Cherokee Garden Club Atlanta, Georgia Founded 1928

Garden Club of Georgia 1928 Garden Club of America 1963

The purpose of the Club shall be to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening and to protect, improve and restore the quality of the environment through programs and action in the fields of education, conservation and civic improvement. As members of the Garden Club of America we share and support the advantages of association by means of open meetings, conferences, correspondence and publications.

Cherokee Rose (Rose laevigata -- commonly known as Rosa sinica) was introduced into Georgia from China by way of England in 1757. It was adopted as Georgia's state flower in 1916. A lovely legend surrounding its name is the story of a Seminole brave who, wounded and captured by the Cherokees, was to be put to death. As the wounded Seminole was nursed to health by the chief's daughter, romance blossomed. One dark night they stole away together, the Cherokee princess taking with her, as a memento, a sprig of a white rose that grew luxuriantly around her home. Wherever she moved she took a cutting of the rose, and when it bloomed in the spring she was reminded of her Cherokee family and home. It is from this favorite flower that the Cherokee Garden Club derived its name in 1928. Mrs. Edwin McCarty

GCA MISSION STATEMENT

May 2008

The purpose of the Garden Club of America is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, to share the advantages of association by means of educational meetings, conferences, correspondence and publications, and to restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and civic improvement.

CHEROKEE GARDEN CLUB

Board of Directors 2009-2011

Officers President Anne Gray First Vice President (Membership Chairman) Adelaide Burton Second Vice President (Program Co-Chairman) Janis Chapman Ann Harrison Julie Robertson

Treasurer Mary Brown Recording Secretary (Directory) Paula Hennessy Corresponding Secretary (Newsletter) Tavia McCuean Committee Chairmen Archives/Historian Bev Coker Awards Virginia Almand Cherokee Garden Library Carter Morris Cherokee Garden Library Team Bonnie Adler Club Trip Trudy Huger Conservation Co-Chairmen Robin Croft Caroline Vroon Flower Arranging/Show Julie Durkee Fluffy McDuffie GCA Club Administrator Lili Smith Garden History and Design Cam Kellett Horticulture Co-Chairmen Kay Castellow Mary Palmer Dargan Molly Lanier Horticulture Advisor Virginia Almand Hospitality Chairmen Caye Oglesby Nominating Teed Poe Public Relations Mary Palmer Dargan Scholarships Camille Yow Tender Loving Cherokees Nancy Oglesby Visiting Gardens Snow Benedict

Membership Committee The Membership Committee shall be comprised of the Officers listed above, the Immediate Past President (Teed Poe), and 3 Associate Members, 2 Active Members to be elected at the September Meeting. For further information, contact Membership Chairman. Cherokees who hold GCA Positions Virginia Almand-GCA Zone VIII Admissions Representative Lindsay Marshall-GCA Zone VIII Conservation Representative Teed Poe-GCA Zone VIII Scholarship Representative

CHEROKEE GARDEN LIBRARY

Founded by Cherokee Garden Club – 1975

James G. Kenan Research Center McElreath Hall

Atlanta History Center

130 W. Paces Ferry Road, NW

Atlanta, Georgia 30305

Phone: 404-814-4046

Fax: 404-814-4175 Staci L. Catron, Director

E-mail: scatron@AtlantaHistoryCenter.com

FOUNDING PRESIDENT: Mrs. Anne Coppedge Carr (1917-2005)

2010-2011 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND

COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN:

President Carter Heyward Morris

President-Elect Elizabeth King Pricket

Immediate Past President Louise Staton Gunn Vice President Marsha Pirkle Webb

Secretary/Treasurer Claire McCants Schwahn

Acquisitions Committee Co-Chairs James R. Cothran

Cynthia Dolder

Development and Endowment

Committee Co-Chairs Boyce Lineberger Ansley Kinsey Appleby Harper

Robert Lee Mays

Elizabeth King Prickett

Programming Committee Chair Jane Robinson Whitaker

Public Relations Advisor C. Randolph Jones

Cherokee Garden Club President Anne Howell Gray

Acquisitions Liaison Mary Bowler Miller

Volunteer Coordinator Bonnie Stone Adler

CHEROKEE MEMBERS ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES:

Anne Carr Bean Mary Bowler Miller

Kathryn Delle Castellow Anne Tarbutton Mori

Anne Howell Gray Carter Heyward Morris

Patricia Rand Hargrett Lamar Ellis Oglesby

Paula Brumm Hennessy Elizabeth King Prickett

Felicia Morrison Huger Claire McCants Schwahn

Kathryn McCain Lee Caroline Shaffer Vroon

Tavia Copenhaver McCuean Jane Robinson Whitaker

PROCEDURES FOR VISITING GARDENS At least two (2) weeks, if possible, before taking a trip, a member should telephone her Club Chairman for the name, address and phone number of her Zone Visiting Gardens Representative. The Zone Representative will give the member the name of the Visiting Gardens Club Chairman in the city that she will be visiting. The member then contacts the Club Chairman and gives the dates of her visit and kinds of gardens of interest to her. If there will be other people with the member (she may bring three non-GCA guests on a garden tour), she should tell the Club Chairman at this time. The Club Chairman will set up a garden tour and arrange to contact the member when she arrives in the city. When planning a visit to Hawaii, please make your request four (4) weeks in advance. Also, Mt. Desert GC has specific rules (ask Zone Rep). Information for visiting gardens of GCA Courtesy Clubs may be obtained from the Visiting Gardens Committee Zone Representative. The Courtesy Clubs are: Garden Clubs of Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Jamaica, Bermuda, Bavaria, Uruguay, and New Zealand. There is also a non-GCA contact person in Charleston, South Carolina, as there is no GCA Club in Charleston. Requests to these clubs should be made at least four (4) weeks ahead. Remember that Visiting Gardens Committee does not authorize using any Visiting Gardens privileges for professional purposes, i.e., for professional photography or for articles to be professionally published.

CHEROKEE GARDEN CLUB

MEETING PROGRAMS

2010-2011

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Location: Home of Jean Astrop 205 Blackland Road Time: 10:00 a.m.

Program: Speaker: V. Larkin Martin, Managing Partner Martin Farms

Topic: "Satellite Agriculture" Lead Hostess: Sharon Ansley

Hostesses: Betty Dykes, Olga Howell, Carter Morris, Lou Post

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19

Location: Home of Lucile Clarkson 1540 West Wesley Road Time: 10:00 a.m. Program: Speaker: Eleanor Crig, Owner Fern Ridge Farms, Inc.

Topic: "The Wonderful World of Ferns" (There will also be ferns to buy)

Lead Hostess: Boyce Ansley Hostesses: Joyce Ferris, Cam Kellett, Mary Morrison, Eleanor Ridley

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16

Location: Home of Anne Gray 705 Fairfield Road

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Program: Cherokee Silent Auction / Cocktail Party Members Only

Auction Chairs: Felicia Huger, Mary Pickel, and Rosa Sumter

NO DECEMBER MEETING

TUESDAY, JANUARY 18

Location: Home of Janis Chapman 2660 Peachtree Road Time: 10:00 a.m. Program: Speaker: Martha McClelland, GCA Flower Arranging Judge Demonstration and Workshop

Lead Hostess: Anne Barrett

Hostesses: Sarah Gwynn, Jane Knight, Mary Norwood, Margaret Shirley

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Location: Home of Nancy Lynn 2658 Rivers Road Time: 10:00 a.m.

Program: Speaker: David K. Kaufman, author of Peachtree Creek, A Natural and Unnatural History of Atlanta’s Watershed

Topic: " Peachtree Creek "

Lead Hostess: Ione Lee

Hostesses: Rebie Benedict, Nancy Oglesby, Bev Sibley, Pat Hargrett

TUESDAY, MARCH 15

Location: History Center Time: 10:00 a.m. Program: Joint Meeting with Peachtree Garden Club

Speaker: Jenny Rose Carey, Director of the Landscape Arboretum of Temple University Ambler

Topic: "Gardens of the Jazz Age"

Lead Hostess: Kinsey Harper

Hostesses: Kaye Cairney, Tavia McCuean, Douglas Perry, Margaret Stickney

TUESDAY, APRIL 19

Location: Home of Helen Wray

2540 Arden Road Time: 10:00 a.m.

Program: To be announced

Lead Hostess: Mary Palmer Dargan

Hostesses: Jane Lamon, Fluffy McDuffie, Jane Whitaker, Carter Kay

TUESDAY, MAY 18

Location: Home of Paula Hennessy 4272 Garmon Road Time: 10:00 a.m.

Program: Speaker: Ann Bolan Gaines Demonstration: "Container Gardening"

Lead Hostess: Jane Duggan

Hostesses: Sydney Healey, Margaret McRae, Bet Pope, Pam Elting

HISTORY OF CHEROKEE GARDEN CLUB

1928 Founded March 10, 1928: Atlanta's Second Oldest Garden Club. Named for Cherokee Rose; 32 Charter members; Mary Bienvenu, first President. Dolly Blalock Black Memorial Garden at Egleston Hospital adopted as club's first project in 1928, completed 1932, maintained until 1959. Cherokee was among 11 Garden Clubs founding Garden Club of Georgia (G.C.G.) in 1928. 1929 First participation in Flower Show, 1929; won Blue Ribbon for perfect table. 1934 Charter Club in the first city-wide Flower Show in 1934, winning in that event nine ribbons, more than any club exhibiting. 1935 Won first sweepstakes award in 1935, with ribbons won in every class but two; flower stall, with 195 varieties of blooms, won Blue Ribbon. 1936 One of 12 founding clubs of Atlanta Flower Show Association in 1936. 1937 One of the founding Clubs of Atlanta Garden Center. 1938 Greatest Sweepstakes victory and winner of Robinson Trophy in 1938 Spring Flower Show. Feature class, herbaceous border, acclaimed "the most stimulating exhibit of garden design which has ever come to the attention of the judges." Jennie D. Osborne won Dunlap Trophy, sweepstakes award in specimen class and Garden Club of Georgia Medal, "for the most outstanding achievement during the past year." History - 1

1940 First "Junior Members" admitted to Club in 1940.

Cherokee and its members contributed notable volunteer service during war years, served in high offices in Red Cross and other wartime organizations; contributed toward a Red Cross Ambulance; participated in Flower Shows for Army relief.

1947 Blue Ribbon won for feature class "Section of a Garden" in 1947 Spring Flower Show. 1948 Club celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1948 with large luncheon highlighting Cherokee's success in previous Flower Shows and with an impressive exhibition of Christmas arrangements in the home of Mrs. Jackson P. Dick, Jr. 1949 In the 1949 Spring Flower Show, Cherokee won 11 awards and a Special Award for the "best room in the show." 1950 Cherokee's entry in the feature class of 1950 Spring Show not only won the Blue Ribbon but extravagant praise from the judges. 1952 Club sponsored Mrs. Robert Kistner, co-author of "Flower Arrangements for the Home" in a lecture, open to the public, in 1952. 1954 Awards in each of the classes entered gave Cherokee a tie with the Rose Garden Club for the 1954 Sweepstakes Award and the Robinson Trophy in the Spring Show of this year. A past president of the Club, Marie Fort, published an internationally acclaimed book, Flower Arrangements for All Occasions. (Mrs. Fort, in 1960, exhibited in the International Horticulture Exhibition, Floriade, in Rotterdam). The grounds of the Atlanta Speech School were relandscaped by Cherokee in 1954. History - 2

1956 The Club's most significant achievement, "Christmas Trees Around the World" was inaugurated in 1956.

Instigated by Mrs. Robert Davis during her presidency, it attained national recognition, winner of the Freedom Foundation Award in 1957 and the G.C.G. Award of Merit in 1960.

Proceeds derived from "Christmas Trees" provided a permanent addition to the Atlanta Art Association entitled, "Paris Merry Go Round," contributions to the Association's Fine Painting Fund; funds for the development of a "young people's meeting place with art" at the High Museum; the purchase of a fine example of contemporary garden sculpture for the new Egleston Hospital; and for the reconstruction of the fences and boxwood and kitchen gardens of Georgia's second oldest home -- The Thornton House, which was moved to the grounds of Stone Mountain Park. 1959 President Mrs. George Kennedy initiated the complex process of application to become a member of the Garden Club of America. “Christmas Trees Around the World” continued to be a successful money making project. The Thornton House moved to the grounds of the High Museum. The club researched and planted a vegetable and herb garden on the grounds. Members also acted as docents, sometimes appearing in period costumes. 1961 and 1962 National Council of Garden Clubs Special Achievement Certificate for "especially outstanding garden club work," the G.C.G. Certificate of Merit for "outstanding accomplishment;" and the G.C.G. tri-color for the best arrangement in the Spring Flower Show; Rich's $500.00 Civic Beautification Award (shared with Iris Garden Club). "Christmas Trees" was featured in Home Magazine and "Garden Gateways," color slides of the "Trees" were made by the N.C.G.C. for use by clubs over the country. The gardens at Thornton House were formally opened in April 1962. The club made an intensive study of 18th century Homes and Gardens. Attendance at "Christmas Trees" reached the high mark of 175,000 for the seven-year period of its presentation. History – 3

1963 Invited to join the Garden Club of America. Established Scholarship Fund in memory of Julia Jones and Lydia Black. G.C.G. first prize award for best Club history. Prepared color slides and tape recordings of "Trees" for rental to other clubs. 1964 Mrs. John Wyant won honorable mention in International Flower Show.

1965 Christmas Trees at Lenox Square Auditorium. G.C.A. Amy Angell Collier Montague Medal for Civic Achievement awarded to Mrs. Eleanor M. Montgomery. Blue Ribbon 1965 G.C.A. International Flower Show won by Mrs. Pegram Harrison. Atlanta Spring Flower Show won G.C.G. Award of Merit for Best Horticulture Specimen.

1966 Garden Center presented cash award for high scoring arrangements done by new members. Second place G.C.A. International Flower Show won by Mrs. John Beach.

1967 First winner of Sears Trophy for Civic Achievement. Mrs. McCullough Shivers won second place in G.C.A. International Flower Show. Club won 18 ribbons in Atlanta spring Flower Show. Courtyard Garden at Atlanta Historical Society voted the new club project. Student Garden at new Atlanta Speech School also given by Club.

