Debutantes and escorts presented at the 2010 Beaux Arts Ball in Oklahoma City
Bebe and Bruce MacKellar were at the Beaux Arts Ball at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. She was the Chairman. Tricia Everest was co-chairman and Frank Davis Hill was Beaux Arts Ball King. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).
The dinner/dance/presentation of the 2010 debutantes and escorts was set in a Winter Wonderland theme. Glitzy lights, snowflakes set the scene. Flowers and decor were by Jim Vallion and the staff members at Trochta’s Flowers. There was even a snow making machine at the front door.
The 65th annual Beaux Arts Ball was absolutely beautiful! The Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club looked like a Winter Wonderland, complete with northern lights, snowbirds, glitz and falling snow.
Glitter balls and snow flakes were hung at the entryway where the costumed pages opened doors for arriving formally dressed guests.
Inside, a gourmet dinner was served before the formal presentation of the 2010 King of the Ball, debutantes and escorts.
Frank Hill was announced as the new King and he followed the former Kings in the procession throughout the Ballroom of the Country Club. Bebe MacKellar was Ball Chairman and Tricia Everest was co-chairman.
Debutantes were Jessica Ann Adams, Olivia Katherine Amundsen, Margaret Louise Archer, Rebecca Claire Arnold, Kathryn Ann Benear, Bailey Rebecca Bennett, Mary Katherine Blakley, Allison Leigh Brewer, Molly Montgomery Clements, Andrea Lynn Evenson, Helen Ann Harris, Michelle Julianne Kemp, Kelly Ann McCampbell, Jennifer Lee McLain, Delaney Elise Maguire, Mallory Aileen Malloy, Marie Anna Mason, Jillian Frances, Neville, Catherine Grace Rawls, Mackensie Paige Walker and Laura Elizabeth Wolf.
Escorts were Todd Michael Adler, William Wilson Blair, Simon William Bright, Charles Asher Coe, John Kevin Kelly Driskill, Joseph Lee DeGiusti, William Steven Funk, Robert Baxter Lewallen, Michael Thomas Love, Christopher Mitchell Meyers, Samuel Herling Moore, Robert Andrew Neville, Richard Joseph Orthwein jr. Reeder Paul Ratliff, William Dunn Riesen, Matthew Owen Robertson, William James Ruffin, Derek Elias Srouji, George William Clark Swisher IV, Derek Von Wasemiller.
The King’s pages were John Preston Parsons and Christopher Meade Hendee. William Arthur Wallace was announcer for the Ball.
Preston Parsons opens the door at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club for guests. He was a page in the 2010 Court.
Centerpieces were roses, hydrangeas, doves and candles.
Bobby Bennett, Bailey Bennett, Ken Blakley, Robert Harris, Helen Harris and Mary Katherine Blakley line up for the presentation.
Debutantes line up for photos and practice their bows while waiting for their presentation.
Escorts wait for their presentation by watching football.
Father and daughter Tom and Andi Evenson were at the Ball.
Father and daughter Michael and Allison Brewer wait in line for their turn at the presentation.
Barbara Mee and Mary Anne Malone were happy with the choice of the 2010 King, Frank Hill.
Jennifer Klos and Margo Ward, Beaux Arts Ball committee members, were at the Country Club early for their jobs in photography and public relations.
Libby Payne and former Beaux Arts Ball King, Morton Payne, enjoy the party.
Oklahoma Art League gets “Special Recognition” award
Gov. Brad Henry gave the ‘Special Recognition” award to Linda Barnett, president of the Oklahoma Art League, at the Governor’s Arts Awards presentation at the state capitol. (Photo by Stacey Swafford, Historian of the OAL).
Oklahoma Art League members received the “Special Recognition Award” from the Arts Council at the Governor’s Arts Awards presentation. The OAL was a predecessor of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and was founded in 1910.
Linda Barnett is the current president. The group has donated 96 art works to the OCMA.
Governor Brad Henry honored 15 individuals and two organizations for their contributions to the arts at the 35th Annual Governor’s Arts Awards. Sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council, the ceremony was on the 4th Floor Rotunda of the State Capitol. A reception on the first floor of the Capitol followed the ceremony.
