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‘BRIGHT LIGHTS, IRON CITY’

The Debutante Club Celebrates 16 Presentees

From left, Margaret Jean Holloway, Hannah Marie Elliott and Sarah Brasfield Cooper. Not pictured: Gunter Moren Crommelin.

Ann Chapman Haynes, Mary Walker Poe, Kate McCarroll Bumgarner and Mary Adelaide Vandevelde. Sarah Scott McPherson, Barbara Grace Tortorici, Elizabeth Rose Gillespy and Ruth Evelyne Kirkland.

Ansley Caldwell Gross, Ann McQueen Whatley, Frances Elizabeth Hand and Mary Margaret Bromberg Byrne.

The Debutante Club of Birmingham honored 16 young ladies at a traditional Black and White Ball on Dec. 29.

The 2020 new members of the Debutante Club and their escorts were Kate Bumgarner and John Crockard, Mary Margaret Byrne and Aaron Sanders, Sarah Cooper and Johnny Lavette, Gunter Crommelin and Mabry Crane, Hannah Elliott and Carter Kampakis, Elizabeth Gillespy and Joseph Propes, Ansley Gross and Duncan Morris, Frances Hand and Sam Guilsher, Ann Chapman Haynes and Drew DeHaven, Maggie Holloway and Zachary Carroll, Ruth Evelyne Kirkland and Graham Harrison, Sarah Scott McPherson and Bradford Turner, Walker Poe and Henry Barze, Gracie Tortorici and Daniel Darwin, Delia Vandevelde and Wilson Golden, and Ann McQueen Whatley and Hays Dubberly.

In keeping with a tradition dating back to 1929, the honorees wore white gowns and opera length gloves while their guests wore black tie and black cocktail attire.

The event was held at Haven in southside Birmingham. Guests received black and gold invitations featuring Birmingham’s skyline. They were designed by Maggie Holloway, one of the honorees.

The theme of this year’s Debutante Club Ball, “Bright Lights, Iron City,” inspired Robert Logan of Backstage Designs to transform the warehouse venue into a magical and elegant setting of lights, brightly lit stars, elaborate murals and structures created to highlight some treasured features of Birmingham.

The honorees and their escorts began their evening at the Mountain Brook Club with cocktails and a dinner party. The group dined on gold sequined tablecloths with white roses and pearls draped on gold candelabras as centerpieces.

As they arrived at the party, the entrance was adorned with lighted trees and stars with a large silver star surrounding the entrance. Noted Birmingham sites and attractions, such as the Alabama Theater, Vulcan, Sloss Furnace and the old Birmingham Magic City railway sign were incorporated into the decorations. A large painted city skyline gave partygoers a backdrop for photos.

Creativity, a 10-piece band from Atlanta, kept the crowd dancing until midnight with the sounds of Motown to today’s hits.

Guests in attendance at the event included presentee’s parents and friends from near and far. ❖

Rhett-Sanders

Mr. and Mrs. William Warren Barbour Rhett, of Birmingham and Chatham, Massachusetts, announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Alexandra Moore Rhett to Mr. William Clayton Sanders of Nashville.

Mr. Sanders is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Randall Wesley Sanders of Brentwood, Tennessee, and Perdido Key, Florida.

Miss Rhett is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Churchill MacElvain of Eufaula and the late Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moore Rhett Jr. of Huntsville and Chatham.

The bride-elect was presented at the International Debutante Ball in New York. She also was presented in Charleston, South Carolina, at the Symphony Ball in Huntsville and at the Ball of Roses in Birmingham. She is a graduate of Mountain Brook High School and the University of Alabama. She is a member of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority and is a legacy member of the Colonial Dames of America. She is a direct descendant of Mayflower passenger Richard Warren.

The future groom, known as Will, is a graduate of Brentwood High School and the University of Alabama College of Commerce. He is a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraterni-

His grandparents are Mr. Richard DeLamar Williams III of Decatur and the late Mrs. Williams, who was Tay Samford; and the late Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Sanders of Decatur. Mr. Sanders’ great-grandfather Yetta Samford Sr. was an early executive and board member of Liberty National Insurance Company, now Global Life. Sanders is also a direct descendant of William J. Samford, the 31st governor of the state of Alabama.

Until recently, Miss Rhett was the managing editor of Sophisticated Living Magazine, in Nashville. She is currently the owner of Exit Eleven Marketing, a luxury product marketing and placement company.

Mr. Sanders is co-owner and vicepresident of Specialty Food Service LLC, a Nashville-based regional supplier of specialty baked goods to the retail and commercial food service industry.

A late spring wedding is planned.

This year’s Rumpshaker 5K not only adapted to maintain social distance, but also changed locations to downtown Homewood.

The event allowed runners who wished to abstain from in-person events to race virtually, as well as letting runners show up for the in-person 5K on March 27.

Since its inception in 2009, the Rumpshaker 5K has raised more than $1 million while promoting colorectal cancer awareness.

The Rumpshaker organization was created in memory of Lisa Martz by friends and family to provide hope for colorectal cancer survivors and support those fighting the disease. ❖

Best of Both Worlds

Rumpshaker 5K Raises Funds for Colon Cancer With In-Person and Virtual Racing

Jessica Roberts and Ava Gray.

Scott and Tiffany Bell. From left, Landon Delozier, Ramsey White (first place finisher) and Marcus Harris.

Lucia Perez, Igmazio Sanchez, Biego San Martin and Jagoba Angulo.

Lane Parke Hosts Evening of Shopping and Live Music

The merchants of Lane Parke hosted an evening of shopping April 1 to celebrate a new season.

Rele Street was closed off as guests walked the street listening to live music by Pioneer Chicken Stand, sipping cocktails and shopping.

Pop-up shops joining in on the fun included House Plant Collective, Katie Creative Co., Natalie Zoghby Art, Thrifty Things and Earrings, Little Miss Therapist, Asher Riley, Doodles and Heezie’s. ❖

Journal photos by Jordan Wald

Sips in Spring

From left, Lee Mallette, Grant Morgan, Ali Money, Lindsay Crocker, Drew Dickson and Will Reis.

Virginia Grisham and Emily Gardner. Mary Frances Boston and Lizzie Boston. Paxton and Mickalyn Clemons. Brianna Stein and Kristin Springer. Elena Cassinelli and Wesley Hunter.

Dare, Kyle and Margaret Kyle Fessler. Sandy Naramore and Sallie Braswell. Sidney Ammons, Sanders Williams and Sally Harris.

SOCIAL Hopping Down the Bunny Trail

Smith’s Variety Hosts Pet Photo Ops for Animal League of Birmingham

Families and their furry friends made their way to Smith’s Variety on March 17 as the store hosted pet photos with the Easter Bunny.

Throughout the afternoon, pets had the chance to sit on the bunny’s lap and have a commemorative photo taken. Proceeds benefited the Animal League of Birmingham.

The organization works in the Greater Birmingham area raising funds for nonprofit rescues and shelters to support the health, welfare and general well-being of animals in need. The league’s spay and neuter assistance program also helps reduce shelter and rescue intake numbers.

Abigail, Coco and Caroline McKenzie. The Easter Bunny and friend. Animal League of Birmingham members with the Easter Bunny, from left, Mellisa Sullivan, Georgia Claridy, Inga Clum and Alicia Baldwin.

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