▁held ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁week end ▁after ▁Labor ▁Day ▁at ▁the ▁R ale igh ▁C iv ic ▁Center . ▁ ▁Over ▁time , ▁the ▁debut ante ▁season ▁expanded ▁from ▁one ▁evening ▁ball ▁to ▁a ▁week end ▁including ▁tea ▁parties , ▁lun che ons , ▁parties , ▁and ▁two ▁formal ▁d ances ▁held ▁at ▁R ale igh ▁Memorial ▁Aud itor ium . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁tradition ▁of ▁having ▁each ▁debut ante ▁formally ▁presented , ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁during ▁the ▁festival , ▁was ▁re est ab lished . ▁Each ▁debut ante ▁was ▁esc orted ▁by ▁a ▁chief ▁mar shal ▁and ▁four ▁assistant ▁mar sh als . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁the ▁rules ▁changed ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁assistant ▁mar sh als ▁permitted ▁was ▁reduced ▁to ▁two . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁rules ▁were ▁changed ▁again ▁to ▁allow ▁f athers ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁chief ▁mar sh als ▁for ▁their ▁daughters . ▁ ▁The ▁ball ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁a ▁hi atus ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁ball ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁until ▁the ▁week ▁after ▁Christmas ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁pol io ▁ep ide mic ▁in ▁the ▁P ied mont ▁Tri ad . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁the ▁ball ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁again ▁due ▁to ▁severe ▁damage ▁across ▁the ▁state ▁from ▁H urr icane ▁Fran . ▁ ▁Modern ▁ball ▁ ▁Every ▁year ▁young ▁women ▁from ▁around ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁usually ▁in ▁their ▁fresh man ▁or ▁s oph om ore ▁year ▁of