The Charlotte Debutante Club presents its 2012 debutantes in a formal ceremony. Announcers read each girl's name, her presenting parent, and her family's multi-generational membership in the club, along with her two marshals. The ritual emphasizes social heritage and lineage within the tradition.
On behalf of the Charlotte Debutante Club, it is my pleasure to present to you this evening the 2012 debutantes. Miss Katherine McKay Belk, presented by her father. Catherine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Milburn Belt Jr., granddaughter of Debutante Club member Mrs. James Fielder Cook, and great-granddaughter of debutante club member, the late Mrs. Hamilton Witherspoon McKay. Her marshals are Mr. Thomas Milburn Belk III and Mr. Anthony Alexander Dillon. Miss Caroline Leonora Davis, presented by her father. Caroline is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Tate Davis Sr.
Her marshals are Mr.
Mr. Thomas Tate Davis Jr. And Mr. Victor Carlton Showalter. Miss Elizabeth Hilton Dickens, presented by her father.
Bess is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alvin Johnston Dickens III. Granddaughter of Debutante Club member Mrs. William Anthony White Jr. and great-granddaughter of Debutante Club member the late Mrs. Samuel Wilson Smith. Her marshals are Mr. Alvin Johnston Dickens IV, Mr. Peter Alexander Kelpin. Miss Katherine Millis Ellerbee, presented by her father. Katherine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Mason Ellerbee. Her marshals are Mr. Thomas Fitzharris Ellerbee, Mr. Seth Leldon Knight IV. Miss Anna Scott Furee, presented by her father. Scottie is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles Elliott Fere. Her marshals are Mr. Charles Elliott Fere Jr. and Mr. Robert Marshall Sykes. Ms. Julia Parker Fuller, presented by her father. Julia Parker is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Walker Fuller III, and granddaughter of Debutante Club member Mrs. Franklin Jackson Blythe Jr. Her marshals are Mr. Robert Walker Fuller IV and Mr. Tyler Jordan Munson.
Miss Anita.
Anita Hampton Griffin, presented by her father. Anita is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Scott Griffin. Her marshals are Mr. Rhett William Postal and Mr. Carter Stevenson Barnhart. Miss Laura Wellman Hane, presented by her father. Laura is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Travis Hayne. Her marshals are Mr. John Arthur Hayne and Mr. Hal Knight Hallett III. Ms. Caroline Virginia Hallett, presented by her father.
Caroline is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Lardner Hallett, granddaughter of Debutante Club member Mrs. John Lindsey Hallett, and great-granddaughter of Debutante Club members the late Mrs. Howell Knight Hallett and the late Mrs. James Wilson Gibbon. Her marshals are Mr. Benjamin Waring Mr. Aaron Hallett and Mr. Alexander Worth McAllister Jr. Miss Madison Fleming Lee. Presented by her father. Madison is the daughter of Ms. Lynn Dyer Lee and Mr. and Mrs. William States Lee IV. Granddaughter of Debutante Club member Mrs. William States Lee III, great-granddaughter of Debutante Club member the late Mrs. Walter Dallin Toy Jr., and great-great-granddaughter of Debutante Club member the late Mrs. William States Lee. Her marshals are Mr. William States Lee V and Mr. Matthew Gray Cornegay. Miss Emma Emma Carol Lewis, presented by her father. Emma Carol is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Blake Lewis. and granddaughter of debutante club member Mrs. John Lawrence Dabbs III. Her marshals are Mr. John Carlton Lewis and Mr. Thomas Brody Winburn Ms. Eleanor Fleming Mark, presented by her father. Nellie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Joseph John Kaler Mark Jr. Her marshals are Mr. Joseph John Kaler Mark III and Mr. John Joseph O'Brien Jr. Miss Elizabeth Stinson McCann, presented by her father. Elizabeth is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Stevens McCann, granddaughter of Debutante Club member Mrs. John Lawrence McCann Jr., and Debutante Club member the late Mrs. Nona Stokes Swearingen, and great-granddaughter of Debutante Club member the late Mrs. Joseph Vestal Moffett Jr., and Debutante Club member the late Mrs. Robert Wilson Her marshals are Mr. William Alexander Kennedy and Mr. Thomas Winfield Manley. Ms. Anne Stewart Elliott Mitchner, presented by her father. Ann Stewart is the daughter of Mrs. Roland Elliott Mitchener and Mr. and Mrs. Victor Carton Mitchener, and granddaughter A debutante club member, Mrs. Stuart Whitfield Elliott. Her marshals are Mr. Jacob Rhett Snipes and Mr. Thomas Stephen Bremer. Miss Arlie Mason Pierce, presented by her stepfather. Arlie is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Reginald Tate. And the late Mr. Roger Grigg Pierce. Her marshals are Mr. John Winston Hash and Mr. Clark Inman Palmer. Miss Elizabeth Bryan Pitts, presented by her father. Betsy Bryan is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Creamer Pitts and granddaughter of Debutante Club member, the late Mrs. William Reed Pitts. Her marshals are Mr. Rodney Carson Pitts and Mr. Michael Edward Mandel. Miss Sarah Pacote Tanner, presented by her father. Sally is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Spencer Tanner III and great-granddaughter of debutante club member, the late Mrs. James Wilson Gibbon. Her marshals are Mr. James Harrison Mathis and Mr. Samuel Ramsey Ackerman. Miss Patricia Ann Teeter, presented by her father. Tricia is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Christopher Teeter. Her marshals are Mr. James Alexander Hale and Mr. Quinn John Rogan. Miss Mary Helen Tomlinson, presented by her father. Mary Helen Madeline is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Buchanan Tomlinson and granddaughter of Debutante Club member Mrs. Carol Finley Tomlinson. Her marshals are Mr. Thomas Carroll Tomlinson and Mr. Justin Robert Davis. Ladies and gentlemen, the 2012 debutantes.
Ladies and gentlemen, the 2012 debutantes.
