In mid-November members gathered to view the dedication of a newly installed sign next to the Tokugawa Lantern in the Moon Viewing Garden of Strybing Arboretum. Shown are Nelson and Julia Tsui with Michael McKechnie, Executive Director, Strybing Arboretum Society, and Scot Medbury, Director, Strybing Arboretum Botanical Gardens. The lantern was a gift of Nelson and Julia Tsui through Ikebana International.

The plaque reads: "A Tokugawa Stone Lantern in the Moon Viewing Garden. Stone lanterns have graced Japanese shrines, temples, and tombs for more than a millennium. This unusually large stone lantern commemorates the death of Tokugawa Harusada in 1827 and bears his family crest of three hollyhock leaves. The Tokugawa shoguns were the military rulers of Japan from 1603 to 1867. Since before the Tokugawa era, stone lanterns also have been placed in garden settings such as the Moon Viewing Garden. The night of the full moon, especially in August or September, is an occasion for festive, outdoor gatherings of friends to compose poetry, tell stories and enjoy nature."