The Ledges Country Club provided scenic vistas for photographs of the 39 young women who will make their debut at the 2014 Symphony Ball on November 1. The young women enjoyed their first week of the season with three activities: the Debutante Tea at The Ledges, a special Debutantes and Dads event, also at The Ledges, and the Service Project at Huntsville Hospital. They continue the time-honored Huntsville tradition, which begins anew this summer.
The Symphony Ball, held since 1964, is an annual major fundraising event for Huntsville’s own professional orchestra. It entails many hours of work by the event sponsor, the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild. Pam Gann is chairwoman of the 2014 Ball, and this year will be the 51st Ball.
The 2014 debutantes, having completed their freshman year at college, look forward to an exciting season of social activities with their families and friends, as well as participating in a very special service project. The Symphony Ball season will culminate with their debuts at a gala event on November 1 in the Von Braun Center North Hall.
First Row: Kalli Scherlis, Sanders Clayton, Anna Lee Lawson, Caroline McCrary
Second Row: Beth Byers, Spencer Anglin, Alexandra Ferguson, Madison Sheible
Third Row: Alli Murphree, Lauren Hammond, Lillie Brown, Elizabeth Earles
Not pictured: Emily Cragon, Alice Stallworth
First Row: Allison Vann, Darby Steinberger, Emily Sutphin, Rachel Givens
Second Row: Cecilia Masucci, Caroline Easterling, Anna Katherine Kimbrough, Merrill Boles
Third Row: Harper Stephens, Katherine McCown, Callie Cole, Bailey Geiger
Front Row: McCarley Buchanan, Brooke Taylor, Emily Mantooth, Lindsay Birchfield
Second Row: Eleanor Burke, Carol Ann Kelly, Cara Sharpe, Grace Greco, Emily Brown
Third Row: Brinn Loftin, Emily Knowling, Allie Hergert, Alexandra Herring
Following is a list of the 2014 debutantes, their parents, their high schools, and colleges:
Spencer Anne Anglin, 18, daughter of Mrs. Julie Jackson Anglin and Mr. Gary Spencer Anglin, Huntsville High School, University of Montevallo;
Lindsay Walker Birchfield, 19, daughter of Mrs. Douglas Edward Brown and Mr. Thomas Harold Birchfield II, Huntsville High School, Samford University;
Susan Merrill Boles, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Duffy Boles, Jr., Huntsville High School, University of Alabama;
Emily Walker Brown, 19, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Michael David Brown, Huntsville High School, University of South Carolina;
Lillian Atwood Brown, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Atwood Brown, Randolph School, Samford University;
Michelle McCarley Buchanan, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Vandiver Buchanan, Huntsville High School, Auburn University;
Eleanor Compton Burke, 19, daughter of Mrs.Compton Burke and Mr. John Anthony Burke, Randolph School, Wake Forest University;
Elizabeth Jane Byers, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Elbert Byers, Huntsville High School, Auburn University;
Frances Lane Sanders Clayton, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Wesley Clayton, Randolph School, Appalachian State University;
Callie Abigail Cole, 19, daughter of Mrs. Cynthia Smith Cole and Mr. Kenneth Bridges Cole, Jr., Huntsville High School, University of Alabama;
Emily Jane Cragon, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Dibrell Cragon, Jr., Huntsville High School, Auburn University;
Elizabeth Reneau Earles, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patrick Earles, Randolph School, Auburn University;
Caroline Leigh Easterling, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Keith Easterling, Huntsville High School, Auburn University;
Miriam Alexandra Ferguson, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Williams Ferguson III, Randolph School, University of Alabama;
Bailey Elizabeth Geiger, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Charles Geiger, Huntsville High School, University of Alabama;
Rachel Thomas Givens, 18, daughter of Mrs. Tammi Mischelle Thomas and Mr. Daniel Morris Givens, Grissom High School, Auburn University;
Grace Nicole Greco, 19, daughter of The Doctors Cara Grady and John Joseph Greco, Randolph School, American University;
Lauren Nicole Hammond, 19, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Douglas Glen Hammond, Randolph School, Samford University;
Allie Culver Hergert, 19, daughter of Mrs. Leila Culver Hergert and Mr. Paul Donald Hergert, Huntsville High School, University of Alabama;
Alexandra Jean Herring, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson Drake and Mr. Jeffrey Gene Herring, Huntsville High School, University of Alabama;
Carol Ann Kelly, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Todd Kelly, Huntsville High School, University of Alabama;
Anna Katherine Kimbrough, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hal Reuben Kimbrough, Huntsville High School, Auburn University;
Emily Claire Knowling, 19, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert John Knowling, Randolph School, Auburn University;
Anna Lee Lawson, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sims Lawson, Huntsville High School, Auburn University;
Talley Brinn Loftin, 19, daughter of Mrs. Roney Loftin and Mr. Gordon Bartley Loftin III, Randolph School, Samford University;
Emily Grace Mantooth, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Kevin Mantooth, Huntsville High School, Samford University;
Cecilia Alexandra Masucci, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Joseph Masucci, Jr., Huntsville High School, Auburn University;
Katherine Jeanne McCown, 18, daughter of The Reverend and Mrs. William Russell McCown, Huntsville High School, Sewanee: The University of the South;
Emma Caroline McCrary, 19, daughter of Mrs. Myra Ponder McCrary and Mr. Roy Thorson McCrary, Jr., Randolph School, Auburn University;
Allison Elizabeth Murphree, 19, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Steven Willard Murphree, Randolph School, Auburn University;
Kalli Ilyssa Scherlis, 19, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Morris Lee Scherlis, Randolph School, University of Alabama;
Cara Joyce Sharpe, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Bruce Sharpe, Huntsville High School, University of Alabama;
Madison Laine Sheible, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marvin Broadway, Jr. and Mr. Daniel Gregory Sheible, Randolph School, Auburn University;
Alice Lawson Stallworth, 19, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. David Kern Stallworth, Monroe Academy, University of Alabama;
Darby Hunter Steinberger, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Eric Steinberger, Lake Highland Preparatory School, Auburn University;
Harper Louise Stephens, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Holman Harold Stephens, Huntsville High School, Auburn University;
Emily Ann Sutphin, 19, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Walker Sutphin, Huntsville High School, University of Mississippi;
Brooke McKenzie Taylor, 18, daughter of Mrs. Curran Taylor and Mr. Herbert Montgomery Taylor, Jr., Huntsville High School, University of Alabama;
Allison Anne Vann, 18, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson Vann, George Walton High School, Auburn University;