'I wanted something unique,' Caroline Abbott, of Perrysburg, said of her hat. Abbott found the hat at a Maumee antique store. Abbot joined dozens of other local residents in attending a 'high society' tea party in honor of the television show, 'Downton Abbey' at the Way Public Library in Perrysburg.
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Volunteer Pat Maust, center, poured tea for attendees of the first tea party in honor of the television show 'Downton Abbey.'
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Gabe Aleman, 16, center left, Jessie Counterman, 17, center, and Rayat Ahmed, 17, all of Perrysburg, right, laugh as they concoct their nobility names during the party. Each attendee created a name for themselves using their middle name, the name of their street and the name of the county in which they were born.
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Susan Mutschler, of Sylvania, center left, and Mary Patterson, of Perrysburg, right, sipped their tea while wearing similar hats during a 'high society' tea party.
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WGTE's TV Program Coordinator Cathy Kamenca speaks to the audience of several dozen local residents who attended the tea party.
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Jeanine Gentry, of Norwalk, center, laughed as she and several dozen other local residents watched previews of upcoming programming on WGTE.
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Christine Scarlett of Maumee mixes her tea.
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