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Lee Franklin Hanmer (1871 - 1961) (LOC note misspelling, the original caption is correct) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_F._Hanmer - records.ancestry.com/lee_franklin_hanmer_records.ashx?pid... - query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D05E5DF103DE733A... In The sun., September 30, 1917, Section 5 Special Feature Supplement, Page 9 he was called "war departement's musical director", s. caption of his photo chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030431/1917-09-30/ed-...

In May 1917, he became a member of a commission on training camp activities, s. the NYT, May 6, 1917 query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9407E0D8123BEE...

New York Community Chorus dinner

Not the New York Community Chorus Dinner, I think, but the National Conference on Community Music, May 31-June 1, 1917, Astor Hotel, New York. Lee Hanmer (also misidentified as Hammer), identified as a member of the War Department Commission on Training Camp activities, is mentioned as a speaker at the Conference in this account: query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B07E2D6123AE4...

Thanks to all of you for catching this error. We'll fix the caption, and add some of the information to the record the next time we update.

Arthur Farwell, John C. Freund and Peter W. Dykema of the University of Wisconsin are mentioned in an article of the New-York tribune., May 13, 1917, Page 2, last column about a National conference on community music, initiated by Cabot Ward chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1917-05-13/ed-... S. also Ward and Barnhart in www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/18117416294/

"Arthur Farwell (March 23, 1872 – January 20, 1952) was an American composer, conductor, educationalist, lithographer, esoteric savant, and music publisher." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Farwell

John Christian Freund (1848–1924), founder of the Musical America, the oldest American magazine on classical music en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_America S. obituary with photo in archives.chicagotribune.com/1924/06/04/page/10/article/jo...

"Peter William Dykema (25 November 1873 – 13 May 1951) was an important force in the growth of the National Association for Music Education (initially known as the Music Supervisors National Conference), Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity, and the music education profession. Dykema was also active in the Music Teachers National Association and the National Education Association Department of Music Education. He also served as 1924-25 chairman of the Kiwanis International Committee on Music. Through these various avenues of involvement, in addition to his work as a composer, author, and educator, he was one of the leading music advocates of his day." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_W._Dykema S. also www.public.asu.edu/~aajth/presidents/dykema.html

Walter Kirkpatrick Brice (1874 - 1926) was treasurer of the New York Community Chorus, s. 'More Lives Than One', by Claude Bragdon, p. 84 (at the bottom) books.google.com/books?id=aDGBYME9CQsC&pg=PA84#v=onep... See also www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58176924 archive.org/stream/8threportclass1895harvuoft/8threportcl...

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Thanks for linking the photos Richard Norton. We'll add some of the information about this event to the record the next time we update.