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December, 22 2005 - Veiled Prophet Organization's 121st Annual Veiled Prophet Ball

What: Celebrate the return of His Mysterious Majesty, the Veiled Prophet as he greets his new court of love and beauty, the 2005 Debutantes.

Where: Adam's Mark Hotel

When: December 22, 2005

Time: 8:00 PM

Ticket Prices: $250.00 Per Person.

Host(s): Veiled Prophet Organization

Entertainment: Various bands

Attendance: 1,500

Attire: White Tie or Colours (if qualified)

Information: Dennis Reagan 314-361-1900

Blacktie Photos by: Harry R. Bean and Brian Nauert

The Veiled Prophet and his new Queen: Miss Julie Anne Stupp
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Veiled Prophet Organization's 121st Annual Veiled Prophet Ball The 121st Annual Veiled Prophet (V.P.) Ball was held Thursday, December 22, 2005 at the Adam’s Mark Hotel, where a new “Queen of Love and Beauty” was crowned and 66 young women were “presented,” marking their formal entrance into society. More than 2,300 friends and family members looked on as the Veiled Prophet crowned as his Queen, Miss Julie Anne Stupp, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. John P. Stupp, Jr. The retiring queen is, Elizabeth Garrett Benoist, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Elliot Benoist . Miss Julie Anne Stupp is currently enrolled at Auburn University where she is majoring in Communications. Julie is a 2005 Division I Swimming All-American, a 2004-05 Academic All-American and a three time Olympic Trials Qualifier. The retiring queen, Miss Elizabeth Garrett Benoist, is a 2003 graduate of Mary Institute Country Day. Elizabeth is studying towards a degree in sociology at Trinity University. She is also a member of the nationally ranked Trinity Women's Tennis Team. In addition, six Special Maids were also honored: Anne Pevril Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKittrick Jones; Katherine Keyes Hermann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Shepley Hermann; Alison Merrill Crawford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Crawford; Katrina Martina Busch, daughter of Mr. Adolphus August Busch, IV and Mrs. Ann Stryker-Busch; Lindsey Ann Maritz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Maritz, III and Anne Garesché Haffenreffer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Haffenreffer. Miss Anne Pevril Jones is a 2004 graduate of John Burroughs and is presently studying towards a liberal arts degree at Tulane University in New Orleans. Her sister, Nancy Jones Carter was a Special Maid at the 1980 V.P. Ball. Miss Katherine Keyes Hermann is also a 2004 graduate of John Burroughs and is attending Vanderbilt University studying towards a degree in elementary education. Her mother was a Special Maid at the 1974 V.P. Ball and her sister, Missy was a Special Maid at the 2001 V.P. Ball. Miss Alison Merrill Crawford graduated from Mary Institute Country Day in 2004. Presently she is studying journalism at Indiana Unversity in Bloomington. Miss Katrina Martina Busch is a 2004 graduate of Villa Duchesne where she was in the National Honor Society and graduated with distinguished honors. Presently she is on the Deans List at Furman University. Katrina's cousin, Trudy Busch, is a former queen of the Veiled Prophet Ball. She is also the cousin of Special Maid Lacey Herman and her cousin, Beaty Busch, was a former Special Maid. Miss Lindsey Ann Maritz is another 2004 graduate of John Burroughs. She is presently studying environmental science along with ecology and biology diversity at the University of Denver. Miss Anne Garesche Haffenreffer graduated from Mary Institute Country Day in 2004. She is presently attending Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. majoring in English. Anne is the grand daughter of a Special Maid, the late LaMay Capen Thompson. The 2005 Maids of Honor are: Miss Genevieve Marie Altepeter, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Altepeter; Miss Isobel Ann Babington, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Babington, III; Miss Mary Kathleen Bassett, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Bassett; Miss