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President Mary Whitney presided at the 1962 President's Dinner, with Dr. Seth Brooks giving the keynote address.

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The 1962 Candlelight Banquet featured a keynote address from Dr. Miriam Locke. The program includes the lyrics to the Banquet Song and a brief history of the bi-annual event. The Candlelight Banquet service began in 1935 at the Alpha Province Convention. Grand President Charlotte Ware passed one of her candlesticks to a delegate from the oldest chapter and one to the youngest, symbolizing the eternal flame lighting the way for each generation.

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Winners of the McNaboe Award for small associations pose with their awards during the 1962 National Convention. From left to right are Ann Abbott Strong of Nashville, Tennessee, Ruth Dusenbury Scherer of Arcadia, California, and Jane Canady of Iowa City, Iowa. This photograph was featured on page 34 of the Autumn 1962 issue of The Key.

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Winners of the McNaboe Award for large associations pose with their awards during the 1962 National Convention. From left to right are Joalyn Lyda Harkey of Indianapolis, Indiana, Dee Speed Elder of Houston, Texas, and Kathleen Decker Church of Albuquerque, New Mexico. This photograph was featured on page 34 of the Autumn 1962 issue of The Key.

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Authors of the devotions used during the business sessions of the 1962 National Convention pose outside the Grove Park Inn. The women are, from left to right, Sandra Clark, Debora Ann Volk, Marlys Dietrich, Jennifer Ross, and Marjorie Read. This photograph was featured on page 17 of the Autumn 1962 issue of The Key.

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The restored Tryon Palace overlooks the Trent River in New Bern, North Carolina. The original building housed the last Royal Governor of North Carolina in the 1770s, and this historic site was included on the tour following Kappa's 1962 National Convention. This photograph was featured on page 11 of the Winter 1961 issue of The Key.

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The Howard sisters and their daughters meet for a family reunion during the 1962 National Convention. The family includes Frances Howard Lehr, her daughter Louise Lehr Ragsdale, Clara Howard Turnbull, her daughter Silence Turnbull Roth, and Lucy Howard VanBuren. This photograph was featured on page 13 of the Autumn 1962 issue of The Key.

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Winners of the Chapter Publications Award pose with their awards at the 1962 National Convention. They are, from left to right, Janice Bertram of Beta Lambda for Beta Lambda Key, honorable mention; Cordelia Zambano of Gamma Epsilon for Owl Hoot, honorable mention; Linda Burkman of Beta Delta for Kappa Chronicle, honorable mention; Gretchen Lee of Omega for Kappa Capers, runner-up; Julie Scheerer of Mu for Mu Murmurs, winner; and Mary Mathews of Delta Zeta for Keyette, winner. This photograph was featured on page 48 of the Autumn 1962 issue of The Key.

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Winners of the Scholarship Improvement Award for large groups pose with their awards. They are, from left to right, Diane Windom of Beta Nu, honorable mention; Joan Larson of Delta Kappa, winner; and Jennifer Ross, Iota, runner-up. This photograph was featured on page 51 of the Autumn 1962 issue of The Key.