1. The French Heritage Society Philadelphia Chapter held its traditional Fête de Noêl on Sunday, December 11, 2022. The event featured French wine, live music and song and a buffet dinner. The French Heritage Society and its generous supporters have helped preserve historic French architecture in France and the United States for nearly 40 years. They help organize educational exchanges between the U.S. and France and promote French-American friendship. Virginia Baltzell (second right) hosted the 2022 event at her Chestnut Hill home. John Royer III, Patricia Royer, the  Honorary Consul of France in Philadelphia and Wilmington, Michael Scullin,  and John Benner paused for a photo with Virginia Baltzell

2, Harry Surer, Lawrenson Ward and Sophie Mendlow

3. Clare Edwards Myers shared a moment with Cheryl DeGoio Smith

4. Baird Standish provided the evening’s entertainment

5. Dylan Ward paused for a photo with his mother Julia Ward

6. Judy Jarvis, Patti Scullin and Judith Benner

7. Tamara Chant Saltzman, Julia Ward, Joyce Lee and Natalia Dittmer

8. Kaveh Nozemoff, Virginia Baltzell, Cynthia Day chatted with Christopher Ward

9. Judy Jarvis and Christine Bamberger

10. Michele Haines, executive chef at the Spring Mill Cafe created a famed Hemingway drink for the guests. Lawrenson Ward had fun sampling the ingredients –especially the chocolate!

11. Clare Edwards Myers, Robert Bryan, Julie Jensen Bryan, Noelle Wistar and Chris Ward

12. David and Nina Diefenbach paused for a photo wtih Chris Ward and Carolyn Adams

13. Barbara Delacarto and James Wistar