Ross Meltzer, CeCe Farris

Elegance and grandeur set the tone at the always-chic Club Colette, where over 150 guests dined and danced at the Sixth Annual Archival Evening, to benefit the Historical Society of Palm Beach County.

The swanky soiree, themed "Wonder Women: The Late Great Grande Dames of Palm Beach," honored five former doyennes - Estée Lauder, Marjorie Merriweather Post, Barton Gubelmann, Mary Sanford, and Sue Whitmore - for their magnanimous contributions. A nostalgic montage of historic photographs paid tribute to The Dames, who paved the philanthropic and social landscape of Palm Beach society.

Boldnames included: Chair Steven Stolman, Vice-chair Ross Meltzer, special benefactor Dame Celia Lipton Farris, Kate Gubelmann, Pauline Pitt, Frances Scaife, Emilia Fanjul, Kathy and Alan Bleznak, Cynthia Boardman, Arnold Scaasi, Mario Nievera, Jaime and Mac Zahringer, Lili and Ambrose Monell, Maureen Donnell, and CeCe Farris.

A super-power pack!


Emilia Fanjul and Alyne Massey

Frances Scaife, Tom McCarter

Kathy and Alan Bleznak

Pauline Pitt, Robert Janjigian

Photos by Lucien Capehart

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