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August 20, 1948: Friday: TRUNAN 9.55 am (General Arthur Wilson) BERVICER 10.00 am Cabinet the (Cahpman for Interior. Fleming absent. All others Present) 10.45 am (Mr. Charles James, Mrs. James and children) 11.00 am Honorable Frank Pace, Jr., Assistant Director, Bureau of the Budget (Asked for this early in week) 11.15 am Honorable Harry A. McDonald, Commissioner, s. E. c. (Hhoned Mr. Connelly yesterday to ask for this) 11.30 am Hono rable John Gibson, Assistant Secretary of Labor Honorable George S. Fitzgerald, Democratic National Committeeman for Michigan (Hohn Gibson asked tebring Mr. Fitzgerald in today) 11.45 am Hono able R. Earl Peters, FHA Director for Indiana Judge Emmett Mclianamon, candidete for Attorney General Indiana Mr. Al Jones, automobile dealor in Indiana Mr. Tbm Mahaffey Mr. Lloyd Allen (Frank MeHale, Democratic National C ommitteeman for Indiana wired Mr. Connelly that these gentlemen were to be here today, all of them prominent Democrats, and wished to pay respects to the President) 12.00 The President received a group in connection with the celebration of the Bicentennial of the City of Reading, Pennsylvania, as follows: From Reading, Penn. Commander J. Bennett Nolan, Chairman of Committee Col. Llewellyn Yarnell, Deputy Chairman Honorable Frederick A. hiuhlenberg, Cong. from 13th District, Pa. Miss Katherine Keiser Mrs. Jessie L. Wagner Mrs. Rex B. Harrison Mayor John P. Davis, of Reading and Nrs. vis Mr. J. Keim Stauffer, ex-Mayor of Reading Mr. Rex B. Harrison From Reading, England: The Mayor and Mayoress of Reading, Alderman and Mrs. H. V.Kersley Alderman F. G. Sainsbury (Mayor in 1930-31) Alderman A.Lovell (Mayor 1943-44) Mr. G. F. D rlow, Town Clerk of Reading Mr. West, Town Counsellor Mr. John A. Brain, Past Pres. Reading Chamber of Commerce. condt