Margaret Elle McCann makes debut in Oklahoma City
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BEAUTIFUL PARTY
Emily McCann and Sue Timberlake with baby Margaret Elle McCann were at the party in the baby’s honor. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).
Margaret Elle McCann, 3 months, and her mom, Emily McCann, and her grandmother, Laurie Hyde, were honorees at a party given by Candy Ainsworth, Lexy Huffman, Sally McCann Holmes and Sue Timberlake.The invitation stated that the baby was “making her debut…and already loves Tiffany Blue!” Setting on “Tiffany Blue” boxes were silver mint julep cups filled with white roses, tulips, baby’s breath and lilies.
Cookies and cupcakes were decorated with blue icing and the blue napkins featured the baby’s monogram.
Silver baby cups surrounded the silver punch bowl. The baby is the daughter of Emily and Jimmy McCann.
Margaret Elle wore a beautiful white receiving gown. Her elegant white bib featured a blue initial.
Among the guests were Margot McCann, Linda James, Martha Bradshaw, Nancy Ellis, Patty Cohenour, Barbara Beeler, Kirk Hammons, Joy Richardson, Susan McPherson, Terry Bradley and Penny McCaleb.
Candy Ainsworth, Laurie Hyde and Sue Timberlake enjoy the party.
Kirk Hammons, Linda Rodgers and Nancy Ellis enjoy the punch at the party. It was served in silver baby cups.
Tiffany blue boxes were topped with silver julep cups and flowers for table decorations.
Cupcakes and cookies were served at the party.
Lexy Huffman, Emily McCann and Laurie Hyde enjoyed the event.
Candy Ainsworth, Patty Cohenour and Penny McCaleb were at the party in the Ainsworth home.
Margaret Elle McCann, Emily McCann and Laurie Hyde.
Jose Freede entertains at an English Tea
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TIME FOR TEA
A Valentine Tea was held in the home of Debby and Paul Dudman to benefit the Oklahoma City Orchestra league.
Jose Freede was hostess for the elegant English Tea featuring a harpist and beautiful flower arrangements of roses, tulips, ranunculus, dahlias, hydrangeas and ivy from Trochta’s.
Vases of tulips and hydrangeas decorated the mantle and guests received them as party favors.
Tea treats included heart-shaped scones, tea sandwiches and mini-cream puffs.
Among those at the party were Cathy Freede, Tricia Everest, Dana Gordon, Barbara Beeler, Jane Thompson, Mary Price, Lela Sullivan, Linda Steinhorn, Peggy Lunde, Mary Nichols, Jean Ann Hartsuck, Betsy Hyde, Pam Shdeed and Jerriann Altshuler.
Debby Dudman, Dana Gordon and Jose Freede had a great time at the Valentine’s Tea.
(Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).
Mary Price, Linda Steinhorn and Betsy Hyde were at the party.
Entertaining guests was a harpist.
Friends, flowers and food
Valentine Favorites!
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HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY
Stan Hupfeld named St. Patrick’s Parade Grand Marshal
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BALL TO HONOR INTEGRIS CEO
Stan Hupfeld, Gov. Brad Henry and Paula Jones, front, and Sandy and Peter Pembroke and Tim O’Connor, back, were at the State Capitol on February 3 to honor Hupfeld as he was named the 2009 St. Patrick’s Parade Grand Marshal. (Photo provided).
Stan Hupfeld will be honored at the 2009 St. Patrick’s Grand Marshal Ball. The party is set for the Skirvin Hilton Hotel on March 7th at 6:30 p.m. The Ball benefits a new resource center sponsored by Catholic Charities for homeless women and children.
At the event there will be a live and silent auction, as well as dinner and dancing to the music of the Buddy Bilen Band.
Hupfeld was named Grand Marshal for the Parade which is March 14. He was honored February 3 at the State Capitol by Gov. Brad Henry and Parade Chairman Paula Jones.
Jones noted that the role of Grand Marshal is given yearly to someone of Irish descent who has demonstrated positive civic and charitable contributions in Oklahoma. The honoree has served on numerous boards and commissions in Oklahoma including the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce board of directors and United Way Chairman.
Tickets for the Ball are $125. per person and corporate sponsorhships are available. Contact Catholic Chairites Development Director Jane Moon at 405-523-3000 for information.
Celebrating Karen and Kathy
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OCU 2009 WOMEN OF DISTINCTION
Karen Browne, Pam Smith and Kathy Walker were at the party in the home of Carol Troy. A group of hostesses honored Browne and Walker for their honors as OCU’s 2009 Women of Distinction. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).
A party honored Karen Browne and Kathy Walker, two of the Oklahoma City University’s 2009 Women of Distinction honorees.
Friends of the honorees were hostesses. They were Gene Barth, Annie Bohanon, Cheryl Browne, Ann Hoover, Sue Ann Hyde, Karen Luke, Polly Nichols, Lela Sullivan and Carol Troy in the Troy home.
It was one of January’s snowy and icy days. People had been housebound for several days and although it was very slick on the streets, no one missed this party which featured lovely spring -like flowers of white roses, iris, tulips and hydrangeas and the pretty honorees.
The actual Women of Distinction dinner and awards ceremony for Oklahoma City University also honored Pat Potts, and the Ann Hoover endowed chair committee members, Ann Alspaugh, Gene Barth, Annie Bohanon, Cheryl Browne, Kaye Cook, Jill King and Cathy Leichter. It was Feb. 7.
Pollly Nichols and Linda Rodgers were at the party for Kathy Walker and Karen Browne who were two of the honorees at the OCU 2009 Women of Distinction event.
