2018 N.C. Debutante Ball held in Raleigh

2018 N.C. Debutante Ball

RALEIGH — On Sept. 7, the Terpsichorean Club of Raleigh held its 92nd North Carolina Debutante Ball at Meymandi Concert Hall in Raleigh. The club, comprised of young gentlemen from the capital area, was formed to sponsor an annual statewide Debutante Ball with the purpose of presenting the state’s up-and-coming young ladies and, in doing so, honoring their families. The ball has been a tradition since 1923 with the exception of the years the United States was involved in World War II. The Terpsichorean Club president is James Curtis McCaskill.

Selection of the debutantes is completed by more than 200 nominators from across the state with final selections made by the Terpsichorean Club members. Invitations are extended to the debutantes in recognition of the contributions their families have made to North Carolina in the areas of economic, cultural, social and civic life.

The chairman of the 2018 ball is William Hargrave McElroy who leads a committee to oversee the arrangements of the eight functions of the weekend and the formal presentation at the ball. Henriette Dargan Williams-Alexander was chair of the Girls Committee. Additional officers of the Terpsichorean Club are: Alexander Christopher Bean, vice president; Surry Cowper Wood, secretary-treasurer; and Christopher Lee Woody II, assistant secretary-treasurer.

The 2018 North Carolina Debutantes are:

ALBEMARLE

Sheldon Elizabeth Smith (Sheldon) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Lendell Smith

BELMONT

Julia Frances Fite (Julia) daughter of Mr. Harold Heafner Fite and the late Mrs. Frances Dudley Fite

Hannah Grace Keel (Hannah) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Griffin Keel

BURLINGTON

Katherine Louise Cox (Katherine) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Lee Cox

Bennett Harding Sapp (Bennett) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Corbin Ivars Sapp

CARY

Sarah Baez Sherman (Baez) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Allen Sherman

CHAPEL HILL

Eliza Neal Irwin (Eliza) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brittain Irwin

CHARLOTTE

Peyton Elizabeth Adzema (Peyton) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gregg David Adzema

Ann Isabella Haywood Barney (Bella) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Michael Barney

Mary Catherine Beecy (Mary Catherine) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steven John Beecy

Virginia Phillips Blanton (Virginia) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Charles McAnally Blanton

Hannah Pattison Burlingame (Hannah) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Marshall Burlingame

Olivia Marin Carlino (Olivia) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Neil Carlino

Lillian McKewen Curme (Lillian) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey McKewen Curme

Eliza Stafford Flanagan (Eliza) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Houghton Flanagan

Ansley Elizabeth Hardison (Ansley) daughter of Mr. Edward Hooper Hardison, Jr. and Mrs. Ann McCall Hardison

Anna Grace Houser (Anna) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Todd Houser

Lindsay Morehead Larkin (Lindsay) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Alexander Larkin, Jr.

Sarah Margaret McArthur (Sarah) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harrison McArthur III

Elizabeth Braden McPhail (Braden) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lee McPhail

Lily Rhook O’Connor (Lily Rhook) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Blake O’Connor

Frances Aurelia Perkinson (Frances) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Jones Perkinson III

Grace Elizabeth Pickett (Grace) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Everett Pickett

Patricia Vaughan Poole (Vaughan) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ashton Poole

Isabel Scott Stedman (Isabel) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Norman Stedman

Mary Margaret Welton (Maggie) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Denison Welton

Kathryn Avery Wiggs (Avery) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kent Wiggs

CLINTON

Hadley Blake Daniel (Blake) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Taylor Daniel

Emma-Claire Wood Purdie (Emma) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Boyce Purdie

CONCORD

Hannah Ross Patten (Hannah Ross) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bradford Patten, Jr.

Lillian Adelle Patten (Adelle) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bradford Patten, Jr.