Bachelor’s Club of Oklahoma City members select 2010 debutantes for the Christmas Ball
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Members of the 2010 Bachelor’s Club selected the twenty six women for the 65th annual Bachelor’s Club Christmas Ball. It is set for December 22 at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. BC members will escort the debutantes.
The band for the evening is Souled Out and a breakfast will follow the presentation.
Debutantes are Olivia Katherine Amundsen, daughter of Amy Maguire Amundsen and Cary Amundsen; Margaret Louise Archer, daughter of Elaine Upsher Archer and James Archer; Rebecca Claire Arnold, daughter of Cindy and Blake Arnold; Brooke Elizabeth Baumert, daughter of Leslie and John Baumert; Kathryn Ann Benear, daughter of Terri and Troy Benear; Bailey Rebecca Bennett, daughter of Gina and Bobby Bennett.
And Courtney Marie Bisson, daughter of Janice and A.J. Bisson; Mary Katherine Blakley, daughter of Donna and Kenneth Blakley; Samantha Meryl Federman, daughter of Tammy and William Federman; Marni Allison Fuller, daughter of Lori and Bennett Fuller; Cristina Umberta Beverly Grow, daughter of Elisabetta and Brad Grow; Jane Elizabeth Hamm, daughter of Sue and Harold Hamm; Michelle Julianne Kemp, daughter of Susie and Kenneth Kemp.
Also Lauren Waynell Kerr, daughter of Cheryl and John Dean Kerr II; Delaney Elise Maguire, daughter of Melanie and John Maguire; Mallory Aileen Malloy, daughter of Sarah and Paul Malloy; Cara Elizabeth Martin, daughter of Michelle and Hal Martin; Marie Anna Mason, daughter of Kym and Steve Mason; Jennifer Lee McLain, daughter of Kelly and Charles McLain; Jillian Frances Neville, daughter of Judy and Robert Neville; Maria Katharine Schmidt, daughter of Candace Lisle and Dwayne Schmidt; Chloe Elizabeth Shelby, daughter of Cindi and Michael Shelby; Adrienne Zullo Totoro, daughter of Laurie and James Totoro; Makenzie Paige Walker, daughter of Jill Diefenbach Walker and John Walker; Jessica Ann Webb, daughter of Mary Ann High-Webb and Kent Webb and Laura Elizabeth Wolf, daughter of Judy and Thomas Wolf.
Possibilities, Inc. will be the recipient of proceeds of this year’s ball. Travis Mason is the club’s current president.
20-40-60 etiquette: Oh no! I broke a glass!
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QUESTION: When I was at a formal dinner party, I broke one of the host’s crystal glasses. She was very kind and told me not to worry about it.
What should be done? Should I replace it or let it go?
CALLIE’S ANSWER: This happens all the time! Even though the host said it is all right, I am sure you still feel guilty. If you can afford to replace it then maybe try. If not, some flowers or homemade cookies to say sorry, are nice and thoughtful.
Although, sometimes, if it is your good friend, you can tell if she really means ‘don’t worry about it.’
LILLIE-BETH’S ANSWER: Something like this requires graciousness on both sides, which sounds like both of you have already accomplished. You offered to replace it, while the hostess insisted everything was fine. So you can leave it at that, or you can push a little more; in doing so, you might get her to say reluctantly, “well, I did get them at XYZ store,” and then you’ll have your answer that she really would like it replaced.
If you feel like you need to do something, despite her assurances otherwise, get her a gift card to a store that carries those glasses so she can replace it herself.
Things can get broken accidentally when they are used, and your hostess understands that and is willing to take the risk. I was always taught to enjoy your nice things regularly instead of keeping them packed away, waiting for a “special occasion” that never seems to be good enough.
HELEN’S ANSWER: When a host or hostess brings out the good china and crystal, he/she takes a risk that something might get broken in the dishwasher, when washing or drying by hand, or by someone at the dinner table. If she chooses to take that risk by having Baccarat crystal glasses or Spode china dinner plates, she knows something could happen.
If you break anything in the home, it is your responsibility to replace it. If you offer and the hosts says no “worries,” you might take it at that, as the host could already have replacements in the cabinet, or more glasses than she already needs. I think you can tell if it is an irreplaceable heirloom or you need to work a little hard finding a new glass or plate.