1968 The tenth showing of "Christmas Trees” enabled us to raise funds for our new project at the Atlanta Historical Society. We had continual seasonal plantings in the eight enormous urns as well as maintaining the lawn and cobblestone walk area of the courtyard. Mrs. Joel Chandler Harris, Jr. was awarded G.C.A. Medal of Merit for Horticulture by the Cherokee Garden Club. A beautiful watercolor of our botanical flower, the Iris, was submitted to G.C.A. scrapbook and was displayed at the National Convention. Cherokee celebrated on March 10 her 40th birthday with a party at the Swan Coach House. The Club enjoyed a field trip to Athens, Georgia for a tour of their beautiful gardens. History - 4

1969 G.C.A. Amy Angell Collier Montague Medal for Civic Achievement awarded to Mrs. Robert Davis. Silver Trophy G.C.G. for Forty Year History by Mrs. Edwin McCarty. Twenty ribbons were won for entries in the Atlanta Flower Show. Mrs. Fred Duval won third place in the Zone Flower Show. Hostess Club for G.C.A. Zone VIII meeting. Sodded Tifton Bermuda at Swan House. 1970 Our successful project for the year was a Pool Tour in which four of our members opened their lovely gardens to the public. Club was awarded nine Sears' Ribbons. Our annual bus tour was to houses and gardens in Madison and Washington. 1971 Project for the year was a sale of "Christmas Trees" leftovers, a Conservation Symposium, and an in-Club Flower Show, and maintenance of our Historical Society Garden. A collection of ten color slides was sent to the G.C.A. Mrs. William Cromer was named G.C.A. Chairman of Zone VIII. 1972 Art Needlework Festival. $1,000 of proceeds given to Georgia Conservancy to develop and conduct workshops and programs on environmental education for teachers in the Public Schools: The People and Their Environment Project. Mrs. Edwin McCarty was awarded G.C.A. Medal of Merit. Foundation laid for the publication of the Neel Reid book. Two First Place awards at G.C.A. Zone Meeting to Mrs. Warren Duffey and to Mrs. Roy Dorsey. History - 5

1973 Project for the year was second Art Needlework Festival, with proceeds to be used in renovation of the Fragrance Garden in Piedmont Park. First G.C.A. joint Horticulture-Conservation Committee meeting held outside of New York City, co-sponsored with Peachtree. Stanley Smith Fellowship award to Hilary Harris, sponsored by Cherokee. Garden Library to be housed in new Archives Building, Atlanta Historical Society, voted a new Club project. G.C.A. Medal of Merit award to Mrs. William Huger, Jr. Annual bus tour to houses and gardens in Marietta. 1974 Co-hostessed G.C.A. National Convention with Peachtree Garden Club. Refurbishing of Fragrance and Texture Garden completed. Planned programs for garden clubs and school children begun. "Fragile Weekends." Glass collection and redemption project begun; proceeds bought well-designed litter baskets for Piedmont Park. Publication of Architecture of Need Reid in Georgia, a joint project with the Peachtree Garden Club. Mrs. Kirk McAlpin was awarded the G.C.A. Medal of Merit. Mrs. Philip Gwynn was awarded the G.C.A. Horticulture Certificate. 1975 Established and opened the Cherokee Garden Library in the new Archives Building of the Atlanta Historical Society. Opened a northwest pickup location for glass redemption, proceeds of which go to the Atlanta Historical Society for litter baskets. History - 6

Co-sponsored a flower show for new member training and prospective judges with Peachtree Garden Club. Cherokee, in relation with the Association of Twenty-Two Garden Clubs, was third place winner of the 1973-1974 National Environment Improvement Program sponsored by the National Council of State Garden Clubs and Sears, Roebuck and Company. The University of Georgia Press this year won a Library and Publisher's Award for the publication of The Architecture of Neel Reid in Georgia. 1976 Inaugurated Aluminum Conservation Program. Purchased and placed wrought iron niches at Swan House Courtyard. Neel Reid book project completed. Participation in the preservation of Oakland Cemetery begun. Specified plants for Fragrance Garden in Piedmont Park. Plant Clinic held. G.C.A. Medal of merit awarded Mrs. Julian Carr for the founding of the Cherokee Garden Library. Mrs. William Huger, Jr. appointed G.C.A. Zone VIII Program Chairman. Mrs. Thomas Hall was awarded first place for house plants at G.C.A. Zone VIII meeting in Savannah and second place at G.C.A. Annual Meeting in Minneapolis. 1977 Raised dues to $25, effective Fall 1977. Inaugurated monthly glass collection for conservation. Inaugurated mini-trips to supplement annual outing. History - 7

Cherokee Potlatch and Flower Show on April 19 at Mrs. Floyd McRae, Jr.'s to benefit the Club's project and operating expenses. Six G.C.A. judged the flower show. Mrs. William Shreve won tri-color. G.C.A. Zone VIII meeting, Greenville, S.C. Eight ribbons won at flower show. Artistic--Mrs. Joseph Boland--blue for Dried Arrangement. Mrs. John Beach--red for Dried Bouquet under Plexiglass. Horticulture won 6 ribbons. 1978 Celebrated 50th Anniversary at the home of Mrs. Howard Morrison. Mrs. Edwin McCarty won blue ribbon "Certificate of Achievement" from the Garden Club of Georgia for the 50-year history. Potlatch was held at the home of Mrs. Eugene Dykes and the Horticulture was shown in the greenhouse of Mrs. Joel C. Harris. Potlatch made $2,145.79, much of this due to Miss Helen McDuffie's Cherokee Garden Shop. Mrs. Floyd McRae, Jr. and Mrs. Allen Post won the tri-color in Flower Arranging and Mrs. Julian Carr won the tri-color for Horticulture. The Cherokee Garden Library acquired the rare book collection of the Historical Development of American Horticulture for $25,000, a tribute to the untiring efforts of Mrs. Julian Carr. Mrs. William E. Huger, Jr. was elected to the Board of Directors of the Garden Club of America and Mrs. Charles K. Wright was made Program Chairman for Zone VIII. The Peachtree-Cherokee Trust gave $1,000 to the Atlanta Botanical Garden Center for a landscape architect to draw plans for the Annual Garden at the Atlanta Botanical Garden Center at the end of the year. 1979 Raised dues to $30.00 effective Fall 1979. Voted to adopt garden at Atlanta Botanical Garden. G.C.A. Medal of Merit award to Mrs. Perry Ballard, Jr. Held first Tour of Homes jointly with Presenting Atlanta Tours, using six Cherokee homes and raising $2,500 for Club projects. Invited Ann Crammond, Director of Atlanta Botanical Garden, to be a courtesy member of Cherokee and Peachtree. Purchased pots for wall above Swan House Courtyard. Button Fern successfully studied and displayed at annual meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Peachtree-Cherokee Trust voted $10,000.00 to the Atlanta Botanical Garden for establishing a Knot Garden and $1,000.00 to the Cherokee Garden Library. History - 8

1980 October field trip to Big Canoe. Three money making projects: Presenting Atlanta Tours netted $2,700; Endangered Species Rug netted $4,500; third Potlatch netted $1,500. Rug money distributed: $1,000 to Cherokee Garden Library; $1,000 to Swan House Courtyard maintenance; and $2,500 to the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Awarded Certificate of Excellence by Federated Garden Clubs of Georgia. Southern Accents magazine printed "Needlepoint" article by Mary Wylie McCarty and Margaret Duval in Spring Issue. G.C.A. Zone flower show ribbons: Artistic--Mrs. Howard J. Morrison, Jr.--blue; Mrs. Fred Duval--red; horticulture--five ribbons. Viburnum dilatatum grown by Mrs. Haines Hargrett, Jr. won Certificate of Merit at G.C.A. Annual Meeting. 1981 The Cherokee Garden Library was given a gift of $27,500 from Mrs. O. Ray Moore. An endowment fund was set up in her name. The Library was featured in a marvelous article in Southern Accents by Anne C. Carr and Edith R. Wright. Another article was in Landscape Design by Helen Martini. $1,000 was given by the Club for brochures. "Autumn in the Atrium" in New York was entered by Mrs. Philip H. Gwynn and Mrs. Henry Howell. At the Zone Meeting in Palm Beach, Mrs. Floyd W. McRae, Jr. won a blue ribbon in Artistic, and Mrs. Frank M. Kibler, Mrs. McKee Nunnally and Mrs. Charles K. Wright won ribbons in Horticulture. Mrs. Charles K. Wright was elected Zone VIII Vice Chairman G.C.A. and Mrs. Frank M. Kibler was elected Publicity Chairman Zone VIII G.C.A. Mrs. Fred Duval was elected a Director, Dogwood District, Garden Club of Georgia, and Mrs. Bates Block was elected Historic Preservation Chairman, Dogwood District, Garden Club of Georgia. Cherokee Garden Club also designed a postcard featuring our needlepoint rug for the Garden Club of America. History - 9

1982 The theme this year was "Getting to Know You." We endeavored to "get to know" more about our members, to become more familiar with our Cherokee Garden Library, and to become more familiar with all areas of the Garden Club of America. We had two home tours which raised over $2,100, and our fabulous Potlatch, held at Mrs. Julian S. Carr's, raised over $3,600. The Garden Library produced a slide show which is available to other clubs and is on file at G.C.A. headquarters. A slide show was also presented at the Zone VIII Meeting in Birmingham on our G.C.A. Award winners. Cherokee was visited by our Zone VIII Chairman, Mrs. William Bush, and by the President of the Garden Club of America, Mrs. Samuel Beattie. Mrs. Kay Cobb, Zone VIII director, also came to see us. A dinner hosted by Cherokee and Peachtree was given in their honor. At the Zone VIII flower show Mrs. Perry Ballard, Jr. and Mrs. Gudmund Vigtel won blue ribbons in Horticulture. At Potlatch Mrs. Bates Block won the tri-color in the Artistic Class and Mrs. Warren Duffey won the tri-color in the Horticulture show. Mrs. Charles K. Wright was appointed Zone VIII Bulletin Chairman and Mrs. Howard J. Morrison, Jr. was appointed Zone VIII Program Chairman. A donation of $1,000 was given to the Cherokee Garden Library and $250 was given to the Shepherd Spinal Center Garden. 1983 The year was an extremely busy year for the Cherokee Garden Club. Our October meeting featured our own Cherokee Garden Library with a slide lecture. Our library continues to grow and has proven to be an invaluable source of research for the "Land of our Own" exhibit. This year a special effort was made to acquaint our new members with the library. An orientation program was held, and our provisional members researched a book from the library and made a report in our monthly newsletter. History - 10

This year we had a very active conservation chairman and committee. Cherokee co-sponsored a water study seminar with the Georgia Conservancy. The seminar was presented on three different college campuses (Shorter College, Kennesaw College and the University of Georgia), to undergraduate college students majoring in education. Horticulture played an important role also. We had several speakers on gardening and continued to maintain the Swan House courtyard at the Atlanta Historical Society. A new innovation this year was to have our members-elect do provisional work at the Botanical Garden. In March we had a home tour and raised $400. In April we hosted the 1983 Zone VIII G.C.A. Meeting. There were over 78 delegates represented and our meeting was a fabulous success due to almost 100% participation of members. Anne Carr was awarded the Zone VIII Historic Preservation Award at the annual banquet. Fluffy Tambke won a third ribbon in the Flower Show and we had many ribbons in horticulture. In May the Cherokee Garden Library hosted the annual meeting of the Council of Botanical and Horticultural Libraries. There were almost 60 delegates in attendance. A donation of $1,000 was given to the Cherokee Garden Library. This year we had two members serving on Zone VIII G.C.A. committees, Edie Wright, Bulletin Chairman and Mary Morrison, Program Chairman. 1984 This year Cherokee has concentrated on Conservation and water issues as we completed our course of water study. In November, "Water a Natural Wonder," a mini-workshop designed to help members appreciate the finite quantity of the water we enjoy and to enumerate conservation problems in Georgia, was presented. This workshop was part of a water study seminar co-sponsored with the Georgia Conservancy presented at Shorter College, Kennesaw College and the University of Georgia. History - 11

An open meeting was held in February with Dr. James Kundell of the University of Georgia, a noted authority on water issues. Horticulture education was also stressed and we continue to maintain the Swan House Courtyard garden at the Atlanta Historical Society. At the zone meeting in Ormond Beach, Florida, Cherokee won the G.C.A. Flower Show Award for our "Colony of Flowers" flower show. Becky Collins won a blue for her flower show entry and seven of our nine horticulture entries won blues and reds. The Cherokee Garden Library has moved into additional space and completed the job of cross-referencing 3,000 books. A $1,000 donation was made to the library by Cherokee. 1985 A successful house tour, raising $1,200, began a year of varied accomplishments. Our first inclub auction brought an additional $950. We had a horticulture workshop in January, a flower show in April, and a plant exchange in May. By-Laws revisions were passed to effect more active participation, and dues were raised to $60.00. We gave $1,000 for reconstructing the Cherokee Garden at the Atlanta Botanical Garden and $1,000 to the Cherokee Garden Library. We presented to the Atlanta Botanical Garden a silver try trophy, inscribed, "Cherokee Garden Club Horticulture Sweepstakes" to be awarded at their future flower shows. Cherokee was awarded a "Special Citation for Outstanding Achievement" by the National Council of State Garden Clubs and a similar award by the Garden Club of Georgia for our continued support of the Cherokee Garden Library. Virginia Almand (Mrs. Bond, Jr.) received Cherokee's porcelain trophy for Excellence in Horticulture (which was donated in 1963 in memory of Lydia Black (Mrs. David C.) and Julia Jones (Mrs. C. Baxter, Jr.) by Ellie Morgan Atuk. 1986 Horticulture was emphasized again this year with perennials being the focus of both G.C.A. and Cherokee. Eleanor Ridley, horticulture chairman, had an excellent workshop in October in preparation for the annual meeting in Pittsburgh, where perennials were the focus of the plant exchange. History - 12

In October we had a joint meeting with Peachtree Garden Club which provided a nice opportunity for Zone VIII chairman, Bunnie Graham, and Zone VIII director, Sallie Caler to visit us. A successful house tour featuring the homes of Atlanta architect Norman Davenport Akins provided $2,000 which was donated directly to the Cherokee Garden Library. At our second inclub auction we raised $1,096. After the death of Marina Magher, members of our club donated $715 to replace a hedge of laurel trees at the Swan House in her honor and memory. The Atlanta Botanical Garden House is completed and the Cherokee Garden is the entrance garden. We voted this year to give the Botanical Garden $4,300 a year, for the next three years, to refurbish the Cherokee Garden which has been redesigned by Edward Daugherty. At the Zone VIII meeting in Augusta, Olga Duffy won two blue ribbons, and Trudy Madden won one blue and one red in horticulture. This year Virginia Beach was appointed the Zone VIII program chairman and Mary Morrison became a G.C.A. artistic judge. 1987 Cherokee Garden Club focused chiefly on two fundraising projects to finance our $4300 commitment to the Atlanta Botanical garden and our ongoing support of the Cherokee Library. The projects were an auction in the fall and in the spring a tour of homes featuring the homes of Henri Jova in which we staged a flower show judged by G.C.A. judges on par in each home. Also we had an all day joint meeting with Peachtree Garden Club and Junior Ladies of Athens at which two of the South's best landscape architects, Duncan Callicott and Norman Johnson, lectured on landscape design, horticulture and water culture. Internally we passed by-laws making it possible for our president to serve a two year term. At the G.C.A. National Meeting, Cherokee was one of only 50 garden clubs to receive the Horticulture Committee's Commendation Award for exhibiting six plants worthy of recognition propagated by six different growers. History - 13

1988 Two fund raisers, Home Tours and Auction, brought in over $14,000. Cherokee made the second payment of $4,300 to the Botanical Gardens and gave $1,000 to the Cherokee Garden Library. Cherokee voted to put $10,000 in a government bond which will yield $20,000 for the 1996 Zone VIII meeting. Cherokee also voted to set aside $10,000 over the next three years for the planned expansion of the Cherokee Garden Library. Cherokee's programs included a visit from Louise Wrinkel, Zone VIII Director, and a bus trip to Madison, Georgia. In February, the Atlanta Flower Show attracted over 35,000 visitors, and Cherokee was very instrumental in its success. Mary Morrison served on the Advisory Committee and as Chair of the Artistic Division. Margaret Hall and Bev Coker served as Chairs of the Horticulture Division. In Artistic, blue ribbons were won by Mary and Felton Norwood, Mary Morrison, Ione Lee and Anne Chapman, and Margaret Block. Margaret also won the Lucile Goodwin Davison Trophy. In Horticulture, Virginia Almand won the tricolor and the John Dodgen Swanson Trophy, and Ann Ballard won the Cherokee Horticulture Trophy and the Dorothy Dean Harris Trophy. Seven trophies were contributed by individual Cherokees honoring members and loved ones. At the Zone VIII Meeting in Savannah, Virginia Beach and Mary Morrison won a yellow ribbon, as did Margaret Block. Cherokee made 60 entries in the Horticulture competition and won 31 ribbons, along with a special club commendation in the challenge class. In Detroit at the Annual Meeting, Cherokee was one of only two clubs in Zone VIII to receive six plant awards in the Plant Exchange. Mary Morrison was named Zone VIII Judging Chairman and Co-Chairman of the 1989 Atlanta Flower Show. 1989 Cherokee Garden Club won the Sweepstakes Trophy for the 1989 Atlanta Flower Show, accumulating more points from ribbons and trophies won than any other garden club participating. Cherokee, which supported the show in every way, was responsible for 2 gazebos, History - 14

