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The Gentilly Dirt Dobbers garden club was established in the summer of 1951 in the Gentilly neighborhood of New Orleans. One of the prominent founding members of the club was Lucile L. Hutton, an educator and member of several social clubs throughout the city. According to article two of the Dirt Dobber’s constitution, the purpose of the group was “to gather information and disseminate ideas among the members leading to a deeper appreciation of all pant life,” and “to encoura