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The Symphony League – Spring Luncheon

Webster House was the setting for The Symphony League’s Spring Luncheon on May 8th. Members celebrated the upcoming Symphony Ball, “The Firebird Ball,” 25-year members, and the extraordinary career contributions of retiring Kansas City Symphony Executive Director, Frank Byrne.

Elaine Mann, president; Rita and Lamar Hunt, Jr., Ball honorary chairmen; and Mary Leonida, Ball chairman

 

Mary Nan Dupont, Julie McCann, Melanie Wight, Laurie Burgess, Bernadette Miller, and Nan Chapman, Symphony League members 

 

Deanna Diebolt, Christine Maurer, Margaret Stadler, and Addie Perry


Also featured in the June 22, 2019 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Strauss Peyton

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