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6-B THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 1,1989 Cynde Barnett Laura Gregory Dotsy Matthews Francie Moody Kimberly Nance Mardi Gras duch Skipton Barbara Blades Sixteen Mardi Gras duchesses will be presented at the Knights of Momus Royal Coronation and Ball Jan. 28. The 16 duchesses, hailing from Galveston, Houston and Longview were selected by the board of the Knights of Momus said, Momus president, James L. Ware. Members of the 1989 court are: Cynthia Lee "Cynde" Barnett daughter of Dr.

Russell Barnett and Sharon Barnett of Galveston. Miss Barnett, a junior majoring in public relations at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, was a lady-in-waiting at the 1986 Treasure Ball. Her brother, Russell, was a 1988 captain of the Treasure Ball King's Guard. Miss Barnett, who graduated from Galveston's O'Connell High School where she was a varsity cheerleader for two years, enjoys participating in English equestrian events and water sports. She will be presented by her parents.

Barbara Lynn Blades, daughter of Eloise Blades and the late Joseph H. Blades of Houston. Miss Blades, who was presented as duchess in the Neches River Festival and in the Houston Club Debutante Presentation in 1988, graduated from Houston's Robert E. Lee High School. Barbara is an art history major at the University of Texas at Austin, where she is a member of Kappa Delta, a Sigma Nu Little Sister and an elected Texas Cowgirl.

She will be presented by her brothers Robert and Richard Blades. Alexis Ryan Butter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Robert Butter of Longview. Miss Butter, a graduate of Longview High School, was captain of the drill team, homecoming queen nominee and senior class favorite, as well as a member of All- American and Superstar Drill Teams and awarded an A1I- American Drill Team Scholarship.

She is a sophomore studying art education at Kilgore Junior College. She was presented at Longfellows and the Tyler Rose Festival in Longview and New York City's International Debutante Ball. Her hobbies include dancing, water-skiing, drawing, reading and playing the piano. She will be presented by her parents. Courtney Caroline Capshaw daughter of John and Betty Capshaw of Houston.

Miss Capshaw, a graduate of Westfield High School in Houston, is a junior studying graphic design at Louisiana State University, where she is historian for Delta Gamma. She counts painting, drawing, soccer, racquetball, running, snow and water skiing among her hobbies. She recently was presented as a debutante at the Houston Club. She will be presented by her parents. Kelly Lynn Coffman, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. J.L. Coffman of Houston. Miss Coffman, who attended high school in Houston at Lamar and Alexander Smith Academy, is a communications major at the University of Houston. An avid tennis player, Miss Coffman was presented at Waco's Cotton Palace and SB duchess of San Jacinto.

She will be presented by her parents. Mary Elizabeth "Molly" Dimitry, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore George Dimitry of Houston. Miss Dimitry, a psychology major at Millsaps College in Mississippi, was presented at the Galveston Artillery Club Her great aunt, the late Jean Edge Mills, was Mardi Gras Duchess in 1939.

Miss Dimitry graduated from Houston's Duchesne Academy where she won awards for service to the school, theatre arts and HISD's Volunteers in Public Schools Golden Apple Award for work with handicapped students. She will be presented by her parents. Laura Null Gregory, daughter of Dr. and Mrs, R. Frederick Gregory of Houston.

Laura, a graduate of Memorial High School in Houston, is a political science and history major at Houston Baptist University. She spent summers in Backus, at Kinney Camp. Among her favorite activities are traveling, swimming, water and snow skiing. She will be presented by her parents. Catherine Alicia Krouse, daugher of Rhetta Duty Davis and Robert F.

Krouse of Houston. Miss Krouse graduated from Lamar High School in Houston. She attended State University for two years and now attends the Universtiy of Texas at Austin, Alexis Butter where she is an elementary education major and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Water and snow skiing are her special interests. Miss Krouse was presented by Allegro and the Houston Club and was a duchess at San Antonio's Fiesta.

