Evening star., 1952-12-21
Noted Public Figures
Serve as Trustees for
Truman Library Plan

Top names in the Democratic
Party and leaders in labor. busi-
ness and finance appear on the
list Of trustees chosen yesterday
to go ahead with the campaign
to build a SIS million library for
President Truman's papers.
Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson
was named honorary chairman Of
the board of trustees. Chosen
honorary vice chairmen were Vice
President Aiben w. Barkley,
Speaker Of the House Sam Ray
burn. House Majority Leader John
w. Mccormack. former Secretary
of State George c. Marshall, Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Warren r..
Austin, United States Delegate to-
the United Nations and Judge
Luther w. Youngdahl Of U. S..
District Court for the District Of
Columbia.
Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee to
plan and direct the program in
cludes Basil L. O'Connor, former
law partner of President Roose-
velt, chairman: Clark Clifford, for
mer presidential legal adviser:
Abraham Feinberg of New York.
Judge Samuel I. Rosenman, for
mer speech writer for Presidents
Roosevelt and Truman; Walter
Reuther, president Of the CIo:
George E. Allen. friend of Presi-l
dents Roosevelt and Truman:
George Meany, president Of the
AFL; Senator Clinton P. Ander-
son of New Mexico: Tom L. Evans.
Kansas City OMo) radio official
and secretary of the library cor
poration. and Wilmer j. Waller.
president of the Hamilton Nationall
Bank and treasurer Of the library
corporation.
Board of Trustees.
The full board of trustees in
cludes Mr.. Allen, Senator Ander-
son. L. T. Barringer Of Memphis,
Tenn, Nick Bee Of Seattle, Wash; |
DR.. Ralph Bunche, director Of the
u. N. Trusteeship Council; James
B. Carey. secretary-treasurer Of
the CIO; Mr.. Clifford, E. L. Cord
of Dyer, New; Blevins Davis, In
dependence, Mo-; Mr.. Feinberg,
Jack Frye of New York.
Also, Gordon Gray, former Sec
retary of the Army and now presi-
dent of the University Of North
Carolina; Mutual Security Admin
istrator Averell Hartman: George
NJ. Harrison, AFL vice president;
Edward Jacobson, President Tru-
mans former business partner:
Harry c. Jobes of Kansas City;
Louis A. Johnson, former Secre-
tary of Defense: George Killion,
former treasurer Of the Demo-
cratic National Committee: Frank
Land. Kansas City; Mrs. Albert D.
Lasker. New York; John L. Lewis.
president of United Mine Work.
ers; Murray D. Lincoln, Colum-
bus, Ohio; Charles j. MacGowan,
Kansas City. Kan.
Other Trustees.
Also, Cyril Magnin, San Mateo,
Calf: David j. Mcdonald, acting
president, United Steelworkers;
James B. McCahey, Chicago, H.;
former Attorney General j. How
ard McGrath; Joseph MCGEE,
Kansas City, Mo-: Edward D. Nc
Kim. Omaha. Nebr.; Frank E.
Mckinney, former chairman Of
the Democratic National Commit
tee; Mr. Meany: j. Fred Miles.
Louisville, KY: Thomas A. Nor
gan. New York; Dwight Palmer.
New York; James G. Patton.
president of the National Farm
ers Union; Jacob Potofsky. presi-
dent of Amalgmated Clothing
Workers of America.
Also. former Senator George
L. Radcliffe of Maryland; Mr..
Reuther; Judge Rosenman: Dora
Schary, Hollywood producer; Will
liam F. Schnitzler, AFL official;
Rear Admiral Sidney Souers, re-
tired, White House conSultant on
security; Roy j. Turner. former
Governor of Oklahoma; Charming
Tobias, director of the Phelps
Stokes Fund; Thomas M. Van
SAINT, Fulton, Mo-. and Mayor
Robert P. Weatherford of In
dependence. Mo,