{"id":3233,"date":"2025-02-07T09:50:47","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T09:50:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=3233"},"modified":"2025-02-07T09:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T09:50:47","slug":"mad_hatters_luncheon_kick-off_soiree-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friscotimes.org\/?p=3233","title":{"rendered":"Mad Hatter\u2019s Luncheon Kick-Off Soiree \u2013 SocialWhirl is now Philanthropy Lifestyles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Mad Hatter\u2019s Luncheon Announcement Party Revealed Theme <em>Celebrating Spring in the South<\/em> at an Elegant Evening Soir\u00e9e hosted by Jennifer and Steve Houghton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Sara Friedman, Chair | Cindy Feld, Honorary Chair<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>(Featured photo: Cindy Feld, Honorary Chair; Therese Rourk, President; Steve Houghton and Jennifer Houghton, Hosts: Sara Friedman, Chair, Mad Hatter\u2019s Luncheon.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was a wonderful sight of fantastic lights and holiday decorations that greeted guests at the front entrance of hosts <strong>Jennifer and Steve Houghton\u2019s<\/strong> home as they welcomed everyone for the Mad Hatter\u2019s Luncheon Announcement party. Themed \u201cCandy Cane Lane,\u201d each room in the Houghton\u2019s home was resplendent in designs reflecting the boardgame Candy Land and its different stops along the way.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10323\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0038-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0038-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0038-334x500.jpg 334w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0038-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0038-1026x1536.jpg 1026w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0038-1368x2048.jpg 1368w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0038.jpg 1496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Linda Spina, Venetia Patout\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"727\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10324\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0072-727x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0072-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0072-355x500.jpg 355w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0072-768x1082.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0072-1091x1536.jpg 1091w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0072.jpg 1455w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Martha Cox, Debbie McKeever<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10325\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0066-836x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0066-836x1024.jpg 836w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0066-408x500.jpg 408w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0066-768x940.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0066-1254x1536.jpg 1254w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0066.jpg 1573w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a0Sarah Hardin, Jill Goldberg\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Sara Friedman,<\/strong> Mad Hatter\u2019s Luncheon chair, welcomed guests as they entered and were offered cocktails and passed hors d\u2019oeuvres as they wandered through the colorful and fascinating rooms, enjoying the delicious bites.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0133-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0133-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0133-500x343.jpg 500w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0133-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0133-1536x1055.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0133-2048x1407.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0133-130x90.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>(Donna Arp Weitzman, Therese Rourk, president; Carole Ann Brown (chaired the first Mad Hatter\u2019s Tea; Natalie Taylor.)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Joining Sara were <strong>Therese Rourk,<\/strong> Women\u2019s Council president and <strong>Cindy Feld<\/strong>, honorary chair as they gathered the crowd together for the big reveal. Therese welcomed everyone, thanking the hosts for their generous and gracious hospitality, and gave a brief overview of the Women\u2019s Council.<\/p>\n<p>Sara also welcomed the crowd saying how exciting it is to be Mad Hatter\u2019s chair in this 37<sup>th<\/sup> year and unfurling the curtain from the poster, she announced the theme, <em>Celebrating Spring in the South<\/em>, to a resounding round of applause.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"995\" data-id=\"10332\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0048-1024x995.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0048-1024x995.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0048-500x486.jpg 500w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0048-768x746.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0048-1536x1492.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0048.jpg 1815w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Debbie Myers, Karen Chapel, Giana DePaul\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"886\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10330\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0149-886x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0149-886x1024.jpg 886w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0149-433x500.jpg 433w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0149-768x887.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0149-1329x1536.jpg 1329w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0149.jpg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a0Amy Lafitte, Sara Friedman, Mad Hatter\u2019s Luncheon chair; Whitney Cameron\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10331\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0035-788x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0035-788x1024.jpg 788w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0035-385x500.jpg 385w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0035-768x998.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0035-1181x1536.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0035-1575x2048.jpg 1575w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0035.jpg 1723w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kunthear Mam-Douglas, Regina Bruce<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hat Categories are reflected in the event\u2019s logo: Dallas Blooms (best use of fresh botanicals); Kentucky Derby (most elegant); Mardi Gras (most over-the-top, outrageous creation); Jazz Fest (best group); The Masters (best in show) and Round Top (people\u2019s choice).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Revealing more surprise announcements, Sara thanked <strong>Natalie Taylor<\/strong> for signing on as the first $25,000 sponsor and <strong>Donna Arp Weitzman<\/strong> for the first jewelry donation from the Cottonwood Market.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"944\" data-id=\"10333\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0147-1-1024x944.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0147-1-1024x944.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0147-1-500x461.jpg 500w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0147-1-768x708.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0147-1-1536x1416.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0147-1.jpg 1956w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Paige Elliott, Teresa Thornburg, Karen Sargent\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"10334\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0142-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0142-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0142-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0142-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0142-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0142-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Slated for Thursday, April 17, 2025 at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, the 37<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Mad Hatter\u2019s Luncheon will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a Welcome Reception, a stroll in the gardens and a Silent Auction while our discerning hat judges take note of the interpretations of this year\u2019s theme. The beloved fashion show, presented by NorthPark Center and produced by Jan Strimple, will begin around noon.