Anna Gibbons Coker Jacqueline Dunaway Herbert Lauren Adlevia Hopkins Eloise Simmons Hupfer Mary Hodges Knight Grace Miller Moody Mary Tindall Parham Emily Claire Peebles Kate Saville Sansbury Anna Caroline Stone The Florentine Society's 58th Annual Christmas Ball The Florentine Society presented eleven daughters and introduced four sons at its 58th Annual Christmas Ball on December 21st at the Florence Country Club. The festivities began with a reception. Members and guests were greeted by the officers of the club and their spouses: Mrs. Preston Bruce Dawkins, president, and Mr. Dawkins; Mrs. Jeremy Paul Williams, vice-president, and Mr. Williams; Mrs. William Campbell Blanton, corresponding secretary, and Mr. Blanton; Mrs. John Michael Morgan IV, recording secretary, and Dr. Morgan; and Mrs. Roderick Dawes Urquhart, junior, treasurer, and Mr. Urquhart. Eleven debutantes were presented at the Ball. Miss Anna Gibbons Coker, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Morgan Coker, is a student at Calhoun Honors College at Clemson University. Miss Coker is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Caulder of Florence, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Rocky Pearce, junior of Florence, and Dr. and Mrs. Steve Coker of Florence. Miss Coker was escorted by Mr. James Brian Bagwell of Darlington, a student at the University of South Carolina Honors College, and Mr. Douglas Brockington Crouch of Florence, a student at Clemson University. Miss Jacqueline Dunaway Herbert, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Orlando Herbert, junior, is a student at Clemson University. Miss Herbert is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Edwin Frick of Spartanburg, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis Beasley of Florence, and Dr. and Mrs. James Orlando Herbert of Anderson. Miss Herbert was escorted by Mr. Tristen Dalton McKay of Florence, a student at the University of South Carolina, and Mr. Forrest Townsend Mathews of Florence, a student at Wofford College. Miss Lauren Adlevia Hopkins, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Louie Hopkins, is a student at the University of Georgia. Miss Hopkins is the granddaughter of Mrs. Lindell Charlie Spring of Lake City, and the late Mr. Lindell Charlie Spring of Lake City, and the late Ms. Claire Godwin Hopkins of Lake City, and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wayne Hopkins of Lake City. Miss Hopkins was escorted by Mr. James Austin Brown III of Florence, a student at Clemson University, and Mr. Blake Christopher Warren of Florence, a student at the University of South Carolina. Miss Eloise Simmons Hupfer, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles John Hupfer, junior, is a student at Wofford College. Miss Hupfer is the granddaughter of the late Ms. Stephanie Carol Simmons of Florence, and Mr. James Ronald Simmons of Florence, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles John Hupfer of Hartsville. Miss Hupfer was escorted by Mr. Paul Thomas Davis III of Darlington, a student at High Point University, and Mr. Beaman Chase Moody of Dillion, a student at Clemson University. Miss Mary Hodges Knight, the daughter of Ms. Julie Sharpe Knight and Mr. Richard Lawrence Knight, junior, is a student at Wofford College. Miss Knight is the granddaughter of Mrs. Thomas Robert Sharpe and the late Mr. Thomas Robert Sharpe of Florence, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lawrence Knight of Florence. Mrs. Knight was a past president of the Florentine Society. Miss Knight was escorted by Mr. Thomas Alexander Knight of Florence, a graduate of The Citadel, Military College of South Carolina, and Mr. Conrad Boniface Perera of Martinez, GA, a student at Georgia Southern University. Miss Grace Miller Moody, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Earl Moody, is a student at the College of Charleston. Miss Moody is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Jimmy Rabon of Florence, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Douglas Miller, junior of Dillion, and Ms. Mary Lou Moody and the late Mr. Earl Moody of Lake View. Miss Moody was escorted by Mr. Dalton Earl Moody of Florence, a student at the University of South Carolina, and Mr. Christopher Ryan Taylor, junior of Florence, a student at Wofford College. Miss Mary Tindall Parham, the daughter of Ms. Rose Mary Parham and Mr. Arthur Bradley Parham, is a student at Calhoun Honors College at Clemson University. Miss Parham is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Macon Sheppard II of Pawleys Island, and Mrs. James Covington Parham junior and the late Mr. James Covington Parham, junior of Greenville. Miss Parham was escorted by Mr. Joseph McDonald Commander V of Florence, a student at University of Georgia, and Mr. Mathew Berkeley Young of Atlanta, GA, a student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Miss Emily Claire Peebles, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Greene Peebles, is a student at the University of South Carolina Honors College. Miss Peebles is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ivan Hobbs, junior of Mt. Pleasant, and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lanier Peebles of Florence. Miss Peebles was escorted by Mr. Christopher Pearce Scott of Florence, a student at Clemson University, and Mr. Grant Alexander Croft of Columbia, a student at the University of South Carolina. Miss Kate Saville Sansbury, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bryant Sansbury, junior, is a student at the University of Georgia. Miss Sansbury is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Rufus Saville of Albany, GA, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bryant Sansbury of Effingham. Miss Sansbury was escorted by Mr. John Bryant Sansbury of Florence, a graduate of the University of South