Order of de Pineda presented 10 debutantes at annual black-tie ceremony and ball

John R. Moses, Corpus Christi Caller Times
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The Order of de Pineda on Dec. 22 presented 10 debutantes at the organization’s annual black-tie presentation ceremony and ball.

The event, held at the Corpus Christi Country Club, was led by master of ceremonies Ray Davis, who announced each debutante as her selected piece of music was performed.

“As the music played, each young lady presented a full presentation bow to guests and then circled the ballroom on the arm of her father, carrying a bouquet of long-stemmed red American Beauty roses,” the organization said in a news release. “After all were presented, the debutantes danced a waltz with their fathers. The escorts then completed the traditional waltz with the debutantes while the fathers finished the waltz with the debutantes’ mothers.”

Right to left they are Mrs. A.C. Jones, Jr. President of the Patron of the Order of de Pineda, Ray Davis, Master of Ceremonies and Mrs. Michelle Mueller Moffitt, President of the Order of de Pineda.
Right to left they are Mrs. A.C. Jones, Jr. President of the Patron of the Order of de Pineda, Ray Davis, Master of Ceremonies and Mrs. Michelle Mueller Moffitt, President of the Order of de Pineda.

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The debutantes for the 2022-2023 season are:

Miss Ava Catherine Bell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Patrick Bell, Jr., escorted by Mr. Coltrin Jude Dennis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Walter Dennis.

Miss Eleanor Secrest Ehrman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Joseph Ehrman, escorted by Mr. Colton Welder Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brad Clayton Anderson.

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Miss Lauren Olivia Guerra, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Guerra, escorted by Mr. Robert Patrick McLaughlin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Shawn McLaughlin.

Miss Mallory Hale Gulley, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Bryan Gulley, escorted by Mr. Joseph Alan Mikulencak, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mikulencak.

Miss Whitney Hale Hammonds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Howard Hammonds II, escorted by Mr. Jacob Ashton McKinney, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elliot Ashton McKinney.

Miss Frances Mathilde Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monty DeArman Lee, escorted by Mr. Kaden Warren Liles son of Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Warren Liles.

Miss Mary Margaret Lovoi, daughter of Dr. Michael Stephen Lovoi and Ms. Catherine Crosswait Van Zandt, escorted by Mr. Michael Taft Koch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth William Koch.

Miss Sarita Louise Pettus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Milam Pettus III, escorted by Mr. Charles Timblin Flood, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Timblin Flood.

Miss Lillian Genevieve Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Shannon Kyle Smith, escorted by Mr. Kevin Milloy Koch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth William Koch.

Miss Sophia May Wigington, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Glen Wigington, escorted by Mr. Mason Alexander Fraiche, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Robert Fraiche.

Information provided by the organization states that the officers serving the Order of de Pineda organization for 2023-2024 are Mrs. Michelle Mueller Moffitt, President; Mrs. Richard Allen Humphrey, 1st Vice President; Mrs. Joseph Benjamin Payne and Mrs. Donald Westley Thomas III, 2nd Vice Presidents; Mrs. Scott Meares, Recording Secretary; Mrs. Ricky Dale Sanders, Jr., Corresponding Secretary; Miss Mary Bishop, Treasurer; Mrs. Marsha Herndon Wheless, Parliamentarian.

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