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Gertz, Elmer, 1906-2000

Former President Harry S. Truman at Decalogue Society of Lawyers dinner in Chicago

Former President Harry S. Truman (second from left) in a four-way handshake with (left to right) Jacob Arvey, Honorary Co-Chairman of the "All-Chicago Committee for the Truman Library" and Democratic National Committeeman from Illinois; Elmer Gertz, President of the Decalogue Society; and Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas. The event was the Decalogue Society of Lawyers Twentieth Annual Patriotic Dinner held at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois, at which President Truman was awarded the Decalogue Society of Lawyers Award of Merit for the year 1954.

Decalogue Society of Lawyers at banquet honoring Truman

Photo of members of the Decalogue Society of Lawyers attending their Twentieth Annual Patriotic Dinner held at the Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Illinois, where former President Harry S. Truman is to be awarded the Decalogue Society of Lawyers Award of Merit for the year 1954. President Truman can be seen at the center of the long table, drinking a glass of water. Next to him is Elmer Gertz, President of the Society. (See also 2003-308)