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A67479-1A
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- 1952-06-28 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Alcoholics Anonymous banquet, Roof garden at the Masonic Temple, a group of 66 men with diplomas seated in Fellowship Hall. Picture ordered by Hal Hughes and Associates. The men are dressed formally in coats and ties and hold the diplomas on their left hand side, over their hearts. This ceremony was in connection with the 1952 Northwest conference of Alcoholics Anonymous held in Tacoma. Over 750 members came from Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, British Columbia and Alaska. Part of the purpose of the conference was to inform community leaders of the organizations' origins, goals and methods. (T. Reporter 6/21/1952)
Masonic Temple (Tacoma); Graduation ceremonies--Tacoma--1950-1960; Alcoholics Anonymous (Tacoma);