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Thespians from communities all along the coast are participating in this “Don’t Miss” event, a show which will give you a visual awareness of our past. Admission is $5.00 for adults, $1.00 for children. Seating is limited and there is only one show. Do get your tickets early.
GAUTIER/MOSS POINT/PASCAGOULA Moss Point Pilgrimage Chairman: Mrs. Sarah C. Greer
Pascagoula Pilgrimage Chairmen: Ms. Carry Bell Norwood and Mrs. Paul H. Moore Gautier Pilgrimage Chairman: Mrs. John Bellerjeau Sunday, April 7 - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
1.	JACKSON COUNTY WELCOME CENTER, Interstate 1-10, one mile west of the Alabama State Line. Opened in June of 1984, this building is a replica of a colonial style southern mansion. The ground floor features two parlors. It is furnished in antique period pieces dating back to 1700 with draperies styled in keeping with the era. Hostesses: Moss Point Garden Club. Maps will be available here.
2.	MERRIOAKES, HOME OF MR. AND MRS. E. BURNELL PAYNE, 3218 Dantzler St., Moss Point. This century old Victorian (circa 1890) home boasts gingerbread trim and turrets. The entry hall is highlighted with framed wainscoting and tum-of-the-century detail with columns, ball and stick fretwork and a switchback staircase. Stained glass sets the mood of jewel toned colors throughout the house. The glass enclosed east porch and adjoining breakfast room offer a panoramic view of the neatly groomed grounds. Ancient live oaks, azaleas, crepe myrtles and ti leaves compliment this historic setting. Hostesses: Moss Point Garden Club.
3.	THE MANSE, 3701 Dantzler St. Built in 1887 to provide a residence for the minister and his family as they serve the Presbyterian Church, this building continues in its role. Current residents are the Reverend and Mrs. Norman A. Bagby. See Historic Exhibit at the Manse!!! Hostesses: Moss Point Garden Club.
4.	HOME OF MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH TUDOR, 1601 Woodhaven St.. Pascagoula. This house was built in 1972. The furnishings reflect the family’s interest in antique furniture, lamps, figurines and china from England, France, China, Austria and America. The den features an upright Steinway piano built in the 1870s, an inlaid wood cabinet made in England and a pair of Chippendale wing back chairs. The living room is the setting for a paper mache game table with mother of pearl inlay and a paper mache chair. The dining room has a French oak parquet table, a French oak china cabinet, a pair of American provincial gold leaf chairs and an English pewter cabinet. The guest bedroom has a child’s highboy and a ship captain’s desk with inlaid wood circa 1840. Hostesses: Pascagoula Garden Club.
5.	SPANISH FORT, 4602 Fort Ave. Pascagoula, claims the distinction of being the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley. It was built in 1718 as a fortified French outpost. Open spaces in the 18 inch walls, made of oyster shells, mud and Spanish moss, can be viewed by visitors. They may also visit the nearby museum which was built as a replica of the Old Fort. A display of crafts by local artisans will be on the grounds. Members of the Pilgrimage Garden Club will be hostesses and refreshments will be served.
6.	HOME OF MR. AND MRS. DON HICKMAN AND MRS. CLARA CHARLESWORTH, 404 Scarlet Oaks Dr., Gautier. Maps are available at City Hall, Gautier. A Bayou Oaks Double Entry Family Home on Mary Walker Bayou off of Van Cleave Rd. You will see stained glass entry doors, family antiques from Mrs. Charlesworth’s family, beautiful quilts (both antique and new), many clocks, doll collections (some handmade by both ladies) and exquisite needlework pieces by both Mrs. Charlesworth and her daughter, Mrs. Hickman. They will open their sewing room for the tour. This area has many hundred year old oak trees. The Gautier Garden Club will serve punch and cookies on the deck overlooking the bayou.
DOWNTOWN GULFPORT/PORT OF GULFPORT Pilgrimage Chairman: Mrs. Paul Hermetz Cochairman: Mrs. Linda Randolph Monday, April 8 - please note varying opening times.
1.	ST. MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH, 1300 - 31st Ave., 9:30
a.m. to 12:00 Noon. The church was organized in 1919, with the present church being constructed in 1952. Of special interest are the stained glass windows which were designed in Germany. A special Braille workshop will be in progress in the educational building. This Braille center began operation in 1973, staffed by members of Lutheran churches along the coast. English and Indian Braille have been produced at this center where currently 80 books are mailed per month. In some countries Braille material is the only religious material allowed in the country.
2.	HANCOCK BANK, One Hancock Plaza, 14th St. 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Copper canopies cover the sidewalks, colonades and entrance courtyards. Graceful wisteria fills the park on the west side and a mosaic tile wall created by a local artist surrounds a playground. Interior finishes include: Mexican Travertine marble used on walls and floors on several levels and Indicot brick, Italian marble strips and blue chip marble terrazzo used on the first floor mall. The highest coastline building between St. Petersburg, FL and Port Arthur, TX, the view from the top, now a private club, is spectacular and may be seen before or after the lunch hour.
3.	THE HOTEL MARKHAM, 2301 - 14th Ave., 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The hotel was named in honor of Charles H. Markham, president of the Illinois Central Railroad. The hotel opened on January 31, 1927 hosting such famous people as Albert Einstein, Mrs. Ernest Hemingway, Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weismueller. The imported slate flooring on the first floor corridors and the imported terrazzo flooring in the lobby, mezzanine and Crystal Ballroom remain today. The imported wood paneling in the lobby and the wood parquet flooring on the balcony level are also part of the original decor. On three sides on the second floor are massive multi-paned windows which are original to the Markham. Decorative hand-crafted plaster moulding enhances the high ceiling throughout most of the hotel. The Markham closed as a hotel in September, 1968 and has since become a professional office building.
4.	CLOWER/THORNTON NATURE STUDY AREA, 300 block of 28th St. and Chamberlain Ave., Tour - 11:00 a.m. Designated a State Arboretum, this park encompasses ten acres of undisturbed virgin land, two blocks from the beach. All native plants of Mississippi are among the ferns, trees and shrubs found here. Of special interest is a natural spring flowing on the land.
5.	PORT OF GULFPORT, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tours of the Port will begin at the executive offices of the Mississippi State Port Authority at Gulfport on Highway #90 at 1:00 p.m. The tour will take approximately 45 minutes. The general public is allowed on Port facilities only for special occasions. Cargo operations permitting, visitors will see one of the largest banana import operations in the world. Tour train courtesy of Marine Life.
LEGENDARY AND ANCIENT LIVE OAKS -COASTWIDE Tuesday, April 9 - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The sixty mile coastline of Mississippi is home to many handsome live oak trees. In spite of hurricanes and other natural enemies, including Man, the Gulf Coast still has a surprising number of these remarkable, centuries-old Spanish Moss draped trees. Especially intriguing is the fact that these massive specimens often extend to the water’s edge.
The Live Oak, Quercus virginiana, has a rounded top with spreading and reaching horizontal arms as large and heavy as the trunks of other