The Camellia Ball held its 53rd annual ball Saturday, December 21, 2019 at Forest Lake Club. Seven debutante daughters, two granddaughters, and 21 guest debutantes were presented.
The Camellia Ball’s president, Mr. Mark McCutchen James, and Mrs. James received members and guests at a reception in the ballroom to music provided by harpist, Mrs. Clarke Chandler McNair, prior to the ball. Following the reception, Mr. James Lawrence Best presented the debutantes with introductions.
The debutante figure was led by Miss Katharine Anne Fawcett, followed by Miss Lela Lentz Cagle. Miss Katharine Anne Fawcett was presented by her father, Mr. Peter Gavin Fawcett. She is also granddaughter of Mrs. Donald Valentine Richardson III and the late Mr. Richardson, and was escorted by Mr. Donald Richardson Fawcett. Miss Lela Lentz Cagle was presented by her father, Mr. Patrick Martin Cagle, and escorted by Mr. Robert Allen Pope. Next to make their debuts were Miss Hannah Leadley Cureton, presented by her father, Mr. Frank William Cureton, and escorted by Mr. Caleb Joseph Burnett; Miss Anne Marie Chapman Giles, presented by her father, Mr. Alexander Faris Giles III, and escorted by Mr. Hamilton Gene Rhinehart; Miss Anne Brailsford Plowden, presented by her father, Mr. Russell Zimmerman Plowden, and escorted by Mr. Joseph Walker Comer; Miss Helen Turner Rogers, presented by her father, Mr. James Frederick Rogers, and escorted by Mr. William Andrew Komar; and Miss Sarah McIver Stormer presented by her father Mr. Christian Robert Stormer, and escorted by Mr. Thomas Maclin Barton.
The debutante granddaughters presented were Miss Renée Pauline Dougherty, presented by her grandfather, Mr. Harold Simmons Tate Jr., and escorted by Mr. John Thomas Billas Theodore; and Miss DeLacy Louise Pinckney Rowland, presented by her grandfather, Dr. Thomas Clifford Rowland Jr., and escorted by Mr. John Childers Lansing.
Guest debutantes presented were Miss Isabel Hope Adams, escorted by Mr. Thomas Wooten Marshall Jr.; Miss Elizabeth Adele Blalock, escorted by Mr. Peter Frederick Heitman; Miss Sarah Greer Buchanan, escorted by Mr. David Pierce Williams; Miss Virginia Heyward Clayton, escorted by Mr. Elliott Thompson Chapman; Miss Marion Walker Coleman, escorted by Mr. Bradford Daniel Long; Miss Reeves Alexander Goettee, escorted by Mr. Connor James Kreese; Miss Nancy Welch Graf, escorted by Mr. Paul McKenna Gressette; Miss Amelia Nettles Green, escorted by Mr. Angus McKay Brabham V; Miss Elizabeth Middleton Hogue, escorted by Mr. Samuel Wortham Wyatt Dibble; Miss Anne Barnwell Jenkins, escorted by Mr. Joseph Read Folline Jr.; Miss Emily Elizabeth Jenkins, escorted by Mr. William Wesley Ward Dukes; Miss Anne Elliott Kissam, escorted by Mr. John Cantey Heath III; Miss Ellerslie Sims McCue, escorted by Mr. Robert Andrew Hall; Miss Frances Anne Covington McLeod, escorted by Mr. Preston Correll Powell; Miss Caroline Simons Moorman, escorted by Mr. Philip Allen Johnston Jr.; Miss Jessica Montague Roberts, escorted by Mr. Simpson Zimmerman Fant Jr.; Miss Ann McKenna Savoca, escorted by Mr. Michael Wallace Borden Jr.; Miss Olivia Louise Schraibman, escorted by Mr. Patrick David McLean Jr.; Miss Eliza LeGrand Smith, escorted by Mr. Robert Banks Brown; Miss Caroline Neal Strom, escorted by Mr. Preston Bradford Holt; and Miss Sarah Brailsford Sutton, escorted by Mr. David Michael Kerrigan.
Each debutante carried a nosegay of debutante camellias, pink roses, white freesia, white stock, green trachelium, white wax flowers, and hydrangea adorned with pink satin ribbon and streamers.
Dinner and dancing in the ballroom followed the presentation of the debutantes. The Dick Goodwin Big Band provided music. Following dinner, coffee was served in the foyer. The Camellia Ball’s officers, in addition to President James, are Mr. Steven LeGrande Harvin, secretary, and Mr. Silas Calhoun McMeekin III, treasurer. The board members are Mr. James Lawrence Best, Dr. Victor Shaw Evans III, Dr. Robert Middleton Malanuk, and Mr. Michael Eugene Penland. The chairmen of the 2019 ball are Mr. and Mrs. James Lawrence Best, and the cochairmen are Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spann Laffitte Jr.
The following chairmen assisted with the ball: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spann Laffitte Jr., beverage committee; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Blakely Todd, camellia committee; Mr. and Mrs. Mallard Jackson Phillips, coffee table committee; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Clarke Schraibman, debutante committee; Mr. Samuel Francis Crews III, debutante figure committee; Mr. and Mrs. Roger Craig Augenstein, debutante flowers committee; Mr. and Mrs. Eric Michael Gluse, debutante mother representative; Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Lay Jr., decorations committee; Mr. and Mrs. John Stuart Moore Jr., house and seating committee; Mr. and Mrs. Everette Steelman Ketchum III, invitations committee; Mr. and Mrs. George William Owen, menu committee; Mr. and Mrs. James Lawrence Best, music committee; Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun Thomas III, photography committee; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Barry Lockwood, publicity committee; Mr. and Mrs. James Morris Lyles IV, scrapbook committee; and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Roy Weaver, stags committee.
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