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THE CAROLINIAN
RALEIGH. N. C.. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5. 1970
Sals file Bows At33rd Initial Sail
Raleigh Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
IN-TOWN COURT OF ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA DEBUTANTES-Seated:
Miss Almetta Leeha Vance, in-town leader, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alph nza Vance, Standing, from left: Miss Gwendolyn Yolande Debnam,
assistant leader, daughter of Dr, and Mrs. GeorgeC. Debnam; Miss Tonya
Rose Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie J. Jones, Jr.; Miss Teresa
Diane Rochelle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Worth Rochelle, Jr.; Miss Rosa
lyn Louise Williams, daughter of Mrs. Isa Mae Williams and the late Blanzie
Williams; Miss Donzella Feon Hall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hall;
Miss Carolyn Yvonne Washington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Wash
ington. (See story).
Hundreds
Attend
Deb Bali
Turn back the years of 1937,
when 11 young women were pre
sented by the Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority at the old Arcade Hotel,
and in 1947 the same sorority
presented its first Debutante
Ball at the Raleigh Memorial
Auditorium. It was Nov. 27,
thirty-three years later, 86
young women, beautifully gown
ed in traditional white and
carrying red roses were pre
sented to hundreds of guests
from all parts of the state of
North Carolina and other out
of-state friends.
The names on the program
were those of families who had
presented their older daughters
and relatives in the early be
ginnings of the ball; others were
new family names. Mothers,
sisters and other relatives have
taken their places in the Deb
Ball tradition that goes on an
nually at the Thanksgiving sea
son as families and friends plan
their reunions. Since the ball
has been in existence, hundreds
of young women have been pre
sented and thousands of words
have been used to describe the
beauty of the ball.
Stressing scholarship, the
debutantes are selected by a
criteria established by the sor
ority and from recommenda-
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tions by teachers and other
community leaders.
At the ball on Friday even
ing, J. D. Lewis, master of
ceremonies, recognized all
parents and sponsors, follow
ed by special presentations of
the parents of the In-Town Lea
der and Court and Out-of-Town
Leader and Court; the Debutante
Committee: and the sorors of
the sponsor Lug chapter who
formed a figure with visiting
sorors in the audience on the
ballroom floor.
The Debutante Ball is one of
the social, cultural and educa
tional events sponsored by the
sorority, which over the past
30 years has provided scholar
ships for College and business
education for young women and
one vouner man.
The 1969 scholarships (total
ed over $6,193.00) were sent to;
Marquette University, Central
State, Philadelphia Career and
Finishing School, Fisk, Stroger
College, Holding Technical In
stitute, Johnson C, Smith,
Meredith College, N. C. Cen
tral University, Winston-Salem
State University, Howard Uni
versity, St. Augustine’s* Col
lege, Spellman College, Shaw
University, Fayetteville State
University, Tuskegee Institute,
Florida A&M University, Mor
gan State college, and a&T
University.
The officers of the Chapter
are; Basileus, Mrs. Reginal
Ennis; Anti-Basileus, Mrs. D.
P, Ingram; Grammateus, Mrs.
Richard Revis; Anti-Gram.
mateus, Mrs, Francis Spencer;
Efiistoleus, Joyce Davis; Tami
ouchos, Mrs. Robert Jack
son; Parliamentarian, Mr s.
James Mann; Public Relations,
Mrs, Nelson L, Perry and Mrs.
D, H. Keck; Graduate Advisor,
Mrs. Jeffrey Gipson and Mrs.
William Love.
The Debutante Committee;
Mrs, Cleveland Hicks, Chair
man; Mrs. Nelson L. Perry,
Mrs. William Love, Mrs.
Thomas Jlles, Mrs. Sidney Coo
ley, Mrs. D. P. Ingram, Mrs.
Robert Turner, Mrs. A. B. Wil
liams, Misses Thelma Watkins,
Madeline Grissom andDocemia
Hammonds.
Miss Gloria Cameron, In
town Leader of 1969, and Miss
Ophelia Gould, Littleton,
crowned the leaders of the 1970
Ball. Both young women re
linquished their tiaras to the
reigning leaders for 1970.
