Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-03-25

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w. Cobb. Mrs. Il. M. Garrett, Mrs.
". f. Hooker. Mrs. j. +. james.
Mrs. J. r. Little, Mrs. Jesse Smith
and Mrs. NJ. l.. Wright. The house
and garden of Mrs. Graham flanagan
will be open ON the afternoon of
April 3 and tea will be served here
to Pilgrimage visitors from ! to )
O'Clock. The following afternoon Mrs.
+. +. FiCklcn viii receive visitors
at tea the same hour. The Dan is
tArboretum and grounds OF Ea-t
Carolina Teachers College will also
be included in the Grecnvillc tour.
The Wadcsboro pilgrimage on
April 9 and 10 viii include the
gardens of Mrs. T. p. CaraWay, Mrs.
F. NJ. Little. Mrs. II. w. Little, Mrs.
Bryan Moore. Mrs, +. Y. Sorrell and
Mrs. F. Rhu>tein and the houses and
gardens of Mrs. T. c. Coke, Mrs.
George w. Little, Mrs. II. II. Hardi-
son and Mrs. j. d. Horne. The chair
man Of the our is Mrs. w. L. Mar
shall, Jr., whose homo viii serve as
headquarters.
An interesting day is planned for
garden lovers on April 10 in Red
Springs when the lovely gardens Of
Flora Macdonald College Will at
tract the Pilgrimage. A Garden Low
er's Festival will be held in the
morning at II O'Clock. Speakers will
be provided and questions may be
asked. This gathering is open to all
garden lovers whether members Of
garden clubs or not. Luncheon Will
be served at O'Clock in the college
Idining hall for those making resel-
'vations in advance. In addition to
the grounds of the college, which
are filled with azalcas and a wealth
of native trees and shrubs, the Nisi-
tors viii be privileged to see the
J. Kennedy Todd collection Of paint
ings. one Of the finest in North
ICarolina, garden displays and a
flower show sponsored by the Red
Springs Garden Club. The tom Will
be sponsored jointly by the garden
club and the college with Mrs. Bar
tram Robson and Dr.. c. G. VardelI
as Chairmcn.
The Cross Creek Garden Club and
the Fayetteville Garden Club VIII
be co-Sponsors Of the Pilgrimage IN
Fayetteville on April 10 and II. Mr..
John A.. Oates is chairman. a full
tour is planned including the house
and garden of Mrs. Charles Partam,
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Kyle
built in 1912, garden of Miss Chris
tine Hutaff, garden Of Mr.. and Mr..
leicester B. Williams, gardens Of Mrs.
O. w. Holmes, Mrs. F. c. Dixon, DR..
and Mrs. L. l.. McFayden, Mrs. M. L.
Newton and Mr.. and Mrs. w. O.
Huske. The First Presbyterian
church, built in 1916. having an tx
~ouisitc crystal chandelier, Will also
be open to visitors.
A group of famous old North Caro-
lima homes will be open in Tarboro
on April 3 and 4 when the Edge
combe Garden Club sponsors the
Pilgrimage with Ms. w. G.. Clark,
Jr., as chairman. CoolmoOr, the home
of Nh. and Mrs. J. c. Powell, built il
1857 and having all its original
furnishings: Bracebridge Hall, home
of Mrs. Elias Carr, fine example OF
early colonial architecture; Hllma,
home Of Miss Reba Bridgers having
fine trees planted in 1880; Merri-
lmede, home of H. c. Bridgers; Par
ker-Cheshire house, home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Don Gillian and the garden OF
Mrs. Anna b. Fenner will DE among
Tarboro's show places.
To be seen in Tarboro also is the
Town Common, n OF he oldest and
largest in the United States, given
lin 1860 by Joseph Howe; the Cal
vary church yard, having one OF the
finest arboretums in the country,
and the community house where
luncheon will be served on both days
of the tour. Rozalea, home Of Nh.
S. S. Nash, near Tarboro, Will be
Iopen tor the Tarboro tour but an
additional charge will be made tor
this garden.
In Raeford April 10 and II the
gardens Of Mrs. H. A, Cameron, Mrs.
Paul Dickson, Mrs. John McGoogan,
Mrs. Paul Dezerue, Mrs. G.. w.
Brown and Mrs. NJ. w. MCLAUGHLIN
will be open TO pilgrimage visitors
under sponsorship of the Rae1ord
Garden Club with Mrs. J. c. Thomas
as chairman. Wilson will observe the
ISal0e DAY lOl SdlUtll NlSlto49' oINi'
ING the gardens Of Mrs. E. B. Crow,
Mrs. w. T. Lamm, Mrs, w. f. Graves,
Ms. N. M. Schaum, Mrs. c. a.
Woodland and the Virginian Colonial
home and garden of Mrs. James I,
McCraW. Mrs. M. M. Dew will be
chairman for the Garden Department
of the Wilson Womans Club, Spon-
sOrS.
Rock gardens, formal paintings
pools and foundation planting VIII
be among the interesting variety o!
settings which will be open to tho
public in Rocky Mount on April II
and -. Mrs. Thomas J. Pearsall Is
directing the garden tours there ior
the garden club and tea will be seIN-
ed both afternoons in the natural
garden of Mrs. II. A. Easley in West
Haven. Other exhibiting gardens in
Rocky Mount will be Mrs. l.. l.
hinges, Dr.. and Mrs. Adam T,
Thorpe, Mrs. j, A. Dellridge, MIS-,
J. S. Holbrook, Mrs. Geo. l., Parker,
Mrs. ". A, Bullock, Mrs. Robert ID.
! ~ -lo-. Nh D Thnr,a and Mrs