Charities

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (right) greeting members of the Swedish Red Cross at Pusan Air Base, Korea. All others are unidentified.

Head of the Citizen's Food Committee Charles Luckman (center) and Assistant to the President John R. Steelman (left) examine a map with James E. Colliflower (right), a member of the Governors' and Mayors' Food Committees. Charles Luckman and John Steelman spoke on a closed circuit television broadcast that originated at WTOP, Washington to 169 CBS stations.

A portion of the 21,000 lbs. of "Christmas Star" packages collected in the greater Kansas City area. The boxes are shown on a large Air Force Trailer at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (right) places money in a donation sock at a dinner. Also in attendance is United States Navy Chaplain Joshua L. Goldberg (center). Military officer on the left is unidentified. Date and location are unknown.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) in Washington, D.C., presents a Red Feather "Oscar" award to Reconstruction Finance Administrator Harry A. McDonald (third from right), Chairman of Reconstruction Finance Corporation Community Chest drive, which exceeded its quota. At left is Herbert C. Blunck, the General Chairman of the 1953 Community Chest drive. All others are unidentified.

Secretary of the Army Frank Pace (second from left) in Washington, D.C., presents a Red Feather "Oscar" award to Reconstruction Finance Administrator Harry A. McDonald (right), Chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Community Chest drive, which has exceeded its quota. At left is Herbert C. Blunck, General Chairman of the 1953 Community Chest drive.

Dinner in honor of Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (second from left) given by the Oil and Coal Division of the United Jewish Appeal at the Hotel Pierre in New York City. At table, left to right: Monroe Goldwater, President of United Jewish Appeal; Secretary Chapman; Mr. Schwartz; Charles Alldredge; Joel Wolfsohn, Assistant to the Secretary of the Interior; Joseph Donnenfeld; and Henry C. Bernstein. All others unidentified. From: Oscar Chapman Scrapbook

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) poses with an unidentified woman from the Salvation Army in front of a Christmas donation kettle.

Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman (right) poses with an unidentified man from the Salvation Army in front of a Christmas donation kettle.

President Harry S. Truman speaking at the cornerstone laying of the District of Columbia Red Cross building. Also present is former Secretary of Defense George Marshall, (seated, right). All others are unidentified.