1 vignette, and 3 entryways. In Horticulture, 122 entries were made by Cherokees who won 50 blue, 23 red, 21 yellow, and 16 white ribbons. Virginia Almand won the Marion Peel Calhoun Trophy for the individual accumulating the greatest number of points in the Horticulture Division. She also won the Cherokee Garden Club Trophy, the Johne Dodgen Swanson Trophy, and the Northwood Garden Club Trophy. The Mary Wylie McCarty Trophy was won by Ann Offen, Eleanor Ridley, Margaret Shufeldt, and Cary Sibley. During the Atlanta Flower Show, Cherokee offered for the first time Hospitality Atlanta Style. This 3-day package, originated by Trudy Huger, brought 77 guests from 12 different states to the AFS. Guests were treated to a tour of Cherokee homes, a visit to the Atlanta Historical Society, High Museum, Fuqua Conservatory, dinner at the PDC and lunch at Capital City. Forty-six Cherokees worked to make this fabulous hospitality package a success. The two fund raisers for 88-89 were Hospitality Atlanta Style, which brought in a profit of $4,500, and the home tours, which meant $3,500 this year for Cherokee. These projects enabled Cherokee to give the Atlanta Botanical Garden a voice projector and a check for $4,300, the last payment of our 3-year commitment. The Cherokee Garden Library, which purchased the personal library of Elizabeth Lawrence this year, was given a year-end gift of $1,000. A study was made of Cherokee's dues and expenses, and it was found that a dues increase was necessary. Dues for regular members were raised to $75, and dues for new members were raised to $100. This increase will mean that next year all profits from fund raisers can go to Cherokee's commitments and not to cover operating expenses. At the Zone VIII Meeting in Greenville, Mary Morrison won a red ribbon in Artistic and Cherokee won 48 horticulture ribbons from 65 entries. For the Plant Exchange at the Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Cherokee had 6 plants from 6 different growers and got 4 plant awards. Cherokee honored two of its own members: Margaret Block was given Cherokee's Excellence in Horticulture trophy and Beth Barnett was given a GCA Conservation Club Award. History - 15

1989-1990 In January of 1990 our husbands were included in "An Evening with Mills Lane," a resident of Savannah, Georgia and New York, New York. During the Atlanta Flower Show, Cherokee offered Hospitality Atlanta style for the second time. Guests from many different states were again offered tours of Cherokee homes, meals at PDC and CCC and a sneak preview of the AFS. The Club made $1,500.00. Robert Ketchum, from Los Angeles, California, was our February speaker at Boyce Ansley's home. He is an author, photographer, and environmentalist interested in the Tongas in Alaska. Carolyn Hatcher, well-known in Atlanta as former Head of Parks and Recreation, spoke in April at Trudy Madden's about "WATER". She is President and CEO of the Georgia Conservancy. The cocktail party at Anne Carr's was a wonderful success and a beautiful way to end a busy year. 1990-1991 Our Conservation Committee, headed by Julie Lanier, was recognized with the following awards: Chicago Botanic Society Award, the GCA Marion Thompson Fuller Brown Conservation Award for "Endangered Species Exhibits (A Harvest of Efforts, October 30, 1990) and GCA Conservation Committee Certificate for Conservation Achievement. A number of our dear Cherokees have been instrumental in the achievement of the Summer Olympics coming to Atlanta in 1996. On October 30, 1990 Cherokee members put all their energies into a GCA Small Flower Show entitled "A Harvest of Efforts", reflecting continued service to the Atlanta community since 1928. GCA judges were housed among Cherokees and then royally entertained at a gorgeous dinner party at the exquisite home of Jane Black. GCA judges recognized Cherokee's efforts and talents by bestowing on the Club "The Small Flower Show Award". The Catherine Beattie Medal awarded for excellence in horticulture was given to Virginia Almand for her trough garden. History - 16

Ryan Gainey was a hit when he spoke about "Planning a Cool Weather Garden" at Sharon Ansley's. Meeting attendance has been at our all time high of 70-75 members per meeting. An overwhelming number of Cherokees participated in the Atlanta Flower Show, winning many ribbons and awards for us. At Anne Ballard's home in March, Mia Hardcastle from Tampa, Florida showed us "How to Create Topiaries." Four special GCA awards were given by our Club at this meeting.

1. Virginia Almand, for her earlier mentioned Catherine Beattie Medal;

2. Sharon Ansley, Medal of Merit, for staging the GCA Small Flower Show;

3. Julie Lanier for Conservation achievement. 4. Mary Norwood, for efforts for Historic Preservation as President,

Tuxedo Park Association. Virginia Almand was elected Chairman of Zone VIII, and Mary Morrison V.P. of GCA National Flower Show Committee. A new idea for a Cherokee meeting was tried in April. This divided Cherokees into groups for touring five Cherokee Gardens and ending at one for lunch. The Gardens on tour were those of Cissy Benedict, Mimi Harrison, Olga Howell, K Maier and Julie Robertson. 1991-1992 Cherokee began the year by making plans for a video history of the Club to be completed in 1993 and selling magazines as Christmas presents to fund the project. Our continuing focus on conservation was demonstrated by sponsoring with Peachtree Garden Club a program by Waste Watchers International. The program, which was open to the public, was followed by a mini Zone meeting on conservation. The Club kept up to date on conservation issues through our newsletter, meetings with our local City Council representative, and reports by our active conservation committee. History - 17

Cherokee was again an integral part of the Atlanta Flower Show. Forty five members were committee chairs or active volunteers. We received 25 flower arranging awards and 63 horticulture awards. Virginia Almand won the Willingham Sweepstakes Trophy, the Herb Society of America Trophy and the Smith Trophy. Our frequent horticulture workshops emphasized propagation for the GCA Zone VIII and Annual meetings. At the Zone Meeting at Jupiter Island, club members won 8 awards in horticulture and Anne Barnes won a red ribbon for her flower arrangement. At the Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Cherokee won 6 Merit Awards and a total of 16 out of 18 possible points in the Plant Exchange. A spring trip to Barnsley Gardens, including lunch with the German Prince who is developing the gardens, was a very successful outing. Gardeners' Delight, our primary fund raiser, attracted more than 400 people and raised more than $6,000.00 for community activities. Cherokee co-sponsored with the Atlanta Historical Society the lecture "Golden Age of American Gardens" and also contributed $1,000.00 to the Cherokee Garden Library. Mary Morrison was appointed Vice Chairman of GCA Zone VIII, Virginia Almand became Zone Horticulture Chair, and Jean Astrop was made Zone Public Relations Chair. 1992-1993 The year began with our members learning from Allen Sistrunk, Director of Horticulture at the Atlanta History Center, about the exciting plans for the Center's new gardens. Four GCA members from outside the Club also shared their knowledge with us at meetings: Jane Symmes, GCA Member-at-Large, Isabel Bonnyman, former GCA Historian; Jeanette Arrington, Director of Zone VIII; and Laura Ann Segrest, GCA Horticulture Judge. Betty Harrison and Sally Gladden proved that learning can be fun by creating Cherokee's Country Horticulture Fair, complete with booths, barkers and balloons. Cherokee Remembers, our long awaited video history, was the star of our last meeting. Nancy Lynn, Stephanie Howell and Sally Nunnally produced the video which captured the faces, voices,and memories missing from our written history. History - 18

Cherokee's focus at the Atlanta Flower Show was participation. More than 50 Cherokees gave of their time and knowledge to make the Show a success. Seven Artistic ribbons and sixty-three Horticulture ribbons were won. Virginia Almand won both the Smith and the Harris trophies. Our Horticulture focus was on learning about the plants we selected for the GCA Plant Study Project. The newsletter gave detailed information on each of the plants, which many members now have growing in their gardens, and committees have been formed to study and propagate them. At the Zone VIII Meeting in Athens Margaret Block and Kaye Cairney won red ribbons for their flower arrangements. In the horticulture classes Cherokee had 58 entries and won 23 ribbons. Cherokee's Plant Exchange entries at the GCA Annual Meeting in Chicago won a commendation for "six plants worthy of recognition propagated by six different growers." The second annual Gardeners' Delight was again a success, raising $6,500.00. Cherokee's gift of $3,500.00 to the Atlanta Botanical Garden recreated our entrance garden from shade to sun loving plants. $500.00 was contributed to the Student Conservation Association to sponsor two students working in our National Parks. We helped the Carter Center publicize the lecture "A Garden in Good Order," which was part of the White House Bicentennial Celebration. In addition, $1000.00 was donated to the Cherokee Garden Library. Cherokee and Peachtree presented the GCA Horticulture Certificate of Acknowledgement to Non-Members to Allen Sistrunk for "his dedication to horticultural excellence, his vision in creating the gardens at the Atlanta History Center, and his generosity in sharing his knowledge with the community." Betty Harrison received Cherokee's porcelain trophy for Excellence in Horticulture. Virginia Beach was appointed a Director of Zone VIII. History - 19

1993-1994 Cherokee Garden Club was very busy developing and sustaining our three theme partnerships: community, conservation, and environment. Our September meeting was held in the Fragrance Garden of Atlanta Botanical Garden. Ellie Atuk, Augusta Collins, Zaida Wood, and Frankie Coxe were thanked for all the work done in that special area. Cherokee allocated money to replant some areas in the Garden. In November and March, Cherokee members helped plan and plant the new material. In October, Cherokee landscaped a Habitat house and produced a "How To Landscape" handout for the Habitat homeowners association. Eleanor Ridley continued to oversee the refurbishing of our entrance garden at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. In Conservation, we again gave $500 to fund two Student Conservation Scholarships. The Conservation Committee was very active. It met several times during the year to keep the club abreast of conservation issues. It also published a conservation tip in each newsletter. Marsha Bansley of Trees Atlanta was our January Conservation meeting. The Horticulture Committee held a 2 day Trough Garden workshop, 4 propagation workshops for the Zone meeting, sold bulbs and plants for Cherokee members to enter the Southeastern Flower Show, and taught the membership botanical nomenclature. In the Horticulture Area at the Southeastern Flower Show, Mary and Felton Norwood and "group" won the Mary Wylie McCarty Trophy twice and a red and blue ribbon. 16 Cherokees were ribbon winners and Virginia Almand won the Sue Marshall Smith Trophy and received the Certificate of Excellence, Herb Society of America Trophy. At the Zone meeting, Cherokee's 6 GCA plant exchange plants received 16 out of a possible 18 points. 22 of Cherokee's horticultural entries received ribbons or honorable mentions. Cherokee's meeting in February was participation in the Southeastern Flower Show. Cherokee won the Sweepstakes Trophy by accumulating the highest total number of artistic and horticultural points. In the Artistic Area, Kathy Lee and Margaret Block won blue and red ribbons and the Becky Chiles Cox Trophy and the Lucile Goodwin Davison Trophy. Trudy Huger and Ione Lee received Honorable Mention and Pocket Garden Sharon Ansley and co-chair Ann Barrett and group received two Honorables. History - 20

Cherokee again did very well at the Flower Show in Birmingham at the Zone Meeting. In Artistic, Adelaide Burton won the blue, Margaret Block won the red. Cherokee and Peachtree Garden Club co-sponsored "Shortcuts to Geat City Gardens" by Dr. J. C. Raulston, head of the North Carolina Arboretum, at The Atlanta History Center. It was free and open to the public. Sydney Glass led our tour of homes fundraiser. She netted $2,000 for Cherokee. Marcy Dalton organized the highly successful Gardener's Delight at the home of Jane Black. Members had a preview of her lovely garden and home the evening before at the Cherokee Cocktail party. Edie Wright allowed her exquisite water color to be auctioned at the cocktail party. Gardener's Delight cleared $8,500 for community projects. Kinsey Harper produced a Resource Guide for Cherokee members which will be updated each year. The Board decided to raise the dues to $100 to cover the rising operating expenses and to be able to do more community projects. Cherokee continues to have a number of its members active in the GCA. Virginia Beach, Mary Morrison, Virginia Almand, and Jean Astrop are Zone officers. Cherokee gave its annual $1,000 contribution to the Cherokee Garden Library. Betty Harrison received a GCA Club Award for Horticulture and Virginia Almand received the Cherokee's porcelain trophy for Excellence in Horticulture. Cherokee awarded the following Club awards: Conservation, Julie Lanier; Horticulture, Henny Clay; Artistic, Adelaide Burton; Hardest worker, Marcy Dalton. History - 21

1994-1995 Cherokee continued to be busy sustaining our three theme partnerships: community, conservation, and environment. Our programs included shade gardens, use of unusual plant material, Chattooga River Watershed issue, neighborhood preservation, water conservation and awareness. Felder Rushing, PASS ALONG PLANTS, was co-sponsored by Peachtree Garden Club and was free and open to the public. Our last meeting was a musical bouquet by a past Cherokee president, Frances Hodgson, and Bob Edge. The Horticulture Committee, co-chaired by Carter Morris and Henny Clay, had an active year of six propagation workshops for fragrant plants for the GCA Annual Meeting and for viola tricolor for the Challenge Class of the Zone Show. The Committee inspired Cherokee to produce 111 entries for the Zone. Julie Lanier and Lucile Clarkson, Conservation co-chairs, headed up the largest conservation committee, 16, in Cherokee’s history. The conservation focus was the creation and implementation of a Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat at Forrest Hills Elementary School in DeKalb County. Cherokee’s $1000 was used to fund Dottie Myers, a neighborhood landsdcape designer. The committee continued to “watchdog” our national and local environmental issues. The Club was alerted and asked to contact our Senators concerning special environmental concerns. Julie and Lucile attended the GCA Conservation and National Legislation Affairs Committees meeting in Washington. Margaret Spratlin and Ashley McIntyre continued the monthly conservation tips in the newsletter. Cherokee, again, funded a scholarship for the Student Conservation Association. At the GCA Zone meeting under the artistic direction of Sharon Ansley, the Conservation Committee won the Marion Thompson Fuller Brown Conservation Award. Ree Brannen, Archives Chair, submitted slides on our Zone Meeting Gardens, Anne Carr, Betty Harrison, and Bev Coker, to the Archives of American Gardens. Cherokee continued to donate $1,000 to The Cherokee Garden Library, Inc. This was the first year the library has had a full time librarian -- Blanche Farley. History - 22

As usual, Cherokees turned out and worked hard and came home with over 50 ribbons for Horticulture at the Southeastern Flower Show. Margaret Hall and Bonnie Adler and the many faithful Cherokees produced an absolutely superb Zone VIII Meeting-Seeds for the Future, Restoration, Preservation. Virginia Almand and Adelaide Burton organized “The Gardener’s Library” which combined horticulture and artistic entries and was so innovative it won a special GCA certificate of Merit. Virginia Almand received the GCA Zone VIII Horticultural Award and Mary Norwood received the GCA Zone VIII Civic Improvement Award. Cherokee’s nominee, Marcia Bansley of Trees Atlanta, won the GCA Certificate of Acknowledgment to a Non-Member for Conservation. Teed Lowance and Marcy Dalton and their committee worked on two ByLaw changes which were approved unanimously. The two changes which will go into effect in the fall concern the incorporation of a GCA member moving to Atlanta and the decision to pay GCA dues for our Honorary members. Cherokee presented the following awards: Conservation, Lucile Clarkson; Horticulture, Carter Morris; Artistic, Bet Pope; Hardest Worker, Margaret Hall, Bonnie Adler, Best Cheerleader, Pat Hargrett; Stylist, Sharon Ansley. Bev Coker received Cherokee’s porcelain trophy for Excellence in Horticulture. 1995-1996 In an attempt to address the varied interests of the membership, as well as, use and develop their talents, our programs were very diverse. We began with an update of the incredible activity at our Cherokee Garden Library; then we were off on the bus to “Goodness Grows” to shop for plant material; and in November, Marcia Weber treated us to an enlightening flower arranging demonstration. After a Christmas break, we were educated about backyard wildlife habitats; participated in another fabulous Southeastern flower show; and enjoyed a first-ever meeting with both the Peachtree and Mimosa Garden Clubs at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. History - 23

