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LONG BEACH Pilgrimage Co-Chairmen: Mrs. Donald E. Wilson and Mrs. Earl Hudson Thursday, April 1 - 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
1.	LONG BEACH GARDEN CENTER, 201 E. Fifth. (Corner of South Burke and Fifth.) Organized in July 1930, the club is now in its 63rd year, and the 40th in its own building. On exhibit will be works by local artists Vicki Lever and Jo Bailey. Both artists are well recognized in their medias. Their long list of credentials is most impressive. Maps are available and tea will be served during the pilgrimage hours.
2.	MEMORIAL ROSE GARDEN, Long Beach City Hall, 201 Jeff Davis. In March 1931, the Long Beach Garden Club members, with Mrs. Charles McDanis as Rose Garden Chairman, planted 650 Hybrid Tea Roses on a plot of ground adjoining Town Hall. 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. The Garden was reestablished in 1991 with Mrs. Donald Wilson as Rose Garden Chairman. Three beds containing 100 roses were planted in time to be a feature of the 1991 Pilgrimage. The sun-dial is all that remains from the original garden.
3.	ST. PATRICK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 452 W. Beach Blvd. St. Patrick’s was established as a mission church in a white, woodframe house at 200 E. Beach Blvd. in 1962. The building was destroyed by Hurricane Camille, and was replaced by a red brick flattop building. This too is now gone as, in 1989, over 8 acres from W. Beach to Magnolia St. was obtained. The present church was dedicated in 1991. A large mahogany crucifix, under the bright cathedral ceiling, is the centerpiece behind the altar, but in a lighted blue niche behind the table-sized altar stands a 15 inch alabaster statue of the Blessed Mother, which survived Hurricane Camille intact but for a few cracks. The white frame building is shaped like a cross and stands near the beach, surrounded by Live Oaks and Magnolias. A large blue Celtic cross is on the building, which faces the Mississippi Sound. In keeping with the Episcopal tradition, the sanctuary is unadorned throughout the Lenten Season. In the fellowship hall the Ocean Waves Quilters are displaying old quilts, modern wall hangings, table runners, pillows, quillos, seminole skirts, vests, baby quilts, and quilters carry-alls. The quilters are demonstrating and participating in the Pilgrimage for the third consecutive year. They will be at the Church from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
4.	HOME OF MR. AND MRS. ALEXANDER NORCROSS, 456 W. Beach Blvd. This red brick home is immediately to the west of the Church separated by a “hedge” of magnolias. This house is unique in that the first floor houses the bedrooms. The living room, dining room and kitchen areas, with Italian ceramic floor, are on the second floor. The leaded glass front doors open into a granite floored entry way. The first floor sitting room overlooks the Mississippi Sound and adjoins the master bedroom. Up the staircase is the living room with a wall of sliding glass doors leading to the veranda facing the Sound. The breakfast area windows, and the back deck opening off the kitchen, overlook a wooded area. Most of the art work was collected while the family was living in Bangkok, Thailand. Oriental rugs throughout the house were collected by two generations of Mrs. Norcross’ family in their travels in Asia. Family pictures decorate the walls of the master bedroom and there are three framed mosaic tiles by Elizabeth Veglia which are of interest.
5.	HOME OF MR. AND MRS. VINCENT VARISCO, JR., 460 W. Beach Blvd. This large, white “Greek Revival” home is undergoing renovation by the new owner, so “on tour” will be what has been completed as well as the on-going work. The entry doors, as well as the other doors opening onto the front porch, are beveled glass salvaged from an old Church. A stairwell centers the large flagstone
entry hall. To the right is a formal “parlor” separated from the large dining room by grecian columns. A leaded glass chandelier, that is over 100 years old is centered over the dining table. An old heat circulator, framed with an antique mande, is the focal point in the parlor. The family room/den is to the left of the entry and also features an antique mantle framing the old heat circulator. An antique kerosene “wedding lamp” sits on an onyx topped table in front of their “wedding wall” (family bride/groom pictures). The kitchen, directly behind the entry hall, shares the stairwell to the second level. Four bedrooms are on the second floor, and the third floor is one large dormitory/ playroom for their six grandchildren.
For luncheon reservations call: The Chimneys, 213 East Beach Blvd.
at 868-7020.
BILOXI Pilgrimage Chairman - Mrs. Nina Schwartzman Co-Chairmen: Marge Balius, Irma Lee David, Mary Jones, Lucy Denton, Nancy Brealand, Marge Lang, Gerry Blessy, Marilyn Shaughnessy Friday, April 2 - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
1.	BRIELMAIER HOUSE (BILOXI VISITORS’ CENTER) - Brochures and maps available. Located on Highway 90 between Lameuse and Main Streets on the Town Green, the Brielmaier House is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Built in 1895 for Mrs. Henry Graves, the house was sold to her brother, Paul Brielmaier. It represents a veritable treasure of grand tum-of-the-century mill work, created in the family mill. Moved from its original setting on Main Street, the Brielmaier House now serves as the Visitors’ Center for the city. It is included in the National Register of Historic Places. Maps and brochures will be available here.
2.	BILOXI LIGHTHOUSE, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The Lighthouse is located on the median of Highway 90 at the foot of Porter Avenue. The most photographed point in Biloxi, this historic landmark was built in 1848 and is the only lighthouse within the city limits. It was the first in the South to have a tower built of cast iron. For more than sixty years, the Younghans, mother and daughter, were the sole tenders of the oil lamp. The lighthouse is included in the National Register of Historic Places.
3.	INTERNATIONAL PLAZA/SEAFOOD MUSEUM, Point Cadet at Hwy. 90 and the Ocean Springs Bridge. Open from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Originally part of the Coast Guard Station built in 1937, this entire building of Spanish design depicts Biloxi’s early Spanish origins as well as commemorating the period when Biloxi was the “Seafood Capital.” The museum houses many exhibits of early Bilox-ians, its people and pattern of livelihood, its addiction to seafoods and Biloxi’s famous unsurpassed cuisine. Browse and enjoy this home of many of Biloxi’s festivals .. .thrill to the danger of Hurricane Camille. Exhibits of net knitting and oyster shucking have been especially arranged for the Pilgrimage. Maps and brochures will be available here.
4.	NATIVITY B.V.M. CATHEDRAL, 870 Howard Ave. Open 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Begun in 1900 and completed in 1902 as the church of the Nativity, this old church has attained Cathedral status with the naming of the Biloxi Diocese. In 1989 the Cathedral was restored to its original condition and major renovations have been made to the Cathedral in keeping with Vatican II guidelines. Join in celebrating their 150th anniversary. Note the many beautiful original stained glass windows. Ladies of the Cathedral will serve as guides.
5.	MAGNOLIA HOTEL, 119 Rue Magnolia. Open 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Magnolia Hotel, moved after Hurricane Camille to its present site, is the oldest hotel building on the Coast. Now the home of the Gulf Coast Carnival Association, it is a museum of Mardi Gras