Carolina, and Mr. Ross Morgan Reeves of Florence. Miss Anna Caroline Stone, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harry David Stone, junior, is a student at the University of South Carolina Honors College. Miss Stone is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Marion Cherry junior of Columbia, and Ms. Kathryn Nain Stone of Mullins, and the late Mr. Harry David Stone of Mullins. Miss Stone was escorted by Mr. Thomas David Burns of Florence, a student at the University of South Carolina, and Mr. Franklin Gregory Burns of Florence, a student at Trident Technical College. Miss Cameron Hunter Mackey, a guest debutante, the daughter of Ms. Heather Lingle Mackey and Mr. Yancey Williams Mackey, is a student at Appalachian State University. Ms. Mackey is a former Florentine Society debutante. Miss Mackey is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rouse Lingle of Florence, and Ms. Jacqueline Early Palmer and the late Mr. Robert Hughes Mackey of Lancaster. Mrs. James Rouse Lingle is a charter member of the Florentine Society. Miss Mackey was escorted by Mr. Gavin Elliot Schulz of Durham, NC, a student at Franklin and Marshall College, and Mr. Julian Alexandros Rohde of Charlotte, NC, a student at Appalachian State University. Four sons were introduced at the Ball. Mr. Caulder Damon Christian, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Richard Christian, is a student at the University of South Carolina. Mrs. Christian was a former Florentine Society Debutante. Mr. Christian is the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. G. Thomas Bryce, junior or Florence, and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Richard Christian of Montgomery, AL. Mr. Paul Thomas Davis III, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Thomas Davis II, is a student at High Point University. Mr. Davis is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lee Stokes of Timmonsville, and Ms. Carole Daniels Davis of Charleston, and the late Dr. Paul Thomas Davis of Darlington. Mr. Ethan Haun McCown, the son of Dr. and Dr. John Samuel McCown, is a student at Clemson University. Mr. McCown is the grandson of Mrs. Frederick Walter Funke and the late Dr. Frederick Walter Funke of Summerville, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunsenbury McCown of Florence. Mr. Dalton Earl Moody, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Earl Moody, is a student at the University of South Carolina. Mr. Moody is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Jimmy Rabon of Florence, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Douglas Miller, junior of Dillion, and Ms. Mary Lou Moody and the late Mr. Earl Moody of Lake View. After the formal presentation and debutante figure, members and guests enjoyed a seated dinner and danced to the music of The Mighty Kicks. Anna Gibbons Coker Jacqueline Dunaway Herbert Lauren Adlevia Hopkins Eloise Simmons Hupfer Mary Hodges Knight Grace Miller Moody Mary Tindall Parham Emily Claire Peebles Kate Saville Sansbury Anna Caroline Stone The Florentine Society's 58th Annual Christmas Ball The Florentine Society presented eleven daughters and introduced four sons at its 58th Annual Christmas Ball on December 21st at the Florence Country Club . The festivities began with a reception . Members and guests were greeted by the officers of the club and their spouses : Mrs. Preston Bruce Dawkins , president , and Mr. Dawkins ; Mrs. Jeremy Paul Williams , vice - president , and Mr. Williams ; Mrs. William Campbell Blanton , corresponding secretary , and Mr. Blanton ; Mrs. John Michael Morgan IV , recording secretary , and Dr. Morgan ; and Mrs. Roderick Dawes Urquhart , junior , treasurer , and Mr. Urquhart . Eleven debutantes were presented at the Ball . Miss Anna Gibbons Coker , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Morgan Coker , is a student at Calhoun Honors College at Clemson University . Miss Coker is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Caulder of Florence , and Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Rocky Pearce , junior of Florence , and Dr. and Mrs. Steve Coker of Florence . Miss Coker was escorted by Mr. James Brian Bagwell of Darlington , a student at the University of South Carolina Honors College , and Mr. Douglas Brockington Crouch of Florence , a student at Clemson University . Miss Jacqueline Dunaway Herbert , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Orlando Herbert , junior , is a student at Clemson University . Miss Herbert is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Edwin Frick of Spartanburg , and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lewis Beasley of Florence , and Dr. and Mrs. James Orlando Herbert of Anderson . Miss Herbert was escorted by Mr. Tristen Dalton McKay of Florence , a student at the University of South Carolina , and Mr. Forrest Townsend Mathews of Florence , a student at Wofford College . Miss Lauren Adlevia Hopkins , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Louie Hopkins , is a student at the University of Georgia . Miss Hopkins is the granddaughter of Mrs. Lindell Charlie Spring of Lake City , and the late Mr. Lindell Charlie Spring of Lake City , and the late Ms. Claire Godwin Hopkins of Lake City , and Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Wayne Hopkins of Lake City . Miss Hopkins was escorted by Mr. James Austin Brown III of Florence , a student at Clemson University , and Mr. Blake Christopher Warren of Florence , a student at the University of South Carolina . Miss Eloise Simmons Hupfer , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles John Hupfer , junior , is a student at Wofford College . Miss Hupfer is the granddaughter of the late Ms. Stephanie Carol Simmons of Florence , and Mr. James Ronald Simmons of Florence , and Mr. and Mrs. Charles John Hupfer of Hartsville . Miss