An annual rite of spring is just around the corner. The 65th annual Junior Auxiliary of Columbus Charity Ball takes place Saturday, March 28 at Trotter Convention Center.
A highlight of the evening’s pageantry is the presentation of the court prior to the announcement of the Charity Ball king and queen. This year’s court consists of 29 graduating high school seniors.
Following the introduction of ball royalty, a program of musical vignettes from past ball performances — “Tribute to the Decades,” written and narrated by Ron Locke — will be presented. The evening includes dancing to the music of the band Stretta of Nashville, Tennessee, and a royal breakfast at 9:30 p.m.
Tickets to the breakfast ($20) and balcony tickets to the ball ($20) are available at Military Hardware in Columbus, 1002 13th St. N. To inquire about tickets remaining for table seating in the main ballroom, contact Macaulay Whitaker, 662-327-6010, or email [email protected].
The event funds the Columbus chapter’s numerous projects serving the children of Lowndes County.
The court
Members of the 2015 court are:
Jan Swoope is the Lifestyles Editor for The Commercial Dispatch.
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Among court members to be presented March 28 are, seated, Victoria Natalie Hardy, left, and Taylor Berkley Dalrymple. Standing, from left, are William Stephen Hardy, Timothy Cayden Upton and Hayden Howell Peel. Photo by: Renee Reedy Photography/Courtesy photo
Members of the 65th annual court include, seated, from left, Katherine Maer Kerby, Glenn Marie Brown and Elizabeth Dale Phillips. Standing, from left, are Walker Patton Brown and Mattox Robinson Heredia. Photo by: Renee Reedy Photography/Courtesy photo
Charity Ball court members pictured are, seated, from left, Madison LeighAnne Betcher, Margaret Chatham Phillips and Elizabeth Mixson Bateman. Standing are Reed David Williams, left, and Thomas Moore Hatcher Jr. Photo by: Renee Reedy Photography/Courtesy photo
Also in the 2015 court are, seated, from left, Catherine Alexis Bennett, Alexandria Noel Rhett and Carolyn Foster Wiygul. Standing are Thomas Patrick Mallory, left, and Cameron Hardy Whittle. Photo by: Renee Reedy Photography/Courtesy photo
Court members Mary Helen Porter and Edmund Keith Gaskin will also be presented March 28. Michael Belk Coleman is not pictured. Photo by: Renee Reedy Photography/Courtesy photo
