The Chattanooga Cotton Ball has announced the Cotton Ball Belles and Ladies of the Court for its 81st season.
The social event began in 1933 as the Fall Fashion Show Floor Show Chattanooga Cotton Ball, to benefit the Children's Hospital Free Ward Fund and the Chattanooga Museum Association.
Annually there were several smaller coming-out balls held for local debutantes, but Zella Armstrong, a local author and publisher, felt it would be more spectacular to combine them into one large affair and to include young women from the surrounding area.
Here are the 2015 Cotton Ball Belles and parents:
Anna Malone Alston
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kirk Alston
Haley Jordan Andrus
Mr. and Mrs. Tad John Andrus
Holley Patricia Atkinson
Mr. and Mrs. James Willard Atkinson
Anne Elizabeth Bailey
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Michael Bailey
Riley Anne Bell
Ms. Maria Angela Bell
Mr. Julian Baker Bell III
Lillian Traywick Benton
Dr. and Mrs. Oliver Benton III
Lucinda Shields Boyd
Mr. and Mrs. Haynes Llewellyn Boyd
Jane Madison Bratcher
Mrs. Adelaide Davenport Naumann
Dr. Christopher Nicholas Bratcher, PhD.
Margaret Addison Brewer
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Curtis Brewer
Raven Leah Broom
Ms. Tonja Elizabeth Broom
Sara Kaitlyn Burke
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Michael Burke
Laurel Elizabeth Card
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brian Card
Gabriela C. Clark
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Childers Clark
Copeland Taylor Cobb
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Taylor Cobb
Elizabeth Kingsley Crimmins
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Patrick Crimmins
Natalie Paige Daniel
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lyn Daniel
Lauchlan Marie Davis
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell MacKinnon Davis
Maddison Alleen Dendy
Mr. and Mrs. William Roberts Dendy
Elizabeth Baylee Edwards
Ms. Julianna Trammell Edwards
Mr. Sterling William Edwards
Elizabeth Louise Ellis
Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Wellington Ellis
Natasha Melrose Firoozi
Mr. and Mrs. Hamid Reza Firoozi
Christina Michelle Fleenor
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Eugene Fleenor
Rachel Kathleen Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Guy James Ford
McKenzie Rhea Fowler
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wade Fowler, Jr.
Katherine DeBow Fowlkes
Dr. Laura Fowlkes Young
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas DeBow Fowlkes
Erin Elizabeth Garmany
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Garmany Jr.
Haden Gibbons
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Martin Joseph Gibbons
Delaney Blaire Gilbert
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Stuart Gilbert
Monica Lee Glascock
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Moore Glascock
Malory Owensby Goetcheus
Mr. and Mrs. David Francis Goetcheus
Katherine MacLellan Gothard
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Walton Gothard
Elizabeth Nicholson Graham
Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Scott Graham
Abigail Hobson Harr
Mr. and Mrs. John Kemp Harr
Caroline Taylor Hood
Dr. and Mrs. Dannis Edward Hood Jr.
Lauren Michelle Hood
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Michael Hood
Rebecca Hagan Jenkins
Dr. Rebecca Easley Stimson
Dr. Thomas A. Jenkins III
Alexandra Claire Lavender
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Blake Lavendar
Claire Saunders Lee
Mr. and Mrs. James Christopher Jenkins
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carroll Lee III
Sloan Elizabeth Lewis
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lee Lewis
Emily Olivia Linehart
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Victor Linehart Jr.
Hannah Bishop Lupton
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Allen Lupton III
Camille Elaine Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Brantley Mason Jr.
MaryMadison O’Kelley McBrayer
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shawn McBrayer
Katherine Ann McCallen
Dr. Erin Beardsley McCallen
Dr. Perry Cattlett McCallen
Kennedy Anne McJunkin
Mr. and Mrs. John Kenneth McJunkin
Madison Morrow McNeil
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Archer McNeil
Scharlemann Elizabeth Meyer
Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Scharlemann Meyer
Peyton Lane Miller
Dr. and Mrs. John Edwin Miller
Natalie Irene Nelson
Ms. Kelly McNair Nelson
Mr. William Albert Nelson
Jennifer Lynn Parker
Mr. and Mrs. William Shelley Parker Jr.
Kathryn Claire Patton
Mr. and Mrs. James Burgess Patton
Virginia Dade Pettway
Mr. and Mrs. George Holmes Patten Pettway Jr
Margaret Mills Petty
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Edward Petty
Payton Hannah Pitts
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Henry Pitts
Ashley Ann Rutledge
Dr. and Mrs. Steven Grady Musick
Mr. David Chancey Rutledge
Bethany Christian Shaheen
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Paul Shaheen
Tara Margaret Shanahan
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Vincent Shanahan
Arabi Elle Spears
Mr. and Mrs. David Allen Lee
Mr. Darrell Lebron Spears
Sydney Leigh Spencer
Mr. and Mrs. James Leslie Spencer
Bonnie Katherine St. Charles
Dr. and Mrs. Christopher Scott St. Charles
Alexandra Pelagia Stamper
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hunter Stamper III
Emily Anne Stutz
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lynn Stutz
Caroline Daniell Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Charles Thomas
Emma Taylor Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. James Winfred Thomas III
Jordon Bailee Tipton
Mr. and Mrs. John Bearsford Tipton
Matalin Belle McKechnie Varner
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Terrell Varner
Jordan Cecilia Vial
Ms. Janet Lewis Vial
Mr. Joseph Michael Vial
Leigh Taylor Walden
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Stacy Walden
Madison Alyse Waldrop
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Anthony Waldrop
Madison Alexandria Ward
Mr. and Mrs. David Andrew Ward
Juliette Turner Willcoxon
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Raine Willcoxon III
Madeline Elizabeth Young
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Michael Garvich IV
Dr. and Mrs. Vincent Young
Paige Elizabeth Zumbrun
Mr. and Mrs. Mark David Zumbrun
2015 Ladies of the Court are:
Shelby Annette Dooley
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Douglas Dooley
Hagan Elizabeth Harman
Mrs. Julia Jones Guerry
Mr. Mark Cornelius Harman
Betsy Crisp Henson
Dr. and Mrs. P. Edward Henson III
Sarah Nevin Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Livingston Jones
Emma Frances McCallie
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Bass McCallie
Lindsay Taylor Nation
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Weston Nation
Mary Claire Spann
Dr. and Mrs. John Allen Spann
Laura Grace Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. David W. Stewart
Mary Landress Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ray Stewart