is third from the left. All others are unidentified.

President Harry S. Truman (front row, fourth from the right) receives a report from movie industry representatives on their annual Red Cross fund drive. Basil O'Connor, Chairman of the Red Cross, is also present. See also 78-843 and 78-844.

Under Secretary of State James E. Webb shakes the hand of Gertrude Ray, Red Cross Field Director at Mt. Alto Hospital on the occasion of the State Department's Kickoff Rally which Miss Ray addressed.

Hungry people wait in line for free bread at the Municipal Lodging Home in New York City. Enlarged photo also included.

President Harry S. Truman hugs a little girl, a poster child for the March of Dimes.

President Harry S. Truman receives a "forget-me-not" flower from Ginger Leonard as the Disabled Veterans of America prepared their annual fund drive.

Margaret Truman appealed for contributions to the March of Dimes campaign during a White House broadcast arranged by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Front row left to right; Lady Inverchapel, Margaret Truman, Roberta (Mrs. Fred) Vinson. Back row, left to right: Lady Balfour, Mrs. John Baker, and Mrs. Ralph Edwards.

Margaret Truman (left) holds three-year-old Terry Tullos of Laurel, Mississippi, as he makes the first contribution to the March of Dimes Infantile Paralysis Fund Campaign.

First Lady Bess Wallace Truman (seated, left) attends a Christmas Bag Party at the Central Union Mission where she presents gifts to five-year-olds Carl Eager, Jr. (foreground, center) and Jean Copeland (foreground, right). Others in the background are unidentified.