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Julia Appleton Bird (1894-1983), daughter of Randolph Morgan Appleton and Helen Kortwright Mixter Appleton; middle of three daughters; raised in Massachusetts; married Charles Sumner Bird Jr. in 1917, just before he began his service in WWI; she traveled, and collected art. She had three sons, Charles III (b. 1925), Christopher and David (b. 1928, twins); this is David's 2007 obituary: www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/11/06/... This is Charles III's 2010 obituary: www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=cha... And here's Christopher's 1996 obituary: www.nytimes.com/1996/05/06/arts/christopher-bird-68-a-bes...

She is mentioned as one of those in costume who served tea at the Red Cross-sponsored tea garden at the International Flower Show on March 18, 1915. select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30E1FFC395B1773...

This must be the New York City Flower Show that we see every March in the Bain collection.

Agreed. John Scheepers Co. was a major dealer in flower bulbs, and is still around.
www.johnscheepers.com/about.html

Cynthia Burke Roche (10 April 1884 – 8 December 1966) was a Newport, Rhode Island socialite and an art collector. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Roche

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This appears to be from March 14-21, 1918 International Flower Show at Grand Central Palace in Manhattan. Mrs. Arthur Scott Burden was Chairman of the Decorating Committee for the Red Cross Garden Theatre at that show.
query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9B07E5D71538EE...