MIZELLEN'S REDS of WILMINGTON, DE

Our first outing was to join a sister chapter having a fashion show and a luncheon.
Well my chapterettes gave me a Red Hat Society Birthday Party on June 17, 2006. I/we had a great time. My Girls went all out for my Birthday. The decorations and the food were fantastic. Three ladies decided to join my chapter.
July 16, 2006 we had our first official tea at the Flavors of Britain Tea Room. It was so much fun. My chapterettes are such wonderful people. The mix is great. We just want to have fun. We had 7 in attendance and added 4 more members We are now 11 members.
August 3rd,2006 we joined 400 Red Hatters on The Spirit of Philadelphia for a Luncheon Cruise. Did we have a good time, yea
We had a Meet & Greet BarBQue in August. The gathering was a smashing success. 5 more ladies added to this chapter.
On October 28th we gathered at "Michael's Restaurant" for dinner and added one more lady.
Our next gathering was on December 9th and we decorated a "Bountiful Box of Blessings" for a battered woman's shelter. What fun!!! We filled that box to the top. The food was a wonderful spread of cold cuts, dips, fruit, salads. It was held at Lady Latrell's beautiful home. We added one more lovely lady to our chapter.
The ministries for 2007 are: 1Founding Queen Mother(Mum) – Queenmizellen
2.Queen – Alice Blunt>
3.Vice-Queen - Andrea Carty>
4.Secretary/treasurer – Princess Patricia Queripel
5.Ministry of Prayer -Mildred Corpening
6.Ministry of Tomfoolery –Loretta Hairston
Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The year 2007 promises to be an active one. Many plans in the works.
In January, the ladies were treated to both hand and back massages for a "NIGHT of RELAXATION". It was fabulous. What an experience.We had a great time.
The March Hare's Tea held at the Christiana Hilton was a smashing success.
I just love being with so many of my Red Hat Sisters having fun. And they can have fun. It's wonderful to feel so free.
To celebrate "Red Hat Society Day" seven of us and My Consort "Lord Jim" went on the Spirit of Philadelphia. What a wonderful day it was. They love to dance. The food was delicious, too. Two more ladies expressed interest in joining our chapter. We are on hiatus until August when we will have a Meet and Greet gathering.

The Meet and Greet held on 08/25/07 was a smashing success. We had a great time and 05 ladies joined our chapter.
On October 27th we had a fantastic time at The Red Lobster Restaurant. WE got a lot of attention. I just love it.
I haven't posted for a while but we have been busy. I am sorry to say we have lost some members but we are still strong because ladies still join us. We have been to lunch and a movie twice and a proper tea was given by one of our ladies.
Had another fine time on "The Spirit of Philadelphia" Luncheon Cruise for 2008
My ladies enjoyed a Proper Tea and Ladies Accessory Exhibit with handbags, jewelry and Scarves/wraps from "Butterfly" inc. Shown by Mrs Deborah Maczynski. Very entertaining. Several items were purchased. We have had a luncheon and a movie that was a lot of fun. The Ladies Luncheon at the Christiana Hilton was fantastic as usual.
It is 2012 and we have entered into a new phase in our chapter. We have a new Queen and I am now the Founding Queen-Mum. I, Ellen Tate am still over the Chapter. Our new Queen is Alice L. Blunt. Our Vice-Queen is Andrea McCoy Carty. We are busy. We've been to movies,luncheons,plays,dinners. We enjoy each others company. We are still taking on new Members and; like I said we are busy. Keep an eye out, ok?
"STICK AROUND, WE ARE A WORK IN PROGRESS."

QUEEN MIZELLEN of VANDEVER