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trees. Naval Reserve Park, Biloxi, on Keesler Air Force Base bordering on the Back Bay, still retains a part of an extensive oak grove occupying a 377 acre wooded tract that was set aside in 1832 to supply timber for the Navy. The horizontal and arched branches of Live Oaks were used by early settlers of the Georgia Islands to build “Old Ironsides” and other ships. “Friendship Oak” on the University of Southern Mississippi campus in Long Beach, “Ruskin Oak” in Ocean Springs, “Ring in the Tree Oak”, “Jefferson Davis”, “The Councillor”, “Secretary”, “Interlocking Oaks”, “DeLisle Oak”, “Wallace Oak”, “Wiggins Oak”, all of these are centuries old and have their own legends. Registering these and the many others of adequate size and shape is now a part of the State’s Federated Garden Club Program.
Maps and information about these magnificent trees are available at each city’s hostess center.
LONG BEACH Pilgrimage Cochairmen: Mesdames Louis Crawford and Earl Hudson Wednesday, April 10 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
1.	LONG BEACH GARDEN CENTER, 201 E. Fifth St. (Corner of South Burke and Fifth). Organized in July 1930, the club is now in its 61st year, and its 38th in its own building, one of the few individually owned garden club houses in Mississippi. Note that the building is now in a “commercial” block, and how the designers of the shopping center, Parks Investment Co., in acquiescing to the desires of the Garden Club, saved as many of the oaks as possible and have planted numerous new oaks. Tea will be served from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Auntie Litter will be present.
2.	LONG BEACH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FELLOWSHIP BUILDING, McGINNIS-WHARTON HALL. (Corner of South Burke and Third Street). The fellowship building was built in 1936 from cypress and virgin pine lumber salvaged when the All Saints Episcopal Church, which was erected on Magnolia Street in the early 1890s, was demolished. The building was used as the church’s educational building until 1964, then rented to Head Start and the High School Drama Department. It was restored and converted into a Fellowship Hall in 1988 and 1989.
The Ocean Waves Quilters will be demonstrating different quilting techniques; such as applique and hand quilting as well as machine quilting. The Guild will be displaying individual projects, group projects, as well as on-going projects. Displays will include old quilts, modern quilts, wall hangings, table runners, pillows, quillos, seminole skirts, vests, baby and children’s quilts, quilter’s carry-alls and much more. Some of the quilts on display were purchased, some acquired as gifts, some heirlooms - but most were made by the members.
3.	MEMORIAL ROSE GARDEN, Long Beach City Hall, 201 Jeff Davis. In March 1931 the Long Beach Garden Club members decided to enter a municipal Rose Garden contest, sponsored by the WDman’s Home Companion, with Mrs. Charles McDaris, Club President, acting as General Chairman. The town officials dedicated a plot of ground adjoining the Town Hall to the Garden Club for a Rose Garden, which the club planted with 650 Hybrid Tea Roses. Concrete walk-ways were laid with funds secured from the W.P.A. This garden was dedicated as a Memorial Garden when a sun-dial was presented by Mrs. Grace Jones Stewart in memory of her mother, Mrs. Joseph T. Jones. At one time the garden was listed as one of two Municipal Rose Gardens in Mississippi, the other being in Jackson.
In September 1990 the town officials were again approached requesting their permission to reestablish the Memorial Rose Garden, and they enthusiastically agreed. A drive to raise the monies necessary to start and maintain this project was begun. One area will feature the sun-dial, which is all that remains of the original garden.
PASS CHRISTIAN Pilgrimage Chairman: Mrs. Virgil Giani Thursday, April 11 - 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Hostesses: Pass Christian Garden Club
1.	HANCOCK BANK CIVIC CENTER, 257 East Scenic Drive. This Greek revival structure incorporates the historic Nelson Hotel. Coffee and doughnuts will be served from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Pilgrimage brochures and maps available.
2.	243 EAST SCENIC DRIVE. This antebellum home built in 1856, formerly the home of the Frank Whartons, has recently been purchased by the Heinz Hoffmanns of Stony Brook, N.Y. It features two-story square columns, an ornamental roof, a cast iron fence, a historical marker and displays three beloved flags, “Old Glory", the American flag; “The Bonnie Blue”, the flag of the Confederate States of America and the State flag of Mississippi. Because the
4	interior is undergoing repairs, only the grounds under huge magnolia
trees, a cottage and doll house are open to visitors.
3.	THE OLD TOWN LIBRARY, 221 East Scenic Drive. 10:00 to noon. Opened in 1893, it contains many first editions as well as scrap books from the local garden club. It was visited by Pres. Vfoodrow Wilson during the winter of 1913-14 while he was in residence at the Dixie White House in Pass Christian.
4.	HISTORICAL SOCIETY BUILDING, 203 East Scenic Dr. Formerly the E.A. Lang Building, this one-story, round columned structure will house an art exhibit by local artists, a spinning wheel and displays by the local weavers, “Dyed-in-the-Wool”.
5.	ST. PAUL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 151 East Scenic, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Built on the site of the old wooden one destroyed by Hurricane Camille, this church features exquisite stained-glass windows depicting the Way of the Cross in a contemporary hard-edge style. There will be a choir concert featuring compositions by the Belgian-born priest R.J. Sorin (1869-1955), pastor of Our Lady of Good Hope in DeLisle. The outdoor shrine is to Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico.
6.	TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH AND LIVE OAK CEMETERY, Wfest Beach and Church, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The original church, built in 1849, was swept away by Hurricane Camille. The present structure, a replica of the original, was completed in 1971. Of interest are the needlepoint kneelers at the communion rail, a gift of New Orleans ladies in memory of those who lost their lives during that hurricane. Live Oak Cemetery, just north of the church, contains the tomb of Frances Parke Lewis Butler, grand-niece of George Washington and great grand-daughter of Martha Washington.
7.	BUFFET LUNCHEON, Pass Christian Yacht Club, south of Market, 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for $6.50. Reservations not required.
8.	THE HARBOR SHOP, 115 East Scenic Drive, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Staffed by local volunteers, a non-profit organization operates this retail shop for the benefit of civic endeavors.
9.	THE GAZEBO IN MEMORIAL PARK, just east of Davis Ave. on Scenic Drive. The Fbss Christian High School Band, under the direction of Tim Farnsworth, will perform from 1:00 p.m to 1:30 p.m.
10.	HOME OF MR. AND MRS. BILL HINES, 519 East Scenic, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This two-story frame hip-roof Colonial Revival dwelling, built in 1895, has had many owners, each of whom has added to its beautiful appearance. The present owners, from New Orleans, use it as a week-end home. They have created an enchanting garden of azaleas and daylilies south of the mansion on Scenic Drive overlooking the Mississippi Sound.
11.	PINEVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Comer Menge Ave. and Dale Lane, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Two miles north of Scenic Drive on Menge Ave, this quaint little church, set among ancient oak trees, has been the pictorial subject of many artists. The original structure was consumed by fire, the second by a hurricane and the present