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Catoctin High School Junior
Selected as Frederick Woman’s
Civ ic Club’s Mardi Gras Queen
Photo Courtesy of Ron Davis, Davis Studio
February 18 Noon to 6:00
56th Annual Mardi Gras princesses (from left): (seated) Bianca Bonny, senior at Urbana High School;
Julia Cool, freshman at Mount St. Mary’s University; Samantha Smith, Queen of Mardi Gras, junior
at Catoctin High School; Peytyn Lofland, junior at Tuscarora High School; Rylee Duncan, senior
at Walkersville High School; (standing) Sarah Holland, senior at Brunswick High School; Alayna
Grossnickle, junior at Brunswick High School; Katerina George, attends Excelsior Academy/FCC;
Maya Aylor, junior at Middletown High School; Wynnanne Walters, senior at Brunswick High School;
Erica Craemer, junior at Brunswick High School; Chelsea Burke, junior at Middletown High School;
Natalie Pinto, senior at Middletown High School; Catherine Oakley, junior at Walkersville High
School. Not pictured: Mackenzie Wright, junior at Walkersville High School.
The Frederick Woman’s Civic Club, Inc. 56th Annual Mardi Gras Musical
Madness 2017 semi-formal gala will be held Saturday, March 11, 2017,
at the Francis Scott Key Holiday Inn, located at 5400 Holiday Drive in
Frederick. Proceeds will benefit the James M. Stockman Cancer Institute,
scholarships, non-profits and historic preservation. Doors will open at
6:00 p.m., with a chance to bid on a variety of exciting and high-end Silent
Auction offerings; a presentation of the Royal Court of the three Kings of
Mardi Gras, the Queen and her Princesses at 7:00 p.m.; a delicious food-
tasting, from 8:00-9:30 p.m.; and music and dancing, from 8:00-11:00 p.m.
Costumes are optional but encouraged.
The Mardi Gras gala festivities began on January 6, 2017, with Twelfth
Night – Kings of Mardi Gras at the Steiner House in Frederick. The three
Kings presented were: Dr. Mark Soberman, King Proteus; James Bongard
filled in for his grandfather, John Bongard, Rex-King of Mardi Gras; and
Justin Saltzman, King Comus. The Twelfth Night event was also attended by
past Kings of Mardi Gras, Frederick Woman’s Civic Club, Inc. members, and
guests.
The Princess Tea was held on Sunday, January 22, 2017. The Mardi Gras
Queen, Samantha Smith, a junior at Catoctin High School and the daughter
of Terri Bougher and the late Samuel Smith, was selected through a charm
ceremony at the tea. A wrapped box, containing a charm provided by
Colonial Jewelers, was selected by each of the fifteen princesses. The princess
with the crown in her box is Queen of Mardi Gras. She will receive a $1,000
scholarship provided by Frederick County Bank of Frederick.
Frederick’s pre-Lenten Mardi Gras began fifty-six years ago to enable the
local Woman’s Civic Club to buy the Steiner House on West Patrick Street for
its headquarters and to save the house from being demolished. The Steiner
House was built in 1807 by local resident, Stephen Steiner, who also designed
and built the bell tower at Trinity Chapel on West Church Street.
For additional information, including tickets, visit www.fwccinc.org,
or call 301-663-5875. Tickets are also available at Eventbrite Frederick
Events/56th Annual Mardi Gras. View the advertisement on page 10.
Patronize Our Advertisers!
The Catoctin The Catoctin Banner exists due to the advertising
support of those featured in each issue.
Catoctin High School Junior
Selected as Frederick Woman’s
Civ ic Club’s Mardi Gras Queen
Photo Courtesy of Ron Davis, Davis Studio
February 18 Noon to 6:00
56th Annual Mardi Gras princesses (from left): (seated) Bianca Bonny, senior at Urbana High School;
Julia Cool, freshman at Mount St. Mary’s University; Samantha Smith, Queen of Mardi Gras, junior
at Catoctin High School; Peytyn Lofland, junior at Tuscarora High School; Rylee Duncan, senior
at Walkersville High School; (standing) Sarah Holland, senior at Brunswick High School; Alayna
Grossnickle, junior at Brunswick High School; Katerina George, attends Excelsior Academy/FCC;
Maya Aylor, junior at Middletown High School; Wynnanne Walters, senior at Brunswick High School;
Erica Craemer, junior at Brunswick High School; Chelsea Burke, junior at Middletown High School;
Natalie Pinto, senior at Middletown High School; Catherine Oakley, junior at Walkersville High
School. Not pictured: Mackenzie Wright, junior at Walkersville High School.
The Frederick Woman’s Civic Club, Inc. 56th Annual Mardi Gras Musical
Madness 2017 semi-formal gala will be held Saturday, March 11, 2017,
at the Francis Scott Key Holiday Inn, located at 5400 Holiday Drive in
Frederick. Proceeds will benefit the James M. Stockman Cancer Institute,
scholarships, non-profits and historic preservation. Doors will open at
6:00 p.m., with a chance to bid on a variety of exciting and high-end Silent
Auction offerings; a presentation of the Royal Court of the three Kings of
Mardi Gras, the Queen and her Princesses at 7:00 p.m.; a delicious food-
tasting, from 8:00-9:30 p.m.; and music and dancing, from 8:00-11:00 p.m.
Costumes are optional but encouraged.
The Mardi Gras gala festivities began on January 6, 2017, with Twelfth
Night – Kings of Mardi Gras at the Steiner House in Frederick. The three
Kings presented were: Dr. Mark Soberman, King Proteus; James Bongard
filled in for his grandfather, John Bongard, Rex-King of Mardi Gras; and
Justin Saltzman, King Comus. The Twelfth Night event was also attended by
past Kings of Mardi Gras, Frederick Woman’s Civic Club, Inc. members, and
guests.
The Princess Tea was held on Sunday, January 22, 2017. The Mardi Gras
Queen, Samantha Smith, a junior at Catoctin High School and the daughter
of Terri Bougher and the late Samuel Smith, was selected through a charm
ceremony at the tea. A wrapped box, containing a charm provided by
Colonial Jewelers, was selected by each of the fifteen princesses. The princess
with the crown in her box is Queen of Mardi Gras. She will receive a $1,000
scholarship provided by Frederick County Bank of Frederick.
Frederick’s pre-Lenten Mardi Gras began fifty-six years ago to enable the
local Woman’s Civic Club to buy the Steiner House on West Patrick Street for
its headquarters and to save the house from being demolished. The Steiner
House was built in 1807 by local resident, Stephen Steiner, who also designed
and built the bell tower at Trinity Chapel on West Church Street.
For additional information, including tickets, visit www.fwccinc.org,
or call 301-663-5875. Tickets are also available at Eventbrite Frederick
Events/56th Annual Mardi Gras. View the advertisement on page 10.
Patronize Our Advertisers!
The Catoctin The Catoctin Banner exists due to the advertising
support of those featured in each issue.