\u00a0 Hat Contest winners will be announced.\u00a0 This year, a Teacup Trophy will be awarded to the floral studio who donates the guests\u2019 favorite floral arrangement to the Silent Auction.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"862\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10336\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0154-862x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0154-862x1024.jpg 862w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0154-421x500.jpg 421w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0154-768x913.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0154-1292x1536.jpg 1292w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0154.jpg 1528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kristina Wrenn, Regan Donnenfield\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"10337\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MadHattersPoster_v2-02-1-685x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MadHattersPoster_v2-02-1-685x1024.png 685w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MadHattersPoster_v2-02-1-334x500.png 334w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MadHattersPoster_v2-02-1-768x1148.png 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MadHattersPoster_v2-02-1.png 856w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0070-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0070-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0070-500x335.jpg 500w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0070-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0070-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WPS_0070-2048x1372.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>\u00a0(Christine Lee, Reagan Pace, Sara Friedman, Mad Hatter\u2019s Luncheon chair; Katherine Sbaiti\u00a0)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Celebrating its 37th year, this fabulous party has been an ongoing fundraising event sponsored by the Women\u2019s Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. Monies raised assist with the development, growth and maintenance of A Woman\u2019s Garden, a major garden at the Dallas Arboretum, and the only public garden in the nation conceived, constructed and maintained by the funding efforts of women.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Guests travel from all over the United States, planning their trips to Dallas not only to take part in the Mad Hatter\u2019s Luncheon, taking the theme as inspiration for their sophisticated, glamorous, and delightfully lavish hats, but to view the glorious springtime azalea displays and flowers that grace the Dallas Arboretum.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Everyone is encouraged to get their table sponsorships, underwriting and individual tickets signed up ASAP, as the event usually sells out by early spring. Patron tickets are $500 each. Sponsorships begin at $2,500.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>For more information, tickets, sponsorships and underwriting benefits, visit the website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcdabg.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.wcdabg.org<\/a> or contact Sara Friedman, 214-335-9335, 2025MHrsvp@gmail.com <strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WC_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WC_Logo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WC_Logo-500x96.jpg 500w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/WC_Logo-768x147.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logo-1-1024x516.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logo-1-1024x516.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logo-1-500x252.jpg 500w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logo-1-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logo-1-1536x774.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/socialwhirl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logo-1-2048x1031.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>About the Women\u2019s Council<\/strong>: <strong>Celebrating its 43<sup>rd<\/sup> Anniversary in 2025.<\/strong><br \/>Since 1982 the major goal of the Women\u2019s Council has been the design, construction, funding and endowment of A Woman\u2019s Garden, the only public garden in the United States conceived by women, funded by the efforts of women and dedicated to the spirit of women. The support of over 600 members of the Women\u2019s Council make possible the continued expansion and development of A Woman\u2019s Garden. The Women\u2019s Council is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.WomensCouncilDallasArboretum.org\">www.wcdabg.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About A Woman\u2019s Garden: Celebrating its 28<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary in 2025.<br \/><\/strong>A Woman\u2019s Garden is the only public garden in the nation conceived, constructed and maintained by the funding efforts of women. Ablaze with color in every season, A Woman\u2019s Garden is a living testament to the passion and vision of the Women\u2019s Council founders and the boundless energy and devotion of its members whose commitment to creating a garden dedicated to the universal spirit of women across generations is realized in its inspired design. Our beautiful garden celebrates the power, creativity, resourcefulness, passion and unwavering commitment of the women who came before us and those entrusted with its care now, and into the future.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Mad Hatter\u2019s: Celebrating its 37<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary in 2025.<br \/><\/strong>In 1989, Carole Ann Brown chaired the first Mad Hatter\u2019s Tea to bring awareness to the Women\u2019s Council and the Dallas Arboretum. The tea was held in the Camp House garden for 100 ladies and raised $10,000. Over the years, Mad Hatter\u2019s has been chaired by many notable Dallas ladies such as <strong>Linda Ivy, Barbara Bigham, Connie Carreker, Barbara Daseke, Patti Flowers <\/strong>and<strong> Allison Brodnax. <\/strong>Honorary Chairs have included some of the most philanthropic names in Dallas history such as<strong> Annette Simmons, Gene Jones, Caroline Rose Hunt, Tincy Miller, Sally Hoglund, Dee Wyly, Margaret Crow, Nancy Rogers, Amy Warren, Patty Dedman Nail, Sherwood Wagner, Laurie Sands Harrison <\/strong>and <strong>Kim Hext<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, it would not be a <em>Mad Hatter\u2019s Tea Party<\/em> without the hats. The creativity at Mad Hatter\u2019s over the years has been impressive. Ladies have been inspired to create millinery creations based on <em>Royal Ascot<\/em>, <em>Run for the Roses<\/em>, <em>April in Paris<\/em>, <em>Steel Magnolias<\/em>, <em>Under the Tuscan Sun<\/em> and even <em>Garden by the Sea<\/em>. We have seen the <em>Golden Age of Hollywood<\/em>, have come <em>Out of Africa into the Garden<\/em>, enjoyed a <em>Wonderland of Fashion<\/em> while having <em>Tea with Alice<\/em> and <em>Majestic Mad Hatter\u2019s \u2013 A Celebration of English Elegance<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>* Photos by Rob Wythe\/Wythe Portrait Studio<\/p>\n<p>(Sharon Adams, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adamspr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adams Communications Public Relations<\/a>, is honored to represent the Women\u2019s Council of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden, their fundraisers A Writer\u2019s Garden, Mad Hatter\u2019s Luncheon, and special announcements and membership meetings and post this Philanthropy Lifestyles Scene.)<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mad Hatter\u2019s Luncheon Announcement Party Revealed Theme Celebrating Spring in the South at an Elegant Evening Soir\u00e9e hosted by Jennifer and Steve Houghton Sara Friedman, Chair | Cindy Feld, Honorary&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.5 - 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