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1842 Society members enjoyed music, museums, and more
Members of the 1842 Society met in New York last November for a weekend of arts, culture, food, and Hollins news.聽Daytime activities included visits to New York museums, a reading by Natasha Trethewey M.A. 鈥91, a tour of Central Park, and a rehearsal of the renowned Choir of Men and Boys of Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue.聽The group also enjoyed a luncheon program by voice artist Fred Newman of A Prairie Home Companion fame.聽The evenings featured gatherings at the home of Julian Robertson (brother of Trustee Emerita Wyndham Robertson 鈥58) and the headquarters of the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust on the Upper East Side.
The weekend culminated in a celebratory dinner at the Links.聽During the program, former trustee Sandra Frazier 鈥94 was honored with the Hollins Medal, and June Brill Myles 鈥64 was recognized for her generosity to Hollins with an induction into the Levavi Oculos Society. Interim President Nancy Gray provided an update on Hollins today.
The 1842 Society comprises donors of annual gifts of at least $1,842 to the Hollins Fund. The society鈥檚 weekends began more than 16 years ago, with the location of the event changing annually. Recent weekends have been held in Nashville; Washington, D.C.; and San Francisco.

Debbie Meade (Board of Trustees member), Hazel Bernard 鈥76, and Mary Page Evans 鈥59.

Sandra Kiely Kolb 鈥70 (Board of Trustees member), Elizabeth 鈥淏etsy鈥 Akers Crawford 鈥70, and Frances Leitner 鈥73.

Sandra Frazier 鈥94, Alexandra 鈥淎lex鈥 Trower 鈥86 (chair of the Board of Trustees), Interim President Nancy Gray, and June Brill Myles 鈥64.

Abigail 鈥淎bby鈥 Ross Sioussat 鈥81, Pierce Sioussat, and Kate Nicolaides Lyons 鈥81.

Miriam 鈥淢im鈥 Hayllar Farmakis 鈥67, Tom Farmakis, and Betsy Akers Crawford 鈥70.

Sandra Frazier 鈥94, Wyndham Robertson 鈥58, and Paige Smith Jernigan 鈥87.

Anne Hipp Habeck and Zelime Gillespie Matthews, both class of 1968.

Sandra Kiely Kolb 鈥70, Elizabeth 鈥淟ibby鈥 Hall McDonnell 鈥62, and Leslie Dunne Ketner 鈥84.