The South Carolina Debutante Ball presented four daughters and one granddaughter on Thursday, December 18, at Forest Lake Club.
Debutantes, first sons, and their fathers received guests at a reception prior to the Ball. A violin soloist, Mrs. Erika Cutler, performed during the reception, providing a graceful prelude to the evening’s festivities. Also receiving guests and seated at the head table were Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Bruce Truluck, Chairman of the Board; Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Faulks Eaddy, President of the Ball; Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Tyree Barnes, President-Elect and Chairman of the Ball; and Mr. and Mrs. James Carter Jeffords, Vice-President and Co-Chairman of the Ball.
The presentation of the debutantes was followed by the debutante figure, gracefully led by Miss Sallie Chavis O’Connor. Miss Mary Deas Rhodes was the second lead debutante.
The debutante daughters presented included Miss Camille Ann Kristinik, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Lawrence Kristinik III, escorted by Mr. Ryan Kumar San Juan; Miss Sallie Chavis O’Connor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Anthony O’Connor, escorted by Mr. James Burch Harrison; Miss Abigaile Isabella Park, daughter of The Doctors Park, escorted by Mr. Merritt Lyles Brazell; and Miss Mary Deas Rhodes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Roland Rhodes III, escorted by Mr. Michael Hunter Helmly.
The South Carolina Debutante Ball also presented one granddaughter: Miss Elizabeth McCarley Thompson, granddaughter of Mr. Stephen Thompson Draffin and the late Mrs. Stephen Thompson Draffin, presented by Mr. Stephen Thompson Draffin Jr., and escorted by Mr. Walker Thompson Draffin.
Guest debutantes attending were Miss Margaret Reid Brabham, escorted by Mr. Richard Furman Hewitt III; Miss Sarah-Courtney Cavatoni, escorted by Mr. Arthur Antonio Lennard; Miss Mary Emerson Chetwood, escorted by Mr. Wade William Stephens Jr.; Miss Elizabeth Meade Coleman, escorted by Mr. Phillips Acker Daniels; Miss Nancy Crawford Davenport, escorted by Mr. Christopher Taylor Brown; Miss Anne Ashe Edmunds, escorted by Mr. Grant Alexander Croft; Miss Barra Winn Jenkins, escorted by Mr. James Carter Weston III; Miss Lucy Pride Heyward King, escorted by Mr. Wade Sullivan Oliver; Miss Adeline Bridgers Lundy, escorted by Mr. Maxwell Alexander Keziah; Miss Margaret Gray McKain, escorted by Mr. Andrew Mark Brown; Miss Campbell Genevieve McKenzie, escorted by Mr. George Douglas Gallagher Jr.; Miss Lyndsay Meredith Moore, escorted by Mr. Jack Glover McCall; Miss Katherine Miller Owen, escorted by Mr. Joseph Daniel Shuler; Miss Margaret Crawford Roney, escorted by Mr. Williams Cravens Godbold; Miss Lucile Milliken Sammataro, escorted by Mr. Cooper Ryan Burke; and Miss Caroline Evelyn Tinch, escorted by Mr. William Dickson Morris III. The first sons of the Ball were Mr. Richard Furman Hewitt III, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Furman Hewitt Jr.; Mr. Michael Hunter Helmly, son of Mrs. Michael Wayne Helmly and the late Mr. Michael Wayne Helmly; Mr. Phillips Acker Daniels, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jarred Acker Daniels; Mr. George Douglas Gallagher Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George Douglas Gallagher; Mr. Walker Thompson Draffin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thompson Draffin Jr.; Mr. James Burch Harrison, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Carlisle Harrison III; and Mr. Thomas McIver Merritt, son of Dr. and Mrs. William McIver Merritt.
Post debutantes attending the Ball included Miss Sanders Lilla Bethea, escorted by Mr. John Patrick Keating II, Miss Frances Sides Blackstone, escorted by Mr. Curtis Lyman Ott Jr., and Miss Kate Paxton Oliver escorted by Mr. Tillman James Geddings.
Other invited guests included Mr. George Flynn Bowie III and Mr. Robert John McCardle III, grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Robert John McCardle.
Each debutante carried a beautifully hand-tied bouquet. The bouquets were a perfect blend of fifteen open red roses and fresh seasonal greenery accents, wrapped in ivory silk ribbon. The red rose, the signature flower of the South Carolina Debutante Ball since its founding in 1981, symbolizes grace, tradition, and enduring elegance.
Following the presentation and debutante figure, members, debutantes, and guests enjoyed a seated dinner and danced to the music of the Dick Goodwin Big Band. Coffee was served in the foyer.
Other officers of the Ball are Mr. and Mrs. Jason Scott Anders, Secretary, and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stephen Graf, Treasurer.
Committee Chairmen are Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Ray Crosland, Debutante Flowers; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis Echols, Decorations; Mr. and Mrs. John Joseph Sitton, Figure; Mr. and Mrs. James Luke Godwin, Historian; Mr. and Mrs. Zachery Owen Atkinson, House and Seating; Mr. and Mrs. James Roland Rhodes III, Invitations; Mr. and Mrs. Jason Keith Tompkins, Music; Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Lyman Ott, Photography; Dr. and Mrs. Paul Morgan Aitchison, Publicity; Dr. and Mrs. Steven Lawrence Cruea, Reception; Mr. and Mrs. James Carter Jeffords, Registrar; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Joseph Coble Jr., Technology; and Mr. and Mrs. William Arthur Osbourne, Stags.
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