Annie Oakley Society members have an Inaugural Luncheon at The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Chuck Schroeder, Gov. Mary Fallin, Lynn Friess and Cathy Keating were on the podium, along with Linda Bouchier and Linda Mitchell Davis. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).

Annie Oakley Society members entertained at the inaugural luncheon at The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Their aim is to annually celebrate women who portray leadership and the entrepreneurial spirit of the West.

(Ret.) Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Sandra Day O’Connor received the first “Annie Oakley Society Award” and Linda Mitchell Davis was presented the ”Lifetime Achievement Award.” Presenters were Chuck Schroeder and Linda Bouchier.

Cathy Keating was chairman of the event and Lynn Friess was vice-chairmen. Tables were covered with vibrant orange or hot pink tablecloths and rose-bedecked chair covers and large nosegays of roses on crystal stands. On the menu was chicken, Shrimp Louis and ambrosia salads from Nonna’s, along with the best chocolate cake in the world, also from Nonna’s.