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CHnton, S. C., Thursday, December 29, 1966
THE CLINTON CHRONICLE
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18 Debutantes To Be Presented
At Cotillion Club Ball
SARAH CHILDS WALKER
MARY ELLEN CORNWALL
JANE NICKLES JOHNSON
MARY JANE ADDISON
PATRICIA MERRITT FERGUSON
PATRICIA MARGARET FRYFOGLE
EDNA ELIZABETH KING
ALMENA BROOKS BLALOCK
NANCY DOUGLASS STUMP
JANICE EILEEN PINSON
Eighteen debutantes wilj be presented tonight at
Clinton’s first Debutante Balt,> to take place at eight
o’clock at the Mary Musgrovts Hotel, under , the
sponsorship of the Clinton Cotillion Club.
The evening’s program includes the receiving
of guests by officers of the club, the presentation,
a grand march, several no-break dances, and an
intermission during which a buffet will be served,
all in a traditional setting of green, white and
gold Christmas decorations. ,
The debutantes, to be presented by their fathers,
will be introduced in the following order of pres
entation:
Miss Sarah Childs Walker, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Andrew Walker, escorted by Daniel
Brailsford of Orangeburg and Kent Walker.
Miss Mary Ellen Cornwall, daughter of Mr. and
Mrjs. James Jeter Cornwall, presented by Earle L.
Horton, escorted by Thomas Mason Stokes of Spar
tanburg and John Neville Glover.
Miss Jane Nickles Johnson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. William Johnson, escorted by Lawrence
Oliver Edwards, Jr., of High Point, N. C., and Mi
chael Olin Johnson.
Miss Mary Jane Addison, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Eldred Addison, escorted by Robert
Stephen Heckard of Winston Salem, N. C., and Ned
Andrew Handback of North Augusta.
Miss Patricia Merritt Ferguson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Robert Ferguson of Greenville,
escorted by William Holland Johnson and Jack
'Royle Dearhart, both of Greenville.
Miss Patricia Margaret Fryfogle, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fryfogle, escorted by Dr.
Durrand Everett Waller of Winnipeg, Manitoba,
Canada, and James Holland Grayson of Hollywood.
Miss Edna Elizabeth King, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. John William King, Jr., of Summerville, Ga.,
escorted by William Malcolm Shields, Jr., and John
Malbourne Michael of Edgefield.
Miss Almena Brooks Blalock, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. George Robert Blalock, escorted by Jo
seph Witherspoon Dunlap of Knoxville, Tenn., and
Allie Milling Blalock of Columbia.
Miss Nancy Douglass Stump, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Alexander Bell Stump, escorted by Alex
ander Alford Batton, Jr., of Port Gibson, Miss.,
and Clifford Tuck, Jr., of Athens, Ga.
Miss Janice Eileen Pinson daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Brabham Pinson, escorted by Hervey
Francis Blalock, Jr., and Thomas White Copeland.
Miss Susan Euphrasia Turner, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. William Redd Turner, escorted by Lykes
Shelton Henderson, Jr., and Dr. William Redd Tur
ner, Jr., of Charleston.
Miss Sally Caroline Copeland, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Posey'Watts'Copeland, esediTod by Rob
ert Lee Haskins and Benjamin Fair Copeland.
Miss Janet Leake Hamer, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Rdbert Pickett Hamer, escorted by Fred Ed
ward Holcombe, III, and Elbert Stone Felder of
Union.
Miss Lillian Elizabeth Black, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Faris Black, escorted by Craig
Stoneburner of Greenville and John McSween of
Greensboro, N .C.
Miss Mary Locke Simons, daughter of Mrs.
Locke Van Grol Simons and the late Mr. Simons,
presented by Robert Monroe Simons, escorted by
George Bailey Clark of Lynchburg, Va., and James
Rutledge Ada|| , > .!i i[ h j ir; i j-
Miss Maridrilt iCdnktance Slmmohs, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Allen Simmons, escorted hy
Thomas Mile^ Burtjagc,' Jr., of Beaufort and Hen
ry Allen Simmonsi
Miss Sara Anne Sadler, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus EaHe Sadler, escorted by Robert Ed
gar Johnson, Jr., and Frank Louis Valenta, Jr., of
Columbia.
Miss Virginia Kristin King, daughter of Col. and
Mrs. William Gavan King, Jr., escorted by James
Nelson Sull van and Alexander Cruickshanks, III,
of Gainesville, Fla.
Receiving guests at the door will be J. Ferdin
and Jacobs, Jr., president of the Cotillion Club, and
Mrs. Jacobs, Miss Kathryn Dicus, Mrs. H. Fran
c's Blalock, and Mrs. Ed King, all officers of the
club.
Mrs. James L. Walker, past pres'dert of the
club, will welcome the guests assembled in the ball
room and introduce the president and R. Michael
Turner, who will act as master of ceremonies for
the presentat'on. Mrs. Walston A. Lynn of Rock
Hill is to be recognized as honored out-of-town
guest and is to be presented a gift in appreciat on
of her ass'stance in organizing the Lrst Clinton De
butante Ball. „ ‘ ,
The ballroom will be decorated in Christmas
garlands, magnolia leavcs^and gol’d and white hol : -
day decor, featuring a dark red curtain tied with
gilt cord through which the debutantes Will be pre
sented.
The buffet tables in the tdining room will carry
out the gold and white theme, with chartreuse ac
cents. Topiary trees holding multi-colored Christ
mas I ghts will decorate the receiving rooms.
Following the presentation, the debutantes and
their escorts will lead a grand march, after which
there will be three no-break dances, followed by
the march into the dining room where refresh
ments will be served.
Mus'c will be by'Don Ramsey and h's orches
tra of ( harlotte, N. C. .
Members of the Cotillion Club who served on
the Debutante Committee include Mrs. Thomas E.
Add son, chairman, Mrs. H. Francis Blalock, sec-
retary : treasurer, Mrs. Rufus E. Sadler, invitations,
Mrs. Harry Y. McSween, presentation, and Mrs. R.
Michael Turner, publicity.
Other Cotillion Club committee heads ncluded
Mrs. David S. Cook, decorations, Mrs. E. N. Sull -
vah, seathg and floor committee, Mrs. James
Macdonald, supervisor of debutantes. Dr. James
Macdonald, marshals, Mrs. W. Carlisle Neely, re
freshments, Mrs. Robert P. Hamer, calendar of
parties, and William M. Shields, lighting.
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FOKIkAII'S BY SHIELDS
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Tonight
SUSAN EUPHRASIA TURNER
SALLY CAROLINE COPELAND
JANET LEAKE HAMER
LILLIAN ELIZABETH BLACK
MARGARET CONSTANCE SIMMONS
MARY LOCfcE SIMONS