As Mr, Lewis announced each
Deb, she was met by her chief
marshall (her father or other
relative) as she descended the
steps and carried in the spot
light ;o her position in the tradi
tional Ivy-Leaf designed by-
Mrs. W. J„ Latham. The lea
ders and members of each court
held very special places within
the Ivy-Leaf figure with other
Debs coutlining the Ivy-Leaf
on the Ballroom Floor.
After the presentation, Dr.
Charles A. Lyons, president of
Fayetteville State University,
Fayetteville, gave the official
w-elcome to the 1970 Debs to
North Carolina Society.
Each Debutante and her es
cort, after the completion of
the figure, began dancing to the
strains of a beautiful waltz to
begin the festivities of the even
ing, Afterwards a dedication
dance was done for the 1969
Debs and their escorts. Music
was furnished by The Melody-
Masters and the Chantelles of
Tarboro.
Leading the group of Debut
antes were the In-Town leader
and her assistants, and the Out -
of Town Leaders and her as
sistants.
(Editor’s Note; The names
of the debutantes are followed
by their parents names);
Miss Aimetta Leeha Vance.
In-Town leader, Mr. and Mrs.
Aiphonza Vance; Miss Gwendo
lyn Yolande Debnam, assist
ant leader. Dr. and Mrs. George
C. Debnam.
Other assistants were Misses
Tonya Rose Jones, Mr, and Mrs.
Johnnie J. Jones, Jr.; Teresa
Diane Rochelle, Mr. and Mrs.
Worth Rochelle, Jr.; Rosalyn
Louise Williams, Mrs, Isa Mae
Williams and the late Elanzle
Williams; Donzella Feon Hall,
Mr. and Mrs, Jim Hall; Caro
lyn Yvonne Washington, Mr. and
Mrs. John C. Washington,
The out -of-town; leader -was
Miss Deborah Branch, Phil
adelphia, Pa., Mr. and Mrs.
James D, Branch, The assist
ant leader was Miss Cecilia
Elizabeth Clegg, Durham, Mr.
and Mrs. James E. Clegg,
Other assistants were; Miss
es W’innie Ruth H&rvin, Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel Harvin, Wilming
ton; Faye Angelia Morgan, Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel H. Morgan,
Durham; Chrls-Lynn Delorise
Latham, Mr. and Mrs. George
Garland Latham, Zebulon; Mi
chelle Renee Dejarmon, Attor
ney and Mrs. LeMarquls De
jarmon, Durham; Margaret An
nie Whitfield, Mr, and Mrs.
Rayford Whitfield, Garner^
Other Debutants presented
from Raleigh were: Misses
Brenda Adams, Mrs. Portia
Lee Adams; Joyce Allen, Mrs.
Roxana Alien; Carolyn Archt
hl®, Mr. and Mrs. Joe L, W’U-
Haras; Catherine Ashfeurg, Mrs.
Elolse Ash burg; Linda F. Ash
ley, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ash
lej; Carolyn Bailey, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph H. Ballev; Mildred
Banks, Mr. and Mrs. l-red
Christmas; Alice Barnes, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Barnes; Fonda
Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. George
Barrett; Phyllis Bates, Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Bates, Sr.; Bever
ly Bennett, Mr. and Mrs, Le
roy Bennett; Bertha L, Bethea,
Mrs. Mary Alice Gales; Remits
Marie Blue, Mrs. Agnes Blue;
Cheryl Bolton, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Williams; Frances
Branch, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Branch; Toni Bridgers, Mrs.
Gladys Bridgers; Doreen Brv
antyMrs. Elizabeth Brrant,
s ßrenda Cannady, Mi* and Mrs.
Paul Cannady; Cassle Cox, Mr.
and Mrs. William Cost; Faye
Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Broadus
Cox; Denise Craven, Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert E, Craven; Gale
Crawford, Mrs. Sarah Harrell;
Saundra Curry, Mr. and Mrs!
Earle Curry; Cleola Marie Dav
is, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Davis-
Phyllis Drew, Mr. and Mrs.