Gardener’s Delight at the wonderful home of Anne Gray was the highlight for April. Under the leadership of Teri Bond and Adelaide Burton, we executed a fabulous event and raised funds for the club. Also in April, we were represented at the Zone VIII meeting in Ormond Beach by Boyce Ansley, Bet Pope and Jane Whitaker. We supplied the largest selection of horticulture imaginable and Mrs. Ansley received the GCA Zone VIII Historic Preservation Award. In May, we celebrated at the Swan Coach House, honored Adelaide Burton with a GCA Flower Arrangement Certificate and Anne Carr with GCA’s Certificate of Appreciation and had a surprise visit from noted lecturer Mrs. Doubtflower. 1996-1997 To a large degree, the activities and programs for the year were a continuation of last year. In September, we learned about composting from an expert; in October we demonstrated our own expertise at giving fabulous parties, this one called, “Husband’s Delight” at the gracious home of Margaret Shufeldt; and in November, former Cherokee Anne Barnes, shared her considerable arranging talents with us in preparation for the Southeastern Flower Show. The New Year started with a presentation by Rand Wentworth of the Trust for Public Land on Matters of conservation. We unanimously agreed to submit his name to the GCA “hot list” of speakers. We worked particularly hard on the flower show creating and sponsoring the first junior division under the superb leadership of Virginia Almand, Teri Bond and Adelaide Burton. Betty and Charlie Harrison treated us all to a presentation of “A Year in the Garden” and in April, we treated ourselves to another garden, the newly-acquired property of the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Cherokee Count, complete with a tour by Alston Glenn and refreshments at the home of Jim Gibbs. We were well represented at the GCA Zone VIII meeting in Birmingham hosted by Little Garden Club. We celebrated the year at the final meeting at the newly restored Cator Woolford Gardens. At that time, we presented a GCA Club Horticulture Award to Betty Harrison and a GCA Medal of Honor to Pat Hargrett. History - 24

We announced the successful completion of our two year conservation project with Forest Hills Elementary School under the expert leadership of Lucile Clarkson and Anne Gray. It was also announced that Virginia Almand was selected to serve as the GCA Zone VIII Nominating Representative. We also did some things differently this year. We did not have admissions due to lack of places. We did work during the summer providing flowers for various Olympic venues. We did have to pay a $100 per member assessment for the 2001 GCA annual meeting at Disney World. Most importantly, we did give a substantial amount of money back to our community: $17,000 to the Atlanta Botanical Garden $11,000 to the Cherokee Garden Library $4,000 to the Atlanta History Center. 1997-98 The overall focus of the Garden Club this year has been on urban greening with the meetings reflecting the theme of “How Does Your Garden Grow.” We began this year with a bus trip to Bankshaven, the home of William Banks in Newnan, Georgia. After a tour of this lovely home and garden we had lunch at Sprayberry’s, famous for its Georgia barbecue. Marion Wright provided all the members attending with personalized umbrellas for the trip. In October, Chip Callaway, famous landscape architect from North Carolina, gave us a lecture and slide presentation at the home of Jane Black. Our November meeting was held in the lovely home of Eileen and Bo DuBose. Bo lectured to us on his incredible collection of Chinese Export. Kay Cobb and Jenny Lynn Bradley came up from Savannah to conduct a flower arranging workshop for us at St. Luke’s Garden Room in January. Thanks to their inspiration and the hard work of Adelaide Burton, Teri Bond and Harriet Boger, our flower show chairmen, Cherokee won the Sweepstakes Trophy for most points cumulatively in History-25

all divisions in the Southeastern Flower Show. We had an informal celebration at Blue Ridge Grill in March. Our March meeting was a joint one with Peachtree. Jane Pepper, President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, spoke to us at the History Center. Her topic was Urban Greening. In March, we also ratified the nomination of Carter Morris as our President-Elect. Cherokee took its first overnight trip in April. Trudy Huger chaired the three day, two night bus trip to Charleston. We had about forty members participate. We toured the beautiful Charleston gardens and homes and spent the last day touring the gardens and town of Beaufort. In April, we were represented at the annual meeting in Williamsburg by Anne Gray and Harriet Shaffer. Virginia Almand worked successfully on the Freeman Award which Cherokee accepted on behalf of Don Shadow for the native plant Cotinus obovatus. Our May meeting was held at Anne Gray’s home. Our own Peggy Foreman gave a great demonstration on “Cooking With Herbs”. Several Bylaws were passed reducing the size of the membership committee and the timing of the admissions meetings. Betty Harrison and an admissions study group have been hard at work all year reviewing the admissions process. The President’s Bowl for Excellence in Horticulture was awarded to Virginia Almand, and a GCA Club Award for Horticulture was given to Ellen Beard. Stephanie Howell was asked to serve as Zone VIII’s representative on the Founders Fund Committee and Pat Hargrett as Zone VIII’s representative on the Garden History and Design Committee. 1998-1999 The emphasis this year continued to be on urban greening. William Mitchell, author of the book Neel Reid Architect gave a slide presentation in September. The Cherokee fundraiser and club flower show were held in October. An autumn tour and study of four estate gardens by Mary Palmer and Hugh Dargan was open to the public. The lecture at the History Center was followed by lunch and a tour of the gardens. History - 26

In November, David LaVoy presented a program on holiday floral decorating, and in January, Maloy Love of Birmingham’s Mountain Brook Flower Shop conducted a flower workshop. The Southeastern Flower show in February was once again our meeting venue, and Cherokee was very proud to be the recipient of the Sweepstakes Trophy for the second year in a row. A presentation on the Chattahoochee River was the theme of our joint meeting with Mimosa Garden Club in March, and in April, Cherokee had a hands on pruning lecture and demonstration by Allen Sistrunk. Cherokee members voted to make a gift of $5,000 to the Cherokee Garden Library. Cherokee pledged a total of $10,000 for our Project 2000. Five thousand dollars of this amount will go to Trees Atlanta for planing in Reynolds Town, one of Atlanta’s oldest neighborhoods. The other $5,000 will provide funding to serve as a catalyst to organize the Atlanta Garden Clubs to preserve and create green space in our city. The May meeting celebrated the artistic and creative talents of our own members. GCA’s Club Awards were presented to Olga Duffey for outstanding flower arranging, to Trudy Huger for her constant dedication and devotion to Cherokee, and to Mary Palmer and Hugh Dargan for their significant contributions to Cherokee and the Atlanta Community. The Club’s President’s Award was presented to Virginia Almand. Cherokee conducted an in depth two-year admissions study resulting in several changes in policy. The Club voted to add a new category of membership which is an honorary status called a Cherokee Master awarded to a deserving man who has contributed in an extraordinary manner to the success of Cherokee. Cherokee is proud to announce that Dr. Felton Norwood is our first Cherokee Master. At the 1999 GCA Annual Meeting Cherokee received a perfect 18 points for propagated plants submitted to the Plant Exchange.

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1999-2000

As “Cherokees Together,” it was a year to celebrate the best of the past: 1 At a Fall Tea, we honored our 22 members who have been in the

Club for 40 or more years! 2 Eleanor Ridley and Margaret Schufeldt, collected Cherokee

memorabilia, and recorded “cherished memories” from long-standing members.

3 We visited Historic Oakland Cemetery to learn about the symbolism of heirloom plants and to see preservation in progress.

4 Vee Adair, Jean Astrop, Connie Howell and Trudy Huger created the “Ann Equen Ballard Trophy,” to be awarded annually in her memory at the Southeastern Flower Show. An elegant antique silver bowl was acquired and engraved.

5 Cherokee was awarded the Southeastern Flower Show “Sweepstakes Trophy” for the third consecutive year!

6 The Club traveled to Savannah, learning about gardens and preservation in the historic city. Trudy Huger organized the trip, which culminated in a glorious evening at “Lebanon,” the home of Mary and Howard Morrison.

7 Cherokee awarded Vee Adair the GCA Club Certificate of Appreciation, and Helen McDuffie the GCA Club Horticulture Achievement Certificate. Vee and Helen were regaled with happy and humorous stories of their contributions to the garden club over the years!

It was also a year to try new ideas and work for the future:

1 Major committees were re-structured into “Study Groups.” Each group charted its own course, based upon the interests of its members.

2 The “Tender Loving Cherokees” quietly went about their work of expressing the Club’s support of its members.

3 Adelaide Burton and the Horticulture Study Group took field trips to fascinating gardens. They coordinated Cherokee’s entries in the Southeastern Flower Show, and had Cherokees propagate cuttings for the GCA Annual Meeting (we were awarded 17 of the 18 possible points in the PX). Workshops included the popular trough-making, and seed kits were distributed for the Zone Meeting PX.

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4 The Conservation Study Group, under the leadership of

Claire Schwahn and Margaret Stickney, initiated a scholarship for a graduate student in Georgia State University’s Heritage Preservation Program,” to conduct research at the Cherokee Garden Library. The Study Group also exciting speakers.

5 The new Flower Arranging Study Group, led by Dede Caughman and Ashley McIntyre, studied window boxes, pot-en-fleurs, and the basics of flower arranging. They adorned Cherokee’s “Fall Tea” with beautiful (and judged) arrangements in every room, and they led Cherokee’s support of the artistic division of the Southeastern Flower Show.

6 Harriet Boger, Editor, creatively re-formatted our newsletter. Highlights included columns for each Study Group, for “GCA Scoop” and for “Members’ News.”

7 With Peachtree Garden Club, Cherokee planned a joint Small Flower Show, for October 2000. Cherokee’s Chairmen were Connie Howell and Trudy Huger, and a host of our members helped in the plans.

8 Ann Barrett helped Cherokee revise the by-laws, in order to conform them to current club practices.

9 The Cherokee Garden Library, thriving under the outstanding leadership of Pat Hargrett, planned its move to expanded quarters at the Atlanta History Center. A “team” of Cherokees, led by Henny Clay, volunteered for special projects at the Library.

10 In GCA, our own Virginia Almand was appointed a Director of the Garden Club of America, Virginia Beach continued to serve on the 2001 GCA Meeting Steering Committee, and Pat Hargrett and Margaret Stickney coordinated Cherokee’s efforts for that meeting.

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Other exciting monthly programs included lectures by José Zaglul, President of EARTH University in Costa Rica, and John Newsome on “Growing and Showing Camellias.” We heard stimulating talks from Tom Woodham, Senior Editor of Veranda Magazine, and from Mardie Adams on “Growing Up Gardening.” Chuck Henry demonstrated fabulous flower arranging. Cherokees worked together to earn over $4,500 in our longstanding Home Tour project, led by Sharon Ansley and Chilton Pope. The proceeds were donated to the Cherokee Garden Library ($1,000), the Southeastern Flower Show ($1,000), Trees Atlanta ($2,500 as part of Cherokee’s “GCA Project 2000”) and other community conservation efforts. We voted to invest $10,000, for our 2010 Zone VIII Meeting. 2000-2001

Connie Howell and Trudy Huger led Cherokee’s major project, a Small Flower Show, presented jointly with Peachtree Garden Club. The show was staged at the George West Mental Health Center and highlighted the emotional benefits of gardening and working with flowers. Members of both clubs enjoyed creating the highly successful event together, as well as working with clients of the mental health center. The Conservation Study Group also joined forces with Peachtree. They invited notable speakers to discuss environmental issues such as billboards, and air and water quality. “The Greening of Atlanta” continued to be a priority interest. It was the subject of the award-winning Conservation Exhibit created for the Small Flower Show, as well as several meetings with governmental officials. The Horticulture Study Group studied the Ranunculaceae family, and hosted Louise Wrinkle of Birmingham, who provided an in-depth seminar on the subject. They worked to make all Cherokee entries in flower shows and plant exchanges a successful learning experience. The Flower Arranging Study Group was in action at our Small Flower Show, the Southeastern Flower Show, the Swan Ball and numerous workshops. Supporting the 2001 Southeastern Flower Show, Cherokee provided many volunteers, a $1,000 Class Sponsorship, and many entries. For the fourth year in a row, the Club was awarded the SFS Sweepstakes Trophy. History – 30

Programs for the year included topics such as color and texture in the garden, “cutting edge” flower arranging design, gardens of the antebellum South and Chinese herbal remedies. Fundraisers for our community contributions included a delightful in-club auction, which raised $7,000, and our Cherokee Home Tours, which brought in over $2,000.

Zone VII hosted a wonderful GCA Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. Virginia Beach served on the Steering Committee, and Virginia Almand worked as a liaison in planning the horticulture events. On behalf of Cherokee, Pat Hargrett and Margaret Stickney dedicated themselves to successfully creating the complex delegates’ badges. Anne Coppedge Carr was awarded the prestigious Amy Angell Collier Montague Medal for civic achievement, in honor of her vision and work in creating the Cherokee Garden Library.

Cherokee was proud to have Virginia Almand serve as a GCA Director, representing Zone VIII. Cherokee’s first research intern at the Cherokee Garden Library, Staci Catron-Sullivan, proved to be such an asset that she was hired as its Executive Director. The Conservation Study Group proposed that the garden club provide $1,500 for another Cherokee Garden Library Research Fellowship in 2001-2002, and the club concurred. Cherokee also made its annual $1,000 contribution to the Library, and voted to contribute $10,000 to the new Cherokee Garden Library Endowment Fund Campaign. At Cherokee’s annual meeting, Edie Wright and Louise Gunn were presented GCA Club Certificates of Appreciation in recognition of their longstanding dedication and support of Cherokee Garden Club and the Cherokee Garden Library. The GCA Club Conservation Achievement Award was presented to Claire Schwahn and Margaret Stickney for their innovative leadership. A new award, The President’s Bowl, was given to Harriet Boger for creating an informative and innovative club newsletter each month. 2001-2002

Our first meeting of the year was a field trip to the State Botanical Gardens in Athens, Ga. Along with the gardens, we saw the Dean Day Smith Chapel, the beautiful home built by the Federated Garden Club of Georgia and had lunch at the chapel. It was right after the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, and our bus trip to the gardens reinforced the importance of Cherokee friendships during times of crisis. In History – 31

response to the attack Cherokee agreed to purchase with Peachtree Garden Club an engraved limestone bench to be placed in The Garden for Peace located in Swan Woods at the History Center.

Cherokees mourned the loss this year of Sarah Morgan McAlpin and Elizabeth (Betsy) Kerr Black.

