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It's apparent from another photo of this event from the New York Herald, June 10, 1917, that the woman addressing the recruits between the big guns is Margaret M. Crumpacker, Commandant of the Woman's Auxiliary for Naval Recruiting, later called the League for Sailors Comfort and Cheer. fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2014/New%20York%20NY%20Herald... bklyn.newspapers.com/image/55633045/ Margaret Murray Crumpacker was the second wife and widow of Jonathan W. Crumpacker, a member of a prominent Indiana political family who had been a state senator and was a federal appointee to the New Mexico territorial supreme court. She came to New York after his death in 1904 and went to France in December, 1915 to aid with the wounded and see the trenches first hand. She was active in WWI preparedness, then in recruiting after the U.S. entered the war in 1917. www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24441555 www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24441588 archives.chicagotribune.com/1916/10/01/page/7/article/hom...

Art Siegel: Thanks for identifying the woman in the photo. We'll add her name when we next update.

"All in one camera mans lifetime : a very human historic story" Aurthor: George Mewes Daily Mirror George Mewes discoveries Source: britishphotohistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/daily-mirror-...

Relaxing moments before taking good pictuires.

A bandstand in the park had a useful social purpose. It brought music to many people who would have no other opportunity to hear it, it was a way to meet old friends and for the young to find new friends There is a synonymous relationship between bands, rotundas, and local communities. A locality expresses pride through a band, but the band needs a place to perform on a regular basis. A rotunda is then built for the benefit of the town band and the community and the rotunda becomes a focal point for the community. There is more to this of course and with each rotunda that has been built and survives, “each has a story to tell. Source: bandblastsfromthepast.blog/tag/pavilions-in-parks-bandsta...