Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-09

n nears its close, women OF the
"A different neighborhoods OF
4 a Virginia turn their attention
to gardening. The Garden Club OF
Virginia has organized a trip to
Natchez, Miss. this month and Mrs
Frank M. billiard of Alexandria. chair
man Of the tour, Is managing the trip
wonderfully well.
So many members of the club want
to go to Natcnez that a special train
will be run at special rates to carry
more than 100 members. It will be
Q compartment train. with drawing
rooms, club car, baggage car and
diner, and will run into Natchez, al
though at other times it is necessary
to change at jackson, Miss. There is
not room for all who want to 60 and
there are many on the waiting list,
hoping some one will cancel reserva-
tons.
Leaving Washington next Sunday
and returning Sunday, March 20, the
members of the Garden Club will visit
Mobile, where arrangements have
been made to tour that city and its
azalea trail and visit the famed Bell
tngrath Gardens. At Atlanta. men,
bers will be received by Margaret
Mitchell, author of Gone With the
Wind" Two days will be spent in
New Orleans and two days will be
given to tour Natchez. On the re-
turn journey members will visit Chat
tanooga to see the Hanging Gardens
and Lookout Mountain.
The Maryland Garden Club will go
10 Natchez on the second tour, after
the Virginia women return.
"A MONG those who are going with
"a the Garden Club of Virginia are
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. Daniel C..
Sands, president of the Garden Club
of Virginia; Miss Charlotte Haxall
holland, Mrs. William Seipp and Miss
Flanagan of Middleburg: Mrs. Harry
Covington and Mrs. Gilbert Hitchcock
of Washington; Mrs Gardner Booth,
Mrs. Malcolm Matheson. Mrs. VIII
liam Jerman Richmond, Mrs. Mauchlin
Nevin and Mrs billiard of Alexandria;
Mrs. Harry S. Groom and Mrs. Jen-
kins of Warrenton; Mrs Philip Boyd.
Mrs Fred Glaize. Mrs. Steck of VIM
chester; Mrs. Robert Barton, jr.; Mrs.
Scot Parrish, Mrs. Lewis Larus, Mrs.
Pryor Lipscomb Mrs. Richard Car
rington of Richmond; Mrs. John Dun
lop and Mrs. Jamison of Petersburg:
Mrs. E. S. Rawlinson, Mrs. w. w.
Gibbs. Miss Glenn Atkinson. Mrs. A.
T. Moore, Mrs Thomas Roller. Mrs.
Elder and Mrs Clarke Worthington
of Staunton: Mrs. R. F.. Richards,
Mrs. Theodore Jack, Mrs. NJ D. Nor
ton, Mrs. Gill Wilson, Mrs. John Ma
son, Mrs. Powell Glass, Mrs. R. o.
Horton. Mrs. P. B. Thornhill. Miss
Josephine Thornhill, Miss Sue Adams
and Mrs. j. Easley Edmonds, ST., Of
Lynchburg.
Mrs. Reginald Vickers, Mrs. Allen
johnson. Mrs William Slaughter and
Mrs. John Cochran of The Plains;
Mrs. B. " Booth. Mrs Rucker Penn,
Mrs. John Swanson, Mrs H. L. Boat
wright, Mrs. o. w. Dudley of Dam
vile; Mrs. Charles Grandy. Miss Lulie
D. Bartram, Miss Jane Nicely. Miss
Florence Smith. Mrs Walters Martin
Of Norfolk; Mrs. O'Connor Goolrick,
Mrs. Dwight Harrison, Mrs. Frank
Pratt, Mrs. John Cary, Mrs Fred
Harrison. Mrs. w. w. Braxton, Miss
Edmo Lee of Fredericksburg; Mrs.
r. M. Chichester of Rappahannock;
Mrs. j. G. Hayes, Mrs. Leslie Reed,
Mrs. Lewis Bosher. Miss Lizzie Boyd
Mrs. r. T. Watts. Mrs. Robert Cabell,
Mrs. E. A. Rennolds of the James
River Garden Club; Mrs. Robert Tow
ers, Mrs. Murat Willis, Mrs. Karl
Blackwell and Mrs Charles Burnett
Of the Tuckahoe Garden Club: Mrs.
Charles T. Neale. Miss Virginia
Shackleford, Mrs. George linn. Miss
LeMoine Jarman OF Dolly Madison
Garden Club; Mrs. Charles Grasty Of