Under the expert leadership of Admission’s Chairman Anne Gray, four new members-elect were selected: Emily Bleke, Helen Bush, Paula Hennessy and Nancy Oglesby. Our Program Chairwoman, Claire Schwahn, provided an interesting and varied array of programs for the 2001-2002 year. Cherokee’s Virginia beach, spoke on “Garden Statuaries.” Former Lt. Gov., Pierre Howard, spoke at a joint meeting with Peachtree at the History Center on the topic of Birding. The program generated enough enthusiasm to lead to a birding outing up Kennesaw Mountain in April. Joining us was birding author, Giff Beaten, who came along to help us spot Red Starts, Indigo Buntings, Scarlet Tanagers, and many others. Pat Hartramp, GCA judge and photographer, spoke on Peonies and showed us an excellent slide show on peonies from her farm in Highlands, NC. Robert Long and Chris Hastings spoke on flower arranging and woodland natives, respectively. Debbie McCown, Executive director of Piedmont Park Conservancy, and Jim Tillman spoke at our Piedmont Park meeting reintroducing us to our old park with a new face-lift. We closed with a May meeting Plant-Exchange organized by Margaret Stickney and Claire Schwahn. Cherokee delegates were on the move for GCA. DeDe Caughman attended the National Conservation meeting in Washington, DC. Ashley McIntyre, Anne Bean, Barbara Dulin and Lisa deGolian were delegates for the Mini-Zone meeting in Greenville, SC, and Le Carr was our delegate at the annual meeting in Dallas, Texas. Hort Chairs Douglas Perry, Kaye Cairney, and Teed Poe sustained hard work and a sense of humor all year long starting with propagation and bulb workshops back in June of 2001. Their efforts culminated in Cherokee winning 18 perfect points and a judge’s commendation for well written descriptions of propagation techniques at the plant exchange in Dallas. Flower Arranging Co-Chairs, Anne Bean and Perrin Kibler also worked hard all year holding two workshops and putting in countless hours at the Southeastern Flower Show. In October they held a Flower History – 32

Arranging workshop at Park Place taught by Carrie Lide. On Mother’s Day they offered a workshop on planting pots for the garden held at Forresters. Conservation Chairs, DeDe Caughman, Ashley McIntyre, and Margaret Spratlin met every other week along with Peachtree’s Elaine Morgan to discuss conservation issues with city officials. They attended PARC 911 meetings. Out of these meetings emerged a Garden Club Coalition which included other area garden clubs. The charter meeting was April 17

th and

Debbie McCown of the Piedmont Park Conservancy along with other city officials were present. Our chairs assembled a 17 page packet and mailed it to various government officials alerting them of our positions on issues. Thanks to all Cherokees we finished 2

nd in the Southeastern Flower Show

Sweepstakes. Virginia Almand contributed 52 ribbons. New members Emily Bleke and Lisa deGolian won two blues and four trophies for their window box entry. Ellen Beard was Co-Chair of the Clerks. Thanks to good guidance by Lindee Lucas our treasurer and some good revenue from Home Tours chairs Anne Kibler, Nancy Lynn and Nancy Carithers, we donated to the following organizations: The Nature Conservancy, Trees Atlanta, The Southeastern Flower Show, The Cherokee Garden Library Endowment Campaign, the Leconte-Woodsmanton Foundation, and we raised our GCA scholarship contribution at the suggestion of Carolyn Vigtel. Cherokee past president, Carter Morris, was named GCA Founder’s Fund Rep. Cherokee’s Mary Norwood was elected Atlanta City Councilor at Large #2. Harriet Boger won our newsletter contest with the title, The Cherokee Garden Post. Lili Smith has continued to provide us with excellent news, and a slick design. Henny Clay has been a faithful keeper of the minutes and the Directory. Thanks to Camille Yow for GCA Publicity and Bulletin submissions, and Hospitality Chairs Kathy Lee, Cissy Benedict, and Libby Hendrix. Thanks to Le Carr and her Tender Loving Cherokees and Beth Barnett for rounding up the Cherokee scoop. Our club trip to Nashville this spring was a great success thanks to Trudy Huger and Mary Palmer Dargan, Aka “Minnie Pearl.” We saw gardens of GCA members Caroline Stevens, Carol Nelson, and Alyne Maxwell as well as toured some of Ben Page’s recently designed History – 33

gardens. We had dinner at Belle Meade Plantation, former home of Cherokee Milbrey Jackson Black and dined at Belle Meade Country Club with Bev Hanselmann, Nashville Garden Club President. Thanks Trudy! In April and May Cherokees celebrated spring in Atlanta by opening a member’s garden every Wednesday to members, their husbands and friends. We called it “Spring by the Garden.” Lastly, GCA awarded Certificates to Felton Norwood, Emily Bleke, Lisa deGolian, DeDe Caughman, Ashley McIntyre, and Margaret Spratlin in May for outstanding achievements. 2002-2003 Fall of 2003 highlighted several Horticulture and Flower Arranging workshops. Kaye Cairney, Douglas Perry, and Teed Poe, Cherokee Horticulture chairs, held propagation and bulb workshops at Kaye and Douglas’s homes. The end result was the highest number of points a club can receive (18) at the annual meeting in Rye, New York and a GCA award. Hort also hosted an herb tasting workshop given by Geri Laufer at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Virginia Almand gave a trough workshop at her home and was her usual helpful self with all hort planning. Flower Arranging co-chairs, Anne Bean and Perrin Kibler, organized two workshops. In the fall was a flower arranging demonstration given by Jill Siegel and an outdoor potting demonstration in the spring. Conservation co-chairs, Dede Caughman and Margaret Spratlin, continued to work closely with Parc 911, attending monthly meetings and impacting mayoral decision mostly through mailings on greenspace issues. Such an occasion occurred when Mayor Franklin supported the Task Force recommendation for the protection of existing parks and the development of new ones. Our membership sent dozens of letters to the mayor’s office in support of the Task Force recommendation. We also supported the restoration of Perkeson Park, participated in a water-monitoring day, and continued to support the new garden club coalition established with Peachtree Garden Club in 2002. In November Cherokees held our second silent auction at the home of Jane Black. Margaret Stickney, Paula Hennessy, and Emily Bleke organized the auction and we made over $10,000. Jane donated the valet parking. The food was catered. History - 34

Anne Gray, vice-president and head of admissions, did a superlative job for the second straight year, and we took in two new members, Mary Earl Brown and Octavia (Tavia) McCuean. That makes a total of six new members in the past two years.

In February we participated in the Southeastern Flower Show and won the Sweepstake Trophy. Many Cherokees were responsible for taking the trophy back this year. Among them were Lisa deGolian, Emily Bleke, and Paula Hennessy who won four trophies, two blues, and the tricolor for their mantle entry. Nancy Lynn, Barbara Dulin, and Sally Gladden won a blue for their table entry; Virginia Almand won four trophies, a medal, and an award of excellence for a total of 631 points. Mary Palmer Dargan had 128 points and a first in photography. Stephanie Howell won the Habersham Gardens President’s Trophy. Countless other Cherokees entered and swelled our point count.

In March Cherokee celebrated her 75th

anniversary with a seated luncheon in the newly renovated McElreath Hall at The Atlanta History Center. Ann Harrison organized the catered luncheon, and Margaret Spratlin organized the entertainment – a skit with Cherokees dressed as old ladies who sang and danced and finished with a chorus kickline. Not soon to be forgotten! Cherokees who had been members for forty or more years were honored. They received a gift (a plant from the Knot Garden at the Southeastern Flower Show). Histories of Cherokee were compiled by Eleanor Ridley, Carter Morris, Henny Clay, and Nancy Oglesby. They were attractively wrapped and honored guests received the first copies along with their plant and were toasted with a song. Before lunch we toured our fabulous new Cherokee Garden Library space which overlooks a new garden for which Cherokee gave $5,000 toward restoration, including many new plants installed by the History Center at the direction of Sue Vrooman of the AHC. Our new library space owes much to the hard work and vision of Pat Hargrett, Cherokee Library president, and Anne Carr, Cherokee Library fundraiser extraordinaire. Cherokee Library will sponsor another internship for 2003. A former library intern, Staci Catron-Sullivan, became director of the library and received the CBHL Founder’s Fund Travel Fellowship Award for 2003.

April saw the installation of the long awaited handcarved limestone Italian bench and its installation in the Gardens for Peace at Swan Woods. Cherokee along with Peachtree Garden Club gave the bench in response to the terrorist attack of September 11

th. Laura Dorsey gave the invocation.

We had refreshments and the event was well attended by Cherokees and Peachtrees and even some of their children. History – 35

The zone meeting was held in Palm Beach. Cherokee delegates at the meeting were Teed Poe and Ken Gearon. Ken won a 2

nd place in the

flower show in the challenge class.

At the end of April Cherokees took a trip to Highlands, NC organized by Betty Harrison. We had cocktails at Terry Bond’s, dined as Louise Gunn’s guests, and learned about wild flowers at Harriet Boger’s home.

The death of two cherished Cherokees occurred this year -- Vee Adair and Carolyn Dykes Kibler. Their death emphasized the need to record more of our history. Trudy Huger and Jean Astrop have begun to compile information on a Cherokee video, but it was not completed in my term.

2003-2004

This year, Cherokee Garden Club had eight wonderful meetings that ranged in subject matter from cooking with herbs to a pruning workshop with Walter Reeves to a field trip to Dunaway Gardens. We also heard from Ed McBrayer of the PATH Foundation, and we learned how to make holiday arrangements from Dennis Moye of Lush Life. We met in homes and had a joint meeting with Peachtree Garden Club in Atlanta Botanical Garden where we heard Katherine Astor speak on English Gardens. Thanks to Le Carr for arranging the meetings and to Bet Pope for coordinating the meeting locations and hostesses.

Kinsey Harper attended a President’s workshop presented by Zone VIII in October. Julie Lanier serves on the GCA National Conservation Committee, and Margaret Hall serves on the Garden History and Design Committee at the national level.

The GCA annual meeting was in Washington, D.C. Kinsey and Jane Whitaker attended the meeting where we were awarded 18 points and one commendation for our plant exchange entries. We nominated Mildred Pannel Fockele for membership at large, and she was inducted at the meeting in Washington.

Virginia Almand hosted the horticulture study group and led a propagation workshop and a forced bulb workshop in the fall. The flower arranging study group led by Adelaide Burton and Fluffy Tambke had our own Rebecca Wayne give a flower arranging demonstration. The conservation study group led by Harriet Harber and Ree Brannen presented the voluntary codes of conduct regarding invasive plants in our area. They also hosted a “Chigger Chat” where we were encouraged to wear our favorite “invasive.” History – 36

We supported the community by giving to the Southeastern Flower Show, Cherokee Garden Library, the Nature Conservancy, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Georgia Conservancy, Upper Chattahoochee River Keepers and the GCA Scholarship Fund.

The Cherokee Garden Library celebrated its 29th

anniversary at the Atlanta History Center’s Kenan Research Center. Sharon Ansley, Peggy Foreman, Trudy Huger, Tunkie Miller, Harriet Harber and Louise Gunn planned a lovely event that was enjoyed by many guests.

We made plans to have tour of homes featuring homes designed by Dan Carithers. The tour will take place Friday, October 15, 2004. Bet Pope and Anne Gray are co-chairing the event, and the proceeds will benefit the endowment fund of the Cherokee Garden Library.

At the Southeastern Flower Show we placed second in the overall Sweepstakes, but Felton Norwood won two blue ribbons and three other trophies in the artistic division including the Eleanor Stout McRae Trophy for the most points in the artistic division by a single exhibitor. Our treasurer and former hort chairperson, Douglas Perry, was given a GCA Club award for her contributions to the Horticulture Committee. We welcomed two new members-elect this year and one affiliate member. They went right to work to help the Southeastern Flower Show and with plans for next year’s horticulture workshops. Jane Whitaker’s able leadership in membership this year is to be commended. We awarded the Cherokee Garden Library Research Fellowship to Sarah Potter. Sarah will work with Staci Catron-Sullivan and Jim Cothran to identify and record historic gardens in Georgia. We took a brief two-day one-night trip to Asheville, NC to visit private gardens and to tour the Biltmore Estate. We stopped by Teed Poe’s lovely historic home in Brevard on the way home. 2004-2005 This year, Cherokee Garden Club had seven meetings and a very successful fundraiser. We learned about “city” gardens from Dan Cleveland of Boxwoods and Coach Vince Dooley and “country” gardens from Paul Sanger and Mary Palmer Dargan. We also visited the lovely and historic Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. History – 37

Our fundraiser – “As I See It,” was a day-long event which included a lecture by Dan Carithers, a delicious box lunch and tour of four homes which he designed. The event was open to the public and was a sell-out. We raised more than $70,000 for the Cherokee Garden Library endowment. Anne Gray and Bet Pope co-chaired the event and Harriet and Charlie Shaffer hosted a lovely cocktail party for our members and honored guests the night before the tour.

Kinsey Harper, Adelaide Burton, Fluffy Tambke attended the zone meeting in Sarasota in November. Margaret Stickney attended in her role as Zone VIII vice-chairman. Other Cherokees who serve on GCA National Committees are Julie Lanier who serves on the GCA National Conservation Committee and Margaret Hall who serves on the Garden History and Design Committee.

The next Zone VIII meeting was held in Atlanta in early April and was hosted by Peachtree Garden Club. Cherokee delegates were Douglas Perry and Perrin Kibler. Our Urban Pocket Garden won the Ann Lyon Crammond award. Julie Lanier received the Zone VIII Conservation Award at the awards dinner. Jane Whitaker and Mary Brown attended the GCA annual meeting in Kansas City.

In January we welcomed four new members-elect to the club and they worked diligently to prepare exhibits at the Southeastern Flower Show. Julia Newsome’s horticulture team did a great job and Cherokees won many ribbons. We came in third in the overall sweepstakes.

Again this year, we supported the community by giving to the Southeastern Flower Show, Cherokee Garden Library, the Nature Conservancy, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Georgia Conservancy, Upper Chattahoochee River Keepers and the GCA Scholarship Fund.

At our May membership meeting, Trudy Huger and Julia Newsome were given “above and beyond” awards for their efforts with hospitality and horticulture. Stephanie Howell was given the “transportation award” for her efforts to transport horticulture entries to the Southeastern Flower Show each year. At this meeting we also thanked Pat Hargrett for her many years as President of the Cherokee Garden Library. We were thoroughly entertained by members who used Pat’s love of birding as a theme for a skit. Pat was given a bird print from the club. Kinsey presented the President’s Bowl to Margaret Stickney for her assistance in all matters of the club. Finally, Jane Whitaker gave Kinsey a lovely fern vase from the club. History – 38

2005-2006

In keeping with the year’s theme of “Exploring”, Cherokee began by examining concepts in oriental garden and flower design. The program at the September Membership Meeting was entitled “Symbolism in East Asian Flowers and Plants”. In early October, the Artistic Study Group, chaired by Ellen Beard and Mary Brown, followed with a workshop on “Ikebana, the basics on East Asian flower arranging”. Cherokee also explored possibilities for future club projects. One opportunity was presented at the October Joint Membership Meeting with Peachtree and Planters Garden Clubs at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Jim Langford, State Director of the Trust for Public Land, spoke on the Atlanta Beltline Project and made tours of the Beltline available to us on designated dates. The Conservation Study Group, chaired by Tavia McCuean and Carol Fox, explored the idea of doing a community conservation project with “Mothers and Others for Clean Air”, a part of the Georgia Conservancy. Cherokee won the coveted Southeastern Flower Show Sweepstake Award once again. The Club prepared for the Show at the January Membership Meeting with a program on “The ABC’s of Horticulture Grooming” presented by Denise Caffrey, Chairman of the Horticulture Division of the Flower Show. Cherokee once again sponsored the Small Niche Class with a contribution of $1000. Under the able direction and motivation of Felton Norwood, Betty Harrison and Horticulture Study Group Chairman Julia Newsom, members were encouraged to submit more horticulture entries this year. Felton Norwood won the Lynda Lowe Willingham Sweepstakes Trophy for the most points in Artistic. Virginia Almand won the Marion Peel Calhoun Sweepstakes Trophy, the Cherokee Garden Club Trophy for most points in Horticulture and the Jitsuko Johnson Trophy for best cut specimen. Members of Cherokee’s Artistic Study Group won a blue and a red ribbon for their entry in the Garden Design Division called “Sentinels of the Past”. The Cherokee Garden Library was given the opportunity to display books and materials in a gazebo at the Southeastern Flower Show. Cherokee members staffed the gazebo. History – 39

Cherokee continued to work closely with the Cherokee Garden Library with particular emphasis on helping boost its public relations efforts. In November we helped put on a lovely cocktail reception to commemorate the official acquisition on the Callaway Collection, given by the founding family of Callaway Gardens in memory of their grandmother, Virginia Hand Callaway. In March we helped host the opening night of the “Plants in Print”, an exhibit of early botanical books, some dating back to the 1500’s, on loan from the Chicago Botanic Garden until May 22, 2006.