CRAMERTON

Rachel Lee Neisler (Rachel) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Sommers Neisler

DEEP RUN

Whitney Howard Collier (Whitney) daughter of Mr. Raymond Otis Collier, Jr. and Mrs. Leraine Howard Tolston

DURHAM

Katherine Anne Lloyd (Kate) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Danny Keith Lloyd

Lucy Wescott McLeod (Lucy) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Alan McLeod

Rebecca Purnell Rouse (Nella) daughter of Mr. James Bristol Rouse, Jr. and Mrs. Allison Cozart Rouse

Elizabeth Ellis Toms (Ellis) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Logan Toms III

Ashton Radcliffe Vermillion (Ashton) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Drew Vermillion

EDENTON

Eva Chandler Bergeron (Chandler) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Omer Bergeron

Eleanor Clark Burcham (Eleanor) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott Creighton

Eliza McRorie Coxe (Eliza) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Miles Badham Coxe

Katherine Granbery Rascoe (Katie) daughter of Mr. John Peter Rascoe III and Ms. Katherine Elizabeth Keel

ELIZABETH CITY

Anne Claire Foreman (Anne Claire) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Bertrand Foreman III

ELON

Sophia Muse Holt (Sophie) daughter of Mr. Frank Stone Holt III and Mrs. Katherine Wright Boon

FARMVILLE

Madison Elizabeth Averette (Madison) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vance Averette, Jr.

FAYETTEVILLE

Vivian MacLaine Birch (MacLaine) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Thackeray Birch

Charlotte Grace Hasty (Charlotte) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Hampton Hasty

Anna Frances Perko (Anna) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cramer Perko

GOLDSBORO

Anna Lawrence Allen (Anna) daughter of The Honorable and Mrs. Lawrence Cobin Allen

Aimée Marie Barnes (Aimée) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Best Barnes II

Catherine Miller Langston (Catherine) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Motley Langston

GREENSBORO

Alexandra Reid Davis (Sandra) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Egbert Lawrence Davis IV

Frances Allen DuBose (Allie) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Stockton DuBose

Merrimon Baird Gravely (Merri Baird) daughter of Mr. William Merrimon Gravely and Mrs. Thomas Eastwood Medlin

Madeline Quarrier Jones (Madeline) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Leak Jones, Sr.

Caroline Harrington Moore (Caroline) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McLean Moore, Jr.

Corinne Staton Nussbaum (Corinne) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Andrew Nussbaum

Lucy Saunders Pearce (Lucy) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wolfe Pearce III

Ashley Chandler Simpson (Chandler) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Evander Samuel Simpson IV

Lillian Fordham Washburn (Lilly) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Heywood Washburn II

GREENVILLE

Mable Elizabeth Blount (Mable) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Little Blount, Sr.

Molly Reynolds Cox (Molly) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Steven Cox

Caroline Connemara Doherty (Caroline) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Godfrey Thomas Doherty

Martha Ann McDowell Williams (Martha Ann) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Edward Williams

Sara Bondurant Young (Sara) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Beauregard Young IV

HICKORY

Margaret Caroline Bolick (Carlie) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles David Bolick

Frances Cooper Lail (Franny) daughter of Mr. Bradley Charles Lail and Mrs. Fanny Peel Lail

HIGH POINT

Grace Lane Fulton Henley (Laney) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Boyden Henley III

HOOKERTON

Savannah Crowell Hill (Savannah) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kendall Hill, Jr.

JACKSONVILLE

Camden Elaine Alford (Camden) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kevin Alford

KINSTON

Colleen Omega Creech (Colleen) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Creech, Jr.

Taylor Alexandra Creech (Taylor) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hardy Creech II

Julia Wright Grady (Julia) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ned Thomas Grady II

KNIGHTDALE

Blair Timmons Poirier (Blair) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Timothy John Poirier

LEXINGTON

Meredith Teal Belk (Meredith) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Teal Belk

LUMBERTON

English Dare Watson (English) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hector McNeill Watson, Jr.

NEW BERN

Catherine Rose Austin (Catherine) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Odell Austin

Jane Ellen Blackerby (Jane Ellen) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brittain Blackerby, Sr.

