Gothic Guild Victorian Cotillion Announcement

2023 Gothic Guild Victorian Cotillion Club Members

The Gothic Guild is pleased to announce that 34 young ladies will participate in the 2023 Victorian Cotillion Club, a program sponsored by the Gothic Guild.

The Victorian Cotillion Club was chartered in 1985. Each year, members are given five weeks of instruction emphasizing the timeless social graces that continue to befit today’s lifestyle. Social activities of the Victorian Cotillion will include a formal mother-daughter tea, a formal dinner at Valley Hill Country Club, and a father-daughter luncheon at The Ledges. The Victorian Cotillion Dinner Dance will be held at the VBC North Hall on March 11, 2023. The members of the Victorian Cotillion Club must be enrolled as a sophomore in a high school in Madison County. Other criteria for selection include a good academic record as well as a demonstration of leadership through participation in school, church, social and civic activities.

The purpose of the Gothic Guild is to promote the cultural, educational, and historical preservation of Huntsville and Madison County. Proceeds from this year’s events will benefit Lincoln Village. n

Following are the members of the 2023 Victorian Cotillion Club, the schools they attend, and the names of their parents:

Miss Lyla Rose Agee, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Shane Mikul Walker & Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Joe Agee Huntsville High School

Miss Ella Grace Bray, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Michael Roe Bray, junior Randolph School

Miss Campbell Mayes Cox, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel Lewis Cox Westminster Christian Academy

Miss Eleanor Masie Cunha, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Philip Cunha Randolph School

Miss Lila Rose Dixon, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Adam Paul Dixon Huntsville High School

Miss Leah Emmaline Downing, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Edwin Downing II Grissom High School

Miss Mary McKenzie Ellett, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Alvie Ewing Boots Ellett, junior, Huntsville High School

Miss Anna Elisabeth Carter Haley, daughter of Doctor Elisa Jane Haley & Mr. Michael David Haley Randolph School

Miss Anna Elizabeth Henrich, daughter of Lieutenant Colonel & Mrs. Theodore Parsons Henrich Huntsville High School

Miss Mary Mae Howard, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. William Bryan Howard Huntsville High School

Miss Scarlett Christine Smith James, daughter of Doctor Heather Christine James & Mr. Mark Edward Smith Randolph School Miss Gabrielle Garner Jeffery, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. John Tillman Jeffery Huntsville High School

Miss Emma Towner Jones, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Peter Lewis King Stallo Randolph School

Miss Atkins Elizabeth Keith, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Julian Parke Keith, junior Whitesburg Christian Academy

Miss Elizabeth Ann King, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Alton King, junior Randolph School

Miss Ella Marie Langford, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Justin Clements Langford Huntsville High School

Miss Catherine Ava Lowery, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Bradley Ryan Lowery Whitesburg Christian Academy

Miss Eliza Kay McCrary, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. George Laurence McCrary III Randolph School

Miss Jewel Claire McGee, daughter of Doctor & Mrs. Philip John McGee Randolph School

Miss Macie Addison Meyer, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Ernest Meyer Randolph School

Miss Elinor Beatrice Minton, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Edward Lyle Minton Randolph School

Miss Madison Elizabeth Moore, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Michael Scott Moore Randolph School

Miss Mara Leona Olin, daughter of Colonel & Mrs. Mark Patrick Olin Saint John Paul II Catholic High School Miss Sophia Rose Ormstedt, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Russell Scott Ormstedt Randolph School

Miss Lillian Cole Retzke, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey James Retzke Huntsville High School

Miss Sarah Collins Sanders, daughter of Mr Eric Elbert Sanders & the late Mrs. Sanders Huntsville High School

Miss Ava June Sandlin, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Clyde Sandlin Huntsville High School

Miss Amelia Jane Scales, daughter of Doctor & Mrs. Joseph Christian Scales Huntsville High School

Miss Julia Elizabeth Iris Sharpe, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Antony John Sharpe Randolph School

Miss Lillian Lorin Sketo, daughter of Mrs. Katherine Riley Sketo & Major Grant Coleman Sketo Huntsville High School

Miss Abigail Jane Still, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Brian Still Randolph School

Miss Lily Katherine Swoboda, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Maximillian Augustus Swoboda IV Randolph School

Miss Vanessa Sofia Beirne Vela, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Guillermo Vela Huntsville High School

Miss Molly Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James Ted Walker Huntsville High School

Back row from left to right: Leah Emmaline Downing, Eleanor Masie Cunha, Scarlett Christine Smith James, Lyla Rose Agee, Mary McKenzie Ellett

Front row from left to right: Campbell Mayes Cox, Ella Grace Bray, Anna Elizabeth Henrich, Gabrielle Garner Jeffery, Mary Mae Howard, Lila Rose Dixon

Back row from left to right: Madison Elizabeth Moore, Jewel Claire McGee, Macie Addison Meyer, Ella Marie Langford

Front row from left to right: Elizabeth Ann King, Emma Towner Jones, Eliza Kay McCrary, Elinor Beatrice Minton, Catherine Ava Lowery, Atkins Elizabeth Keith

Back row from left to right: Abigail Jane Still, Julia Elizabeth Iris Sharpe, Lily Katherine Swoboda, Lillian Cole Retzke, Lillian Lorin Sketo, Ava June Sandlin

Front row from left to right: Mara Leona Olin, Amelia Jane Scales, Sarah Collins Sanders, Vanessa Sofia Beirne Vela, Molly Elizabeth Walker

Not pictured: Anna Elisabeth Carter Haley & Sophia Rose Ormstedt