NEWBERRY —The Carolinian Society’s annual ball was held on Saturday, January 5 at the Country Club of Newberry.

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Boyd Smith, Chairpersons of the Board of Governors, the debutantes and their mothers received members and guests. Following a reception, the debutantes were introduced by the ball chairman, Mr. Frank James Downs.

Erin Grace Condon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis David Condon, was presented by her uncle, Dr. John Norris Long and escorted by Scott Nolan Mitcham. Miss Condon is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harold Mistele and the late Judge and Mrs. Louis Evans Condon. Her guests included John Franklin McCabe Jr. and Harrison Rhodes Sparks.

Suzannah Lipscomb Smith, daughter of Captain and Mrs. Sterling Collis Smith, was presented by Mr. Roy Doggett Whitaker Jr. and escorted by Wesley Allen Baxter. Miss Smith is the granddaughter of Mrs. John Francis Scurry and the late Mr. Scurry, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Collis Willson Smith. Her guest, and escorting Mrs. Scurry was Harold Edgar Anderson.

Serving on the Board of Governors of the Carolinian Society with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Boyd Smith are Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lynn Epps, Mr. and Mrs. James Scott Joyner, Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Dean Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clinton Harshaw, and Mr. and Mrs. William Chadwick Jenkins.

The Ball Committee included Mr. and Mrs. Frank James Downs, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bellows, Mr. and Mrs. George Foster Senn Jr. Ex officio members Mr. and Mrs. Steve William Smith assisted the Ball Committee, and the Protocol Committee was represented by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Doggett Whitaker Jr. and Dr. and Mrs. John Norris Long.

Suzannah Lipscomb Smith
https://www.newberryobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/web1_Suzannah-Lipscomb-Smith.jpgSuzannah Lipscomb Smith Courtesy photo

Erin Grace Condon
https://www.newberryobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/web1_Erin-Grace-Condon.jpegErin Grace Condon Courtesy photo

Staff Report