I have broken a couple of items like this in my lifetime and deeply regret the offense. One time I replaced it easily and the other time, there was no glass to be found. One other time I completely forgot it until months later and now every time I see that person, it crosses my mind. It has now been so long that probably the host has forgotten, or maybe not!
GUEST’S ANSWER: Kathy Walker, local community leader: Oh Helen! You have no idea how I have tossed and turned over this provocative question about one’s finer collections for the table. In truth, I believe that all china, crystal, and silver are to be used often and with gratitude and memory as to their origin from the earth and the giver, whether the piece be inherited, received as a wedding, birthday, anniversary or graduation gift from loving friends and family, or purchased to complete or enhance the table by oneself.
I have always expected that some of my tableware would be broken throughout my lifetime and it has been! It could be I, or the guest at table, who has been the culprit of an unfortunate mishap that ends up in damaged goods! I would never want my guests to ever think that it would be necessary to replace what has been broken. After all, entertaining can be a liability in many other ways as well! For me, these items are not to be locked in a cabinet and used only once or twice a year. China, crystal and even everyday tableware are too beautiful not to be enjoyed and celebrated at every opportunity.
All this being said, I had to remember that 30 years ago I broke a Baccarat Directoire crystal water goblet at a very dear friend’s dinner party. She told me not to give it another thought – so I didn’t. I did, however, bring the glass home with every good intention of trying to replace it. I think at that time it could have been a week’s salary to do so and so I did not!!! Your having asked me to comment on this topic jogged my memory about the glass. I found it way up in my china cabinet where I had cradled it, pulled it out this morning, searched the description of the glass on the internet and ordered it off a well-known website which carries thousands of outdated settings for the table. It will arrive next week and I will have the deep pleasure of surprising my friend with a reminder of the wonderful evening we shared with friends 30 years ago at her dinner table on Huntington Avenue! Bon Appetite!
Callie Gordon, a college junior, was an Oklahoma City 2009 debutante. Lillie-Beth Brinkman is a former debutante and currently the assistant features editor for The Oklahoman. Helen Wallace has written a social column for The Oklahoman for many years and has been on various local Ball committees. Guest this week is Kathy Walker, local community leader and former Nichols Hills mayor.
This group does not always agree (via age differences), but they ALL see the need for proper behavior.
Ask a specific etiquette question and you will get three answers…Then you decide for yourself how you would handle the situation. The answers have information for every age range….Callie is 20-ish; Lillie-Beth is 40-something, and Helen is 60-plus.
Please email us with your questions and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and daily blogs. We will try to answer your etiquette questions weekly on the Parties Extra! blog.
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Remember Patty Stevens and her pumpkin pie? Let’s take another look at her video on NewsOk
Oklahoma City Habitat for Humanity volunteers win awards
Jerry Thomason, Jo Duncan, Ron and Suzan Graber were at the Volunteer Recognition Dinner. (Photo by David Faytinger).
Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity supporters were at the 17th annual Volunteer Recognition Dinner at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. The event recognized volunteers and donors involved with the affordable housing mission.
Ed Murray was master of ceremony and Kyle Dillingham and Elad Katz Trio provided entertainment. Sponsors were MidFirst Bank, The Aldridge Foundation and Sen. Jim Inhofe.
Carolyn Roberts presented Mike Hinchey with the 2010 Inspiration Award.
Awards were presented in these categories: Family Services, Construction, Project Coordination, Brush with Kindness, Renovation Station and Office.
Family Services awards were presented by Andy Morgan: Jim McKay, David Gentry, Lila Hoover, Adilia McManus, Linda and Bob O’hern, Chris Morgan, Dottie and Chuck, Gauntlett, Jeff Green, Mary Horn, Rachel Tillman, Denise Hawkins.
Construction Awards were presented by Dan Houston: Gary Wilson,Neil Simpanen, John Tompkins, Earl Rogers, Ed Root, John Canada, Richard Engle, John Earnhardt, Bill Young, Jack Smith, Jim Easter, Ron Skinner, Roger Stillwell, Marilyn Kraemer.