She will be presented by her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Davis. Dorothea Powell "Dotsy" Matthews, daughter of Mrs.

Ann McLeod Moody of Galveston and Dr. Edwin Vince Matthews Jr. of Houston. Miss Matthews is a graduate of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, with a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in business administration. She attended O'Connell High School in Galveston, where she was a member of the National Honor Society and was awarded the title of 1983 Treasure Ball Queen.

Miss Matthews, who is known for her flair with decora- 'tive crafts and enjoys boating and travel, resides in Dallas, where she is employed in the Trust Division at First City National Bank. She is sponsored by her mother and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. RobertL. Moody.

Katsy Mullendore Mecom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mecom Jr. of Houston. Miss, Mecom attended Houston's Duchesne Academy and is majoring in petroleum engineering at Austin Community College.

An avid horsewoman, Miss Mecom has held the titles of World Champion in Cutting Horses for American Quarter Horse Association and Reserve Champion-Western Pleasure. She was presented in 1987 at River Oaks Country Club and will be presented at the Knights of Momus Ball by her father, John Whitfield Mecom Jr. Frances Ann "Francie" Moody, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L.

Moody of Galveston. Miss Moody'svcousins, Libbie Thomas Walker and Margaret Williams Walker, are among past Mardi Gras queens. Miss Moody, who enjoys fitness, fashion and travel, is a sophomore at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, where she is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and a little sister of Beta Theta Pi, as well as an honor roll student. She was homecoming queen at O'Connell High School in Galveston and queen of the 1987 Treasure Ball, and was presented at the 1988 Artillery Club Ball. She will be presen ted by her parents.

Mary Louise Moreland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Marvin Moreland Jr. of Houston.

A graduate of Kinkaid High School in Houston, where she was an honor student and captain of the girls' golf team, Miss Moreland is a sophomore at Washington and Lee University, majoring in Spanish and history. She has spent her summers at Camp Greystone in Tuxedo, North-Carolina; Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas; and The Courtney Capshaw Washington and Lee Summer Scholars Program. Family members who previously have participated in Mardi Gras include her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R.K.

Hutchings; her cousin, Julie Hutchings; and the late J. Marvin Moreland, her paternal grandfather, who reigned as King Frivolous XIII during the 1930 celebration. A former duchess of the Beaumont Neches River Festival, she will be presented by her parents. Kimberly Crafton Nance daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

John Anthony Nance of Houston. Miss Nance, a graduate of Houston's Robert E. Lee High School, has been presented by the Houston Club and the Forest Club. She attends ihe university of Arkansas where she is an elementary education major and member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and a little sister of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Her hobbies include skeet shooting, snow skiing and traveling. She is being presented by her parents.

Susan Elizabeth Salch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Charles Salch of Houston. A sophomore dean's list major in advertising at Southern Methodist University Miss Salch is a member of Pi Beta Phi sorority and a little sister of Lamda Chi Alpha Fraternity, as well as a member of Alpha Lamda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies and the SMU Choir. A cum laude graduate of Memorial High School in Houston, Miss Salch is a national merit scholar, university dean's scholar and the recipient of a Jesse H.

and Mary Gibbs Jones Scholarship and the Allen Merriam Scholarship. She lists tennis, scuba diving, music, skiing and travel among her-hobbies. She was presented at the Houston Club and Galveston's Artillery Club, and will be presented by her parents. Suzanne York Skipton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

James K. Skipton of Houston. Miss Skipton, who received theater and Houston alumni scholarships to the University of Mississippi, is a special education major. Her college achievements, include membership in Pi Beta Phi sorority, vice president of the Panhellenic Council, summer orientation leader, chancellor's honor roll, dean's roll, Alpha. Lamda Delta Honorary and Gamma Beta Phi Honorary.

