Dogwood Garden Club, 85th anniversary

2025-2026 Bill 796: Dogwood Garden Club, 85th anniversary - South Carolina Legislature Online

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026
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S. 796
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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Gambrell
Document Path: LC-0475SA-RM26.docx
Introduced in the Senate on January 13, 2026
Adopted by the Senate on January 13, 2026
Summary: Dogwood Garden Club, 85th anniversary
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

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1/13/2026

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Introduced and adopted (
Senate Journal-page 56
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
01/13/2026

A
senate
RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND CONGRATULATE THE
DOGWOOD GARDEN CLUB OF HONEA PATH UPON THE OCCASION OF ITS EIGHTY-FIFTH
ANNIVERSARY AND TO EXPRESS DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE CLUB'S PRESERVATION OF THE
TOWN'S HORTICULTURAL LEGACY AND FOR THE CONTRIBUTION OF ITS MEMBERS OVER THE
YEARS TO HONEA PATH'S NATURAL BEAUTY.

W
hereas, organized on September 27, 1940, at the Honea Path
Vocational Building, the fledgling Dogwood Garden Club held its first meeting
presided over by the Lions' auxiliary president, Mrs. Joe N. Pinson. She was
assisted by a committee composed of Mrs. E.R. Donnald, Mrs. Garrison Cox, and
Mrs. J.W. Haynie, who had made interesting plans for the gathering. Founding
officers were Mrs. M.B. Wright, president; Mrs. J.R. Donnald Jr., vice
president; Mrs. J.W. Haynie, secretary; Mrs. W.E. Dunn, treasurer; and Miss
Hazel Shirley, corresponding secretary; and

W
hereas, in reflecting on its many achievements, the club, an
affiliate of the Garden Club of South Carolina Inc. considers the creation of
Dogwood Park in Honea Path as one of its most outstanding projects. The plan
was initiated under the leadership of Lucille Shirley (president, 1963), and
the completed park was dedicated on May 29, 1963; and

W
hereas, now led by Judy Young, the group's current president, the
Dogwood Garden Club enjoys a roster of nineteen members, some with more than
twenty years of service to the organization. The club will mark its
eighty-fifth anniversary with a special celebration on January 20, 2026; and

W
hereas, the mission of the Dogwood Garden Club is the same today as
it was eighty-five years ago: to provide educational experiences for all club
members and community citizens so as to develop a love for all forms of
gardening while creating interest in civic beautification; and

W
hereas, the club's worthy objectives are to encourage civic beauty
and civic pride; protect and conserve the area's natural resources; support the
improvement of local parks; encourage children, youth, and seniors to love
gardening; and to learn more about gardening, landscaping, horticulture, floral
design, and wildlife; and

W
hereas, the South Carolina Senate values the Dogwood Garden Club of
Honea Path as a legacy club blessed with a distinguished heritage and with
members who are stewards of cherished traditions held in trust for future
gardeners. Now, therefore,

B
e it resolved by the
Senate
:

T
hat the members of the South Carolina
Senate
,
by this resolution, recognize and congratulate the Dogwood Garden Club of Honea
Path upon the occasion of its eighty-fifth anniversary and express deep
appreciation for the club's preservation of the town's horticultural legacy and
for the contribution of its members over the years to Honea Path's natural
beauty.

B
e it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to
the Dogwood Garden Club of Honea Path.

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