Women’s Club awesome April luncheon

Easter Bonnet Contest Winners, left to right: Most Vintage, Jean Talley; Most Creative, Judy Riffel; and Most Elegant, Melody Rowley

Easter Bonnet Contest Winners, left to right: Most Vintage, Jean Talley; Most Creative, Judy Riffel; and Most Elegant, Melody Rowley

Hospitality Committee members in their finest Easter bonnets

Hospitality Committee members in their finest Easter bonnets

Women’s Club members enjoying the April luncheon while wearing their fashionable fascinators and bonnets

Women’s Club members enjoying the April luncheon while wearing their fashionable fascinators and bonnets

Just one of the many creative Easter bonnets modeled at the April luncheon.

Just one of the many creative Easter bonnets modeled at the April luncheon.

Gayle Coe

The April luncheon was a lively program complete with an Easter Bonnet Contest and songs serenaded by the “Avenue C” All-Female Vocal Jazz Ensemble, the premier vocal jazz ensemble within the University of North Texas Division of Jazz Studies in the College of Music. The Ballroom doors opened at 11:00 a.m., and members and guests located their seats in anticipation of this unique program.

The greeters were Nancy Myers, Mary Ann Carroll, Nancy Garre, Geraldine Gawle, Cherry Tillman and Sally Baggott. They did a great job escorting new members to the “new members” tables. Every month tables are reserved for new members so they have a chance to sit together and have a chance to get to know each other better. They are also joined by current members as well. This endeavor was initiated so new members feel welcome as soon as possible. The April table decorations included colorful spring centerpieces featuring bright flowers and Easter eggs. The table decorators were Theresa Peoples, Kasey Miller, Diane Eoff, Karen Brannon, Bobbi Hardt, Monika Keenan and Sandy Conwell.

Sharon Foy, president, kicked off the luncheon by welcoming the first-time attendees and guests and announced the club’s membership is now up to 416 members.

Next, Sharon opened the Easter Bonnet Contest! The ladies who wanted to enter the contest modeled their Easter bonnet creations while the membership voted by applause. Prizes were awarded to the following winners: the Most Elegant winner was Melody Rowley, the Most Creative winner was Judy Riffel, and the Most Vintage winner was Jean Talley. They were all marvelous!

It was also announced the annual Women’s Club Holiday Market will be Saturday, October 7. This promises to be a wonderful Holiday Market complete with new and unique vendors plus many of your favorite vendors returning again this year! If you know of any vendors you wish to be considered, please contact Laurie Wiginton at 972-742-0801 or [email protected].

Jan Utzman, community relations, announced the Women’s Club May Social Mixer will be Monday, May 15, 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Wildhorse Grill. The live music “Spring Bluegrass Festival” event will be hosted by the Robson Ranch Women’s Golf Association, and all Robson Ranch ladies are invited. You do not need to be a member of Women’s Club to attend. A cash bar will be available.

The June luncheon program will be Monday, June 5, and will feature the Cameo Club, an exciting group of dynamic women including former queens and contestants in the Ms. Texas Senior American Pageant. This pageant represents “A Positive Image of Aging” while “Living the Age of Elegance.” The program promises to offer an entertaining afternoon.