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BEAUVOIR Pilgrimage Chairman: IVirs. Kent E. Lovelace Tuesday, March 31 - 1 to 4:30 p.m.
Located in Biloxi on West Beach Blvd. at Beauvoir Rd., Beauvoir is the last home of the only President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis. Built c. 1852-54, it houses Davis family heirlooms, a Confederate Museum and the Tomb of the Unknown Confederate Soldier. The Beach Garden Society established an arboretum on the grounds with identified and labeled plant species. Members of Beach Garden Society will stage a Flower Show and serve as hostesses.
NORTHWOOD HILLS Pilgrimage Chairman: Margaret Smith Wednesday, April 1 - 12:30 to 5 p.m.
1.	HOME OF MR. AND MRS. EARL R. MINTER, 127 Parkwood Dr. North. This two-year-old Acadian cottage is beautifully decorated and landscaped with many interesting features. Variations on the color scheme of wine and gray accent each room.
2.	DRIVE THROUGH AND MEMORIAL GARDENS, Parkwood Drive North. Visitors will see lovely landscaped lawns and gardens en route to the Memorial Gardens. A stop at South Lake enables guests to view two ongoing projects of Northwood Hills Garden Club, the planting and maintenance of South Lake and Memorial Gardens.
3.	ORANGE GROVE LIBRARY, Mobile Ave. just north of Hwy. 49, 1 to 5 p.m. Northwood Hills Garden Club landscaped the library grounds and continue to add and maintain plantings. The club’s trophies are displayed inside the library. Needlework will be displayed and demonstrated by Mrs. Albert Necaise from Surfside Stitchery. Tea will be served by club members.
BAY ST. LOUIS-WAVELAND Pilgrimage Chairman: Mrs. P. A. Pursley Assistant Chairman: Mrs. Thomas B. Murphree Thursday, April 2-10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
1.	BAY-WAVELAND GARDEN CENTER, 114 Leonhard Ave., Bay St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Coffee, pilgrimage brochures and maps will be available. Lydia Schultz from Lydia’s Audubon Shoppe will have a display about birds.
2.	HOME OF JACK AND MELINDA RICHARD, 1320 Dunbar Ave., Bay St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This three-room Acadian cottage was built in the 1800’s on the banks of the Jourdan River and has been moved twice—in 1906 to Harrison Court and in the 1920’s to its present location. At this time, two rooms were added, and in the 1940’s a screen porch and sewing room were added. The owners are continuing extensive renovation of the home begun by the previous owner, Anne Edwards.
3.	HOME OF JACK AND BETTY ANNE GORDON, 410 N. Beach Blvd., Bay St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cheerful and bold colors were used to decorate this home as evidenced in the living and dining rooms. The dining room features lacquered furnishings, and wicker furniture used on the back porch is found in other rooms as accent pieces.
4.^R©M£OT	JIM AND TERI WYLY, 216 N. Beach Blvd^Bay St. Louis7'ro-*>m<to 1 p.m. This Spanish styleJjomtTwas built in the early 1920’s orTBte-ske-whereJhfiJkikineHotel once stood. The current owners pupAflsettmenrsTne-m-early 1986 and are inJjje-praecsToFrenovating it. Traditional furnishmgsTarc-ae--
'^cented by some antiques from the Gulf Coast.
5.	HOME OF JOHN AND GINGER ADAMS, 315 Ulman Ave., Bay St. Louis, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This house has undergone


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