Schuyler Allen Bradley Baker IV, Eloise Katherine Berte, Sara Frances Berte, Katherine Ellzabeth Brennan, Alice Caldwell Byars, Anne Carlton Clegg, Carole Elizabeth Clegg, Mary Patton Day, Isabelle Virginia DeBuys, Eleanor Elizabeth Edwards, Sarah Welles Edwards, Francis Eleanor Hagan, Caroline Bishop Hornsby, Sarah Colemn Hornsby, Sarah McCarty Huddle, Grace Shepard Hull, Valerie Bennett Lightfoot, Alice Alden Monk, Sarah Bibb Petznick, Gray Margaret Katherine Powell, Madeline Fay Stephens, Lauren Campbell Walston and Peter James White. In 1966, Mrs. James Mallory Kidd Jr. was in charge of the 11th Beaux Arts Jewel Ball for the Birmingham Museum of Art. Kidd noticed the decorations were discarded after the ball and saw a need for a support group with permanent costumes and decorations. From there, the idea grew. More than 125 men joined as charter members, and the Beaux Arts Krewe was founded. Westminster Abbey was the inspiration for the idea that each member would dress as a king, have a banner with a coat of arms and be attended by a page. Many volunteers helped with preparations for the first ball. They created shields and banners and velvet capes. Those capes and banners are still being used today. The Krewe makes a substantial contribution to the Birmingham Museum of Art each year. ❖
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OTM Debs Presented at Montgomery Ball
From left: Mary Harmon Bryant Tyson with her father Marc Bryant Tyson: Rosalind Brady O’Connor with her father, Michael Brady O’Connor and Elizabeth Turner Webster. Photos special to The Journal
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hree Over the Mountain debutantes were presented at the 63rd annual Blue and Gray Colonels Ball in Montgomery Dec. 22. The Grand Hall of the Montgomery Convention Center was elegantly transformed in Austrian style for the event. Members and guests were greeted with the splendor of a Viennese evening with a set inspired by the Schonbrunn Palace and Gardens. The transformation of the Grand Hall included eight large chandeliers, eight golden tree candelabra and four
tents. The twill canvas tents, created using actual patterns and designs of tents from Persia, displayed works by previous Blue and Gray Colonels Artists in Residence, Barbara Davis, Barrett Bailey and Lila Graves. Master of Ceremonies Col. Pete Taylor welcomed guests and told them about the organization’s ideals, hallmarks and commitment to social tradition. The highlight of the evening was the presentation of 30 collegians and Lee Martin Frazier, the 2012 Queen of the Blue and Gray Colonels.
The 30 young women and the queen were presented by their attending colonels. The Over the Mountain debutantes presented at the event were Rosalind Brady O’Connor, daughter of Michael Brady O’Connr of Mountain Brook; Mary Harmon Bryant Tyson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Bryant Tyson of Mountain Brook; and Elizabeth Turner Webster, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Richmond Rudolphus Webster of Mountain Brook.
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The program included a performance by dancers from the Alabama Dance Theatre Ballet under the artistic direction of Kitty Seale and guidance of ballet master Foye Dubose. The dancers presented an interpretation of Faeries and the Garland Dance. ❖
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