Washington Style Reporter: 12th Annual Military Ball

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

12th Annual Military Ball

Top DC brass mingled with New York Society in the Pierre Grand Ballroom on Friday October 3, 2008 for the 12th Annual Military Ball benefiting the Soldiers’ Sailors’ Marines’ Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club. One of the most prominent social events of the fall in New York honorable guests included Governor David Patterson, Tuskegee Airman Roscoe Brown, Vice Admiral Melvin Williams Jr., Jackie Astor-Drexel, Prince Ivan Obolensky, Kimberly Dozier, Bill Gallo, Countess Bobrinskoy, Susan Frederick, and businessman John Catsimatidis. The event was a great success thanks to the help of many sponsors including Keith Lissner and Brooklyn Royalty both which were represented at the Ball by their head designers. Other hits of the silent auction included items donated by American Ballet Theater, Subversive Jewelry by Jason Giunta, Small Luxury Hotels of the World, Nat Sherman Cigars, and Jewel of Russia Vodka. The gift bags overflowed with cookies from LU Biscuits, the premier issue of Manhattan Magazine, USB drives from DC based songstress Kim Cameron including her patriotic song “My Hero”, as well as cufflinks, pens, discount flyers, and humorous noisemakers from the Soldiers’ Sailors’ Marines’ Coast Guard and Airmen’s Club. Guests danced and dined, and had the great pleasure of honoring a young fallen hero, Lt. Michael Murphy, whose Medal of Honor was proudly displayed at the ball. His father, Dan Murphy, gave a most moving speech following the dinner, and preceding the awards portion of the evening.