The President's Day
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President Harry S. Truman. Source: Truman Library

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Connelly Files			Wednesday, November 12, 1947     Executive Orders:  [9903 TERMINATION OF DUTY-FREE ADMISSION OF WAR MATERIALS PURCHASED BY CERTAIN AGENCIES (1)] 10:30 am Honorable L. W. Robert (Phoned Mr. Connelly Monday to ask for this appointment) 10:45 am The President received a group of Blue Star   Mothers:   Archer, Mrs. A. I. Archer, Miss Regina Anne   Baldwin, Mrs. Frances Ballschminder, Mrs. M.   Baloch, Mrs. L. Casey, Mrs. S.   Cagginano, Mrs. S. Castine, Mrs. A.   Creighton, Mrs. M. DeBou, Mrs. Martha   Dunn, Mrs. M. Fening, Mrs. Marguerite   Finley, Mrs. E. Finn, Mrs. M.   Hankinson, Mrs. F. Harkins, Mrs. A. C.   Hedrick, Mrs. E. Herl, Mrs. Evelyn   Higgins, Mrs. Kaul, Mrs. J.   Lasky, Mrs. M. Lingenbach, Mrs. George A.   Mahoney, Mrs. E. Masterson, Mrs. L.   Mazzara, Mrs. M. McGann, Mrs. Sue   McGinn, Mrs. A. E. McGrath, Mrs. Florence   Meyerhoff, Mrs. L. Nolan, Mrs. S.   Raesache, Mrs. M. Roesner, Mrs.   Rogers, Mrs. Ruoff, Mrs.   Rutz, Mrs. Scheulen, Mrs. M.   Scheulen, Mr. Roy Schloser, Mrs. A.   Sine, Mrs. Anne Burton Stode, Mrs. Gertrude   Strack, Mrs. Watson, Mrs.   Werber, Mrs. I. Wessel, Mrs. E.   Whalen, Mrs. K. Dempsey, Mrs. Bee   Mrs. Rita Neddle Mrs. Mary Lauby   Mrs. A. Ormandy 11:00 am Mr. Leo Marshall, President, American Overseas Aid Inc. (To report on plans of American Overseas Aid and United Nations Appeal for Children campaign, and to use this call on the President as means of making first national public announcement of their drive.) 11:15 am Honorable John H. Fahey, Federal Home Loan Bank Commissioner (Mr. Connelly asked him to come over and see the President) 11:30 am Mr. M. W. Thatcher, Pres., National Federation of Grain Cooperatives & General Manager, Farmers Union Grain Terminal Assn., St. Paul, Minn. Mr. Roy Hendrickson, Washington representative, Natl. Federation of Grain Cooperatives Mr. E. W. Puckett, General Manager of Equity Grain Cooperative, Enid, Oklahoma Mr. Aksel Nielson, Secy-Treasurer, National Federation of Grain Cooperatives, and General Manager of Western Central Grain Cooperative Mr. Merrill Guild, General Manager of Indiana Farm Bureau Grain Cooperative, Indianapolis, Ind. Mr. James Hill, Jr., Manager Pendleton Growers, Inc., Pendleton, Oregon (This is outcome of recommendation from Dr. John R. Steelman's office, Mr. Stillwell, that the President call in four or five leaders of grain cooperatives to discuss food conservation program.) 11:38 am (Mr. Lowry and family) (She is niece of Congressman Sam Rayburn) 11:45 am Mr. Earl O. Shreve, President, U. S. Chamber of Commerce Mr. Ralph Bradford, Executive Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Mr. Arch Booth, Manager, U. S. Chamber of Commerce (Mr. Connelly invited Mr. Shreve to come, stating the President wanted to talk to him before opening of Special Session, re European situation, et. al.) 12:00 pm Honorable George R. Merrell, American Minister- Designate to Ethiopia (To pay respects before departing for his post at Addis Ababa) 12:15 pm Senator Wallace H. White, Jr., Maine (Mr. Connelly phoned him and asked him to come in) 12:30 pm The President received the members of the Sigma   Delta Chi, Honorary Journalistic Fraternity:   Austin, Alvin E. Clayton, Charles C.   