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1987 Garden
Club convention
The Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Inc. will hold its 53rd annual convention May 4 to 6 at the Homestead, Hot Springs. The Shenandoah District, as hostess, has planned an exciting program for garden club members, emphasizing the state president’s theme “Action Now - A Future To Share.”
Highlights of the convention will include the VMI Color Guard, Flower Boutique, award presentations and exhibits. Mrs. Madeline Myers will conduct a dried flower workshop. Bob Thomas of St. Petersburg, Fla., will present an exciting program of creative floral design at Wednesday’s luncheon.
Mrs. Thomas F. Wipperman, South Atlantic Regional Director, will be guest speaker at the formal banquet. New officers for the 198789 term will be installed and Susan Parker, a former Miss Virginia, will entertain.
For more information about the convention contact Mrs. Joseph Nordone, publicity chairman, Pinery Farm, Box 13, Sperryville, Va. 22740.
New ship given
Virginia name
One of the Navy’s new cruisers will be christened USS Chancellors ville, a name suggested by Seventh District Congressman D. French Slaughter Jr. He made the announcement after being informed of the decision by Secretary of the Navy John Lehman.
The Chancellorville (CG 62) will be a Ticonderoga (CG 47) einan guided missile cruiser. It will be built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries, in Pascagoula, Miss. The keel was laid April 13, and it will be christened and launched in June 1988. It is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in mid-1989.
USS Chancellors ville is a name never before assigned to a U.S. Navy ship. It will commemorate the Civil War battle fought in Chancellorsville, Va., May 1 through 5 1863.
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