This Day in History: 1940-08-23

In preparation for the annual Mahwah Garden Club’s Fair and Flower Show, a special class in flower arrangement was held at the chapel of the Reformed Church. The class was taught by Mrs. Arthur J. Biggs of Mahwah, a noted expert. She demonstrated a variety of arrangements to a large group of local gardeners. Mrs. Biggs once more volunteered to provide flowers and vases on the day of the show for anyone who wanted to enter the flower arranging competition. She annually served as judge in many local flower shows and had won several awards for her flowers at Madison Square Garden. At the last minute she could not appear and her place was taken by author and speaker Dorothy Biddle. A large group attended. (Bristow)