Kristen Lake Hoard (Lake) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stephen Hoard IV

PINEHURST

Margaret Carson Honeycutt (Carson) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Andrew Honeycutt

Haley Elizabeth McGuirt (Haley) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Wyman Thomas McGuirt

RALEIGH

Oksana Andrea Abee (Oksana) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Lee Abee

Brooke Allen Bacheler (Brooke) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy James Bacheler

Elizabeth Hope Barkley (Lizzie) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Adolphus Barkley III

Sarah Ellen Batchelder (Sarah) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bret Allan Batchelder

Rachael Shields Bennett (Shields) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Butler Bennett III

Margaret Scott Black (Scottie) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Esley Allen Black

Virginia Tharpe Blake (Virginia) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Mark Blake

Ella Holding Bristow (Ella) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter McDonald Bristow

Sarah Goodwin Brook (Sarah Goodwin) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gary Brook

Jane Williams Gower Brown (Jane) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lawrence Brown III

Elizabeth Holt Browning (Elizabeth) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Holt Browning

Elizabeth Garrison Bryant (Elizabeth) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Armour Bryant

Hadley Carolyn Callaway (Hadley) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George Hadley Callaway

Katherine Turner Childrey (Katie) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thomas Childrey

Lucy Downing Church (Lucy) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Church

Mary McGowan Collie (Mary Mac) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Floyd McGowan Collie

Katherine Evans Corsetti (Katherine) daughter of Mr. David Joseph Corsetti and Ms. Christine Ann Evans

Eliza Robeson Cozart (Liza) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Lester Cozart III

Anna Wynne Dillon (Anna) daughter of The Honorable and Mrs. Robert Christopher Dillon

Molly Price Dillon (Molly) daughter of The Honorable and Mrs. Robert Christopher Dillon

Catherine Currin Earp (Catherine) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Scott Collins Earp

Holly Montgomery Everett (Holly) daughter of Mr. Mark Connelly Everett and Mrs. Timothy William Giambra

Grace Jeanne Fricke (Grace) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Robert Fricke

Sydney Scott Harris (Sydney) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Lapsley Harris and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Ross

Elizabeth Carson Harvey (Carson) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Ray Harvey

Hope Marie Hatfield (Hope) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Carson Hatfield

Grace Lynora Hawley (Grace) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Eason Hawley

Mary Jeanne Hipp (Mary Jeanne) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Junius B Hipp, Jr.

Carly Elizabeth Hoft (Carly) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Charles Hoft

Caroline Aurora Holden (Caroline) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wall Holden III and Mrs. Katherine Woodburn Holden

Margaret Murray Hollowell (Margaret Murray) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Edgar Hollowell III

Ann Cannon Hoover (Ann Cannon) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Curran Hoover, Jr.

Katharine Elizabeth Hall Jones (Katharine) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Bain Jones, Jr.

Savannah Sharon Jones (Savannah) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. David Turner Jones

Martha Anne Wooten Joyce (Wooten) daughter of Mr. James Ronald Joyce II and Ms. Frances Anne Chambliss Lamm

Megan Elizabeth Klinck (Megan) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore John Klinck

Elizabeth Ann Krause (Eliza) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Charles Krause, Jr.

Hannah Frances Landi (Hannah) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Anthony Landi

Sarah Haywood Langston (Sarah) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Dortch Langston III

Carolyn Elisabeth May (Carolyn) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Walter May

Mary Taylor McIntosh (Taylor) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Smithy McIntosh

Sarah Parker Umstead Merriman (Sarah Parker) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Morrison Merriman

Maeve Margaret Millen (Maeve) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pressly McAuley Millen III

Mary Barnes Moore (Mary Barnes) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Barnes Moore, Jr.

Mary Catherine Elizabeth Morris (Mary Catherine) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Theodore Morris

Stewart Elizabeth Morse (Stewart) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael David Morse

Elizabeth Anne Moye (Bess) daughter of Mr. David King Moye and Mrs. Kelley Dixon Russell

Lindsey Jane Munster (Lindsey) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Arnold Munster

Elizabeth Harman Sowers Mutter (Elise) daughter of Ms. Virginia Fiske Johnson

Zoe Marlena Neijna (Zoe) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adam Mitchell Neijna

Virginia Thorne Pace (Virginia) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Downing Taylor Pace

Alexis MacKenzie Parker (Alexis) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Blake Hood

Virginia Jordan Parker (Virginia) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tillery Parker

Morgan Paige Peterson (Morgan) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hilmer Peterson III

Emily Hayworth Reece (Emily) daughter of Mrs. E. Kemp Reece, Jr. and the late Mr. E. Kemp Reece, Jr.

Sophia Baumer Rhoads (Sophie) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Patrick Rhoads, Jr.

