Beaux Arts Ball King, Morton Payne, Entertains—January 3, 2009—Parties Extra!

Posted by Helen Ford Wallace

on January 3, 2009M at 12:19 pm

THE 2008 KING’S DINNER

Morton and Libby Payne welcome Millie and Johnson Hightower to their party. (Photo by David Faytinger).

Libby and Morton Payne were hosts for an elegant dinner recently at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club.

The King’s Dinner was given by the Paynes as Morton Payne was selected as the 2008 King of the Beaux Arts Ball, the annual party honoring Beaux Arts Ball debutantes and escorts. They invited the debs, escorts, committee members, former kings and family members and friends. 230 people were there.

The Brent Van Sickle Party Orchestra played.

Libby Payne wore a beautiful black dress with ruffled sleeves and skirt.

Table centerpieces were glittering red roses, red and yellow orchids, artichokes, berries, pomegranates and apples. Tables had gold cloths and chairs were draped in gold fabric.

Among the guests were Carolyn Berry, Kaye and Ed Cook, Mary and Phil Truss, Martha and Ron Bradshaw, Lela and Mark Sullivan, Jim Vallion, Susan Parker, Drew Neville, Connell and Cliff Branan, Bette and Jim MacKellar, Bebe and Bruce MacKellar, Lauren and Andy Sullivan, Lisa and Mark Pierce, Susan and Peter Hoffman, Kathy and Russ Walker, Betsy Daugherty, Janell Everest, Joe Rumsey, Nick Berry, Mary Payne Moran, Polly and Larry Nichols, Christy and Jim Everest, Shirley and Pete Everest, Linda Rosser, Jack Roberts and Susan and Mike McPherson.