With a different twist to the April Membership Meeting, instead of a general meeting, small luncheons were held in eight Cherokee members’ homes. The idea of visiting with fellow Cherokees in a smaller, more casual setting was well received.

Julie Newsom, Carol Fox and Jane Whitaker represented Cherokee at the Mini-Zone Meeting in Jupiter Island, Florida in January. Much was learned about the endangered ecosystem in Florida and its relevance to all areas in Zone VIII.

Tavia McCuean and Jane Whitaker represented Cherokee at the GCA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado. The meeting’s theme was “National Parks, Natural Treasurers”.

Margaret Hall served as the Zone VIII Representative to the GCA Garden History and Design Committee and hosted the Committee for a workshop in Atlanta in April.

Cherokee mourned the loss of member Anise Chason Wallace. At the May meeting the flowing awards were given. Tunkie Miller received the Certificate of Appreciation for her continued support of the Cherokee Garden Library; Carmen Talley received the Club Medal of Merit; and Julia Newsom received the Club Horticulture Award. 2006-2007 Cherokee began the year with preparations for a mini-flower show, held Tuesday, October 17

th at the home of Helen Izlar. The Show, chaired by

Douglas Perry, Barbara Dulin and Emily Bleke, was titled “Prints in Bloom” and the participants interpreted botanical prints selected from antique books in the Cherokee Garden Library. The Show was viewed at a Club cocktail party that evening. A small silent auction, chaired by Anne Bean, was held in conjunction with the event and netted over $8000. History – 40

Under the leadership of Program Chairman, Harriet Boger, Cherokee called on many members and friends for programs this year. Teri Bond and Adelaide Burton demonstrated table settings for the holidays using woodland materials; Jimmy Caughman, husband of non-resident member Dede, spoke to us on “The Garden as an Art Form”; and Marian Hill of Peachtree Garden Club educated us on “Toxins in the Environment”.

The Membership Committee, with Claire Schwahn as Chairman, recommended that an ad hoc committee be formed to study membership practices and to ensure their consistency with the Club bylaws. The Committee, chaired by Margaret Stickney, met over the summer and recommended several changes to the bylaws which were voted on and accepted at the September Membership Meeting. These changes clarified the duties and privileges of the various classes of membership and eliminated the Professional Membership Class.

Cherokee selected and welcomed four outstanding new members: Jane Ballard, Molly Lanier, Ann Mori, and Mary Pickel.

The Artistic Study Group continued its theme “Flowers Simply Put” by demonstrating throughout the year easy and clever ways to make arrangements. They initiated impromptu flower arranging done only thirty minutes prior to membership meetings by two teams of two members each. Chairmen Ellen Beard and Mary Brown created a booklet called “Step Up and Enter: A How-To Guide for Artistic and Garden Design Divisions of the Southeastern Flower Show”.

In October the Conservation Study Group, chaired by Carol Fox and Tavia McCuean, arranged for “Mothers and Others for Clean Air”, a part of the Georgia Conservancy, to put a workshop for our Club to educate us on statewide environmental issues. It was well attended and very informative.

In April the Conservation Study Group invited the membership to take part in the landscaping of the grounds of a Habitat for Humanity House. Over twenty members participated and had a great time.

In conjunction with its March Membership Meeting, Cherokee sponsored a program at the Cherokee Garden Library, which was open to the public, called “The Life and Legacy of Elizabeth Lawrence”. Ms. Lawrence was one of the first women landscape architects in the country and the Cherokee Garden Library is proud to own her literary collection. Cherokee supplied the volunteers once again for the gazebo at the Southeastern Flower Show. History – 41

Plans got underway for the second Cherokee Tour of Homes, to be held October 2007, to benefit the Cherokee Garden Library. Norman Askins and Jackye Lanham are the featured architect and interior designer, respectively, and Kathy Lee and Paula Hennessy will chair the event.

Plans began for the GCA Zone VIII Meeting, to be hosted by Cherokee Garden Club in April 2010. Claire Schwahn and Margaret Stickney agreed to be co-chairmen.

Cherokee mourned the loss of two members, Mary Ann Patterson Fulton and Helen B. McDuffie.

The GCA Zone VIII Meeting was held in April in Athens, GA. Barbara Dulin, Connie Howell and Jane Whitaker represented Cherokee. Cherokee won many ribbons in all areas of the Zone Flower Show.

The GCA Annual Meeting was held in Boston, MA. Teed Poe and Douglas Perry represented Cherokee.

At the May Membership Meeting, the following awards were given: Ellen Beard and Mary Brown received the Club Flower Arranging Award. Staci Caton-Sullivan, the Cherokee Garden Librarian, received the Club Certificate for Acknowledgement for Historic Preservation.

2007-2008

The thrust of our year has been to emphasize sustainability in as many areas as we can throughout our year. We began our year with a program on sustainability of the earth by examining the food chain with a local chef, Linton Hopkins who is committed to this cause in his restaurant and in our community. It was a fascinating program and provided us with ideas for our homes, families and community.

It was our goal to not only provide for the Cherokee Garden Library, but to reach beyond this long time project to conserving and connecting with the city in its beltline project and enhancement of our paths and parks. We are working with the city on this and hope to have the landscape design of a new park from the city so we can participate in a defined area of this nearby park. This is the project of our Conservation Committee chaired by Lindsay Marshall.

As part of our Conservation effort we have started emailing our newsletter. Anne Bean learned all the necessary software to make it colorful, substantive, and even included photographs from events and our artistic creations of flowers.

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In October, we raised over $74,000 for the Cherokee Garden Library with a home tour featuring the design and architecture of two local professionals in Atlanta, Norman Askins and Jacque Lanham. This effort was ably chaired by Kathy Lee and Paula Hennessy and we had a fabulous preview party and then toured homes the following day after the program at the Atlanta History Center In November our club voted to proceed with our incorporation effort which will allow us to have a Community Fund as a 501(c) (3). under the umbrella of our new corporation. It is a big step to go from an association to a corporation and has required the rewriting of our bylaws into a more legal document after much input from our members. The membership passed the new bylaws at our May meeting. Our Board passed on the bylaws of the Community Fund at their May meeting and nominated and voted on a board of six Cherokee members to direct the business of the fund. They will rotate on a one, two and three year basis so there will always be some history and experience represented on this new board. Our membership committee, chaired by Douglas Perry accepted three new members elect in January. We welcomed Kay Castellow, Julie Durkee, and Caye Ogelsby at our February meeting. January brought us a nationally recognized conservationist and photographer, Robert Ketchum in conjunction with his exhibition at the Carter Center. We invited the Peachtree Garden Club to join us and it was an eye opening lecture about Alaska and other endangered areas and what we must do to protect them. It was an inspirational lecture that helped us see how we can all be activists for our environment. Our Horticulture chairs, Carol Fox and Anne Kibler, began their efforts with workshops in the fall to prepare us for the spring zone meeting and also to begin to educate us about entering the Southeastern Flower Show. They organized an identification afternoon for our hort entries and with the joint effort of the artistic study group we won the Sweepstake Award once again. We also sponsored a niche with a $1000 donation to the show. We were especially proud of our members elect and their entries which won the Ivy Garden Club Trophy. Mary Palmer Dargan and Virginia Almand were our leaders in the Horticulture classes and Virginia won the Chattahoochee Unit Trophy and the Ann Equen Ballard Trophy.

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Our Cherokee Garden Library once again had a display at the Flower Show which was created by Adelaide Burton and Teri Bond. Our members staffed the gazebo for the duration of the show. Our Artistic Study Group held a workshop featuring Amy Osaba in January to inspire us for the upcoming flower show. Jane Lamon and Felicia Huger then contacted our members elect to consider entering and they worked on their designs together with Jane and Felicia advising. This study group also prepared entries for the zone meeting in Birmingham. We loved seeing their creations in photos in our newsletters. Our Conservation Chairman, Lindsay Marshall attended the NAL meeting in Washington with Jane Whitaker, Vice Chairman of Conservation for GCA and returned with a position paper on the issues they addressed with our congressmen for all of us to consider supporting. Our Nominating Committee announced at our February meeting that our President-elect for 2009-2011 will be Anne Gray. In March we had the pleasure of hearing of some of the initiatives of the Cultural Landscape Board in the North Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta. Spencer Tunnell gave us a history lesson on the Olmstead parks we have in our city and how they came to be here. We have lost three of our members this year and are saddened by their deaths. Ellen Branch died suddenly in August. Ashley McIntyre left us just before Easter, as did Augusta Horsey Collins a long time member. They shall all be missed. The Zone VIII meeting was held in Birmingham and Anne Kibler and Jane Lamon were our delegates. Ellen Beard joined us to enter the Artistic Division with Jane where they both won ribbons. Betty Edge won a blue ribbon in the Photography Exhibit and Jean Astrop won a tri-color ribbon in Horticulture. We won many ribbons in Horticulture thanks to our members’ entries. In April we had as a guest speaker the curator of the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden and the rose collections of the New York Botanical Garden, Peter Kukielski. We held the meeting at Smith and Hawkin which was a most hospitable and convenient place to meet. History – 44

In mid April we headed to Mt. Vernon and Charlottesville for our spring trip, so ably chaired by Trudy Huger. Thirty-five members came and were wowed by all that Boyce Ansley is doing as The Regent of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association. Our tour was expansive and most enjoyable. We then headed to Charlottesville where we were hosted by Sally Gladden, our non-resident member and also by Lindsay and Fray Marshall who have a home there. Henny Clay arranged a lovely dinner at the Farmington Country Club. We visited many historic homes and gardens in the area including Monticello, Montpelier, and the Pavilions at the University of Virginia. We had great fun being together and gained a new appreciation of our founding fathers. Nancy Oglesby and Teed Poe attended the Annual GCA Meeting in Norfolk in early May. It was clear from all we learned that the “Wave of the Future” is conservation and the “Greening of America” and GCA and its many clubs are and will take an active role in bringing this about. Our year end meeting was held at Jean Astrop’s beautiful home and garden where we exchanged plants from our own gardens and completed the business of the year.

2008-2009

The theme of our year was "In our own backyard" and we began with a program on private gardens in Georgia followed by a program about our

Conservation project, a city park to be designed by the Principal City Landscape Architect and enhanced by our club and other organizations. The Louise Howard Park is to be funded in part by our club. This year a local company, Sterling Planet, chose to work on cleaning up the park to celebrate Earth Day and a member's son brought his troop to work there for his Eagle Scout project. They also built new benches for the park. This space truly is in our own backyard and can be enjoyed by our members and their families. We celebrated our 80th anniversary with a fund raising luncheon at the

Piedmont Driving Club generously sponsored by six of our long time members and chaired by Teri Bond, Adelaide Burton and Le Carr. Fayne Ansley, daughter of member Sharon Ansley, created a stunning original watercolor of the Cherokee Rose for our invitations which Sharon donated for our celebration. There was a drawing for the Original painting at the luncheon. We had over 300 members and guests in attendance and 19 past presidents. We raised $16,000 which we designated for our new Community Fund which received its official approval as a 501(c)3 entity from the IRS in December, 2008. Our speaker J. Dean Norton, Director of

Horticulture for Mount Vernon, was outstanding. History – 45 History – 45

In January our Cherokee Garden librarian spoke on Pioneering Atlanta Women in Landscape Architecture. In February we had small group luncheons in member homes. Our joint meeting with Peachtree Garden Club featured Charles Birnbaum, founder of the Cultural Landscape Foundation. Both our Zone Director and Chairman attended. Our April

meeting introduced us to "The Garden of Cosmic Speculation" in Scotland which had inspired a musical composition by Michael Gandolfi, performed in Atlanta last spring. In January, our membership committee accepted four new members. We welcomed Pam Elting, Carter Kay, Kate Klitenic and Rosa Sumter into the Cherokee fold introducing them to our members in February. The Zone VIII meeting was held in January in Gulf Stream, Florida. Our delegates were Paula Hennessey and Ken Gearon.

We participated in the Southeaster Flower Show held in a new venue and sponsored by the Southeastern Horticultural Society. All of our new members and many others used their creative skills to enhance the show. Our Horticulture Chairs, Carol Fox and Anne Kibler, organized members and helped them properly identify their entries. Our Flower Design Chairs, Jane Lamon and Felicia Huger, assisted members by having a workshop earlier in the year and planning exhibits. We won many ribbons and learned a lot. Our Conservation Chair, Lindsay Marshall and her committee organized an

'E-cycle Day" and everyone brought their old electronic equipment to the designated collection site where it was gathered and taken to a recycle center. Once again we were represented at the NAL meeting in Washington by Lindsay and Jane Whitaker who brought back lots of information to share with the club. We had a spring trip to Highlands and Toxaway to see the wonderful garden of Bob Fisher, brother of our member Ken Gearon. The following day we visited the Southern Highland Reserve on top of Toxaway

Mountain. It contains all native plants from the area and is an outstanding resource for educational endeavors in the landscape and horticulture world. We were saddened by the loss of one of our long time members, Dorothy "Deanie" Mason.this spring. Our final meeting of the year was held in the beautiful garden of Jane Lamon. We celebrated the many accomplishments of this past year. Lindsay Marshall was awarded a GCA Award of Merit for Conservation which was well deserved. I thanked my wonderful board for all their hard

work and made a donation in their honor to our Community Fund. We all welcomed in our new President Anne Gray who is already hard at work preparing for next year. History – 46

It has been an honor and privilege to be your President and it is a special pleasure to hand the gavel over to someone as capable and thoughtful as Anne.

2009-2010

Cherokee began this very special Zone Meeting year with Marcia Bansley, Director of Trees Atlanta, speaking to us on Atlanta’s treasured green canopy and environment. Artistic Chairs, Fluffy McDuffie and Julie Durkee set up a fun and educational Flower Arranging Workshop in early fall with highly acclaimed artist Robert Grady Burns to the delight of the

Cherokees attending. Fluffy and Julie provided great leadership and support in flower arranging that helped our Club win 2 Sweepstakes this year coupled with the efforts of the Horticulture Committee as discussed below. The October meeting featured Catherine Howett, Professor Emerita in the School of Environmental Design, UGA, speaking on Katharine Reynolds “Claiming a Woman’s Place in American Landscape History.” In mid-October, President Anne Gray attended President’s Council in Savannah, Ga. and gave a special report on the upcoming Zone Meeting.

All Zone VIII attendees were greatly anticipating the April ’10 meeting. In mid-October, a Garden History and Design Workshop was held for Zone VIII and other GCA attendees at the Swan Coach House. Jenny Rose Carey from Philadelphia presented an engaging day long workshop on documenting gardens and the process involved. Cam Kellett, Cherokee Garden History and Design Chairman attended along with several other Cherokees and Anne Gray. November brought pure Cherokee Delight as Bob Edge, husband of past

president Betty, royally entertained us with “A Musical Surprise.” Cherokee kicked off a very busy first half of the year with our able and capable Zone VIII Meeting Co-Chairs starring in a presenting role at the January meeting…….giving a complete overview of the structure of the upcoming Zone Meeting. Membership, ably chaired by Adelaide Burton, accepted 2 new member-elects in January. We welcomed Anna Davis, daughter of Boyce Ansley and Helen Wray, daughter of Stephanie Howell. The Southeastern Flower Show was held and avid Cherokees took home many ribbons in Horticulture and Artistic. Cherokee proudly won the

Sweepstakes Award. A celebration party was held at The Blue Ridge Grill amid much camaraderie and ribbons distributed. Virginia Almand and Mary Palmer Dargan were our leaders in the Horticulture classes. We sponsored a niche with a $1000 donation to the show. History – 47

The Cherokee Garden Library again had their display at the SFS and Cherokees staffed the Gazebo. The hugely successful small group luncheons were held again in February in lieu of our regular membership meetings……a wonderful opportunity to connect in a smaller venue.

