×
Subscribe

Subscribe Today

26 Issues

In addition to receiving 26 issues of The Independent Kansas City’s Journal of Society, your subscription will include our annual publication, the Charitable Events Calendar and a subscription to our e-newsletter, The Insider. Questions about your current subscription? Contact Laura Gabriel at 816-471-2800.

Congratulations, Eliza & Charles!

Mr. and Mrs. James Louis Learner of London, England, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Eliza Lynn Learner, to Charles Reid Marsh, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Reid Marsh, Jr., also of London. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Rochelle Kramer of Lincolnshire, Illinois, and the late Mr. Nathan Nisson, and Mrs. Arnold Learner of Highland Park, Illinois, and the late Mr. Learner. Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Ward Farnsworth of Winnetka, Illinos, and the late Mr. Farnsworth, and Mr. and Mrs. Alan Reid Marsh of Kansas City, Missouri.

Eliza and Charlie are both graduates of The American School in London and Princeton University, where they are members of The Ivy Club. Eliza earned a bachelor of science in engineering degree, magna cum laude, in civil and environmental engineering. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Charlie received a bachelor of science in engineering degree, summa cum laude, in computer science, and was awarded the Phillip Y. Goldman ’86 Senior Prize. He is a member of Chi Phi fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa honor society, and Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society. Eliza is employed with Honest Buildings in New York, New York. Charlie is careering with Spring Discovery in Palo Alto, California. Theirs will be a September 1st wedding at Elmore Court in the Cotswolds, England.

 

Also featured in the August 3rd, 2019 issue of The Independent

Features

City Year Kansas City – Idealist Gala Awards

City Year Kansas City’s annual Idealist Gala was held on April 17th at Studio Dan Meiners in celebration of its students, AmeriCorps members, and community members who challenge cynicism, and…

Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas – Ben and Betty Zarda Family Golf Classic

Canyon Farms Golf Club was the site for The 43rd Annual Ben and Betty Zarda Family Golf Classic, whichwas held on April 29th. More than 140 golfers enjoyed a beautiful…

Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph – Hope Ball

The Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown was the site for Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph’s inaugural Hope Ball, which was heldon April 27th. Twenty-four young ladies…

Congratulations, Frances & Vance!

Frances Marie Wooldridge and Vance Simon Wentz exchanged vows on December 31st at The Kansas City Country Club, creating an always-memorable New Year’s Eve anniversary celebration! Frances is the daughter…