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The Jewel Ball – Debutante Tea

June 9th was the date for The Jewel Ball Debutante Tea, which was held at The Kansas City Country Club. Ellen Hockaday and Laura Hall were the co-chairmen.

 

 

(Seated) Tiffany Lynch and Annie Lynch
(standing) Anne Russ, debutante chairman; and Jewel Ball Vice Chairman Susie Heddens

 

Reagan Mitchell and Gabby Hendren

 

(Seated) Laura McCray and Tinka McCray
(standing) Mary Jane Barnes, advisory board member; Tinka McCray, Nancy Sachse, steering committee member; and Judy Barlow, advisory board member

 

 

Mandy Mayer, Maddie Adam, Karen Mayer, and Kerry Adam

 

Libby Frye and Amy Frye perused the Jewel Ball scrapbooks.

 

Joan Marsh and Vicky Leonard, advisory board members

 

(Seated) Lisa Schellhorn, steering committee member; Melinda Chalfant Sih, and Anna Louise Sih (standing) Mignon Hughes, advisory board member; and Ginny Shackelford with Jill Embry and Sue Esrey, advisory board members

Additional photos featured in the July 20, 2019 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Wirken Photography

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