Lena Hollida Sefton, nee Lena Hollida Wakefield, nee Lena Hollida Clark. Lena was born March 25, 1880 in Atlanta, Georgia.
On Decembar 29, 1903 she married Franklin Webster Wakefield and produced 2 sons, Franklin Webster Wakefield, Jr. b. 1905 and Joseph Sefton Wakefield b. 1906.
After divorcing Wakefield she married Colonel Henry Benjamin Clark in 1912. Their two sons are James Dallas Clark b. 1913 and Henry Benjamin Clark, Jr. b. 1915
Lena - the permanent Charity Ball chairperson and unchallenged arbiter of San Diego society.
"The Charity Ball is accustomed to making history, and will do so on Valentine’s Day 2009 as it dances past that magical 100-year marker. Despite the economy, proceeds are expected to significantly exceed those of previous galas, to the benefit of the under-construction Patient Care Pavilion of Rady Children’s Hospital. Even as it luxuriates in the glow of such historical significance (candles will burn at the Centennial Celebration), plans have been laid for the launch of Charity Ball’s second century. In 2010, longtime committee member Marlene Shook will chair the 101st-anniversary ball.
In the genealogy of local events, the Charity Ball traces its bloodlines to many of the city’s oldest families and is known particularly for its unrivaled ties to Point Loma and Mission Hills. Ball founder Lena Sefton Clark famously was followed 62 years later by her daughter-in-law, Mary Clark, who chaired in 1971 and will attend the Centennial Celebration. Dulie Ahlering and Alison Gildred, fourth-generation members of the prominent Frost family, are the only sisters to have chaired the ball. Leading family names constantly recur on the Charity Ball committee list, which may be San Diego’s closest claim to a formal social register."
On Decembar 29, 1903 she married Franklin Webster Wakefield and produced 2 sons, Franklin Webster Wakefield, Jr. b. 1905 and Joseph Sefton Wakefield b. 1906.
After divorcing Wakefield she married Colonel Henry Benjamin Clark in 1912. Their two sons are James Dallas Clark b. 1913 and Henry Benjamin Clark, Jr. b. 1915
Lena - the permanent Charity Ball chairperson and unchallenged arbiter of San Diego society.
"The Charity Ball is accustomed to making history, and will do so on Valentine’s Day 2009 as it dances past that magical 100-year marker. Despite the economy, proceeds are expected to significantly exceed those of previous galas, to the benefit of the under-construction Patient Care Pavilion of Rady Children’s Hospital. Even as it luxuriates in the glow of such historical significance (candles will burn at the Centennial Celebration), plans have been laid for the launch of Charity Ball’s second century. In 2010, longtime committee member Marlene Shook will chair the 101st-anniversary ball.
In the genealogy of local events, the Charity Ball traces its bloodlines to many of the city’s oldest families and is known particularly for its unrivaled ties to Point Loma and Mission Hills. Ball founder Lena Sefton Clark famously was followed 62 years later by her daughter-in-law, Mary Clark, who chaired in 1971 and will attend the Centennial Celebration. Dulie Ahlering and Alison Gildred, fourth-generation members of the prominent Frost family, are the only sisters to have chaired the ball. Leading family names constantly recur on the Charity Ball committee list, which may be San Diego’s closest claim to a formal social register."
Lena Hollida Sefton, nee Lena Hollida Wakefield, nee Lena Hollida Clark. Lena was born March 25, 1880 in Atlanta, Georgia.
On Decembar 29, 1903 she married Franklin Webster Wakefield and produced 2 sons, Franklin Webster Wakefield, Jr. b. 1905 and Joseph Sefton Wakefield b. 1906.
After divorcing Wakefield she married Colonel Henry Benjamin Clark in 1912. Their two sons are James Dallas Clark b. 1913 and Henry Benjamin Clark, Jr. b. 1915
Lena - the permanent Charity Ball chairperson and unchallenged arbiter of San Diego society.
"The Charity Ball is accustomed to making history, and will do so on Valentine’s Day 2009 as it dances past that magical 100-year marker. Despite the economy, proceeds are expected to significantly exceed those of previous galas, to the benefit of the under-construction Patient Care Pavilion of Rady Children’s Hospital. Even as it luxuriates in the glow of such historical significance (candles will burn at the Centennial Celebration), plans have been laid for the launch of Charity Ball’s second century. In 2010, longtime committee member Marlene Shook will chair the 101st-anniversary ball.
In the genealogy of local events, the Charity Ball traces its bloodlines to many of the city’s oldest families and is known particularly for its unrivaled ties to Point Loma and Mission Hills. Ball founder Lena Sefton Clark famously was followed 62 years later by her daughter-in-law, Mary Clark, who chaired in 1971 and will attend the Centennial Celebration. Dulie Ahlering and Alison Gildred, fourth-generation members of the prominent Frost family, are the only sisters to have chaired the ball. Leading family names constantly recur on the Charity Ball committee list, which may be San Diego’s closest claim to a formal social register."
On Decembar 29, 1903 she married Franklin Webster Wakefield and produced 2 sons, Franklin Webster Wakefield, Jr. b. 1905 and Joseph Sefton Wakefield b. 1906.
After divorcing Wakefield she married Colonel Henry Benjamin Clark in 1912. Their two sons are James Dallas Clark b. 1913 and Henry Benjamin Clark, Jr. b. 1915
Lena - the permanent Charity Ball chairperson and unchallenged arbiter of San Diego society.
"The Charity Ball is accustomed to making history, and will do so on Valentine’s Day 2009 as it dances past that magical 100-year marker. Despite the economy, proceeds are expected to significantly exceed those of previous galas, to the benefit of the under-construction Patient Care Pavilion of Rady Children’s Hospital. Even as it luxuriates in the glow of such historical significance (candles will burn at the Centennial Celebration), plans have been laid for the launch of Charity Ball’s second century. In 2010, longtime committee member Marlene Shook will chair the 101st-anniversary ball.
In the genealogy of local events, the Charity Ball traces its bloodlines to many of the city’s oldest families and is known particularly for its unrivaled ties to Point Loma and Mission Hills. Ball founder Lena Sefton Clark famously was followed 62 years later by her daughter-in-law, Mary Clark, who chaired in 1971 and will attend the Centennial Celebration. Dulie Ahlering and Alison Gildred, fourth-generation members of the prominent Frost family, are the only sisters to have chaired the ball. Leading family names constantly recur on the Charity Ball committee list, which may be San Diego’s closest claim to a formal social register."
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