Holiday Assembly celebrates 77th Year

The 77th annual Holiday Assembly was held Dec. 20 at the Country Club of Birmingham. The season began with a festive mother-daughter tea in September at Mountain Brook Club.

On the night of the ball, the presentees and their dates enjoyed a private, seated dinner. Escorted by their fathers, the young ladies were presented in the club’s grand East Room. The room was beautifully adorned with hundreds of twinkle lights, along with winter greenery and flowers by Sybil Brooke Sylvester/Wildflower Designs.

Presentees are high school juniors who have a mother, grandmother or aunt who was previously presented at Holiday Assembly. The presentation was followed by a dance with guests of the presentees and music by Familiar Faces.

Those presented at the Holiday Assembly were:

• Carolyn Campbell Boyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Howard Boyd, Jr.
• Katherine Wade Bradford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Wade Bradford
• Dorothy Jane Christian, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Edward Rosamond Christian
• Margaret Moore Clapp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Brian Clapp
• Elizabeth Anne Wilkinson Crommelin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William David Sellers Crommelin
• Millie Martin Dorman, daughter of Ms. Walker White Dorman and Mr. Evan Clifford Dorman
• Margaret Foley Doyle, daughter of Drs. John Scott Doyle and Mary Nabers Doyle
• Mary Douglass Evans, daughter of Ms. Mary Simmons Evans and Mr. Jonathan Scott Evans
• Frances Parker Faulconer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percival Hunter Faulconer III
• Lilla Caldwell Flake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jared Gray Flake
• Payton Elizabeth Flynn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayes Flynn
• Martha Camille Fowler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Samuel Fowler
• Francis Eleanor Hagan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Cobb Hagan III
• Mary Winston Parker Hendry, daughter of Mr.and Mrs. Jeffrey Parker Hendry
• Katharine Allan Howell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Allan Howell
• Sarah McCarty Huddle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Christian Huddle
• Katherine Tracy Jeffcoat, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Robert Jeffcoat
• Catherine Peyton Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Leroy Jones
• Jessie Katherine Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Christopher Hoyt Jones
• Mary Carlisle Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haskin Williams Jones
• Ann Carlton Keller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Carlton Keller
• Mary Caroline Kracke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lee Kracke, Jr.
• Anne Pearce LaRussa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory LaRussa
• Anna Raines Manley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reid Stephens Manley
• Mary Catherine Holton Martin, daughter of Ms. Catherine Andee Holton and Mr. Bryan Taylor Martin; escorted by Mr. Alex Holton Bell
• Taylor Lee Morris, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fowlkes Morris, Jr.
• Jessica Lee Randolph, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rutherford Randolph, IV
• Olivia Kerr Robinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee Robinson, Jr.
• Isabel Ray Swoger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Dempsey Swoger
• Helen Dade Walthall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kennon Dade Walthall
• Emma Kathryn Williams, daughter of Ms. Melanie Buttram Williams and Mr. Thomas Craig Williams
• Frances Carlisle Wilson, daughter of Ms. Anna Brantley Fry and Mr. John Golightly Wilson 
• Ila Danielle Worthen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thacher Worthen, Jr.
• Isabelle Clayton Yates, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dustin Blake Yates.

Submitted by Shaun Flynn.