Project Coordination Awards were presented by Ron Graber: Louis Kastens, Thrivent Builds; Bill Shanahan, Chaparral Energy; McCay McComas, Devon Energy; Tom Russell, Unity Build; Amanda Trihn, Riata Management; Carolyn Roberts, The Women Build; Paul Atkins, El Reno Build; Linda Boyce, Edmond Builds (Turning Point); Nichole Scribbner, Linn Energy, Kelli Hayward, OU Physicians.
Brush with Kindness Awards were presented by Bill Shanahan: Todd Firek, Jamie Crowe, Toni Page, Scott Raines,Jack Zupez and Zi Harrison.
Renovation Station Awards: Sam Gann, Tom Sawyer and Bonnie Bennett and Office Award: Shauna Grumblatt. Both were presented by Shanahan.
Oklahoma City University Awards of Excellence women honored at luncheon
Annie Bohanon, Dr. Jan Henry, Karen Luke, Kris Frankfurt were at The Coach House for the luncheon. (Photos by David Faytinger).
The Societies of Oklahoma City University members honored 2011 Awards of Excellence honorees at a luncheon at The Coach House. Hostesses were Annie Bohanon, Kris Frankfurt, Karen Luke and Polly Nichols.
Honorees were Jeannette Sias, Oklahoma City University Distinguished Philanthropist Society Award; Jenny Love Meyer, Kirkpatrick-Petree Music and Performing Arts Society Award; Julie Hall, Dulaney-Browne Library Society Award; Lori Hill, Norick-Hulsey Gallery Society Award.
Speakers were Kirk Hammons, Awards of Excellence event chairman, and Cathy Leichter, Societies President. Linda Garrett is co-chairman of event.
After presenting diamond star pins to the new honorees, one was given to Society member Berta Faye Rex who lost hers in a house fire.
Among those at the event were Judy Love, Linda Lambert, Kay Goebel, Jill King, Ann Alspaugh, Cheryl Browne, Barbara Brou, Miki Farris, Annie Bohanon, Meg Salyer, Jeaneen Naifeh, Ann Johnstone, Kathy Walker, Gene Barth, Jan Henry, Joan Gilmore, Vicki Gourley, Dannie Bea Hightower, Nancy Ellis, Beth Tolbert, Berta Faye Rex, Sue Ann Hyde, Ann Felton and Rita Moore.
Honorees were Julie Hall, Lori Hill, Jeanette Sias.
Parties Extra! and the Oklahoma City Public School Foundation’s events
Lori Dickinson and Robyn Hilger talk about the Oklahoma City Public School Foundation and the Wall of Fame event.
20-40-60 etiquette: Toothpicks, or not?
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QUESTION: How should one use a toothpick?
CALLIE’S ANSWER: If you are actually picking your teeth with a toothpick, never do it in public. Or the car for that matter, I can still see you.
The bathroom is your best bet. I have seen a lot of men chewing on a toothpick and then randomly fidgeting with it. What is the point of this? Not cool, and not cute.
LILLIE-BETH’S ANSWER: Here’s how you shouldn’t use a toothpick: at the table, in front of other people, unless you’re using toothpicks in a craft project. In the United States, using a toothpick to clean your teeth at a dinner table ranks on a list of offenses with flossing at the table and clearing your nose by blowing it loudly and often.
This subject, however, has generated so much discussion over the years that people have written entire books on the history of the toothpick. Henry Petroski found 464 pages to write about the single subject in his book “The Toothpick: Technology and Culture,” reprinted a few years ago. Did you know that at the turn of the last century there was even an “American Anti-Toothpick Society”? I don’t know how much influence members had or what offense led them to form one, but they were fervent about their cause.
So while the toothpick has its fans, in public, it belongs in cocktails decorated with skewered fruit. While you may need one if you have a piece of food stuck in your mouth, it’s very easy to excuse yourself and head to the bathroom in order to dislodge it in private.
HELEN’S ANSWER: People still love their toothpicks. For sentimental reasons my friend carries her mother’s silver toothpick in a wonderful holder in her purse. When I visited the Czech Republic one year, there were numerous beautiful crystal toothpick holders to purchase.
Some men love to chew on them and I remember cinammon toothpicks for sale.
However, it really is not a good look. A toothpick in the mouth interferes with smiling and good conversation, so, I say, use it at home, if you must, but, in public, refrain from picking.