Nominating, chaired by Teed Poe, announced that our President-Elect for 2011-13 will be Mary Norwood. Showman Ryan Gainey, Horticulturist Extraordinaire, entertained Cherokees on the subject of “My 30 Year Affair with Making Gardens.” Anticipation and exacting plans for the Zone Meeting continued to build. After 3 years of oversight and planning, the Zone VIII Meeting, hosted by Cherokee, arrived April 20-22, 2010. Ably chaired by Claire Schwahn,

Lili Smith and Margaret Stickney, the event garnered overwhelming accolades and reviews. From the opening night dinner parties in Cherokee homes to the garden tours to the fabulous luncheon at Bet Pope’s, catered by Linton Hopkins, the 3 day event was a smashing success. Huge applause are due these 3 members who oversaw and excelled in creating a terrific Zone Meeting for all of Zone VIII, as well as esteemed GCA guests. This was an across the board Cherokee endeavor that involved the Club with a deep level of support.. Cherokee hosted Joan George, President of the Garden Club of America, as well as many national GCA

officers. Delegates Virginia Beach and Helen Izlar, along with President Anne Gray, represented Cherokee. The 2 speakers were Don Shadow from Tennessee and Laura Turner Seydel of Atlanta. Both were received with high acclaim as both educational and entertaining. The Awards Banquet saw much recognition for Cherokee. Virginia Almand won The Laura Ann Segrest Mentoring Award and also Best in Show. Cherokee won the Corliss Knapp Engle Sweepstakes Award. Conservation Chairs, Caroline Vroon and Robin Croft, won the Marion Brown Conservation Award for their Conservation/Beltline Exhibit.

Cherokee also proposed Ed Daugherty who was awarded the Zone Civic Improvement Commendation. To send Cherokees off to a well-deserved summer respite, the May meeting did just that……Mita Corsini Bland of New York and Italy, spoke with us on “Growing up amidst Italian Gardens”, providing charming insight on her life in Italy as a child and currently as she restores an old villa and gardens on her family’s property. History – 48

The Garden Club of America Annual Meeting was held in East Brunswick, New Jersey. Delegate Caye Oglesby accompanied Anne Gray in representing Cherokee. The Garden State of New Jersey hosted a lively and engaging meeting from educational workshops to cocktails and dinner on the New Jersey shore looking out on the skyline of Manhattan.

Cherokee Programs in the year 2009-10 were exceptional. Program, under the leadership of Ann Harrison, Janis Chapman and Julie Robertson, outdid themselves in bringing educational and engaging programs to the club. Attendance all year at meetings was at a record level consistently. Horticulture Chairs Kay Castellow, Mary Palmer Dargan and Molly Lanier led an extraordinary year hosting several workshops that provided great support and education for Cherokees. Kay represented Cherokee at the Shirley Meneice Horticulture Conference in September in Chicago.

Conservation Chairs Robin Croft and Caroline Vroon led a Composting Workshop in February and a Spring Wildflower Hike to Amicalola Falls in May, coupled with their regular year events. They also attended the NAL Meeting in Washington along with Jane Whitaker and won the aforementioned Marion Brown Conservation Award at the Zone VIII Meeting for their exhibit. The Louise Howard Park, led by Lindsay Marshall along with Robin Croft and Caroline Vroon, continued to progress and develop in the third year. In the fall, it was officially named and designated as a City Park by

the City of Atlanta. An official function was held unveiling the sign and the Howard Family spoke on the genesis of the park. The Strategic Planning Committee, chaired by Jane Whitaker, met several times throughout the year to evaluate and define an appropriate fundraiser that Cherokee could adopt on a regular basis. The results will be announced to the membership in September 2010. Again, Cherokee supported the community and City of Atlanta by giving to The Cherokee Garden Library, The Cherokee Garden Club Community Fund, Park Pride, The Southeastern Flower Show, Oakland Cemetery and,

through the Community Fund, to the Collier Hills Civic Association toward The Louise Howard Park. In addition, Cherokee Garden Club is a member of The Nature Conservancy, The Georgia Conservancy, Garden Club of America and Garden Club of Georgia. History – 49

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PAST PRESIDENTS 1928-1930 *Mrs. Mary C. Bienvenue 1930-1931 *Mrs. George Street 1931-1932 *Mrs. Glenn Ryman 1932-1934 * Mrs. William E. Huger 1934-1935 *Mrs. Joel C. Harris, Jr. 1935-1936 *Mrs. Andrew Nicholson 1936-1937 *Mrs. DeSales Harrison 1938 *Mrs. Grady Black 1939 *Mrs. Theodore Venard 1940 *Mrs. Robert L. Foreman 1941 *Mrs. Sam McDaniel 1942-1943 *Mrs. William Campbell 1944-1945 *Mrs. Jesse Fort 1946 *Mrs. John Appleby 1947 *Mrs. John Oliver 1948-1949 *Mrs. Edwin McCarty 1950 *Mrs. Joseph H. Boland 1951 *Mrs. Gerald O'Keeffe 1952 *Mrs. T. E. Schneider 1953 *Mrs. McKee Nunnally 1954 *Helen B. McDuffie 1955 *Mrs. Ted Will, Jr. 1956 Mrs. Robert G. Davis 1957 *Mrs. David Black, Jr. 1958 Mrs. William E. Mitchell 1959 Mrs. George Kennedy 1960 Mrs. Irving Gresham, Jr. 1961 *Mrs. Julian S. Carr 1962 Mrs. William C. Cromer 1963 *Mrs. Warren Duffey 1964-1965 *Mrs. Remington McConnell, Jr. 1966 *Mrs. Perry Ballard, Jr. 1967 *Mrs. R. William Wallace, Jr. 1968 Mrs. Dakin B. Ferris 1969 Mrs. John H. Beach 1970 *Mrs. Kirk McAlpin 1971 *Mrs. Dan B. Hodgson 1972 *Mrs. Mobley White 1973 *Mrs. Louie Wood

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1974 Mrs. Tench C. Coxe III 1975 Mrs. Edward H. Shirley 1976 *Mrs. A. Dixon Adair, Jr. 1977 Mrs. Charles K. Wright 1978 *Mrs. Frank M. Kibler 1979 Mrs. James C. Carr 1980 *Mrs. Fred B. Duval 1981 Mrs. Howard J. Morrison, Jr. 1982 Mrs. Bert C. Madden 1983 Mrs. Jerome W. Lynn, Jr. 1984 Mrs. Haines Hargrett, Jr. 1985 *Mrs. Bates Block 1986 Mrs. Thomas H. Hall III 1987 Mrs. Lawson Yow 1987-1989 Mrs. Bond Almand, Jr. 1989-1991 Mrs. William E. Huger, Jr. 1991-1993 Mrs. David Coker 1993-1995 Mrs. Robert Edge 1995-1997 Mrs. Shepard Ansley 1997-1999 Mrs. Charles Shaffer, Jr. 1999-2001 Mrs. W. Hampton Morris 2001-2003 Mrs. Richard S. Howell 2003-2005 Mrs. Gordon Harper 2005-2007 Mrs. William Whitaker 2007-2009 Mrs. Teed M. Poe *Deceased

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BYLAWS

OF

CHEROKEE GARDEN CLUB, INC.

Article I. NATURE AND PURPOSE OF CORPORATION

Section 1.01 Nonprofit Organization.

As a nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of

the Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code, CHEROKEE GARDEN CLUB,

INC. (the “Club”) shall have no capital stock and no shareholders, and no

part of the net earnings, income, or profit of the Club shall inure to the

benefit of or be distributable to its directors, officers, members or other

private individual except that the Club may pay reasonable compensation

for services rendered and may make payments and distributions in furtherance of its charitable and educational purposes.

Section 1.02 Purposes.

The purpose of the Club shall be to stimulate the knowledge and

love of gardening and to protect, improve and restore the quality of the

environment through programs and action in the fields of education,

conservation and civic improvement. Because the Club is a member of the

Garden Club of America (“GCA”), the Club shares and supports the

advantages of association by means of open meetings, conferences,

correspondence and publications.

Article II. MEMBERS

Section 2.01 Types of Members

Clause (a) Active Members

All active members of the former Cherokee Garden Club (the

“Old Club”) shall be Active Members of the Club. All persons elected as

Active Members in the future in accordance with these bylaws shall also be

Active Members. The duties of active members shall be to attend at least

five (5) meetings each year until they have completed thirteen (13) years as

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Active Members in good standing, and to participate in the

activities of the Club and in the entertainment of the members of the Club.

Active members may vote on all matters to come before the membership of

the Club and may hold office in the Club. Only Active Members may

vote, hold office and sponsor persons for membership in the Club. Those

members who have not completed thirteen years as Active Members will be designated by an asterisk(*) in the yearbook.

Clause (b) Members Elect

All members elect of the Old Club shall be Members Elect of the

Club. Persons elected to be members of the Club or the Old Club shall be

Members Elect during the first two years after their election. The duties of

a Member Elect shall be to attend at least six (6) meetings each year during

the two years as Members Elect, to participate in the activities of the Club

and to complete satisfactorily a training course prescribed by the

Membership Committee. They may not vote, hold office or sponsor or

endorse candidates for membership. Members Elect shall become Active

Members upon the second anniversary of their election.

Clause (c) Affiliate Members

All affiliate members of the Old Club shall be Affiliate Members

of the Club. Other persons who are Active Members or members of

another GCA Club may become Affiliate Members as provided below.

Affiliate Members may attend meetings, participate in all activities

including entertainment of members of the Club, except that they shall not

vote, hold office or sponsor candidates for membership.

Affiliate Members who once were Active Members of the Club or

the Old Club may be referred to as Cherokee Affiliates. Affiliate Members

who were members of another GCA Club but were not members of the

Club or the Old Club may be referred to as GCA Affiliates. Cherokee

Affiliates, but not GCA Affiliates, may endorse candidates for membership. Names of all Affiliate Members shall be filed at GCA

headquarters. Because GCA recognizes only one category of membership,

an Affiliate may vote on national GCA matters, and shall have such other

rights and privileges regarding GCA as GCA shall provide, including but

not limited to voting on GCA matters like its Founders Fund and serving as

a GCA Judge, a GCA Officer or a GCA Committee Member.

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The requirements for Affiliate Membership are:

Cherokee Affiliate. Cherokee Affiliate Membership may be

granted in the discretion of the Board of Directors to Active

Members of the Club in good standing, who have completed a

total of twenty-five (25) years of [satisfactory] service as Active

Members. Application for Cherokee Affiliate Membership shall be made in writing to the Board of Directors. If the number of

applications exceeds the number of positions open, years of

service shall determine the order of becoming a Cherokee

Affiliate Member. Cherokee Affiliate Members shall pay dues.

The number of Cherokee Affiliate Members is limited as provided

elsewhere in these Bylaws.

GCA Affiliate Membership may be granted in the discretion of

the Board of Directors to GCA Members who wish to transfer

their membership from another GCA Club. Such candidate must

be recommended in writing by the President of her home club and

sponsored by an Active Member. After a three-year period of

active service to the Club, she may be invited to become an Active Member by the Membership Committee. During these

three years she would continue to pay dues to her home club as

well as an activity fee which is equal to Cherokee dues minus the

portion thereof paid to GCA.

Clause (d) Honorary Members

Honorary Membership is limited to persons who have been

members for a total of at least fifty years as Active Members or Cherokee

Affiliates. Such a member shall be notified by the Club's president of her

eligibility, but then only upon the written request of such a member shall

she be designated as Honorary Member. An Honorary Member is not

required to pay dues. She may attend all meetings and Club events, and participate in all the activities of the Club. Honorary Members shall not

vote, hold office or sponsor or endorse candidates for membership.

Honorary Members will not be counted in determining the maximum

number of members specified in Section 2.02Clause (c)below.

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Clause (e) Cherokee Masters

Cherokee Master Membership may be awarded to a man who has

contributed in an extraordinary manner in the success of the Club. The

Board of Directors shall have authority to nominate candidates for

Cherokee Master Membership, and the Membership Committee shall have authority to elect such candidates. A Cherokee Master is welcome at all

meetings and social functions of the Club. A Cherokee Master shall not

pay dues to the Club, vote, hold office, sponsor or endorse candidates for

membership, or take part in GCA activities. A Cherokee Master will not

be counted in determining the maximum number of members specified in

Section 2.02Clause (c)below.

Clause (f) Nonresident Members

If an Active Member in good standing moves permanently to a

location from which she would be unable to comply with applicable

attendance and participation requirements, such member may apply to

become a Nonresident Member by sending a written request to the

Membership Committee. Upon being granted Nonresident Membership, such person shall no longer be an Active Member. If such person resides

in the proximity of another GCA club, the Board of Directors, in its

discretion and upon the request of the Nonresident Member, may

recommend her to that club for affiliate membership, with invitation and

membership subject to the rules of that club. If such a member shall move

permanently back to the Atlanta area so that she will be able to comply

with the duties of Active Membership, she may, if approved by the

Membership Committee in its discretion, resume her former status subject

to the availability of a place as provided in Section 2.02Clause (c) and

Section 2.02Clause (d) of these Bylaws. A Nonresident Member shall

continue to pay dues and may attend all meetings and Club events, and participate in all the activities of the Club. Nonresident Members shall not

vote, hold office or sponsor or endorse candidates for membership.

Nonresident Members will not be counted in determining the maximum

number of members specified in Section 2.02Clause (c)below.

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Section 2.02 Requirements for Membership

Clause (a) Gender

All members of any category shall be women except that men

may be selected as Cherokee Masters.

Clause (b) Residence

All members shall be residents of Cobb, DeKalb and Fulton

Counties at the time of their election.

Clause (c) Limitation on Number of Members

At no time shall the number of Active Members and Members

Elect exceed 98. At no time shall the number of Cherokee Affiliates

exceed thirty (30). There is no limit upon the number of Honorary

Members, Cherokee Masters or Nonresident Members.

Clause (d) Limitation on Number of new Active Members and

New Members Elect in any Fiscal Year

The Membership Committee may elect no more than a total of

four persons to be Members Elect or Active Members in any Fiscal Year,

and that number will be reduced to the extent the election of such persons would cause the number of Active Members and Members Elect to exceed

the limit specified in Clause (c) of this Section. For the avoidance of

doubt, in any Fiscal Year of the Club, the total number of

(1) New Members Elect,

(2) GCA Affiliates who become Active Members and

(3) Nonresident Members who resume Active Membership in

accordance with Section 1.01 of these Bylaws

shall not exceed four. Moreover, Members Elect who become Active

Members in such Fiscal Year because they have served two years as

Members Elect shall not be counted toward the four-person limit.

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Section 2.03 Termination of Membership

Clause (a) Loss of Good Standing—Active Members and

Members Elect

If the Board of Directors determines that any Active Member has failed unreasonably to pay dues, or that any Member Elect has failed to

comply with the attendance and participation and training requirements, or

that any Active Member has failed to comply with all attendance and

participation requirements during two successive years, then such person

shall no longer be in good standing and shall automatically cease to be an

Active Member or Member Elect, as the case may be. Notification of

possible loss of good standing shall be given such a person by the

Recording Secretary at the end of the first year of non-compliance. Loss of

Good Standing may be waived by the Board of Directors under

extraordinary circumstances.

Clause (b) Termination of Affiliate Members, Honorary

Members and Cherokee Masters

The Board of Directors, for due cause shown, may terminate the

membership of any Affiliate Member, Honorary Member or Cherokee

Master provided that the Board of Directors has given prior notice of

termination to such member. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, may

reconsider any such termination prior to its effectiveness.

Clause (c) Resignation

If any member files written notice of voluntary resignation with

the Corresponding Secretary, such member shall thereupon cease to be a

member.

Section 2.04 Proposal of New Members Elect

After receipt of the notice required in Section 3.04 below, Active Members may propose persons to be considered by the Membership

Committee as Members Elect. A person shall be proposed for membership

as a Member Elect by letter from a sponsor who is an Active Member and

by two written endorsements from each of two other Active Members or

Cherokee Affiliates.

