The South Central Region is the regional affiliate of the National Garden Clubs, Inc., a non-profit educational organization. This region is composed of four (4) states; Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. An annual regional convention is held each spring with states alternating as hosts. Objectives of this region are to protect and conserve natural resources, to promote civic beautification, and to encourage the improvement of roadsides and parks.
The states in the South Central Region were admitted to National Garden Clubs, Inc., as follows:
Texas, 1929
Arkansas, 1932
Oklahoma, 1935
New Mexico, 1951
Each state in this region has provided National Garden Clubs, Inc., with a President. They are as follows:
Arkansas, 1943-1945, Beatrice Walters Frost
of Fayetteville, AR
New Mexico, 2003-2005, June Pitts Wood
of Albuquerque, NM
Oklahoma, 1951-1953, Lorena M. Spillers
of Tulsa, OK
Texas, 1935-1937, Marion Stuart Scruggs
of Dallas, TX
1973-1975, Mary B. Kittel
of Fort Worth, TX
1995-1997, Mary Louise Michie
of Fort Worth, TX
