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The Belles of the American Royal – Presidents’ Tea

Page Reed and Mary Reed served as co-chairmen of The Belles of the American Royal’s Presidents’ Tea on September 9th. The annual event was held at The Kansas City Country Club. The 2017 BOTAR class and Pages were introduced. The BOTAR Ball will be held on October 21st at the Muehlebach Tower of the Kansas City Marriott Downtown.

Marya Stallard with Tea Co-chairmen Page Reed and Mary Reed

 

 

Vicky Leonard, Blythe Robertson, Emma Robertson, Victoria Launder, and Blythe Launder

 

Julie McCann, Emily McCann and Suzie Koontz

 

Tracy Tetrick, 2017 BOTAR president

 

BOTAR Pages Claire Schilling and Hallie Pfeiffer flanked Tracy Tetrick, BOTAR president.

Also featured in the October 14, 2017 issue of The Independent
Photo Credit: Anthony Mendolia

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