Past presidents gathered to celebrate the 38th anniversary of the
chapter on January 16, 1998. Front row, left to right, are Shigeko Ide, Amy
Sugawara, Kuwako Takahashi, Pearl Kimura, Miriam Smith, Carole Gray, and Joyce
Dunn. In back: Maydelle McManigal, Irma Houser, Phyllis Cima, Agnes van
Boeschoten (current president), Doris Scheetz, Fay Kramer (honorary life
member), and Honey Atwater.
Standing behind the
anniversary cake she baked and decorated is Kuwako Takahashi, founding
president of the San Francisco chapter. Next to her is Pearl Kimura, a past
president, and at right, Ruth Sootaru, a hostess at the anniversary program.