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Jewel Ball Chairmen’s Coffee

The Jewel Ball Chairmen’s Coffee was held on April 17th at The Kansas City Country Club. Wendy Burcham is serving as chairman of the 65th anniversary of The Jewel Ball, to be held on June 22nd at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

Bob Trapp shared wonderful stories about The Jewel Ball with the guests.

 

Ann Readey, advisory board; Nancy Wilkerson, public relations committee; and Carrie Larson, debutante assistant

 

Wendy Burcham, chairman

 

Ellen Hockaday, advisory board and Debutante Tea co-chairman; and Dody Everist, decorations chairman 

Also featured in the May 25, 2019 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Wirken Photography

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