Mercedes Ball stood behind a microphone in the back room of an antebellum house in Decatur on last week, getting a little teary-eyed as she spoke.
“I make a conscious effort not to be prideful about much,” she said. “But today, I’ve never been prouder to be a member of this organization.”
The organization? The Junior League of DeKalb County, which for decades has helped local women learn leadership skills and maximize their contributions to the community.