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The proposal and the endorsements shall be sent to the Chair of

the Membership Committee. Only three such letters—the proposal and the

two endorsements—shall be accepted. The proposal and the endorsements

shall state the qualifications of the nominee. It shall be the responsibility

of each sponsor to make sure the candidate is familiar with the

responsibilities of Members Elect as provided in these Bylaws and is willing and able to comply, if elected. No member of the Membership

Committee may sponsor or endorse any person for membership. No

Active Member may sponsor or endorse more than one person in any year.

Section 2.05 Election of Members

Clause (a) Election of Affiliate Members

New Affiliate Members—whether Cherokee Affiliates or GCA

Affiliates—shall be elected by the Board of Directors.

Clause (b) Election of Cherokee Masters

New Cherokee Masters shall be nominated by the Board of

Directors and elected by the Membership Committee.

Clause (c) Election of Members Elect

New Members Elect shall be elected by the Membership Committee.

Clause (d) Election of Active Members

Except for Members Elect who become Active Members on the

second anniversary of their becoming Members Elect as provided above,

Active Members shall be elected by the Membership Committee.

Clause (e) Changes in Status of Nonresident Members and GCA

Affiliates.

Subject to Section 2.02Clause (d), Nonresident Members and

GCA Affiliates may become Active Members with the approval of the

Membership Committee as provided in Section 2.01Clause (f) and Section

2.01Clause (c), respectively.

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Article III. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE

Section 3.01 Composition of the Committee

The Membership Committee shall consist of the current officers

of the Club, the immediate past President of the Club, and five Active

Members at large: three with at least 13 years of active status and two with less than 13 years of active status, elected annually by the Active Members

to serve for a one-year term. Any member of the Membership Committee

who shall have a daughter, granddaughter, granddaughter-in-law, daughter-

in-law, sister, sister-in-law, niece or first cousin proposed for election shall

immediately cease to be a member of the Committee. The First Vice-

President shall serve as Chair of the Committee.

Section 3.02 Voting

The Committee must consist of eight (8) voting members. The

regular voting members of the Membership Committee shall be the at large

Active Members, the immediate past president, the Second Vice President

and the Treasurer. The Recording Secretary and the Corresponding

Secretary will vote—in the order listed—only if necessary for there to be eight voting members. The affirmative vote of at least six members of the

Membership Committee shall be necessary for the election of Members

Elect, the election of a GCA Affiliate as an Active Member, or the

reinstatement of a Nonresident Member. The procedures for voting shall

be outlined and approved by at least six of the voting members of the

Membership Committee prior to voting. The President shall serve on the

Membership Committee in an advisory capacity and shall not vote on any

matter that comes before the Committee.

Section 3.03 Meetings of the Committee

Meetings of the Membership Committee may be called by the

Chair of the Committee at any time. If the purpose of the meeting is to elect Members Elect, to elect a GCA Affiliate as an Active Member, or to

reinstate a Nonresident Member, the Chair shall give notice of the meeting

to the Members as provided in these bylaws.

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Section 3.04 Determination of Space for new

Members Elect and new Active Members and Notice thereof

Prior to the September meeting in each year, the Membership

Committee shall determine whether there are vacancies for Members Elect

and Active Members, and if so, shall promptly notify the Active Members of the date by which proposals for membership must be submitted to the

Committee in accordance with Section 2.04 of these Bylaws.

Article IV. MEETINGS of MEMBERS

Section 4.01 Regular Meetings.

Regular monthly meetings of members shall be held on the third

Tuesday of each month, except during June, July and August, and

December. Notice of time and place shall be sent in writing or by

electronic transmission at least three (3) days before the regular meeting.

Section 4.02 Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting shall be the regular meeting during May of

each year. At this meeting, in addition to all other business, annual reports

shall be made, unless presented in writing prior to the meeting.

Section 4.03 Special Meetings.

A special meeting may be called by the President at any time, and

shall be called by the President upon the written request of at least five (5)

members of the Club. Notice of time and place and purpose of such

meeting shall be sent in writing or by electronic transmission at least three

(3) days before each special meeting.

Section 4.04 Waiver of Notice.

Any Active Member may execute a waiver of any notice required

herein or by law either before or after any meeting, and shall be deemed to

have waived notice if she is present at such meeting.

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Section 4.05 Quorum/Action of the Members.

Thirty Active Members shall constitute a quorum for the

transaction of business at any meeting. When a quorum is present, the vote

of a majority of Active Members present shall be the act of the Members,

unless a greater vote is required by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws.

Section 4.06 Telephone and Similar Meetings.

Active Members may participate in and hold a meeting by means

of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of

which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.

Participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the

meeting.

Article V. DUES and FEES

The yearly dues shall be determined by a vote of the Active Members for all classifications of membership. Dues are payable September 1. At the October meeting a list of those who have not paid their dues shall be read. Initial dues for a Member Elect shall be ! of the dues for Active Members for the year in which she is elected. Thereafter, the dues for Members Elect shall be the same as for Active Members.

Article VI. NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Section 6.01 Qualifications and Term

The Nominating Committee shall be composed of 5 Active

Members who shall serve for a term that shall begin in the Fiscal Year in which a President Elect is selected and shall end at the end of the next

succeeding Fiscal Year. For example, the Nominating Committee

appointed for the Fiscal Year ending May 31, 2008, shall serve until May

31, 2009.

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Section 6.02 Selection of Members of the Nominating

Committee

The President shall appoint the Chairman and one other member

of the Nominating Committee. The remaining three members shall be

selected by the Active Members at a meeting no later than the February meeting of the Fiscal Year in which the President Elect is selected. Any

vacancies on the Nominating Committee shall be filled by the President.

Section 6.03 Duties of the Nominating Committee

Clause (a) Selection of Nominee for President Elect

At or before the March meeting of Active Members in any Fiscal

Year that ends in an even number, the Nominating Committee shall submit

a nominee for President Elect, who if approved by the Active Members,

will become President on June 1 of the next succeeding Fiscal Year that

ends in an even number. For example, the President Elect selected in the

Fiscal Year ending May 31, 2008, shall assume the office of President on

the first day of the Fiscal Year beginning June 1, 2009.

Clause (b) Selection of Nominees for Certain Offices

At or before the May meeting of Active Members in any Fiscal

Year that ends in an odd number, the Nominating Committee shall submit

nominees for the offices of First Vice President, Second Vice President,

Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer. The

Nominating Committee shall determine the slate of nominees in

consultation with the President Elect. If approved by the Active Members,

the nominees will assume their respective offices on June 1 of the next

succeeding Fiscal Year. For example, Officers elected in the Fiscal Year

ending May 31, 2009, shall assume office on the first day of the Fiscal

Year beginning June 1, 2009.

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Article VII. BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Section 7.01 Number.

The Board of Directors shall be composed of no fewer than six

members and no more than 32 members. Six of the members shall be the officers named in Section 8.01. Any additional Directors shall be

appointed by the President. The President shall fix the precise number of

Directors, but any reduction of the number of members of the Board of

Directors shall take effect only at the expiration of the term of office of the

Directors whose offices are to be eliminated or upon their earlier

resignation.

Section 7.02 Initial Directors; Term of Office of

Other Directors; Manner of Election; Succession.

The initial directors shall be named by the Incorporator and each

of them shall serve for the term specified in the organizational resolutions

of the Incorporator. Except for Directors selected in accordance with Section 6.03Clause (b), all successors to the initial directors, and all

additional directors, shall be elected by the President. Unless the Board of

Directors fixes a different term, each member of the Board of Directors,

except for the initial Directors, shall serve for a term of two years and until

such member’s successor is elected and has qualified, or until her earlier

death, resignation, retirement, removal, or disqualification. A Director

shall be eligible for reelection to succeed herself.

Section 7.03 Removal.

A Director may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by

a vote of 2/3 of the Directors.

Section 7.04 Vacancies.

Any vacancy in the Board of Directors arising at any time and from any cause, including the authorization of an increase in the number of

directors, may be filled for the unexpired term by the President. Each

Director so elected shall hold office until the end of such unexpired term

and until her successor is elected and has qualified, or until her earlier

death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification.

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Section 7.05 Qualifications of Directors.

Members of the Board of Directors shall be Active Members at

the time of their election.

Section 7.06 Authority.

The Board of Directors shall direct and supervise the management of the business and affairs of the Club and may exercise all powers of the

Club, subject to any restrictions imposed by law, the Articles of

Incorporation, or these Bylaws.

Section 7.07 Regular Meetings.

The annual meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held each

year at such time, on such date, and at such place as the Board of Directors

may by resolution prescribe. Other regular meetings of the Board of

Directors may be held from time to time between annual meetings at such

times, on such dates, and at such places as the Board of Directors may by

resolution prescribe. No further notice of such annual or other regular

meetings need be given.

Section 7.08 Special Meetings.

Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the

President or by any two members of the Board of Directors, and notice in

writing or by electronic transmission of the time and place of such meeting

shall be given to each member of the Board of Directors at least two days

before the meeting.

Section 7.09 Waiver of Notice.

Any member of the Board of Directors may execute a waiver of

notice of a meeting either before or after any meeting, and shall be deemed

to have waived notice if she is present at such meeting.

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Section 7.10 Quorum/Action of the Board.

A majority of the directors in office at any time shall constitute a

quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting. When a quorum is

present, the vote of a majority of directors present shall be the act of the

Board of Directors, unless a greater vote is required by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these Bylaws.

Section 7.11 Telephone and Similar Meetings.

Directors may participate in and hold a meeting by means of

conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of

which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other.

Participation in such a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the

meeting.

Section 7.12 Action by Directors without a Meeting.

Any action required or permitted to be taken at a meeting of the

Board of Directors may be taken without a meeting if consents in writing

or by electronic transmission, setting forth the action so taken, are received

from all of the members of the Board of Directors. Such consent shall have the same force and effect as a majority vote at a meeting duly called.

The consents shall be placed in the minute book of the Club.

Section 7.13 Committees of the Board of Directors.

The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors shall consist

of the officers named in Section 8.01. The Executive Committee shall be

authorized to take any action that may be taken by the full Board of

Directors.

By resolution adopted by a majority of directors present at a

meeting at which a quorum is present, the Board of Directors may

designate from among its members one or more other committees, each

consisting of three (3) or more directors. Except as prohibited by law, each such committee shall have the authority as set forth in the resolution

establishing said committee.

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Article VIII. OFFICERS

Section 8.01 Offices.

The officers shall consist of a President, First Vice President,

Second Vice President, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, a

Treasurer and such other offices as the Board of Directors may from time to time establish. Each of the six officers named above shall be ex officio

members of the Board of Directors. The President-Elect shall not be

considered an officer.

Section 8.02 Election and Term.

The initial officers of the Club shall be the officers of the Old

Club, and their terms of office shall continue until May 31, 2009 or such

later date as their successors shall have been elected and qualified.

Officers’ terms shall ordinarily begin on June 1 and shall continue until

May 31 two years thereafter or such later date as their successors shall

have been elected and qualified.

The officers named in Section 8.01 shall be elected as provided in

Section 6.03. Any other officers shall be appointed by the President.

Section 8.03 Vacancies.

Should any vacancy occur in any office other than that of

President, the President will fill that position for the balance of the term.

Should there be a vacancy in the office of President or the position of

President Elect, the Nominating Committee shall select another nominee

and submit it to the Active Members at the earliest possible date.

Section 8.04 Duties.

The powers and duties of the officers shall be as follows.

President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the

Club and the Chair of the Board of Directors. She shall preside at all

meetings of the Club and of the Board of Directors. The President shall be an ex officio member of all committees.

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The President shall appoint the chairs of all committees of the

Board of Directors and fill any vacancies in such committees. She shall

make an annual report to the membership at or prior to the May meeting.

First Vice President. The First Vice President shall perform all

the duties of the President in her absence and shall send out letters of

invitation to the new members. She shall be responsible for the training program for Members Elect and for follow up of Members Elect to effect

compliance. She also must have served previously on the Membership

Committee and will serve as Chair of that Committee.

Second Vice President. The Second Vice President shall serve as

Program Chair.

Recording Secretary. The Recording Secretary shall keep and

retain the minutes of the meetings and proceedings of meetings of the

members and the Board of Directors. She shall keep the attendance

records, and with the President shall be responsible for the editing and

publishing of the Year Book. She shall send notification of possible Loss

of Good Standing whenever necessary to any member who has failed to

comply.

Corresponding Secretary. The Corresponding Secretary shall

have charge of general correspondence for the Club. She shall keep a

correct classified list of the names and addresses of all members, their

years of active service, and shall maintain a file of essential records. These

shall be transferred to her successor at the close of her term of office. She

shall give the necessary notices of all meetings of the Club. She shall also

perform the duties of the Recording Secretary in her absence or disability.

Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be the custodian of the funds of

the Club. She shall collect all dues and assessments and receive all

monies. She shall deposit funds to the credit of the Club, and shall

disburse the same. She shall make periodic reports to the membership as to the financial condition of the Club and shall submit a budget to the

Board of Directors prior to the September meeting.

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Section 8.05 Other Authority and Duties.

Each officer, employee, and agent of the Club shall have such

other duties and authority as may be conferred upon her by the Board of

Directors or delegated to her by the President.

Section 8.06 Removal.

Any officer may be removed at any time, with or without cause,

by the Board of Directors, and such vacancy may be filled by the Board of

Directors.

Article IX. DEPOSITORIES, SIGNATURES, AND SEAL

Section 9.01 Depositories.

All funds of the Club shall be deposited in the name of the Club in

such bank, banks, or other financial institutions as the Board of Directors

may from time to time designate and shall be drawn out on checks, drafts,

or other orders signed on behalf of the Club by such person or persons as

the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

Section 9.02 Execution of Legal Instruments.

All contracts, deeds, and other instruments shall be signed on

behalf of the Club by the President or by such other officer, officers, agent,

or agents as the Board of Directors may from time to time provide.

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Section 9.03 Seal.

The seal of the Club shall be as follows:

Section 9.04 Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Club shall commence on June 1 and shall

end on May 31 of the next year.

Article X. INDEMNITY

Section 10.01 Actions Against Directors and Officers.

The Club shall indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the

Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code and, if applicable, Section 4941 of

the Code, as amended, any individual made a party to a proceeding

because such individual is or was a director or officer of the Club against

liability incurred in the proceeding, if such individual conducted himself or

herself in good faith, and (1) in the case of conduct in her official capacity,

reasonably believed her conduct was in the best interests of the Club, (2) in all other cases, reasonably believed that her conduct was at least not

opposed to the best interests of the Club, and (3) in the case of a criminal

proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe her conduct was unlawful.

Section 10.02 Advance for Expenses of Directors and

Officers.

The Club shall pay for or reimburse the reasonable expenses

incurred by a director or officer who is a party to a proceeding because

such individual is a director or officer in advance of final disposition of the

proceeding, if:

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(1) The director or officer furnishes the Club a written affirmation

of her good faith belief that she has met the standard of conduct

set forth in Article 5.1 above or that the proceeding involves

conduct for which liability has been eliminated by the Club’s

Articles of Incorporation; and

(2) The director or officer furnishes the Club a written

undertaking to repay any advances if it is ultimately determined

that the director or officer is not entitled to indemnification.

The written undertaking required by paragraph (2) above must be an

unlimited general obligation of the director or officer but need not be

secured and may be accepted without reference to financial ability to make

repayment.

Article XI. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OR BYLAWS

The Active Members shall have the power to alter and amend the

Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws and to repeal the Bylaws or to adopt

new Bylaws. Action by the Active Members with respect to the Articles of

Incorporation or Bylaws shall be taken by an affirmative vote of a majority of all of the Active Members. Written notice of any such alteration,

amendment or repeal shall be given to the Active Members at least four

weeks prior to any action by the Active Members.

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