Gertz, Elmer, 1906-2000

Martin H. Kennelly (seated at a table), Mayor of Chicago, shakes hands with a constituent as they meet for a fund-raising dinner of the Democratic National Committee to be held later. Except for Elmer Gertz (third from left), President of the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, none of the other men are identified.

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.

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)