By Annabeth Miller,
ShowMe Times

It was an unforgettable evening journey down Memory Lane Monday, as the 12th Annual Friends of the Library Fashion Show was held in Dexter.

The theme this year was “Unforgettable Memories” – with the spotlight shining on Girl Scouting in the region in the 100th anniversary of the founding of the national Girl Scout program.

A full house made its way into the Elks Lodge on Two Mile Road for the evening, sponsored by Keller Public Library’s Friends of the Library organization. The Elks Lodge kitchen crew prepared the evening’s meal –including smoked pork loin, vegetables and dessert.

Mistress of ceremonies for the evening was Library Director Pam Trammell, and the first models of the evening were cousin’s Mattie Glaus and Marie Fees, modeling vintage Brownie Girl Scout uniforms. Marie’s uniform was from 1963, and included the pocket on the left front of the dress (“There’s something in my pocket, it belongs across my face …”) and Mattie’s dress was from the 1980s and actually belonged to her mom, Kara Morrow Glaus.

Following a trip down Memory Lane with the Girl Scouts, fashions for the evening ranged from swim wear and casual wear for youngsters to formal wear for the high school student preparing for the spring prom.  Fashions featured in the evening were from The Bunny Patch, Wal-Mart, and Designs on You.

The other special trip from the past for the evening was a grouping of vintage wedding gowns. Gowns modeled included those belonging to Yvonne Hall, Kim Teets Williams, Diane Lay Robinson, Sheila Hubbard LeGrand, and Marilyn Morgan Agey.

Photo Above: Girl Scout Michaela Gard of Dexter models a Cadette Girl Scout uniform from the 1970s, complete with sash and official pins. Michaela and other Girl Scouts modeled uniforms from the past during the Friends of the Library Fashion Show on Monday. (ShowMe Times photo by Annabeth Miller)

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