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    "title": "Letter from E. J. Becker to Harry S. Truman",
    "description": "This letter refers to former soldiers of Battery D, part of the 129th Field Artillery, 35th Division, during World War I. Harry S. Truman served as Captain of Battery D during World War I, and every year, he and his fellow former soldiers held a reunion dinner. In 1921, the dinner took place at the Elks Lodge in Kansas City, Missouri. The handwriting in the lower left corner regarding the check number is Harry S. Truman's.",
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    "ocrText": "SECRETARYS OFFICE\nBenevolent & Protective Order of Elks\nLodge Number 26\nRALPH S.LATSHAW\nE.J. BECKER\nEXALTED RULER\nSECRETARY\nKANSAS CITY, MO.\nMarch 22, 1921.\nMr. Harry Truman,\n104 W. 12th St., City.\nDear Mr. Truman:-\nHerewith please find bill for dinner given to\"Battery\nD\", on the night of March 17th - 100 plates guaranteed at $1.50\nper plate - $150.00.\nThe following articles were broken and found missing:\n2/3 Doz. Coffee Cups at 3.37 - $2.24\n3/4 \"\nSaucers\n\"\n2.70 -\n2.03\n10/12\nIf\nTumblers\n\"\n1.35 -\n1.13\n1/2 \"\nNapkins\n11\n3.00 -\n1.50\n1/2\n11\nArtificial\nFlowers\n\"\nW\n9.00 -\n4.50\nS\nExtra Cleaning -\n4.00\n1 Doz. Punch Cups -\n2.40\n$17.80\nDinner - 150.00\nTotal - $167.80\nThe reason for this breakage was due to some of the\nmembers of the party who seemed to have taken it for granted that\nthey could stage an\"up-roarious\"time. Three members of your com-\npany went into our kitchen and threw dishes and glass-ware at the\ncolored help working therein. The amount of $4.00 charged for ex-\ntra cleaning is what we had to pay for extra help in cleaning up\na lot of muss made by the members outside of the dining room.\nWe regret very much the occurance of that evening, and\nrealize that the officers were not responsible for the acts of the\nindividuals.\nFraternally yours,\nEA EA Backen Secretary.\nEJB:HR"
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