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FEATURE From left to right: Libby Harmon, Gene Logel, Beverly Stewart, Jean Pridgen, Kaye Kinlaw, Lynn Breeden, Allene Williams, Linda Lewis, Suzanne Uzzell, Terry Ciccone, Sandee Waren and Nancy Haithcock, members of The Pines Garden Club. ing of southern ladies would be complete without silver serv- ing dishes overflowing with petite fours, crudités and fanciful food. Maybe it's the heat, the challenging soil or the promise of O hot pink blooms and cold iced tea, but Southern women seem compelled to dig in and grow. As Ouiser Boudreaux, played by MacLaine, says in the mov- ie "Steel Magnolias", "I'm an old Southern woman and we're supposed to wear funny looking hats and ugly clothes and grow vegetables in the dirt ... I don't know why. I don't make the rules!" The ladies of the storied garden club arrived at the Anniver- for camaraderie, benevolence and beautiful blooms Fayetteville's garden clubs are known f course a celebration commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Pines Garden Club would have elaborate floral arrangements on each table in every room. That much is to be expected. And no gather- and sustaining members at Theresa Clark's expansive Lake Forest Drive home. In fact, the grand reunion was nothing short of a social soiree. Planning for the lavish event began a full year in advance and committees were formed to divvy up the responsibilities for the grand undertaking. The chairwoman for the party was Lauren Allred. "We wanted to make sure both past and charter members were all included," Allred said. "It's a reunion and that is the atmosphere we had hoped for." Committees included one solely charged with gathering sary celebration dressed to the nines and ready to 'dish the dirt' (pun intended) and honor charter members, active members names and making the ornate name tags, as well as others re- sponsible for the food, the flowers and a video that chronicled photographs of past years service mingled with social affairs through out the clubs' existence. The guest list might read like a Sandhills socialite's address book, but these generous ladies are not afraid to get their hands dirty when it comes to giving to our community. CityViewNC.com | 59

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