The Scarlet O'Hatters of Allen
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Chapter of the Red Hat Society, Inc.
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Our Statement of Purpose
The Red Hat Society
began as a result of a few women deciding to greet middle age with verve,
humor, and élan. 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.
How It All Started
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, and 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, and 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. Then, one day it occurred to them that they were becoming a sort of "Red Hat Society" and that perhaps they should go out to tea... in full regalia. Since the narrator of the poem threatens to "...wear purple and a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me...", they decided that they would each find a purple dress to complete the 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 has now swelled to 18, and they have had to encourage 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. We have just recently returned from a Red Hat Society Convention-an entire hotel filled with women of a certain age wearing red hats and purple outfits! Could world domination be far behind? Interested in joining the The Scarlet O'Hatters of Allen, Red Hat Society? Please email us and let us know. You may visit Guidelines & Proclomations for more details. For more information about the Red Hat Society, visit www.redhatsociety.com.
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