Joan Gilmore and Kaye Cook were at the party for Karen Browne and Kathy Walker.
Snowy day for a party in the home of Carol Troy.
Friends celebrate birthdays
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JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
(Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).
Friends who share January birthdays met in the home of Ranell Brown to celebrate.
Co-hostesses were Carleen Burger, Anne Holbrook, Lil Ross and Betsy Thorpe.
There were three birthday cakes were decorated with fresh flowers and a couple of trees held heart ornaments. The buffet table was decorated with crystal hearts and there were large bowls and vases filled with red, white and pink candies.
The women wore nametags which featured their names and birth dates.
The front door was very festive with strands, clusters and wreaths of Mardi Gras beads.
Ranell Brown and Anne Holbrook welcome guests to the January birthday party. They were among the hostesses.
Anne Holbrook, Susan Edwards and Caroline Gist were at the party.
Betsy Daugherty and Annie Bohanon celebrated their January birthdays.
The front door.
First annual “Breathe” Luncheon Held at Quail Creek Golf and Country Club
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BREATHE — A LUNG HEALTH LUNCHEON
(Photos provided by Jennifer Williams)
Oklahomans came to hear Dr. Deborah Morosini share her connection with lung disease. Morosini spoke at a luncheon organized by the American Lung Association February 3rd at the Quail Creek Country Club.
Morosini shared her efforts in the fight against lung cancer, and how tragically it can affect individuals who have never smoked, like her sister Dana Morosini Reeve.
Leadership in Lung Health Awards were given to Carl Milam, Hospitality Industry; Senator David Myers, Legislative Initiatives; Robin Purdie, Collegiate Initiatives; Donny Darrow, K-12 Initiatives, and Dr. Robert McCaffree, Public Health Care Initiatives.
Plans are underway for next year’s event. For more information and to send donations, contact Jennifer Williams, Development Manager the American Lung Association, 3160 W Britton Rd. #E, OKC, OK 73120.
Tea for Byliner honorees held by members of Women In Communications
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Facebook — Women In Communication
Hostess Susan Chambers welcomes Women in Communication President, Amanda Spencer. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).
A tea honored past and present Byliner Award honorees prior to the 51st Annual Byliner Awards dinner which was Feb. 5. Hostesses were members of the Association for Women in Communication in the home of Dr. Susan Chambers,who was a 2008 Byliner honoree.
This year’s winners are Miki Farris, Martha Ferretti, Molly Ross Fritch, Cathy O’Connor, Dr. Marion Paden, Sandra Gales Shapard and Billie Thrash.
President Amanda Spencer made introductions and told a little about Women In Communication.
Sigrid Bowman, Ann Larson, Ann DeFrange, Ann Felton Gilliland, all former Byliner Award winners, were at the Tea.
Byliner award winners are introduced at the tea in the home of Susan Chambers.
Margo Ward, M.J. Van Deventer and Sandy Shapard were at the party.
Lil Ross, Molly Fritch and Linda Haneborg were at the party.
OU Panhellenic celebrates 100 years
Lee Allan Smith Day in Oklahoma
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EVENING HONORS LEE ALLAN
Lee Allan Smith. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).
Lee Allan Smith was the honoree Jan. 30 at a dinner in the Centennial Building at the Oklahoma State Fair. Local and state leaders, family members and friends attended the unveiling of two statues which will be at the State Fair Park, near the Centennial Waterfall, and at the Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum.
Smith’s friend Ed deCordova thought up the honor and worked with the Oklahoma Centennial Commission to launch the project and collect donations. The project started with just one statue, but due to the response from those close to Smith, the two statues are set for installing in two of his favorite locations.
Giving tributes to Lee Allan Smith for lifetime service to the state were Barry Switzer, master of ceremonies; Ed deCordova, Tom McDaniel, Clay Bennett, Dr. Mike Anderson.
Tom McDaniel announced the creation of the Oklahoma Heritage Association’s “Lee Allan Smith Oklahoma Legacy Award” which will honor an individual who exemplifies the spirit of Oklahoma’s people and promotes the community.”
Larry “T-Byrd” Gordon and The Music People Luv Band played and the first song of the evening was the Centennial song, “Oklahoma Rising.”
The Centennial Building was transformed into a dance floor, dining and social area and a stage. Off white carpeting was put on the floor and the social area featured leather sofas and chairs. Chandeliers were hung throughout the room.
Among those attending were DeAnn Smith, DeLee and Wendy Smith, Jennifer and Fritz Kiersch, Candy and Tom Dulaney, Nancy and Ed deCordova, Louise and Clay Bennett, Danna and Kirk Humphreys, Jose Freede, Susan and David Amis, Marilyn and Bud Meade, Shirley and Pete Everest, Susan and Carl Edwards, Sharon and John Bozalis, Lyn and Ted Elam, Judy Jordan, Ruth and Dick Lampton, Lou Kerr, Nancy and Bob Ellis, Cathy and Jim Kirk, Lana and Dave Lopez, Jane Thompson, Nadine and Frank McPherson, Marilyn and Jim Law, Wanda and Bill Swisher, Karen and Earl Ingram, Betty and Herschal Crow, Eb Hines, Eunice and Joe Ellis, Janet and John Edwards, Pam and Bill Shdeed and Carole Drake.
John Bozalis, Lee Allan Smith and Frank McPherson.
Ed deCordova and Jennifer Kiersch.
The Centennial Building at State Fair Park.
DeAnn Smith, Jennifer Kiersch, Shawn Smith.
Jane Thompson, Nadine McPherson, Lolly Anderson and Jayne Jayroe Gamble.
Lamps like this one with floating orchids were set around the room.