James L, Drew.
Also Misses Deborah Duns
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Earl M
Dunston; Edith Elliott, Mr. and
Mrs. Obbie Elliott; Janice Ev
ans, Mr. and Mrs. Warrie Ev
ans; Gail Fain, Mr. and Mrs.
William Fain; Brenda Graham,
Mr. and Mrs. James E, Gra
ham; Georgia Greene, Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Dunston; Sandra
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Harp, Mr. and Mrs. Marion
Harp; Maritza Hicks, Mr. and
Mrs. Willie R. Hicks; Pattle
Lue Hinton, Mr. and Mrs. Bud
die Hinton; Gloria Howard, Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbert Howard; Mary
Hudson, Mr. ana Mrs. Albert
Hudson; Chrystal Hunter, Mr.
and Mrs. Lacy Harris; Charlene
Ingram, Mr. and Mrs. William
Ingram; Jacqueline Jackson,
Mr. and Mrs. David Jackson,
Jr.; Jennifer Jeffers, Mr. and
Mrs, Willie F. Jeffers; Donna
Lewis, Mr. and Mrs, Sherman
L. Lewis; Marilyn P, Lewis,
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Lewis;
Elver Lilly, Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Lilly; Elsie Lundy, Mr.
and Mrs. Johnnie Lundy; Caro
lyn McKay, Mrs. Jessie McKay;
Brenda Jo McMichael, Mr. and
Mrs. Otis McMichael; Deborah
McNeil, Mr. and Mrs. James
McNeil; Cheryl Massenburg,
Mr. and Mrs. Massenburg;
Pamela Moring, Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Moring; Deborah
Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Deme
tris Phillips; Marie Poindex
ter, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Mc-
Kenzie,
Others were Misses Cheryl
Pool, Mr. and Mrs. John Ran
som; Janice Poole, Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph E. Poole, Sr.; Lin
da Revis, Mr. and Mrs. David
Hinton; Lynda Rowe, Mr. and
Mrs. Rudolph Rowe; Velvet Ruf
fin. Mr. and Mrs. Carey Ruf
fin; Vicky Sanders, Mr. and
Mrs. Cleveland Sanders; Cyn
thia Saulter, Mr, and Mrs. Clar
ence Saulter; Patricia Shire,
Mrs. Lillie Bell Shire; Mary
Strlcklen, Mrs. Katherine
Stricklen; Gwyndelin Taylor,
Mr. and Mrs. William Johnson;
Cynthia Thomas, Mr, and Mrs,
Freddie Thomas; Christie
Weldon, Mr. and Mrs, Henrv
AKA DEBUTANTES OUT OF TOWN-LEADER AND COURT WITH THEIR
FATHERS-Seated, left to right: The out-of-town Leader was Miss Deborah
Branch. Philadelphia, Pa.; The assistant leader was Miss Cecilia Elizabeth
Cie Sg> Durham. Standing, left to right: Miss Margaret Anne Whitfield, Gar-,
ner; Miss Chris-Lynn Delorise Latham, Zebulon; Miss Winnie Ruth Har
vin, Wilmington; Miss Michelle Renee DeJarmon, Durham. Absent was Mis"*
Faye Angelia Morgan, Durham. Standing, left to right: are the fathers of the*
Debs; Rayford Whitfield, George Latham, James Branch, James Clegg,
Daniel Hervin, Attorney LeMarquisDeJarmon. Absent: Samuel Morgan (See
story), °
Weldon; Deborah Wilder, Mr.
and Mrs. W'illiam E. Wilder;
Willie Belynda Wimbish, Mr,
and Mrs. Alvin W imbish; Bren
da Winston, Mr, and Mrs.
Geradious Winston.
Other Debutantes presented
from out-of-town were Misses
Deborah Austin, Selnfa, Mrs.
Doris C. Austin; Judy Ann Nunn,
Chape! Hill, Mrs. Gertrude F.
Nunn; Ar.gella Merritt, Chapel
Hlll, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Merritt and Geraldine Nor
»nony springs, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert E, Norris.
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