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Vice Queen:
Vice Queen Duchess Anna Lee E.
Vice Queen Princess Ruth P.
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Exalted Keeper of the Royal Money Bag Empress Jean J.
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Princess Margaret J.
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Princess Wilma (Floater) B.
Princess Bobbie C.
Princess Judy C.
Court Jester Carolyn D.
Princess With The Crosses Cornelia E.
Lady Pearl F.
Princess Nita F.
Princess Betty Sue G.
Maid Marian G.
Princess Ruth (Floater) G.
Princess Linda H.
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Empress June J.
Duchess Ann M.
Darling Janice M.
Princess Fran O.
Countess of Chocolate Indulgence Judy R.
Duchess Ruth R.
Princess Lucy S.
Vida (Floater) S.
Princess Song Bird Linda S.
Lady Ruth W.
Lady Gail W.
RED HAT SOCIETY TENNESSEE RED HAT SOCIETY RED HAT LADY E-CARDS RECIPES
In The Beginning...
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"The Red Hat Society began as a result of a few women deciding to greet middle age with verve, humor and elan. We believe silliness is the comedy relief of life, and since we are all in it together, we might as well join red-gloved hands and go for the gusto together. Underneath the frivolity, we share a bond of affection, forged by common life experiences and a genuine enthusiasm for wherever life takes us next." - Sue Ellen Cooper, Queen Mother
While visiting a friend in Tucson several years ago, Sue Ellen impulsively bought a bright red fedora at a thrift shop, for no other reason than that it was cheap and, she thought, quite dashing. A year or two later she read the poem "Warning" by Jenny Joseph, which depicts an older woman in purple clothing with a red hat. Sue Ellen felt an immediate kinship with Ms. Joseph. She decided that her birthday gift to her dear friend, Linda Murphy, would be a vintage red hat and a copy of the poem. She has always enjoyed whimsical decorating ideas, so she thought the hat would look nice hanging on a hook next to the framed poem. Linda got so much enjoyment out of the hat and the poem that Sue Ellen gave the same gift to another friend, then another, then another.
One day it occurred to these friends that they were becoming a sort of "Red Hat Society" and that perhaps they should go out to tea... in full regalia. They decided they would find purple dresses which didn't go with their red hats to complete the poem's image.
The tea was a smashing success.
Soon, each of them thought of another woman or two she wanted to include, and they bought more red hats. Their group swelled to 18, and they began to encourage other interested people to start their own chapters (18 women don't fit well around a tea table). One of their members passed along the idea to a friend of hers in Florida, and their first "sibling" group was born.
Sue Ellen's fondest hope is that these societies will proliferate far and wide...