Brittany Alexandra Baumann, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Duane D. Baumann; Miss Jennifer Ann Brodsky, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Roger Brodsky; Miss Katherine Elizabeth Burkhardt, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Stephan E. Burkhardt; Miss Katrina Martina Busch, daughter of Mr. Adolphus A. Busch, IV & Mrs. Ann Stryker Busch; Miss Meredith Jane Bush, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael Bush; Miss Gertrude Carlisle Butler, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Butler; Miss Phoebe Elliot Claggett, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Claggett, Jr.; Miss Elizabeth Ashley Cooke, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Phillip C. Cooke; Miss Alison Merrill Crawford, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Crawford; Miss Virginia Sackett Davis, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Clark S. Davis; Miss Abigail Sara DeHaven, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. DeHaven; Miss Sonia Rani Devineni, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Venkata Rao Devineni; Miss Julie Lanier Donnell, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John F. Donnell; Miss Kara Kathleen Doyle, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Austin G. Doyle; Miss Anne McBride Engler, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Marion Engler, Jr.; Miss Madelaine Eulich, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John S. Eulich; Miss Mirka Campbell Fetté, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Byron Randolph Fetté; Miss Amelia Elizabeth Fowler, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Fowler; Miss Nicole Rebekah Nord, stepdaughter of Mr. William P. Gatto & daughter of Mrs. Ann Nord Gatto; Miss Darby Wade Grant, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James K. Grant; Miss Anne Garesché Haffenreffer, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John D. Haffenreffer; Miss Carter McCormack Hartung, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Cory M. Hartung; Miss Jessica Lauren Heimburger, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Heimburger; Miss Jayne Irene Hermann, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. David W. Hermann; Miss Katherine Keyes Hermann, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L. Shepley Hermann; Miss Darby Boyce Hogan, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Carl G. Hogan, Jr.; Miss Ashley Nicole Hollensbe, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ira Hollensbe; Miss Leslie Binder Jones, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Douglas A. Jones; Miss Anne Pevril Jones, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert McKittrick Jones; Miss Jodi Marissa Kahn, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Eugene S. Kahn; Miss Tory Williams Key, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John A. Key; Miss Kristen Swartout Klein, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Ward M. Klein; Miss Killian Hein Lamkin, daughter of Mr. Walter R. Lamkin & the late Mrs. Walter Lamkin; Miss Kiloran de Lapérouse, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Philippe de Lapérouse; Miss Sarah Handley Lawlor, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Gerald T. Lawlor, Jr.; Miss Elizabeth Hélène Littmann; daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Littmann; Miss Paige Megan Maloney, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. William J. Maloney, III; Miss Lindsey Ann Maritz, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James A. Maritz, III; Miss Beverly Blanche Markwort, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Glenn Markwort; Miss Elspeth Noel Martin, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Noel Q. Martin; Miss Rachel Cartier Maupin, daughter of Mr. John W. Maupin & Dr. Kathy Cartier Maupin; Miss Laura Helen McLaughlin, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. McLaughlin; Miss Lauren Elizabeth McLaughlin, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas H. McLaughlin; Miss Michelle Christine