Organizers of a promotional event Thursday night at Dillard's department store in Independence were a little surprised when more than 60 area Red Hat Society members, known for their celebrations of age, turned out. Queen Sandy Fluty said the attendance was evidence of how "Red Hatters like to party." The event featured all the trappings of a celebration, from treats, decorated with the society's signature red and purple colors, to festive decorations. The queen of the Red Hat Flashes of Independence addressed a crowd that filled the aisles surrounding the shoe sales floor in the Independence Center store...
