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Debutante Cotillion Draws 46 Senior Girls in Gala
Beta Zeta Sigma Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta held its 7th annual Debutante Cotillion on May 3 at Bayfront Park Auditorium. Debs, selected from four high schools, wore long white gowns and carried red white carnation bouquets as parents watched. The event featured a rock garden setting, court presentation, and a program of songs and talks, chaired by Mrs. Hazel Edwards Wright and co-chair Mrs. Vivilora P. Gainey. Debutantes listed include Cleora Albury, Willie Mae Alexander, Janice Aranha, Carolyn Bennett, Bonita Ferguson, Jean Solomon, Jacquelyn Stubbs, Christine Turner, Carolyn Williams, Rosalind Kay Williams, Mercedee Woods, among others.
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Beta Zeta Sigma Chapter
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Bayfront Park
Margret Styles
Beb
Harriett Shootes
Yvonne Bain
Cleomie Crumpton
Debs
Jean Solomon
Hero
Carolyn Bennett
Bonita Ferguson
Coda
Ann Culver
Deltas
Augusta T. Colston
Cleora Albury
Willie Mae Alexander
Janice Aranha
Sonia Batson
Patsy Bostick
Jacqueline Byron
Annette Bullard
Sandra Christie
Mary Louise Clarke
Cora Ann Culver
Georgena Davis
Ival Davis
Freddie Lee Gilliam
Vanderlyn Glinton
Millicent Goodwin
Carolyn Greene
Aretha Hall
Juanita Hill
Hazel Jenkins
Juanita Kilpatrick
Louise