14 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | MAY 2018 Top row: Nancy Gaintner is shown in 1967 doing the father-daughter waltz with her dad, Dr. Ashton Taylor, as well as the traditional curtsy at the presentation. Bottom row: The Charity Ball features the same waltz and curtsy today. Emma and Bob Georgeoff Rosie and Chris Milisci

MAY 2018 | FRONTDOORS MEDIA 15 often as a lot of dads, was just fun,” she said. Fast-forward a few decades, and Emma is reveling in the same sort of family camaraderie. “There was brunch with the fathers and grandfathers and multiple teas with my family, which was so fun,” she said. “I got to go with my grandma and my great-aunt Nancy and my mom, who all had been through the exact same thing.” Although much has changed over the years, The Board of Visitors prizes tradition. So the ladies bonded over an intricate maneuver performed at the ball, dubbed “the daisy chain.” As Emma explained, “It’s the least graceful thing. We have to walk around the room and hook our arms up. I talked about it with my grandma and my aunts and my mom and they started laughing hysterically because they knew exactly what I was talking about. They were like, ‘It’s going to be even harder with the giant puffy white dress!’” In this age of increasing technology and shifting social structures, the family appreciates the continuity the Charity Ball provides. “It’s still a tradition in the community and, for many families, it’s something that they want to share with their daughters,” Nancy said. “The dresses have changed a lot over the years, but I think the basics are the same, which is pretty amazing.” From the white dresses to the first waltz with the fathers, the ball offers young women an opportunity to enjoy the last days of high school with other Flower Girls from around the Valley. “There’s actually quite a bit of diversity in the Flower Girls,” Emma said. “I’ve met all of these really amazing girls who are going off to different colleges and are interested in different things.” Emma is a driven young woman herself. Active in student government throughout high school, she is currently treasurer of the student body at Arcadia High. She’s active in the National Honor Society, plays varsity tennis and studies dance, volunteers at the Humane Society, works part-time at Panera Bread and is a founder of the Interact Club, a family affair A look at the family’s history with The Board of Visitors Charity Ball: Emma Elisabeth Bosworth: 2018 Flower Girl Betsy Smith Taylor: great-grandmother of Emma; member of The Board of Visitors since 1963 Carolyn Taylor Bosworth: grandmother of Emma; member of The Board of Visitors; Flower Girl in 1964 Allison Vista Bosworth: mother of Emma; Flower Girl in 1992 Nancy Taylor Gaintner: great-aunt of Emma; member of The Board of Visitors; Flower Girl in 1967; Ball Chairman in 2005; Chairman of The Board of Visitors in 2007-08 Susan Taylor Kistler: great-aunt of Emma; Flower Girl in 1968 Laura Bosworth Greenwood: aunt of Emma; Flower Girl in 1994 COVER STORY CONTINUED