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Convention Pictures​

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            A word about the nature of these pictures: one must review the history of photography, in a sense. The early Convention photos were largely staged affairs needing the expertise of a hired photographer with big bulky cameras, so any impromptu or spontaneous "snaps" were of necessity rare for our organization. Later, when hired photographers were able to lug around their equipment more easily, we will see the easier types of small group and individual Convention shots, though still posed. Later still, The Triangle provided photographs of participants, but usually any individuals appeared as in their pre-made "publicity" or "resume" photos. Spontaneity would come much later. And now, of course, with many attendees carrying their own cell-phones, these Convention photos often stay with them or may be caught on more ephemeral platforms, such as Twitter or Instagram, and then gone. Yer Old Archivist worries about capturing our photographic history, but I'm sure we'll come up with a way to save our past in order to appreciate the future!
                                                                              
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 Our first Convention was held in 1904 at the 
 Metropolitan College of Music in CIncinnati, Ohio,
 with our founders, Dr. Winthrop S. Sterling and
 Elizabeth Mathias, in attendance. As you would
 presume, much business was conducted as to
 our ByLaws and Rules and practices and such!



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                            Here are the attendees of the 1907
                       Convention
at the ending banquet!

              ​         Wonder what was on the menu?



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                                                        Our 1914 Convention was held at the Chicago Musical College. The featured artist was Mu Phi patron and famed composer, Carrie Jacobs-Bond.



             The closing banquet shows a healthy growth in attendance, yes?


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       The 12the Annual Convention was held in
    1915 at the Statler Hotel in Detroit, Michigan.

     Quite a spread, huh?



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1919  Convention at Northwestern University,
​                       Evanston, Illinois
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Attendees at the 1920 Convention held in                            Supreme Council at the first biennial Convention 
                    Eugene, Oregon                                                                   in June 1922 in St. Louis, Mo.
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  1924 Convention in Minneapolis, Minn.                                                        ~
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​The 1930 Convention Committee
at Mackinac Island, Michigan
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Supreme Council Officers
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Eastern Province delegates
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Central Province delegates
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Southern Province delegates
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Western Province delegates
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  1932 Convention attendees
  at Kansas City







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1934 Convention attendees in Atlantic City, New Jersey
PictureConvention Committee
        

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1936 Convention attendees in Oakland, California

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1938 Convention - Drake Hotel in Chicago, Ill.
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New York, NY, locale of                                          Closing banquet at the 1948 Convention 
the 1946 Convention,                                                                 
Cleveland, Ohio
called the "Victory Convention"                                                                                     
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Seattle, Washington    1950 Convention
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                     1954 Convention Committee -
                     Salt Lake City, Utah
                    "Golden Anniversary"

1952 Convention at the Curtis Hotel, Minneapolis, Minn.
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                                      1956 Convention, Sheraton Hotel, Rochester, NY
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 Before   one of   the   many   concerts

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​               National Council                                                                        Composer Honorees gather
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​   Past MPE
  Presidents
  gather at
  the 1958
  Convention

  Detroit, MI
                         

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1960 Convention Committee,
                                        Santa Monica, Calif.

Seated (left to right): Martha Day, Harriet Payne, Esther Wiedower
Standing (left to right): Esther Funk, Vivian Page Johnson, Annina Mueller, Edna Glassbrook, Lucille Tackley, Marion Smale, Carolyn Coe Gorka.
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Covention Committee - 1964 Convention 
​Lincoln, Nebraska
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1966
Convention

Committee
Portland,
Oregon 




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1968 Conventon
​Dallas, Texas
Convention Committee
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Some of the Dallas Musical Delegates

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      1970     Convention 
   
  Washington, DC


​            Attendees

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