Margaret Truman Attends Benefit
On November 23, 1951, Entre Nous brought Margaret Truman to Bradenton to sing in concert
at the Manatee County High School. President Truman was vacationing in Key West at the time and members hoped he would appear
at the concert. He did not and security around Mrs. Truman was tight. Mrs. Cornelia Vanderbilt Whitney,
a close friend of President Truman, attended the concert. She was visiting her mother in Bradenton, at the time. It was
an exciting event, to say the least! Eight secret service men came several days prior to the performance to check the security.
Thanks to a lot of hard work on everyone's part, the concert was a complete success. The profits enabled Entre Nous to purchase
an iron lung for Tampa Municipal Hospital. This was in memory of Tommy Junkin, an 11-year-old son of Entre Nous member Carolyn
Junkin and husband Ham, who died of polio (pre Saulk days). The iron lung was a sizable donation and was also intended to
be used to treat polio victims in Manatee County.