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.

Connell Branan and Bebe MacKellar thank committee members at the party. (Photo by Helen Ford Wallace).

Connell and Cliff Branan entertained Beaux Arts Ball committee members for cocktails and dinner in their home to celebrate the successful 2009 Ball. The November event benefited the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.

Connell Branan was Ball chairman.

Co-chairman Bebe MacKellar gave the chairman with a silver engraved picture frame.

Guests included Bebe and Bruce MacKellar, Mary and Colin FitzSimons,  Anne and Brian Henderson, Barbara and Bud Beeler, Susan and Mike McPherson, Leslie and Rick Russell,  Dana and Matt Price, Margo and Harper Ward, Lee and Barry Murphy, Lisa and Mark Pierce and Shirley and Pete Everest.

Mary FitzSimons, Bebe MacKellar, Libby Payne, Connell Branan celebrate the 2009 Beaux Arts Ball. (Photo by David Faytinger).

Connell Branan, Bebe MacKellar and Jim Vallion talk about the 2009 Beaux Arts Ball.

BEAUX ARTS BALL

Beaux Arts Ball debutantes, escorts and committee members met June 25th at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art for a party.

Since it was so hot on the roof terrace at 6 p.m., the chairmen moved the first part of the event indoors. Committee chairmen presented a check to the Museum for the Acquisition Fund.

The group then toured the new exhibit “Turner to Cezanne:Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales.”  Then they headed for the rooftop where live music was playing and the temperatures were cooling down.

Connell Branan is chairman of the Beaux Arts Ball which is November 28 at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club. Bebe MacKellar is co-chairman.

Connell Branan and Libby Denner were at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).

Bebe and Bruce MacKellar arrive at the party.

Whitney Cross and Harper and Margo Ward cool off before going up to the penthouse level.

Lee Murphy and Connell Branan talk at the party.