The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-10

11-12, Mrs. W. H. Kelly, Chairman
Durham, April 1918, Mrs. Pau
Grossman, chairman; Chapel Hill
open throughout pilgrimage will
guides furnished by the university
Halifax, April 14-15, Mrs. H. R. Mar
shall, chairman; Enfield, April 14-15
Mrs. A. M. Atkinson, chairman; Roa
noke Rapids, April 14-15, Miss Susar
Holiday, chairman; Warrenton,
April 1917, Mrs. J.. E. Allen, chair
man; Henderson,, April 17-1S, Mrs
R. T. Upchurch and Mrs. H. H. Bass
chalrmen; Oxford, April 1918, Mrs
Andre Jameson, chairman; High
Point, April 1919, Mrs. R. R. Black.
burn, chairman; Greensboro, April
1919, Mrs. E. Ray Bond, chairman
Mebane, April % Gone day only
Mrs. C.. L. Roscoe, chairman; Reds.
vile, April 1924, Miss Henrietta S
Reid, chairman; Tryon, April 1924,
Miss Katherine D. Hamilton, chair
man; Asheville, April 24-25, Mrs. M,
H.. Jones, chairman; Cove Grove and
Belvidere plantations, six miles from
Hartford, open April 5; and SCOTCH
Hall in BERTHE county, Is miles from
Windsor, open April 4 and 5.
Wilmington Gardens
Sponsored by the Cape Fear Gar
den club, Wilmington will open it's
gardens on March 27.28 with Mrs.
Lewis F. Ormand as chairman.
Headquarters will be at the chamber
OF commerce offices and admission
will be rs cents with guides supplied
free when requested. Famous Orion
house and plantation, though located
in Brunswick county, will also be
open under garden club sponsorship
but admission will not be included
in the Cape Fear garden pilgrimage
ticket. Admission to Orion will e
81 but guides will be furnished free
of charge to holders of pilgrimage
tickets.
Orion Plantation
The main portion of the Orion
pAoAAIN1l1C1l A1OdoC WdS OQ1lL III 1(AO
by King Roger Moore and, now re-
stored, is the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Laurence Sprunt of Wilmington.
The plantation features beautiful
gardens and thousands of azaleas and
camellia japonicas in full bloom dur
ing the dates of Wilmington pill
grimage. Orion is located 10 miles
from Wilmington and also to be seen
Philip Church built in 174O.
Private gardens and homes open
in Wilmington will be those of Mrs.
William Latimer, wner of the Zeb-
ulon Latimer house, built in 1850;
Mrs. P. r. Albright, Mrs. George B.
Elliott, Mrs. E. K. Bryan, Mrs.
Thomas H. Wright, Mrs. Louis Hall,
Mrs. Alexander Sprunt, Mrs. War
rem Jones, Miss Allie M. Fechtia,
Mrs. J.. K. Wise, Mrs. Graham Ken
an, Mrs. Louis Merritt, Mrs. D. M.
Darden, Mrs. F. A. Mathis, the state
Of w. L. Parsley OF Masonboro
Sound, featuring tremendous oaks
hung with Spanish moss; Greenfield
Park, lake and gardens maintained
by the city of Wilmington; and Clare
don, plantation home of Mrs. D. H.
Lippitt.
Greenville will observe the same
pilgrimage days as Wilmington,
March 27-28. Mrs. r. M. Garrett will
be chairman of the tour which will
start from the Greenville Woman's
club, a charge Of SO cents to be
made. Greenville residents opening
their gardens will include Mrs. Carl
l.. Adams, Mrs. j. Key Brown, Mrs.
K. w. Cobb, Mrs. Graham Flanagan,
Mrs. r. M. Garrett, Mrs. T, b. Hook
er, Mrs. w. e. Hooker, Mrs. j.. b.
James. Mrs. J. T. Little, Mrs. w. I.
Wooten. Mrs. M. L. Wright and Mrs.
Fl. S. Ragsdale. Also open for the
pilgrimage will be. Davis Arboretum
and grounds of the Eastern carolina
Teachers college.
New Bern
New Bern, a center Of culture in
the state since colonial times, will
provide a true southern atmosphere
for it's visitors during the days OF
the. pilgrimage observance, April 2
and 8. Tea will be served to all pill
grimage guests both afternoons
TUESDAY and Wednesday, from 4
until $50 at the Jerkins-Dufy mouse
and the first evening a Negro chorus
will sing in concert at $3.50 O'CLOCK
on the river shore. On the second
evening at 8 o'clock an Easter can
tata will be sung by a Negro choir
at st. Cyprians Episcopal cnufcii
The excellent tour planned by .ie
New Bern Garden club is unoer ,ne
direction of Mrs. Richard N. Dully
as chairman. Headquarters Will oe
the Woman's club, Union Polnt' anu IL,
admission fee for the entire tour Will
be 81. All houses open to the PUBIC
-7ill be designated by a United states
flag and will be open from IL a. M
to - moor and from 8 to 6 p. M each
day. Boy and Girl scouts will serve
as official guides. ,ah
To he seen in New Bern tnoush