WHEATLAND – There were 272 ladies, dressed in their finest “go-to-meeting” outfits and each, a part of the theme to honor women went forth at this year’s Tour of Tables.
This was the 21st annual Tour of Tables fundraiser held this year once again at the Platte County Agriplex Sunday at noon.
Doors opened at 11 a.m. and the parking lot was full by 11:30. The luncheon itself began at 12:30 p.m. The ticket price for the formal and quite proper affair was only $25 per person.
Since Jan. 21, 1869, the P.E.O. or Philanthropic Educational Organization has been dedicated to women helping women reach for the stars.
The organization has come a long way from that second story music room when the P.E.O. was founded.
At the P.E.O. headquarters, the open concentric circles sculpture represent the founders and the virtues of this “sisterhood” are listed as faith, love, purity, justice and truth.
The organization itself is a giving organization created and formed for the celebration and advancement of women through education by way of scholarships, grants, awards, loans and the stewardship of Cottey College.
