Mesta, Perle, ca. 1890-1975

Banquet for women of television and radio held at the residence of ambassador Perle Mesta. Pictured: (seated from left to right), Nell (Mrs. Jesse) Donaldson, wife of the Postmaster General; Roberta (Mrs. Fred) Vinson, wife of the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court; First Lady Bess Truman, and unidentified. Standing from left to right: Priscilla (Mrs. John) Sullivan, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; unidentified woman; Margaret (Mrs. Kenneth) Royall; Mrs. Henrietta (Mrs. Clinton) Anderson; and Mary (Mrs. Tom) Clark.

A reception held in honor of Margaret Truman (third from left) in Brussels, Belgium. Also pictured are Perle Mesta, United States Ambassador to Luxembourg (second from left) and Mrs. India Edwards, Vice Chairman, Democratic National Committee (second from right). All other individuals are unidentified.

The First Lady, Mrs. Bess W. Truman, with various women Democratic Party leaders. From left to right: United States Ambassador to Luxembourg Perle Mesta, Mrs. Truman, Treasurer of the United States Mrs. Georgia Neese Clark, Democratic National Committee Vice-Chair India Edwards, and Mrs. Gladys Avery Tillett.

Left to right: Perle Mesta, Bess Truman, and Georgia Neese Clark, Secretary of the Treasury, at a reception at the Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C., honoring Perle Mesta becoming minister to Luxembourg. (See also 70-1027) From: Truman Home.

At a reception at the Carlton Hotel, Washington, D.C., honoring Perle Mesta, Minister to Luxembourg, are: Left to right: Perle Mesta, Bess Truman, Georgia Neese Clark (Treasurer of the United States), India Edwards (the hostess), and Mrs. Charles W. Tillet, formerly director of the Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee. From: Truman Home.

The Presidential party at the Inaugural Ball, held at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. From left to right, First Lady Bess Truman, Washington hostess Perle Mesta, President Harry S. Truman, Margaret Truman, Ball co-chairman Edgar Morris, and Arthur Bergman. Others are unidentified.

Attendees in the viewing stand at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball, held at the National Guard Armory in Washington. In the first row of the balcony, from left to right are: unidentified man, Mary Jane Truman, Margaret Truman (standing), President Harry S. Truman (standing), Ms. Perle Mesta, First Lady Bess W. Truman, unidentified girl, unidentified woman, unidentified boy, J. Vivian Truman.

Attendees at President Harry S. Truman's Inaugural Ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. First Lady Bess W. Truman is standing in the first row of the balcony, fourth from the left. Margaret Truman is standing in the first row of the balcony, fifth from the left. Seated between Bess and Margaret is Mary Jane Truman. Seated in the first row of the balcony, near the Presidential flag, is President Harry S. Truman and Ms. Perle Mesta (partly obscured). All others are unidentified.

Mrs. Perle Mesta receives her official commission of office from Secretary of State Dean Acheson after she was sworn in as U.S. Minister to Luxembourg. The ceremony took place at the State Department.

A portrait of Perle Mesta, Ambassador and Democratic activist and hostess, autographed to Edna Hutchison. Edna Hutchison was a friend of Bess Truman and member of Mrs. Truman's bridge club.