The Community Club ball: Miss Lorainne Webb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Webb, among the fourteen debutantes
24 December 1924 · The Birmingham Age-Herald (Birmingham, Ala.)
Named here: Joel Franklin Webb, Juliette Allie Powe, Loraine Allie Webb
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The debutants, numbering fourteen, formed several figures with members of the Community club as parties. The debs were: Miss Elizabeth Agee, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Agee; Miss Bingham Oliver, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Oliver, Miss Marjorie Craig, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Craig, Miss Madeline Jacobs, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Miss Myra Belle Pope, daughter of Mrs. Gus Pope, Miss Pearl Bell Odom, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Odom, Miss Virginia Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beecher of Denver, Col., formerly of Birmingham; Miss Lorainne Webb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Webb, Miss Catherine Leeper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Leeper, Miss Florence Lyle, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lyle, Miss Amy Young, daughter of Mrs. I. F. Young, Miss Augusta Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Smith, Miss Charlotte Rushton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rushton, Miss Mary Elizabeth Wilson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand Wilson.
Their partners in the figure were: Mr. Noble Hendrix, Mr. Armstead Leake, Mr. Douglas Stockham, Mr. William McWane, Mr. Jean Hawkins, Mr. Douglas Arrant, Mr. Robert McWhorter, Mr. Reese Adamson, Mr. James Bostick, Mr. George Bentley, Mr. Ray Lang, Mr. William Rushton, Mr. Pratt Thomas and Mr. Marcus McClellan.
Citation: Report of the Community Club's ball (headline above the clipped region), society page, The Birmingham Age-Herald (Birmingham, Ala.), 24 December 1924, p. 7; image, Chronicling America, Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85038485/1924-12-24/ed-1/?sp=7).
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loraine Allie Webb | Event | one of fourteen debutantes at the Community Club ball, Birmingham, December 1924 | — | new |
| Loraine Allie Webb | Parents | "daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Webb" | Joel Franklin Webb and Juliette Allie Powe | agrees |