Men’s Dance Club of Darlington Annual Debutante Ball
The Men’s Dance Club of Darlington held its 62nd Annual Winter Debutante Ball Dec. 22 at the Darlington Country Club. Four young ladies were presented and seven young men were introduced.

Katherine Baker Hanna
Members and guests were greeted by club president Edward Colgate Dennis IV and Mrs. Dennis. Debutantes, introduced in the receiving line by their fathers or grandfathers, were Katherine Baker Hanna, Cary Ashley Hobbs, Simons Lucas Howard and Abigail Brooke Milling.
Hanna is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Linwood Hanna of Florence, and a freshman at York Technical College. She was presented by her grandfather, Dr. Hubert Coleman Baker, and escorted by Gianna Wayne Paglia Cox of Florence. Hanna is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Hubert Coleman Baker of Darlington and Mrs. Lindy Frederick Hanna and the late Mr. Hanna of Johnsonville.



Cary Ashley Hobbs
Hobbs, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Steven Craig Hobbs of Darlington, is a freshman at the College of Charleston. She was presented by her father and escorted by Philip Michael Barber of Columbia. Hobbs is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. David Gandy Thomasson and the late Dr. and Mrs. Ned Peter Hobbs, all of Darlington.
Howard is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grandison Howard, Jr. of Florence. She is a freshman at Clemson University. Howard was presented by her grandfather, Charles Grandison Howard, and escorted by Jacob Joel Jones of Darlington. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Charles Henry Butler Jr. and the late Mr. Butler and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grandison Howard, all of Darlington.
Milling, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hughes Milling Sr., is a freshman at the University of South Carolina. She was presented by her father and escorted by Edwin Wilson Edmondson Matthews of Darlington. Milling is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Joseph Braun of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitfield Milling of Florence.



Simons Lucas Howard
The following young men, sons of The Men’s Dance Club of Darlington members, were introduced:
Matthew William DeMaurice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rene’ William DeMaurice III of Darlington is a freshman at Clemson University. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Earl Stevens and the late Mrs. Judith Gross Stevens, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Rene’ William DeMaurice Jr., all of Darlington.
Stone Rivers Godbold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Eugene Godbold, is a freshman at the University of South Carolina. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James Casper Stone Jr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Luther Godbold, all of Darlington.



Abigail Brooke Milling
Prentis Grainger Howle, a freshman at Francis Marion University, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Adger Howle of Darlington. He is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bob Anderson Shirley of Hartsville, and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Adger Howle of Darlington.
John Thomas Isgett III is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Isgett II of Darlington. He is a freshman at the University of South Carolina and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. William Eugene Carmichael of Cedartown, Ga., Mrs. Carol Isgett Baitz of Florence and Mr. Harold Glenn Isgett of Charleston.
Stephen McKenzie Josey is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry McKenzie Josey. He is a freshman at Presbyterian College and the grandson of Mr. Ronald Delmus Stephens and the late Mrs. Judy Gainey Stephens, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Alford Terry Josey, all of Darlington.
Edwin Wilson Edmondson Matthews, son of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Mark Matthews Sr., is a freshman at Wofford College. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wilson Edmondson of Pollocksville, N.C., and Mrs. Josiah Simpson Matthews III and the late Dr. Matthews of Darlington.
Joshua Max Ward is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Wilson Ward. He is a freshman at Clemson University and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Carlisle Williamson of Hartsville and Mr. and Mrs. James Ronald Ward of Darlington.