GUEST’S ANSWER: Joe Hight, Opubco’s Director of Information and Development : The best time to use a toothpick is outside: outside of the restaurant’s entrance and especially from the view of people who are still eating. It’s simply not appropriate to see someone digging at their teeth inside a restaurant, whether it is a fancy or fast-food one.
I don’t particularly mind seeing a person gnawing on their favorite brand of toothpick outside of a food establishment. It’s their right to do that, and for some it replaces habits that could be deemed even more obnoxious or irritating. But the key word here is “outside.”
So, in my opinion, have fun chewing on or picking with that toothpick all you want, but do it outside, watch your excessive smacking sounds and then throw the used one in a trashcan and not on the ground.
GUEST’S ANSWER: Matt Price, Features Editor, The Oklahoman:
Using a toothpick in public rarely turns out well for the user. I mean, just look what happened to “Toothpick Charlie” in “Some Like it
Hot.” Now, your odds of being shot are probably less than Charlie’s, but, why chance it?
If you have something stuck in your teeth that you can’t dislodge and must use a toothpick, excuse yourself to the restroom so you can clear it away in relative privacy. Or wait until you’ve finished your meal and use the toothpick in your car. Either way, at the table seems distasteful.
GUEST’S ANSWER: Linda James, local community leader: Privately!
Callie Gordon, a college junior, was a 2009 debutante. Lillie-Beth Brinkman is a former debutante and currently the assistant features editor for The Oklahoman. Helen Wallace has written a social column for The Oklahoman for many years and has been on various local Ball committees. Guests this week are Joe Hight, Matt Price and Linda James.
This group does not always agree (via age differences), but they ALL see the need for proper behavior.
Ask a specific etiquette question and you will get three answers…Then you decide for yourself how you would handle the situation. The answers have information for every age range….Callie is 20-ish; Lillie-Beth is 40-something, and Helen is 60-plus.
Please email us with your questions and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and daily blogs. We will try to answer your etiquette questions weekly on the Parties Extra! blog.
Sometimes we will ask other people for their opinions.
Look for us!
helen.wallace@cox.net …lbrinkman@opubco.com… calliezok3@aol.com
“Opus VI: Party Different” in Oklahoma City featured art, dancing, fun
Jim Vallion and Lou Kerr talk at the “Opus VI: Party Different” at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).
Opus Vi: Party Different to benefit the Allied Arts was just that…a fun, enthusiastic type of party with food tables, designer drinks and shopping at the “pARTy shop.”
The Pink Flamingos played non-stop for dancing the entire evening and people just had a great time. The event was at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club.
Lori and Bond Payne and Teresa Rose and James Pickel were co-chairmen. The program listed Dancing, Dining, Cocktails, Shopping, all from 7 until 11 p.m. The party planners also listed Program, none, and Live Auction, none.
Guests shopped for art including paintings by Beat D. Seabourn, Glenna Goodacre, Desmond Mason, Suzanne Wallace Mears, Ginger Myers, Joy Richardson, Suzanne Peck, Ryan Cunningham, Ben Harjo, W. Bennett Berry and Elisa Cosssey.
Committee members were Steve Boyd, Debbie Forshee, Diane Foster, Kay Goebel, Daniel Gordon, Linda and Ken Howell, Ann Johnstone, Jenny and David Kallenberger, Julia Kirt, Louisa McCune-Elmore, Lindsay McIntyre, Debbie Nauser, Camilla Ostrowe, Charlotte Richels, Sarah Sears, Rachel Shortt, Angie Simons, Jeff Stokes, Clint Stone, Jeff Thompson, Lori Tyler, Genea Vallion and Jim Vallion. Allied Arts president Deborah McAuliffe Senner was also a committee member.
Chairman James Pickel greets guest Mike Mahaffey.
Sarah Vermillion, Paul Dudman, Deborah McAuliffe Senner and Debby Dudman have fun at the party.
Jenny and Dr. David Kallenberger were on the party committee.
Polly Nichols and Judy Love arrive at the unique party.
Joy Reed Belt and John Belt check out the artwork.
Designer drinks were served.
Even the flower arrangements were special.
You could pick up a drink as you arrived as this arrangement was at the front door.
