Women seated at banquet tables and standing by wall. Hall is decorated with stripes and stars. Stamped on mat back: "John H. Cave, commercial photographer. 27 Lafayette Ave., Detroit Mich." Handwritten on mat back: "Fairbanks (?) Woman's Relief Corps #17. Banquet in G.A.R. hall - Detroit." WRC was a women's auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, dedicated to relieving the sufferings of disabled veterans, war widows, and orphans.
