Four daughters are presented at The South Carolina Debutante Ball December 21, 2006

Elizabeth Welch Goodall The twenty–fifth anniversary of The South Carolina Debutante Ball was held on Thursday, December 21, 2006, at Forest Lake Club with the presentation of four daughters.

Receiving guests at a reception prior to the Ball were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Patrick Cutler, chairman of the board; Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Seer Owings Jr., president of the Ball; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Charles Scott, president–elect and chairman of the Ball; the debutante daughters and their fathers. The presentation of the debutantes by their fathers with introductions by the Ball chairman was followed by the debutante figure led by Miss Elizabeth Welch Goodall.

Debutante daughters making their bows were Miss Elizabeth Welch Goodall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Christian Goodall, escorted by Mr. David Barrington Holladay; Miss Paige Staire Hymson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis Hymson, escorted by Mr. Nelson Edings Seabrook; Miss Margaret Elizabeth Moorhead, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Roscoe Moorhead III, escorted by Mr. Paul Baxter Rodgers IV; and Miss Margaret Rutherford Ward, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Gavin Ward Jr., escorted by Mr. William Carey Crantford. The debutante daughters each carried a bouquet of twelve Red Freedom roses with Italian ruscus and salal wrapped with cream double–faced satin ribbon.

Paige Staire Hymson Guest debutantes attending were Miss Casey Meredith Andrews, escorted by Mr. Lana Hancock Sims IV; Miss Laura Lee Andrews, escorted by Mr. Cyril Berwyn Rush III; Miss Anne McDonald Farish, escorted by Mr. Robert Edward Kneece III; Miss Frances Owens Glenn, escorted by Mr. Adville Barnes Boyle; Miss Catherine Kelly Harvin, escorted by Mr. Reid Warren Tribble Jr.; Miss Anna Katherine Hines, escorted by Mr. Wilson Lear Keenan; Miss Mary MacGillivray Hodges, escorted by Mr. Katon Edwards Dawson Jr.; Miss Amanda Celia Jernigan, escorted by Mr. Victor Breeden John IV; Miss Christine Hollis Johnston, escorted by Mr. Samuel Martin Little Jr.; Miss Rebecca Boyd Jones, escorted by Mr. James Henry Fowles IV; Miss Helen Harvey Laffitte, escorted by Mr. Moses Tucker Laffitte IV; Miss Susan Rothrock Menge, escorted by Mr. Jeffery Dominic Whalen Jr.; Miss Laura Patricia Oliphant, escorted by Mr. Todd Warner Gandy; Miss Mayson Gilreath Pearson, escorted by Mr. Thomas Edgar Pearson; Miss Blanche Moorman Price, escorted by Mr. William Grayson Lambert; Miss Sally Hargrave Roberts, escorted by Mr. William Joseph Keenan III; Miss Polly Rankin Sim, escorted by Mr. James Franklin Martin III; Miss Alexandra Cline Snyder, escorted by Mr. George Boyd Black; Miss Molly Rebecca Stevens, escorted by Mr. William James Stevens; and Miss Elizabeth Whaley Wells, escorted by Mr. Bryan Ellis Ashley. Mr. Ashley, son of members Dr. and Mrs. James Park Ashley, was attending the Ball for the first time.

Margaret Elizabeth Moorhead Post debutantes present at the Ball were Miss Emily Marshall Collins, escorted by Mr. Creston William Brown; Miss Jane Eleanor Elliott, escorted by Mr. Joseph Patrick Grunewald; Miss Caroline Locke Ellzey, escorted by Mr. Larkin Barmore Ellzey; and Miss Katherine Powell McKinney, escorted by Mr. John Gilchrist Griffin.

Margaret Rutherford Ward Following the presentation and debutante figure, the members, debutantes, and guests dined and danced to the music of the Ross Holmes Band.

Seated at the head table were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Patrick Cutler, chairman of the board; Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Seer Owings Jr., president of the Ball; Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Charles Scott, president–elect and chairman of the Ball; and Mr. and Mrs. David Christian Goodall, co–chairman of the Ball. After dinner, coffee was served in the foyer.

Other officers of the Ball are Mr. and Mrs. William Deaderick Snyder, secretary, and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Michael McCabe, treasurer.

Committee chairmen are Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Gavin Ward Jr., coffee table; Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Holbrook Jr., debutantes; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Olin Pendarvis Jr., debutante flowers; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Muir Taylor, decorations; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis Hymson, decorations co–chairman; Dr. and Mrs. Hampton Wade Collins, figure; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wallace Salley, figure co–chairman; Mr. and Mrs. David Richard Hyatt, house and seating; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Roscoe Moorhead III, house and seating co–chairman; Mr. and Mrs. William Izlar McKinney Jr., invitations; Dr. and Mrs. Heath McAlvin Stewart Jr., menu; Mr. and Mrs. David Crawford Prezioso, music; Mr. and Mrs. William Weatherly Francis, publicity; Mr. and Mrs. David Barry Nidiffer Jr., photography; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Laurence Smith, photography co–chairman; Mr. and Mrs. William Paul Eaddy Jr., scrapbook; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nick Theodore, stags; Mr. and Mrs. David Malcolm Choate, reception; Mr. and Mrs. James Russell Goudelock II, reception co–chairman; and Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wayne Corley, registrar.