Ten debutantes presented at The SC Debutante Ball

Anna Rutherford Barber Nine daughters, one granddaughter, and three nieces were presented at The South Carolina Debutante Ball on Thursday, December 18, 2008, at Forest Lake Club.

Receiving guests at a reception prior to the ball were Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Charles Scott, chairman of the board; Mr. and Mrs. David Christian Goodall, president of the ball; Mr. and Mrs. David Malcolm Choate, president- elect and chairman of the ball; the debutante daughters and their fathers and the debutante granddaughter and her grandfather. The presentation of the debutantes was followed by the debutante figure, led by Miss Margaret Rice Goodall.

Debutante daughters making their bows were Miss Anna Rutherford Barber, daughter of The Honorable and Mrs. James Rezner Barber III, escorted by Mr. John Watson Barber; Miss Georgia DuPree Carlton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Farrell Carlton, escorted by Mr. Andrew Thomas Mathis; Miss Brittany Elizabeth DeLoache, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Elliott DeLoache III, escorted by Mr. George Darby Little; Miss Margaret Rice Goodall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Christian Goodall, escorted by Mr. Ryan Geoffrey Alpert; Miss Mary Margaret Kneece, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Otis Kneece, escorted by Mr. David Kyle Strasburger; Miss Anna Gilreath Moorhead, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Roscoe Moorhead IIII, escorted by Mr. James Edwin Rogers III; Miss Ella Kathryn Salley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wallace Salley Sr., escorted by Mr. Charles Wallace Salley Jr.; Miss Caroline Joye Stuckey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Thurston Stuckey, escorted by Mr. William Johnston Maxwell Gregg; and Miss Jessica Phillips Tyson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emmon Tyson Jr., escorted by Mr. Walter James Bristow IV. The debutantes each carried a bouquet of 12 Red Freedom roses with Italian Ruscus and Salal, wrapped with cream double faced satin ribbon.

Georgia DuPree Carlton Debutante granddaughter making her bow was Miss Virginia Ann Lifchez, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marc Hunter and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lester Hunter Jr., escorted by Mr. William Asa Rhody Allbritton.

Brittany Elizabeth DeLoache Nieces presented were Miss Frances Brunson Kneece, niece of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Otis Kneece, escorted by Mr. Stephen Murphy Taylor; Miss Erin Elizabeth Singleton, niece of Mr. and Mrs. David Malcolm Choate, escorted by Mr. James Robert Lewis; and Miss Margaret McKenna Strom, niece of Dr. and Mrs. William John Savoca, escorted by Mr. William Douglas Mann.

Guest debutantes attending were Miss Charlotte Newton Collins, escorted by Mr. David Kyle Hoover; Miss Catherine Benson DeHart, escorted by Mr. Jacob McLeod Williams; Miss Julia Elizabeth Frazier, escorted by Mr. Daniel Rhodes Morrison; Miss Celia Lawrence Gribbin, escorted by Mr. Alan Geoffrey Gribbin; Miss Samantha Kline Johnston, escorted by Mr. Hamilton Osborne III; Miss Nell Lightsey Laffitte, escorted by Mr. Kevin Benjamin Jett; Miss Charlotte Manigault McElveen, escorted by Mr. William Thomas Mills; Miss Elizabeth Tennent McElveen, escorted by Mr. William Rowan Render; Miss Mary Catherine McElveen, escorted by Mr. Adrian Newton Wilson Jr.; Miss Mary Rogers McMaster, escorted by Mr. Henry Dargan McMaster Jr.; Miss Amy Elizabeth Moore, escorted by Mr. Richard Newton Slater Jr.; Miss Anna Cline Snyder, escorted by Mr. Carter Whaley Scott; Miss Lora Coleman Thomas, escorted by Mr. Cory Walker McCue; and Miss Shannon Leigh Turbeville, escorted by Mr. Marion McLean Sims.

Margaret Rice Goodall Post debutantes present at the Ball were Miss Whitney Ann Malcolm, escorted by Mr. Michael Spencer Mothena, and Miss Virginia Boykin Roach, escorted by Mr. Nicholas Andrew Theodore II.

Son of members attending the Ball for the first time was Mr. Carter Whaley Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Charles Scott.

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. Ronald Charles Scott, chairman of the board; Mr. and Mrs. David Christian Goodall, president of the ball; Mr. and Mrs. David Malcolm Choate, president- elect and chairman of the ball; and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wallace Salley, vice- president and co- chairman of the ball. After dinner, coffee was served in the foyer.

Mary Margaret Kneece Other officers of the ball are Mr. and Mrs. James Russell Goudelock II, secretary and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Michael McCabe, treasurer.

Committee Chairmen are Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gordon Trippe, coffee table; Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Gavin Ward Jr., debutantes; Dr. and Mrs. Gregory Read Malcolm, debutante flowers; Mr. and Mrs. William Elliott DeLoache III, decorations; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis Hymson, decorations co- chairman; Dr. and Mrs. Hampton Wade Collins, figure; Mr. and Mrs. Linn Shecut Tompkins III, house and seating; Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Roscoe Moorhead III, house and seating co- chairman; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Henry Burnside Jr., invitations; Dr. and Mrs. Heath McAlvin Stewart Jr., menu; Mr. and Mrs. John Frank Riley, music; Mr. and Mrs. William Weatherly Francis, publicity; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gage Davidson Jr., photography; Mr. and Mrs. William Paul Eaddy, Jr., scrapbook; Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nick Theodore, stags; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Warren Derrick, reception; and Dr. and Mrs. Ralph Seer Owings, registrar.

Anna Gilreath Moorhead Ella Kathryn Salley Caroline Joye Stuckey Jessica Phillips Tyson Virginia Ann Lifchez