She was presented at the Inaugural Presentation Balls of the Houston Club and the Forest Club. She is a graduate of Houston's Briarwood High School, and her interests include art, needlepoint, tennis, horseback riding and snow and water skiing. Miss Skipton will be presented by her parents. Laura Fleming Thorsell, daughter of Dr. and Mrs.

William Thorsell of Houston. Miss Thorsell, who was presented at New York City's International Debutante Ball and was a duchess at Waco's Cotton Palace, is a graduate of Houston's Robert Lee Senior High School. A junior nutrition major at the University of Texas at Austin, Miss Thorsell is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She spent the past summer as an intern in President-elect George Bush's Washington campaign headquarters and lists politics, traveling, aerobics, cycling, snow and water skiing among her hobbies. She will be presented by her parents.

The Knights of Momus Royal Coronation and Ball will begin at 8 p.m. Jan. 28, at the Grand 1894 Opera House, 2020 Postoffice, under the direction of Momus Ball Captain Edward B. McDonough Jr. and Menus Ball Chairman Pierre Marcel Schlumberger.

The royaJ court of 16 duchesses will be presented and the identities of Galveston's Mardi Gras King Frivolous LXXIII and his queen revealed, followed by dancing on stage to the music of the Ed Gerlach Orchestra and The Argyles. "The theme this year will be French, with a thread of 'Phantom of The Opera' running throughout the ball in honor of the bicentennial celebration of the French Revolution," said bali Chairman Pierre M. Schlumberger. Each duchess will wear a gown created for the occasion by Houston designer Jackie A native of Galveston, Jackie O. was named Tokyo's 1S85 Designer of the Year, and was listed in the 1988 edition of "Who's Who Among Black Americans." "I wanted to use a designer in the area, because it is important to keep business close to home," said Mistress of the Robes Hetta Heath.

Jackie 0. has created this year's gowns of silk, satin and organza, in rich jeweled tones, trimmed with intricate beading of Austrian crystals and pearls. The designer said, "The gowns' silhouettes, with their exaggerated bodices and full skirts, are reminiscent of Parisian royalty and romance." The Krewe of Knights of Momus originally founded in 1871, and actively participated in.Gal- veston Mardi Gras festivities until 1941, when World War II interrupted the celebrations. A new Krewe of Knights 'of Momus was formed in 1985, when Mardi Gras was revived to celebrate the grand opening of the restored Tremont House Hotel. Today, the Knights of Momus is a support organization whose chief purpose is the perpetuation of Galveston Mardi Gras and all related activities.

Although the workings of the club are shrouded in mystery, it is no secret that its 350 members were largely responsible for the renaissance of Mardi Gras in 1985 and for its ever-growing popularity in subsequent years. The krewe has earned its name (Momus means the god of merriment,) not only through its own activities but also by encouraging the formation of other krewes and helping them takepart in the celebrations. Among Momus officers and directors are President, James L. Ware; First Vice President Michael C. Doherty; Ball Chairman, Pierre M.

Schlumberger; Secretary, V.J. Trarnanis; surer, William H. Felts Ball Captain, Edward B. McDonough Jr. Other board members are John H.

Spencer. Rudy Teichman, Andrew E. Leslie, Charles K. Lawrence, Jack T. Currie, Kenneth R.

Shelton William S. Cherry and E. Douglas McLeod. Other planners include Royalty Chairwoman Mrs. E.

Douglas McLeod and Mistress of Robes, Hetta Heath. Mardi Gras! Galveston 1989 will be celebrated from- Jan. 27 through Feb. 7, and will salute "Fete de France" in honor of the bicentennial of the French Revolution. The celebration, presented by the Galveston Park Board of Trustees, with financial support from George Mitchell and The Moody Foundation, and corporate sponsors Browning-Ferris Industries, Z-107 Radio, Continental Airlines, Miller Lite Company and Pepsi, as well as participation by.

12 krewes and numerous other sponsors, is officially endorsed by the Washington-based American Committee on the French Revolution. Alicia Krouse Katsy Mecom Mary Susan Salch Laura Thorsell.