The Assembly holds its 118th annual ball December 19, 2006 in the ballroom of the Columbia Marriott

Anna Catherine Hines

The Assembly held its 118th annual ball Tuesday, December 19, 2006, at eight o'clock in the evening in the ballroom of the Columbia Marriott. Guests were received by Mrs. George Henry Bunch III, president, and Mr. Bunch; Mrs.Walter James Bristow III, president–elect, and Dr. Bristow; and the debutante daughters and granddaughters of the members.

The debutante daughters and granddaughters of the members were Anna Catherine Hines, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sewall Oliver Hines, granddaughter of Mrs. John Hampden Brooks, escorted by Mr. David Alan Burnie; Blanche Moorman Price, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Porter Price III, granddaughter of Mrs. John Heslep Moorman, escorted by Mr. George Parks Bunch; and Mariana Sara Haque, granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Rhett Taylor, escorted by Mr. James Bentham Walker McKay.

The traditional debutante figure was led by Miss Hines and Mr. Adger Gaillard Ellison, senior leaders, and Miss Price and Mr. George Parks Bunch, junior leaders.

Blanche Moorman Price

Sons and grandsons attending their first Assembly Ball were Benjamin Dunkin Allison, son of Dr. and Mrs. James Richard Allison III, grandson of Mrs. Joseph Edward Dixon; George Parks Bunch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Claiborne Bunch, grandson of the late Mrs. George Henry Bunch Jr.; Andrew Strubing Ellison, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hagood Ellison Jr., grandson of the late Mrs. James Hagood Ellison; Robert Yates Knowlton Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Yates Knowlton, grandson of Mrs. Charles Wilson Knowlton; Peter Johnson Shand, son of The Reverend and Mrs. William Munro Shand III, grandson of the late Mrs. William Munro Shand Jr.; Sanford Manning Zeigler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Belton Townsend Zeigler, grandson of Mrs. John Hampden Brooks; Omar Taylor Haque, grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Rhett Taylor; and Henry Winter Heinitsh, grandson of the late Isabel Sloan Heinitsh.

Guest debutantes attending The Assembly were Marjorie Lee Boyd, escorted by Mr. William Johnson Fairey; Frances Owens Glenn, escorted by Mr. Andrew Strubing Ellison; Sarah Margaret Gottshall, escorted by Mr. Wade Mettauer Carlisle; Catherine Kelly Harvin, escorted by Mr. Thomas Keith Williams; Mary MacGillivray Hodges, escorted by Mr. John Shelton Hodges; Christine Hollis Johnston, escorted by Mr. Samuel Martin Little Jr.; Kelly Ann Kirby, escorted by Mr. Benjamin Dunkin Allison; Helen Harvey Laffitte, escorted by Mr. Moses Tucker Lafitte IV; Baker Patterson Manning, escorted by Mr. Charles Tennent Manning; Jennifer Lynne Mousseau, escorted by Mr. Robert Yates Knowlton Jr.; Mary Elizabeth Ward, escorted by Mr. William Chester Warren V; and Elizabeth Whaley Wells, escorted by Mr. Robert Hall McWilliams Jr.

Mariana Sara Haque

The brides and bridegrooms attending The Assembly were Mr. and Mrs. James Willis Cantey III, Mr. and Mrs. Pope Duncan Johnson IV, Mr. and Mrs. William Ray Weston III, and Mr. and Mrs. John Gabriel Coggiola.

Out of town guests included Dr. and Mrs. Imtiaz Haque of Clemson; Ms. Susan Hayne Davis of Idaho Falls, Idaho; and Mr. and Mrs. James Blake Boyd of Rembert.

Joining Mr. and Mrs. Bunch at the president’s table for dinner were members of the executive board and their husbands: Mr. and Mrs. William Perry Cate, Dr. and Mrs. Walter James Bristow III, Mr. and Mrs. John Kershaw deLoach III, Mr. and Mrs. Sewall Oliver Hines, Mr. and Mrs. William Harris Theus, Mr. and Mrs. Francis William LaMotte Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weaver Roth III, Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Claiborne Bunch, Mr. and Mrs. John Heslep Moorman Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Belton Townsend Zeigler, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Aycock Brooker, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas McKay III, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Otto Milliken, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Allen Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. James McMurray Hines, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Duffy Jones, Mr. and Mrs. John Donald Dial Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Marshall Falls.

Dick Goodwin and his orchestra provided music for dancing and the debutante figure with Mr. Joseph Duffy Jones announcing the debutantes.

Following dinner, coffee was served from The Assembly’s antique coffee service by Mrs. Garden Stuart Clarkson, Mrs. Charles Summer Haltiwanger, Mrs. Charles Wilson Knowlton, and Mrs. John Robert Turner Major.

The floor/dinner committee members were Mr. Walter Weaver Roth III, chairman; Mr. Ansel Claiborne Bunch; Mr. John Kershaw deLoach III; Mr. John Donald Dial Jr.; Mr. William Harrison Theus; Mr. Francis William LaMotte Jr.; Mr. Steve Allen Matthews; Mr. Thomas Otto Milliken; and Mr. John Heslep Moorman Jr.