Krewe Ball Princesses 2015
When Feb. 13 arrives, so will the Beaux Arts Krewe. As hosts of the 48th annual Beaux Arts Krewe Ball, these gentlemen will don the red velvet regalia as they welcome guests of this year’s royal court. Since its inception in 1967, the ball has featured a King and Queen as well as their courtiers: Guards, Dukes, Ladies-in-Waiting, Princesses and Pages. In the spirit of Mardi Gras, the festivities center around the King and the presentation of the Queen and her Court.
The Princesses all wear ball gowns of white accessorized with long white gloves. Each is presented by her sponsor from the Krewe and wears a Mardi Gras mask handmade by the ladies of the Krewe.
The 48th annual Krewe Ball will present the following 28 Princesses: Anne Fairly Alison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Fairly Alison III; Ann Floyd Stevens Ashton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jackson Ashton; Helen Cumbee Corey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Rushton Corey; Victoria Jane Crenshaw, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Hill Crenshaw; Sarah Elizabeth Dodson, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Cecil Calvert Dodson III; Virginia Hagood Drennen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hagood Drennen; Virginia Lockett Farlow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Nance Farlow; Emily Irene Gardner, daughter of Reverend and Mrs. H. Huey Gardner; Eulalie Crommelin Draper Given, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sommerville Wilkerson Given; Caroline Nabers Gray, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Eugene Gray; Mary Virginia Grisham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ernest Grisham III; Grace Evelyn Hawkins, daughter of Ms. Katherine Bentley Hawkins and Mr. William Dale Hawkins III; Mary Elizabeth Hobbs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Whitehead Hobbs; Adelaide Harling King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Steven King; Katie Lane Wynne Kirkland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Burnham Kirkland; Mary Aileen Mackin, daughter of Mr. Brian Williams Mackin and Mr. and Mrs. William Arthur Bridell; Hallie Preuit Mauldin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Macke Buchanan Mauldin; Elizabeth Lee Miller, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Mark Lyle Miller; Anna Anglin Patterson, daughter of Mrs. Ellen Tate Patterson and Mr. Burton Roe Patterson; Anderson McGuire Pearce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McCallum Pearce Jr.; Anne Sloan Pell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Byron Pell Jr.; Addison McKay Pollard, daughter of Dr. Andrew Emil Pollard and Cameron Gaede; Sadler Ross Sanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rutledge Sanders Jr.; Virginia Gilder Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Michael Smith; Sarah Grace Sparks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Michel Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Davidson Sparks; Katherine Shields Tynes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ingram Dickinson Tynes; Mary Harmon Bryant Tyson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Bryant Tyson; Lela Ellen Welden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bowen Welden; and Emily Fallon Wilson, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Alexander Symington Wilson Jr.
One of these ladies will be revealed as the Queen at the Ball, while four others will be presented as the Queen’s Ladies-in-Waiting.
To usher in the week of Mardi Gras preceding the ball, the Beaux Arts Krewe members fly flags at their homes. Although these flags were at one time given solely to those Krewe members who had been King, they now grace the homes of each member of the Beaux Arts Krewe. Each flag boasts the Beaux Arts Krewe Coat of Arms emblazoned with symbols that represent the organization’s commitment to the Birmingham and the arts.