For its 86th annual Carnival ball Friday, the Younger Males Illinois Membership, Inc., selected to have fun standard tales from years passed by with the theme of its tableau “Tales From Aesop’s Fables.”
The celebration examined the fables, or the Aesopica, the gathering of tales credited to Aesop, a slave and storyteller believed to have lived in historic Greece between 620 and 564 B.C.
Reigning over the ball as queen was Miss Elise Amina Wright, the daughter of Mr. Eric Anthony Wright and Ms. Safiyya Trepagnier Wright. Her majesty’s sister, Lauren Aliya, reigned in 2022.
Serving as royal maids to the queen have been Misses Brianna McKinley Robertson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Robertson; Gabrielle Alaina Legeaux, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Legeaux; Chayil Spencer-Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Thomas; Lauren Monique Bickham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bickham; Jada Renee Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mario Anderson; and Mary Dianne Napoleon, daughter of Mr. David Napoleon and Ms. Chelsey Richard Napoleon.
Rounding out the debutante coterie have been Misses Queen Kessiah Byrd, daughter of Ms. LeKesiah Washington-Fleury and the late Mr. Merlin Fleury; Kiley Elise Harris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Harris; Gigi Gabriella Haydel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andre Haydel; Jaylah Anese Holmes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Holmes; Skylar Marie Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerrod Jones; Amiah Louise Leal, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Leal; Kelci Rose Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Lewis; Aleyea Thibodeaux Mogilles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rahman Mogilles; Gabriella Marquerite Olivier, daughter of Mr. George Olivier and Ms. Delia Marquerite; and Gabrielle Terre Prevost, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Prevost.
Princesses within the courtroom embody Misses Fallon Victoria and Nadia Elise Bart, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Bart; Carson Elizabeth Bates, daughter of Mr. Ravi Bates and the late L’Jeanne Younger Bates; Isabella Grace and Sophia Rose Boutte, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Corey Boutte; Grey Skye Grandpre, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Grandpre; Karry Lynn Johnson, daughter of Mr. Harry Johnson and Ms. Kentrell Avery; Cailey Rachel Lewis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Lewis; Maddyn Christina Peck, daughter Mr. Brandon Peck and Ms. Brandi Barre; Payton Martinique Rogers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cornel Rogers; Gian Laje Rutherford, daughter of Mr. Jonathan Rutherford and Ms. Gian Durand; and Jayla Kamille and Jordyn Kai, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jatavian Williams.
Pages to the queen included Miss Trinity Lynmarie Byrd, daughter of Mr. Terrell Byrd and Ms. Ashley Sergeant; Grasp Sean Mackie Dolliole, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sean Dolliole; Grasp Ilon Valente Paige, son of Ms. Paige Valente; Miss Kailee Madison Keeler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Keeler; and Carrington Elise Martin-Russell, daughter of Mr. and Errol Joseph Russell.
Officers of the membership are Decide Omar Mason, president; Messrs Ravi Bates, vice chairman; Emile Bagneris, monetary secretary; Adam Roussell, recording secretary; Cardell Ross, treasurer; Lawrence Robinson, director of social affairs; Anthony Faciane, assistant director of social affairs; Michael Walcott, sergeant at arms; Marion Floyd, parliamentarian, Justice of the Peace; Joseph Batiste, keeper of information and seal and Bryan Jourdan, director of publicity. The late Milton Brown served as chaplain.