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Debutantes to Be Presented at 50th Annual Poinsettia Ball
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he Poinsettia Men’s Club and Ballet Women’s Committee will host the 50th annual Poinsettia Ball on Dec. 28 at Vestavia Hills Country Club. Thirty young women will be introduced at the Benefactor’s Dinner, sponsored by the Poinsettia Men’s Club. The Ballet Women’s Committee was founded in 1960 to promote fine arts in the Greater Birmingham area. The Men’s Club was formed in 1969 to support the Women’s Committee’s mission, with all of the proceeds from the presentation benefitting the Alabama Ballet. The ballroom presentation will take place at 9 p.m. with debutantes accompanied by their fathers or an escort of their choice. Following the presentation will be dancing and the music of Az IzZ. Those helping coordinate the event are Liz Guest, ball board president; Sue Ellen Summers, Benefactor Dinner chairman; Sharon Maddox, ball chairman; Kelley Brown, debutante social chairman; and Jay Dennis, Men’s Club president. Other board members include Sherry Bohorfoush, Cathy Donze, Cara Haston, LIanne Hand, Melissa McMurray and Jayna Southerland, Committee chairmen include Suzanne Richardson, decorations; Erin Burton, publicity; Carla Nesbitt, photographer’s assistant; Tammy Towns, rehearsal; Ashley Stockard, invitations; and Stephanie Whisenhunt and Kelly Troiano, reserved seating. For information about tickets to the ball, call Ashley Stockard at 821-7889; for the Benefactors Dinner, call Sue Ellen Summers at 423-0048. —Photos courtesy Belmont Studios
Caroline Leigh Adams, daughter of Ms. Mary Beth Adams and Mr. Webb Whitson Adams.
Ellen Hunter Berryhill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Daniel Berryhill.
Rachel Catherine Brooks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Scott Brooks.
Madison Lane Brown, daughter of Ms. Kimberly Hoffman Brown.
Morgan Reese Brown, daughter of Ms. Kimberly Hoffman Brown.
Katherine Butler Bryan, daughter of Mrs. Ashley Bryan and the late John Nathanael Bryan Sr.
Elizabeth Chase Burton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wesley Burton.
Bonnie Kerr DeCarlo, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Anthony DeCarlo.
Haley Elizabeth Dellaccio, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hillman Dellaccio.
Abbey Layne Donze, daughter of Mrs. Cathy Donze and the late Frank Joseph Donze.
Cameron Ford Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bradley Green.
Olivia Laulice Hall, daughter of Mr. Jack Jordan Hall Jr.
Catherine Claire Hand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Russell Hand.
Erin Amelia Haston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marion Haston III.
Bailey Elizabeth Hymer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Milton Hymer.
Frederica Jordan Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Colquilt Moore.
Lowrey Rose Patterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dudley Patterson.
Wynne Abigail Pietrantoni, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Pietrantoni.
Ashleigh Covington Pugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wayne Pugh.
Bennett Daye Searcy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Hearn Lowery Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. David Ross Searcy.
Katherine Lanning Speyer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gregory Speyer.
Morgan Elizabeth Stockard, daughter of Ms. Shannon Hopkins and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Robinson Stockard.
Anna Lea Strickland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Chase Strickland.
Elizabeth Rowland Summers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lynn Summers.
Lauren Amanda Thackerson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Earl Thackerson.
Ann Frances Thomas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Peter Thomas.
Brooke Elaine Westhoven, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Anthony Westhoven.
Emory Kirkland Wiley, daughter of Ms. Amelia Wiley and Mr. James Boyce Wiley III.
Katelyn Ashley Wright, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Karney.
Hannah Lee Yarmowich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Scott Yarmowich.