Agnew, Richard Cobb, Wilton   Anderson, Darwin B. Cooper, Joe E.   Aaronson, Lawrence Cheavens, Dave   Adams, John Carroll, Philip W.   Apporton, Orbell Oakes, Jr. Clark, David E.   Augustine, Caley E. Carter, Paul   Burchard, Professor Donald D. Clabby, Robert Thomas   Bills, John T. Davies, R. G.   Brown, Robert U. DeLorenzo, Anthony   Bluedorn, Victor E. Davis, Richard J.   Booth, Brown Dickie, Calvin A.   Baldwin, Robert D. Elfenbein, Julien   Beaton, Roderick W. Eskew, Rhea T.   Borglund, Alfred East, Charles E.   Bush, Peter Faris, Barry   Blizin, Jerry Fleming, Joe L.   Bennett, Leslie H. Fitzpatrick, Richard S.   Brunett, John P. Freeman, Hollis Wm.   C. J. Barry Gerace, Michael   Brownlee, Lester Goyer, Robert   Bierman, Everett Huston, Luther A.   Brandeis, Erich Healy, George W., Jr.   Bittan, David B. Heinemann, Donald   Hahn, Paul G. McCarthy, Daniel P.   Hagan, Thomas W. Marvin, Kenneth R.   Hartley, Ben McDowell, Duane O.   Hoff, Grover Moore, Judson   Holmes, James C. Mall, William W.   Hill, Clarence E. Neiswander, Charles V.   Hope, Bill Oster, Allan   Hoover, Donald D. Potochnik, Roy   Ingrassia, Anthony Pritchard, Merrill   Irwin, James W. Pressley, Jackson B.   Jaeger, Joseph M. Penick, Clay   Jefferson, B. C. Redus, W. L.   Jackson, Morris Alton Rainville, Harold   Kesler, Carl R. Reynolds, Harold, Jr.   Knight, John S. Rudick, Joseph   Kaplansky, Philip Klip, Theodore C.   Kaplan, Bernard Richardson, A. B.   Kalin, Irving Riley, Franklin S., Jr.   Lyon, Ollie M., Jr. Ross, John E.   Murphy, Pat Schramm, Professor Wilbur   Mills, Brad Simmons, Roger Lawton   Miller, William A. Skinner, Charles L.   Murrane, Thomas Straw, Windsor   McDonald, Leon Jackson, Jr. Salter, Lawrence C.   McCarthy, Daniel P. Siebert, Fred S.   McClelland, John M., Jr. Shurtleff, Edward M.   Seykora, Joseph Strock, Clarence L.   Scott, James Sorensen, Thomas C.   Sonin, Stephen Schweitz, Robert   Stephenson, Lorenzo E. Smith, Allen D.   Shefrin, David A. Salisbury, Ralph W.   Smith, William Synderman, Arnold L.   Smith, Willard R. Swensen, Leslie H.   Talbott, Bill Tannehill, Paul   Turnblad, John Harold Van Gilden, Lester   Van Sooy, Neal Wold, Hans G.   Weber, Harrison D. Williams, Ward C.   Wiener, Robert A. Wyll, Nathan   Waite, Alden C. Zalken, William 12:45 pm Honorable Philip Murray, President, CIO (Mr. Connelly phoned Mr. Murray that the President would like to discuss European situation etc., before Special Session convened) 1:00 pm (Lunch) 3:30 pm (Mr. Max Lowenthal) (Phoned Mr. Connelly last week to ask if could come in today, off record.) 3:45 pm Honorable James V. Forrestal, the Secretary of Defense (Phoned Mr. Connelly Monday to ask for this appointment.) 4:00 pm (Admiral Louis E. Denfeld) (Admiral William H. P. Blandy) (Secretary of the Navy [John L. Sullivan]) (Honorable James V. Forrestal, Secretary of Defense)

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