The Red Diamonds Red Hats (Ocean Springs, Mississippi) recently chartered a bus trip to New Orleans to see HATS! at Harrah’s. Queen Margie, along with a group of 24 members, chartered a bus to the Big Easy to see the musical. The Hatters thoroughly enjoyed HATS! and several members plan to see it again at the Red Hat Society International Convention in Nashville this week where a one-night only performance will be staged tonight before its premiere in Chicago on Sunday.

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The Southern Peninsula Red Hat Revellers (Victoria, Australia) enjoy gathering together and recently had high tea at the Windsor Hotel Melbourne. The Windsor is befitting Royal Ladies like us, says Queen “Maggie” Margaret Behrendt. Present were Queen Lilliana from Wangaratta, Queen Phoebe from Berwick, Queen Ingrid from Pakenham, Queen RazaMaTaaz from Geelong. The first photo is of the five Queens; the second photo is Queen RazaMaTaaz and her Scallywag chapter.

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The Northwest Valley Red Hat Society of Arizona sailed aboard the Monarch of the Seas with the first female captain of Royal Caribbean. The Red Hatters decided that Captain Karin StahreJanson should be named an honorary member of the Red Hat Society. She joined Royal Caribbean as a 1st Officer on the legendary Viking Serenade in 1997 and was promoted to the rank of Captain, making history by becoming Royal Caribbean's very first female Captain. The presentation to Captain Karin was made by Queen Norma LaVoie, the first NW Valley Pink Hatters queen, Queen Linda Inglis from the RVing Red Hatters and Jan Powell--all from Sun City, Arizona.

The Scarlet Ladies of the Rockies (Lakewood, Colorado) are all deaf and hard of hearing. The “signing” chapter doesn’t need kazoos but enjoy bubbles galore! Recently, Queen Mum Nanci crowned the new chapter's leader,Queen Sparklette. The coronation was a fun afternoon at the Seren-dipi-tea House in Littleton and included the taking of membership vows, lighting unity candles and presentation of Red Hat survival kits.

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The Red Hot Flutterbye's Marys (Peoria, Illinois) decorated a Red Hat Easter bonnet and won first-place at the Chillicothe, Illinois Easter Parade. Opal Webster Burgess sent us these photos and said they won a Singing Bear as a prize.

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The Golden Belles (Clarington, Canada) held an Easter bonnet contest and got together to make personalized Easter cards. The chapter’s own Belinda, who is a Girl Guide leader, organized the stamping, cutting, gluing and coloring of the creative cards. Queen “Lady Jean” McBride said two pink hatters in waiting (ages 12 and 9) helped their mom and dressed up in colors of pink and lavender—colors of Easter too!