McNeill, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Allen R. McNeill; Miss Rohan Murray Bannister Newton, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Talmage E Newton, III; Miss Sarah Lynn Nickel, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John K. Nickel; Miss Laura Elizabeth Petkovich, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Frank O. Petkovich; Miss Margaret-Anne Morgan Chapel Presley, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Judd B. Presley, II; Miss Mary Finnegan Reedy, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Reedy; Miss Leila Tavakoli Seymour, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Bruce A. Seymour; Miss Claire Elizabeh Sherman, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James E. Sherman; Miss Elin Catherine Sigurdson, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Eric D. Sigurdson; Miss Caroline Joan Sivewright, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Sivewright; Miss Tiffany Marie Souers, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James G. Souers; Miss Lauren Christine Stahlhuth, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Richard J. Stahlhuth; Miss Julie Anne Stupp, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John P. Stupp, Jr.; Miss Laura Jean Teschner, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Teschner; Miss Caroline Jane Trovillion, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. L. Carr Trovillion; Miss Erin Renee VanTrease, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Virgil A. VanTrease; Miss Elizabeth Ashley Williams, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Williams, Jr.; Miss Jordan Fuller Williams, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Theodore J. Williams, Jr.; Miss Courtney Ann Willibrand, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. Steven S. Willibrand and Miss Alice Marie Kerckhoff Wolter, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Wolter. The 2005 Maids of Honor and their escorts (in order of appearance): Miss Killian Hein Lamkin, escorted by John L. Sullivan; Miss Jodi Marissa Kahn, escorted by Frank R. Trulaske; Miss Anne McBride Engler, escorted by J. Curtis Engler; Miss Phoebe Elliot Claggett, escorted by Kimball R. McMullin; Miss Alice Marie Kerckhoff Wolter, escorted by David V. Boudinet; Miss Genevieve Marie Altepeter, escorte by Edward F. Schlafly, Jr.; Miss Isobel Ann Babington, escorted by John T. Williams; Miss Mary Kathleen Bassett, escorted by James W. Sherby; Miss Brittany Alexandra Baumann, escorted by Craig R. Hildreth; Miss Jennifer Ann Brodsky, escorted by Edward F. Ryan; Miss Katherine Elizabeth Burkhardt, escorted by R. Wesley Mellow, III; Miss Meredith Jane Bush, escorted by Christopher R. Michalak; Miss Gertrude Carlisle Butler, escorted by Timothy G. Hennessey; Miss Elizabeth Ashley Cooke, escorted by Norman W. Mikus; Miss Virginia Sackett Davis, escorted by Dennis M. Reagan; Miss Abigail Sara DeHaven, escorted by Francis G. Slay; Miss Sonia Rani Devineni, escorted by Michael DeHaven; Miss Julie Lanier Donnell, escorted by Douglas E. Pope; Miss Kara Kathleen Doyle, escorted by Theodore J. Heimburger; Miss Madelaine Eulich, escorted by Kevin O. Easley; Miss Mirka Campbell Fetté, escorted by Hugh R. Law; Miss Amelia Elizabeth Fowler, escorted by Flint W. Fowler; Miss Nicole Rebekah Nord, escorted by Scott Harris; Miss Darby Wade Grant, escorted by Ralph W. Kalish, Jr.; Miss Carter McCormack Hartung, escorted by Frederick O. Thatcher; Miss Jessica Lauren Heimburger, escorted by James J. Virtel; Miss Jayne Irene Hermann, escorted by James S. McDonnell, III; Miss Darby Boyce Hogan, escorted by Edmund J Boyce, Jr.; Miss Ashley Nicole Hollensbe, escorted by Kevin A. Maher; Miss Leslie Binder Jones, escorted by Jonathan M. Rianhard; Miss Tory Williams Key, escorted by Morton James Lucas III; Miss Kristen Swartout Klein, escorted by James R. Von der Heydt; Miss Kiloran de Lapérouse, escorted by Edward L. Dowd, Jr.; Miss Sarah Handley Lawlor, escorted by Andrew J. Phelan; Miss Elizabeth Hélène Littmann, escorted by David H. Challoner; Miss Paige Megan Maloney, escorted by Charles F. Knight; Miss