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Congratulations, Brittany & Clark!

Mr. and Mrs Perry Dean Atha of Prairie Village are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Baird Atha, to Clark L. Johnson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanton L. Johnson of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Mrs. Russell Edmond Atha, Jr. of Mission Hills and the late Mr. Atha and the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph William Baird. Brittany is a graduate Shawnee Mission East High School. She earned a bachelor of arts degree in advertising from Southern Methodist University. Brittany was a Jewel Ball debutante in 2007. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. 

Her groom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde L. Johnson of Tulsa and Mrs. James P. Grosserode of Tulsa and the late Mr. Sam J. Rhoades, Jr. Clark is a graduate of Cascia Hall Preparatory School in Tulsa. He earned a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Texas. Clark is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and is employed with JF Holdings in Dallas. Theirs will be a June 24th wedding at Chapparal Ranch in Aspen, Colorado.

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Also featured in the April 15, 2017 issue 

 

Features

Kansas City Rose Society – Rose Day and Rose Show

June 2nd was the date for Kansas City Rose Society’s Rose Day and Rose Show. The beautiful event was held in the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden in Loose…

The Jewel Ball Gentlemen’s Serenade

The Jewel Ball Gentlemen’s Serenade was held to honor the mothers, grandmothers, and special guests of the Gentlemen of The Jewel Ball. The June 2nd event was held at Mission…

The Jewel Ball Debutante Tea

The Jewel Ball Debutante Tea was held at The Kansas City Country Club on June 2nd. Catherine Carothers and Linda O’Hara served as co-chairmen for the lovely event. Debutantes, mothers,…

Kansas City Symphony – Chairman’s Dinner

Kansas City Symphony Board Chair Linda Gill Taylor was joined by past Symphony board chairs and generous supporters on April 3rd to honor Music Director emeritus Michael Stern at the…