
The Tennessee Society of St. Louis held its One Hundred and Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet at the St. Louis Woman’s Club to promote fellowship of former Tennesseans residing in Missouri while honoring the state of Tennessee and the 7th President of the United States Andrew Jackson. The formal event began with cocktails and was followed by dinner, program, keynote address and live entertainment. Society President Vincent Stegman presided over the program.
Traditional toasts were offered by William McMahon to the Great State of Tennessee, Hunt Brown to President of the United States Andrew Jackson and Charles Burch to the Magnificent & Beautiful Ladies of Tennessee.
Guest speaker, Bob Rolfe serves as the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. The department is responsible for recruiting business and industry to the stare, supporting existing companies, expanding economic opportunities across rural Tennessee and boosting the state’s overall economic prosperity. Since March 2017 Tennessee’s global footprint has been increased under his leadership leading the efforts in the recruitment and expansion of more than 100 projects. Rolfe has more than three decades of experience in business and investment banking in Tennessee. He received his E.M.B.A. from Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University and his B.S. from the University of Alabama;s School of Commerce and Business Administration. He and his wife, Kathy, have been married for 36 yearsand have three children. Rolfe is a member of First Presbyterian Church in Nashville, where he has served as an elder for two decades.
Following the presentation, guests danced to the sounds of Trilogy. The band played long-standing favorites including The Tennessee Waltz and Rocky Top.
The Tennessee Society of St. Louis comprises one of the oldest State Societies in America. The objects and purposes of the Society is to unite ex-Tennesseans and the descendants of Tennesseans residing in the State of Missouri in closer fraternal relations and to promote friendly intercourse among them; to welcome and entertain on fitting occasions distinguished visitors from Tennessee; to provide suitable rendezvous for their meetings and gatherings of the Society; to celebrate appropriately memorable events in the history of the “Old Volunteer State” and to familiarize the members with the important and leading events in the history of the State of Tennessee and the lives of its most prominent citizens, and generally to do whatever will encourage good-fellowship of Tennesseans residing in the State of Missouri.
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Karen and Bill Kumpe
- Pat Dehner, Karen Kumpe, Judith Burch
- Carolyn and Vincent Stegman
- Edward and Clair Burch
- Gwen and Charles H.W. Burch
- Nickole and John Beseau
- Carolyn, Vincent and Sharon Stegman
- Nancy and Jerry Middleton
- Bill and Martha McMahon, Nickole and John Beseau
- John Clark, Mary Louise Helbig
- Vincent and Carolyn Stegman, Caroline Mug, AJ Meehan
- Martha and Bill McMahon
- Caroline Mug, AJ Meehan
- Vincent and Carolyn Stegman, Charles H.W., Gewn, Clair and Edward Burch
- Pat and Jonathan Dehner
- Hunt Brown, Dana Mareshie
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Laura and Michael Bond
- Bruce Freimuth, Kina Shapleigh
- Judith and Charles H. Burch
- Sue and Pierce Powers
- Richard Russell, John Beseau, Bill McMahon
- Bill and Eleanor Wilson
- George IIi, Suzanne, Laura and George IV Dorris
- Bill and Kate Schluter
- Brandon and Mary Porter, George IV and Laura Dorris
- Nick and Susan Frigerio
- Vincent and Carolyn Stegman, Laura and Michael Bond, Susan and Nick Frigerio
- George IV and Laura Dorris
- Marty Moore, Richard Russell
- Emily and Lee Cannon
- Brandon and Mary Porter
- George III and Suzanne Dorris
- Brandon and Mary Porter, George IV and Laura Dorris
- Peggy and Judd Presley
- John and Pat Dehner, Chris Swingle
- Vincent Stegman, President
- Charles H.W. Burch, Invocation
- William McMahon, Traditional Toast to the Great of State of Tennessee
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Hunt Brown, Traditional Toast to President of the United States Andy Jackson
- Charles H. Burch, Traditional Toasts to the Magnificent & Beautiful Ladies of Tennessee
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Bob Rolfe, Guest Speaker
- Bob Rolfe, Guest Speaker
- Vincent Stegamn, Bob Rolfe
- Officers and Directors: Martin Moore, Charles H. Burch, Hunt Brown, Vincent Stegman, Bruce Freimuth, William McMahon, Johnathan Dehner
- Past Presidents: George Dorris IV, Martin Moore, Charles H. Burch, Vincent Stegman, Lee Cannon, Richard Russell, Charles H.W. Burch, Pierce Powers
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet
- Tennessee Society of St. Louis One Hundred Twenty Fifth Annual Banquet