This cache was placed for my wife's Red Hat Society group. I
placed it and they found this cache on their way to their dinner
reservation that I made. The restaurant location was in the cache.
I think they had a great time with this.
For those of you that have not heard of the “Red Hat
Society” Here is a brief story taken from (visit link) If you are of
that certain age, and are interested, take a look at this
site.
"The Red Hat Society began as a result of a few women deciding to
greet middle age with verve, humor and elan. We believe silliness
is the comedy relief of life, and since we are all in it together,
we might as well join red-gloved hands and go for the gusto
together. Underneath the frivolity, we share a bond of affection,
forged by common life experiences and a genuine enthusiasm for
wherever life takes us next."
- Sue Ellen Cooper, Queen Mother -
While visiting a friend in Tucson several years ago, Sue Ellen
impulsively bought a bright red fedora at a thrift shop, for no
other reason than that it was cheap and, she thought, quite
dashing. A year or two later she read the poem "Warning" by Jenny
Joseph, which depicts an older woman in purple clothing with a red
hat. Sue Ellen felt an immediate kinship with Ms. Joseph. She
decided that her birthday gift to her dear friend, Linda Murphy,
would be a vintage red hat and a copy of the poem. She has always
enjoyed whimsical decorating ideas, so she thought the hat would
look nice hanging on a hook next to the framed poem. Linda got so
much enjoyment out of the hat and the poem that Sue Ellen gave the
same gift to another friend, then another, then another.
One day it occurred to these friends that they were becoming a sort
of "Red Hat Society" and that perhaps they should go out to tea...
in full regalia. They decided they would find purple dresses which
didn't go with their red hats to complete the poem's image.
The tea was a smashing success.
Soon, each of them thought of another woman or two she wanted to
include, and they bought more red hats. Their group swelled to 18,
and they began to encourage other interested people to start their
own chapters (18 women don't fit well around a tea table). One of
their members passed along the idea to a friend of hers in Florida,
and their first "sibling" group was born.
Sue Ellen's fondest hope is that these societies will proliferate
far and wide. We have now held three successful Red Hat Society
conventions entire hotels filled with women of a certain age
wearing red hats and purple outfits! Could world domination be far
behind?
I have put this cache together as a tribute to the “No Matter
Hatters” Red Hat Society group. They asked me to set up a
geocaching dinner outing for them. So, I put this together for them
and all other cachers to enjoy. As they find this cache, they do
not know where I have set up dinner. It will be up to them to find
the restaurant. The Red Hatters create their own fun names to use
at their events. Here is to the "No Matter Hatters": Princess High
and Mighty, Know it all, told you so, Boss of the world; Lady
Charlotte Anne; Baroness of Cookies; P-P-Purr-fect Princess;
Barbara Schultz; Lady Muss Stitch; Princess of the Voodoo That you
do; Princess Pink Hat; Duchess of Katz; Queen Guretsu; and Lady
Perrin.
Congratulations FTF, to SWingert et. al. and BadgerJRL.