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Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties in Kansas – Mothers’ Tea

Lake Quivira Country Club was the site for the Junior League of Wyandotte and Johnson Counties in Kansas’ Mothers’ Tea on September 18th. The event was for the mothers of the debutantes and escorts who will be participating in the 72nd Annual Community Ball and Cotillion, to be held on December 3rd. The honorees are students from 20 area high schools. Sara Romayne is the Ball chair, and Marsha Oyer serves as Cotillion chair. Jessica Fraser is the Junior League president.

Cotillion Committee Members: (Seated) Mindy Long, Cindy Ford, Marsha Oyer, Cotillion chair; and Aileen Eidson (standing) Nancy Zielke, Eileen Heble, Susanne Mahoney, and Stacy Summerour (out of camera range) Sally Dannov and Gina McCord

 

Marsha Oyer, Cotillion chair; and Sara Romayne, Ball chair

 

Jessica Fraser, president

Featured in the October 15, 2022 issue of The Independent.
Photo credit: David Riffel Photography

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