Sumners, Hatton William, 1875-1962

President Harry S. Truman signs the Administrative Procedure Act. Left to right: Congressman John Gwynne (R-Iowa); Counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, Charles E. Long, Jr.; Representative of the Attorney General, Ashley Sellers; Representative of the American Bar Association, Carl McFarland; Senator Pat McCarran (D-Nevada); Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Congressman Hatton W. Sumners (D-Texas); Congressman Francis E. Walter (D-Pennsylvania).

Officials attend a garden party reception in Tyler, Texas, at the home of F.W. Fischer, held in conjunction with the Smith County, Texas Bar Association Dinner. From left to right: H.J. Adair, editor, Courier-Times, Tyler, Texas; United States Attorney General J. Howard McGrath; Joe Hutcheson, Jr., Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, Houston, Texas; John Sharp, Associate Justice, The Supreme Court of Texas; Mr. Fischer; former Congressman Hatton W. Sumners.