Beverly Blanche Markwort, escorted by Timothy G. Snavely; Miss Elspeth Noel Martin, escorted by Spencer B. Burke; Miss Rachel Cartier Maupin, escorted by Steven T. Johnston; Miss Laura Helen McLaughlin, escorted by Theodore M. Armstrong; Miss Lauren Elizabeth McLaughlin, escorted by Nelson C. Grumney, Jr.; Miss Michelle Christine McNeill, escorted by Paul C. Belmont; Miss Rohan Murray Bannister Newton, escorted by Al Wiman; Miss Sarah Lynn Nickel, escorted by B. Douglas Morriss; Miss Laura Elizabeth Petkovich, escorted by Mark W. Hoeman; Miss Margaret-Anne Morgan Chapel Presley, escorted by Judd Presley, III; Miss Mary Finnegan Reedy, escorted by John P. Boldt; Miss Leila Tavakoli Seymour, escorted by Clifford M. Kurrus; Miss Claire Elizabeh Sherman, escorted by Peter H. Raven; Miss Elin Catherine Sigurdson, escorted by Clyde M. Pilkington; Miss Caroline Joan Sivewright, escorted by James L. Nouss, Jr.; Miss Tiffany Marie Souers, escorted by David Truetzel; Miss Lauren Christine Stahlhuth, escorted by Steve A. Noles; Miss Laura Jean Teschner, escorted by Francis Greg Slack; Miss Caroline Jane Trovillion, escorted by Benjamin F. Rassieur, III; Miss Erin Renee VanTrease , escorted by W. Michael Ross; Miss Elizabeth Ashley Williams, escorted by William R. McDonnell; Miss Jordan Fuller Williams, escorted by Peter J. Krane and Miss Courtney Ann Willibrand, escorted by Randall S. Sterkel. The 2005 Ladies of Honor and their escorts (in order of appearance): Mrs. Daniel C. Abel, escorted by Reid Vann; Mrs. Richard Scott Bader, escorted by Curtis L. Shepard; Mrs. Timothy A. Boyle, escorted by David C Edmonds; Mrs. James H. Buford, escorted by William H Young; Mrs. R.B. Clark, III, escorted by Michael J Smith; Mrs. Parker B. Condie, Jr., escorted by Gregory A Fox; Mrs.Robert E. Guest, Jr., escorted by Michael E Henges; Mrs. Keith S. Harbison, escorted by Earle H Harbison Jr.; Mrs. Meredith C. Jones, III, escorted by Brent W Restemayer; Mrs. Thomas McKittrick Jones, escorted by R Christopher Imbs; Mrs. William S. Maritz, escorted by Meredith C Jones, III; Mrs. Richard J. Mark, escorted by William W Sprich; Mrs. Paul E. Martin, escorted by Thomas H Stillman; Mrs. Richard L. Nix, Jr., escorted by Thomas F George; Mrs. T. Randolph Potter, Jr., escorted by Thomas F Schlafly; Mrs. Brian K. Slawin, escorted by Thomas W Schweizer; Mrs. Andrew R. Spann, escorted by Frederick J Oertli; Mrs. David M. Touchette, escorted by Lee E Rottmann; Mrs. Michael W. Weisbrod, escorted by J. Steve Peirce Jr and Mrs. William H. Young, escorted by James H Buford. The following are some of the former Veiled Prophet Queens who were in attendance at the ball and their escorts: Mrs. Eleanor Church Hawes Brennan, escorted by Richard B. Hawes; Mrs. Becky Wells Jones Fouke, escorted by Roy Pfautch; Miss Mary Genevieve Hyland Ittner, escorted by John G. Borders; Mrs. Josephine Carr Brodhead Moore, escorted by Thomas H.P. Bitting; Mrs. Stephanie Ann Schnuck Sterkel, escorted by Mark J. Richert and Mrs. Marie Anne Baldwin Wetzel, escorted by Walter C Reisinger, Jr. The Veiled Prophet tradition in St. Louis dates back to 1878. Founded to promote agriculture and commerce, the VP organization currently produces an annual parade on the Fourth of July. They also host one of St. Louis’ most elegant Balls each December, which serves as a venue for introducing young ladies, generally in their sophomore year of college, to the St. Louis Community. (A complete list of Participants in enclosed). Besides the parade and Ball, the Veiled Prophet Organization has also begun a Community Initiative. The mission of this initiative is to involve the many resources of The Veiled Prophet organization in projects that will provide a permanent benefit to the St. Louis Community. These have included construction of several playgrounds and Habitat for Humanity Houses. This past summer there was 100% participation among the young women being honored now, all of whom served as part of the construction crew which built a house for Habitat for Humanity. The house was located in the Hillsdale area. For more information about the Veiled Profit Ball, please contact Dennis Reagan at 314-361-1900.