Jacksonville debutantes announced

The Jacksonville Debutante Coterie for 2008 has been announced and will be presented Friday, June 13, during the Magnolia Ball at Timuquana Country Club.

Its members will be Ashton Baker Alexander, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ladson Alexander, a student at Florida Atlantic University; Margaret Grace Altes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Anthony Altes, a student at the University of Florida; Sabrie Ann Arnold, daughter of Mrs. John Robertson Arnold and the late Mr. John Robertson Arnold, a student at the University of Alabama; Caroline Kendig Augustus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Robert Augustus, a student at Skidmore College; Margaret Francis Baker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Leahy Baker, a student at the University of North Florida; Katherine Bennett Carey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald John Carey, a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Mary Glyn Coachman Cook, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glyn Stanton Cook, a student at Brenau University; and Caroline Kent Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cummings Davis, a student at Florida State University; and Margaret Elizabeth Dutton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thebaut Dutton, a student at Florida State University.

Joining them will be Grace Anne Francis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Delbert Francis, a student at Vanderbilt University; Ashley Nolan Helmick, daughter of Emily Simpson Helmick and Mr. and Mrs. Marc Alexander Helmick, a student at Clemson University; Alison Anne Hofheimer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Alexander Hofheimer, Jr., a student at Washington and Lee University; Emily Wenz Ingham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Howard Ingham, a student at the University of Kentucky; Christine Virginia Ira, daughter of Martha Mead Ira and Stephen Reynolds Ira, a student at the University of Miami; Julianne Marie Klempf, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Jacques Klempf, a student at Rollins College; Christine Suzanne Kuntz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Everett Kuntz, a student at Florida State University; Kristen Elizabeth Langley, daughter of Elizabeth Harrell Langley and John Anderson Langley, a student at the University of North Florida; and Fowler Bonnell Martens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Fowler Martens, a student at Washington and Lee University.

Completing the coterie are Julia Glazier Middlekauff, daughter of Mrs. Curtis R. Middlekauff and the late Curtis R. Middlekauff, a student at the University of Alabama; Paige Ford Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Otto Miller, a student at the University of Florida; Alexandra Elizabeth Orr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Gregory Orr, a student at Santa Fe Community College; Anne Clayton Rhyne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sims Rhyne Jr., a student at Samford University; Mary Graham Riley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James McKee Riley, a student at Auburn University; Michelle Elizabeth Risley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Phillip Risley, a student at Vanderbilt University; Kathryn Stewart Slater, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Claude Knight Slater, Jr., a student at the University of Georgia; Ann Powell Stoneburner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gresham Rose Stoneburner, a student at the University of Florida; Katherine Jay Townsend, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Vernon Townsend III, a student at Florida State University; and Elizabeth Driscoll Wimberley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Bruce Wimberley, a student at Tallahassee Community College.

The coterie will make its final formal bow in December during the Commodore's Ball at the Florida Yacht Club.

Oops

This year, the Much Ado About Books committee decided to have a special presentation lunch for the middle and high school writing contest winners on Friday, April 25, at the Main Library. R.L. Stine was the presenter of the short story awards; poet Molly Peacock handed out poetry awards.

Unfortunately, the caterer got the day wrong and the adults had to s-t-r-e-t-c-h out the program while organizers scrambled to provide food. Which they did with few the wiser.

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