Colorful, creatively decorated hats fill the banquet room at a Downtown hotel for The Mad Hatter’s Party. The event, held Dec. 6, was organized by the Richmond Chapter of The Links, which invited other Richmond area Links chapters to join in the Fifth Annual Friendship Tea.

Below, Dr. Jill Bussey Harris, president of the Richmond Chapter of The Links, enjoys a good time with fellow chapter member Yvonne Simmons.

Below, Beblon Goodlow Parks, president of the James River Valley Chapter of The Links, and Karen Floyd Savage, sergeant at arms of the Richmond Chapter of The Links, show off their chapeaus. Flutist Ivana Daniels performed during the tea, along with the Festive Brass Quintet.

Photos by Rudolph Powell/Richmond Free Press