[or-roots] another "mystery" question

[Beth Perry Johnston]

Carol,

I have some similar photos involving my grandmother (Della Winifred 
Gerking, b. 1898) as part of groups of girls dressed all in white. In 
most of the photos the dresses appear nurse-like, but in one photo the 
dress is much softer in appearance. There's also a photo of a large 
group marching down a city street with all the buildings draped in 
bunting, but there's no identification of the city and no one I 
recognize as a family member. Thank you for making the possible 
connection with WW1 -- I'd not thought of that, and it would make sense. 
For the nurse-like photos I'd thought of the possibility of something 
like the Candy Stripers of our youth, but now wonder if there was some 
kind of WW1 support organization for young girls/ladies.I guess these 
mysteries are what makes genealogy so much fun!

Beth

cjp joppe wrote:

>Greetings
>I am curious - I have a photo of my Grandmother Viva
>Vivian Courter in what appears to be a high school
>photo from 1915 - on the back it says DHS 1915.  All
>of the girls (no boys except one older male
>instructor?) and instructors are wearing white
>uniforms - I would think it nursing except as far as I
>know she wasn't one. 1915 would put her at about 18. 
>
>There is another photo of her w/ same group of gals
>same uniforms in a wagon in a parade/no date - maybe
>something having to do with WW1 because there are lots
>of red white and blue ( best guess/black and white
>photo) buntings and flags.
>
>any input thoughts or ideas appreciated.
>
>carole
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