Mme. Nobuaki Tanaka, wife of the Consul General of Japan, entertained board members of the Chapter and the Ikebana Teachers Federation at a luncheon at her residence on June 26, 2001. Shown, left to right, are Mitsuko Maruyama, president, Ikebana Teachers Federation; Mme. Tanaka; and Pearl Kimura, president, Ikebana International.

Ikebana friends bade farewell to Mrs. Kyoko Narumiya, wife of departing Deputy Consul General Narumiya, before her return to Tokyo in March, 2001. At a luncheon in her honor at L'Olivier Restaurant, she sits between Shirley Burnell, Ikebana International, and Tsutako Tada, Ikebana Teachers Federation.