Sara McNeill Sanders (Sara) daughter of Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Sanders and the late Mr. Thomas Jefferson Sanders

Patterson Clark Sheehan (Patterson) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Butler Sheehan

Mary Hannah Sigmon (Mary Hannah) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lauriston Hardin Sigmon

Cameron Briggs Smith (Cameron) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Clifton Smith

Sarah Elizabeth Smith (Sally) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Adams Smith III

Lawson Lorraine Strickland (Lawson) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Andrew Strickland

Catherine Gaither Sugg (Catherine) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Johnston Sugg

Laura Marie Talton (Laura) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ralph Talton III

Harriet Green Tharrington (Hattie) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Nunn Tharrington, Jr.

Cameron Covington Tulloss (Cameron) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Harrison Tulloss II

DeBow Dunwoody Turpin (DeBow) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clay Taylor Turpin

Elizabeth Hope Voelkel (Hope) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gerard Voelkel

Lillian Marie Wayne (Lily) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Conrad Wayne

Kathryn Leigh Weil (Kathryn) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Weil

Carlie Elizabeth Wilson (Carlie) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Phillip Wilson

Dillon Grace Wingo (Dillon) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Scot Wingo

Lucy York Wyche (Lucy) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Hunter Wyche, Jr.

REIDSVILLE

Anna Foy Brady (Anna) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Foy Brady

ROANOKE RAPIDS

Katherine Slade Canady (Slade) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wayne Canady

ROCKY MOUNT

Barkley Hart Browder (Barkley) daughter of Doctors David Allen Browder and Lesley Burkhead Browder

Rachel Scott Dunn (Rachel Scott) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Scott Dunn

Jane Gregory Ives (Jane) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Allen Ives III

Catherine Alexander Lilley (Cate) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Moye Lilley

Suzanna Arrington Mosley (Suzanna) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Grady Mosley

Elender Reeve Pittman (Lindy) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Douglas Pittman

SANFORD

Kelly Anne Faulk (Kelly Anne) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Randolph Kelly Faulk, Jr.

Harriet Dare Pickard (Dare) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Pickard, Jr.

SCOTLAND NECK

Carson Elizabeth Josey (Carson) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Harris Josey

TARBORO

Maxwell Lauren Miller (Max) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. David Charles Miller

Emily Heath Whitehurst (Emily) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Edwin Whitehurst

WALLACE

Harley Grace Crumpler (Harley) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Kelly Crumpler

WASHINGTON

Sydney Madelyn Edwards (Sydney) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Seth Hughes Edwards

Katherine Braswell Lynch (Katherine) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Walker Lynch

Sarah Bethany Lynch (Sarah) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Murray Walker Lynch

Mary Ashburn Mann (Mary Ashburn) daughter of Mrs. Katherine Sawyer Mann and the late Mr. Samuel Austin Mann

Mary Margaret Robison (Mary Margaret) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. George Daniel Robison IV

Louise Dibrell Sloan (Libby) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Reeves Sloan

Sara Woodward Sloan (Sally) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Boykin Sloan, Jr.

Elizabeth Maegan Grantham Spears (Maegan) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lindley Spears III

Louise Wood Stephenson (Louise) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Severance Taft Stephenson

Morelle Vaulter Tinsley (Morelle) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Ellis Allan Tinsley, Jr.

Margaret Elizabeth White (Liza) daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Lankford White

WILSON

Grayson Victoria Ferrell (Grayson) daughter of Mr. Larry Dwayne Ferrell and Ms. Charlotte Dianne Vick

Anna Merritt Hauser (Anna Merritt) daughter of Mr. Gregory Lee Hauser and Mrs. Robin Bailey Hauser

Carrington Anne Metts (Carrington) daughter of Doctors Jobe Coy Metts III and Margaret Cabell Metts

Logan Aycock Walston (Logan) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hearn Walston

WINSTON-SALEM

Margaret deRosset Bassett (Margaret) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Douglas Bassett IV

Hope Katherine Bray (Hope) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Gregory Bray

Grace Belk Broughton (Gracie) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wesley Cooper Broughton

McNeely Watts DuBose (Neely) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John McNeely DuBose, Jr.

Stella Elizabeth McAuley (Stella) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Robert McAuley

Elizabeth Archer Moore (Elizabeth) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robertson LaFar Moore

Courtney Elizabeth Rhoades (Courtney) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Alexander Rhoades

Caroline Elizabeth Welch (Caroline) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Leo Welch III