Chapter 85 History

Part 1

September 1964 - June 1968

Founding Members

Louise McKenzie

Evangeline Askounes

Elma F. Bedell

SaraJane Bumgardner

Mrs. Takayoshi Ito

Aiko Morita

Louise Jeffrey

Maisie C. Katke

Sue Cooksey

Miyoko M. O'Neill

Nina Sampietro

Yoko Suzuki

Shirley S. Townsend

Presidents

1964 - 1966: Louise McKenzie

1966 - 1968: Elma Bedell

September 1964: Maisie Katke, Nominating Chairman, presenting slate of officers at first chapter meeting.

October 1964: Mrs. Mona Lutz presented an Ohara School workshop.

November 1964: Mr. Ambo and Aiko Morita presented a program on calligraphy and haiku.

December 1964: Yoko Suzuki, Nagako Ito and Kim Obata at Christmas Tea table with Louise McKenzie

November 1964: Scharlott Lapham (Ch. 85), Yoko Masaki and Setsuko Hata (New York Chapter) at Ann Arbor worskhop at the home of Mrs. Kaplan.

Nina Sampietro and Van Askounes pour at the Christmas Tea at the home of Mrs. Elwood Engle.

Miyo O'Neill and daughter Ann

September 1965 Visit to Mr. Foster's bonsai garden

September 10, 1965First birthday party of the Detroit Chapter at the home of Louise McKenzie

Joyce McKenzie and Betty Affleck

Hisako Komine, International President, houseguest of the McKenzies after May convention in New York

February 1966 Origami Workshop

April 1966 Louise McKenzie and Sue Cooksey
Below: Sue Cooksey, Mrs. Pencik President of the Atlanta Chapter and Mrs. Arthur Stricker of Washington D.C. Chapter at the 4th U.S. Conference in Atlanta

June 1966 Farewell party for Louise McKenzie at Village Women's ClubL-R: Louise McKenzie, Shirley Townsend, Miyo O'Neill, Elma Bedell

June 1, 1966

The Chapter's first public program at the Birmingham Bloomfield Art Association

Scharlott Lapham and Dolores Baggerly

September 1966: Chapter members participate in Pontiac Mall Flower Show

Mrs. Maruyama and Mrs. Ono

Mrs. Kawai

Hon. Mayor Jerome P. Kavanaugh presenting the Key to the City of Detroit to the three Japanese celebrities.L-R: Consul General of Japan Umbo Kagei (Chicago Office), Mrs. Glen Bedell, President of I.I. Detroit Chapter, Hon. Mayor Gerome P. Kavanaugh, Mrs. Ono, Mrs. Maruyama, Mrs. Cooksey, Mrs. Kawai and Mrs. Richard Goodwin