Hupfer was escorted by Mr. Paul Thomas Davis III of Darlington , a student at High Point University , and Mr. Beaman Chase Moody of Dillion , a student at Clemson University . Miss Mary Hodges Knight , the daughter of Ms. Julie Sharpe Knight and Mr. Richard Lawrence Knight , junior , is a student at Wofford College . Miss Knight is the granddaughter of Mrs. Thomas Robert Sharpe and the late Mr. Thomas Robert Sharpe of Florence , and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lawrence Knight of Florence . Mrs. Knight was a past president of the Florentine Society . Miss Knight was escorted by Mr. Thomas Alexander Knight of Florence , a graduate of The Citadel , Military College of South Carolina , and Mr. Conrad Boniface Perera of Martinez , GA , a student at Georgia Southern University . Miss Grace Miller Moody , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Earl Moody , is a student at the College of Charleston . Miss Moody is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Jimmy Rabon of Florence , and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Douglas Miller , junior of Dillion , and Ms. Mary Lou Moody and the late Mr. Earl Moody of Lake View . Miss Moody was escorted by Mr. Dalton Earl Moody of Florence , a student at the University of South Carolina , and Mr. Christopher Ryan Taylor , junior of Florence , a student at Wofford College . Miss Mary Tindall Parham , the daughter of Ms. Rose Mary Parham and Mr. Arthur Bradley Parham , is a student at Calhoun Honors College at Clemson University . Miss Parham is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. William Macon Sheppard II of Pawleys Island , and Mrs. James Covington Parham junior and the late Mr. James Covington Parham , junior of Greenville . Miss Parham was escorted by Mr. Joseph McDonald Commander V of Florence , a student at University of Georgia , and Mr. Mathew Berkeley Young of Atlanta , GA , a student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine . Miss Emily Claire Peebles , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Greene Peebles , is a student at the University of South Carolina Honors College . Miss Peebles is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ivan Hobbs , junior of Mt. Pleasant , and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Lanier Peebles of Florence . Miss Peebles was escorted by Mr. Christopher Pearce Scott of Florence , a student at Clemson University , and Mr. Grant Alexander Croft of Columbia , a student at the University of South Carolina . Miss Kate Saville Sansbury , the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bryant Sansbury , junior , is a student at the University of Georgia . Miss Sansbury is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. James Rufus Saville of Albany , GA , and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bryant Sansbury of Effingham . Miss Sansbury was escorted by Mr. John Bryant Sansbury of Florence , a graduate of the University of South Carolina , and Mr. Ross Morgan Reeves of Florence . Miss Anna Caroline Stone , the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harry David Stone , junior , is a student at the University of South Carolina Honors College . Miss Stone is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Marion Cherry junior of Columbia , and Ms. Kathryn Nain Stone of Mullins , and the late Mr. Harry David Stone of Mullins . Miss Stone was escorted by Mr. Thomas David Burns of Florence , a student at the University of South Carolina , and Mr. Franklin Gregory Burns of Florence , a student at Trident Technical College . Miss Cameron Hunter Mackey , a guest debutante , the daughter of Ms. Heather Lingle Mackey and Mr. Yancey Williams Mackey , is a student at Appalachian State University . Ms. Mackey is a former Florentine Society debutante . Miss Mackey is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rouse Lingle of Florence , and Ms. Jacqueline Early Palmer and the late Mr. Robert Hughes Mackey of Lancaster . Mrs. James Rouse Lingle is a charter member of the Florentine Society . Miss Mackey was escorted by Mr. Gavin Elliot Schulz of Durham , NC , a student at Franklin and Marshall College , and Mr. Julian Alexandros Rohde of Charlotte , NC , a student at Appalachian State University . Four sons were introduced at the Ball . Mr. Caulder Damon Christian , the son of Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Richard Christian , is a student at the University of South Carolina . Mrs. Christian was a former Florentine Society Debutante . Mr. Christian is the grandson of the late Dr. and Mrs. G. Thomas Bryce , junior or Florence , and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Richard Christian of Montgomery , AL . Mr. Paul Thomas Davis III , the son of Dr. and Mrs. Paul Thomas Davis II , is a student at High Point University . Mr. Davis is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Lee Stokes of Timmonsville , and Ms. Carole Daniels Davis of Charleston , and the late Dr. Paul Thomas Davis of Darlington . Mr. Ethan Haun McCown , the son of Dr. and Dr. John Samuel McCown , is a student at Clemson University . Mr. McCown is the grandson of Mrs. Frederick Walter Funke and the late Dr. Frederick Walter Funke of Summerville , and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunsenbury McCown of Florence . Mr. Dalton Earl Moody , the son of Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Earl Moody , is a student at the University of South Carolina . Mr. Moody is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Jimmy Rabon of Florence , and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Douglas Miller , junior of Dillion , and Ms. Mary Lou Moody and the late Mr. Earl Moody of Lake View . After the formal presentation and debutante figure , members and guests enjoyed a seated dinner and danced to the music of The Mighty Kicks .