History 鎌倉支部の歴史

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鎌倉支部の歴史

Mrs. Haruko Sato

鎌倉支部は、1961年3月20日に、米海軍将校夫人ルシール  ・ユキコ・ディヴィス夫人と高徳院住職夫人佐藤治子さんのご尽力により、51番目の支部として設立されました。

ディヴィス夫人については、上坂冬子氏の「三つの祖国」という本に紹介されています。

その本によりますと、ディヴィス夫人は、1956年8月17日にジャパンタイムズの記事で、いけばなインターナショナルが設立されたことを知りました。

自らもいけばなのお稽古をしていて、多くのアメリカ人がディヴィス邸を訪問していたこともあり、伝統的日本文化の中心である鎌倉に支部を設立することを思い立たれました。

1961年1月26日に、ディヴィス夫人の邸宅(旧華頂宮邸)に16人が集まり、設立会議が開かれました。

設立会員は20名で、湘南地域に住んでいる方たちでした。

その中には森井露山さん、野中光洋さんもいらっしゃいました。

次第に横須賀米海軍基地の司令官夫人や将校夫人が加わりました。

当時例会は、ディヴィス邸と大仏殿を中心に、主に各流派のお家元によるいけばなや日本文化の紹介が行われました。

Mrs.Lucille Davis

Ikebana International Kamakura Chapter became the 51st chapter on March 20th 1961, when it was founded by the devoted efforts of Mrs. Lucille (Yukiko) Davis, wife of an U.S. Naval Officer and Mrs. Haruko Sato, wife of the Head Priest of Daibutsu (Kotoku-in). Mrs. Davis’ dramatic life was written by Fuyuko Kamisaka in the book “My Three Countries”. According to this book, Mrs. Davis found an article on the Japan Times about Ikebana International on August 17th 1956. The title was “Friendship Through Flowers.” This organization was founded by an American lady for the purpose of the friendship and the study of ikebana beyond the countries and ikebana schools. Yukiko had been learning ikebana and also she and her husband entertained many Americans at their residence. She thought it was a wonderful idea to found a chapter in Kamakura, one of the very historical and cultural cities in Japan where many ladies learn ikebana. The first organizing meeting was held at Mrs. Davis’ residence on January 26th 1961. Fourteen ladies and two gentlemen met there. Since then, by courtesy of Mrs. Haruko Sato, monthly meetings have often been held at Daibutsu-den. Among 20 founding members there were Mrs. Rozan Morii and Mrs. Koyo Nonaka. Most of the members were living in the Shonan area. Gradually the wives of admirals and officers of the U.S. Naval Base in Yokosuka joined the Chapter. Ikebana and various Japanese cultural programs were introduced at either Mrs. Davis’ Kacho-no-miya residence or Daibutsu-den. (Hall at the Daibutsu)

Kamakura Daibutsu
Kacho-no-miya residence

Past Presidents  歴代支部長

1stLucille Davis1961-1962
2ndLucille Davis1962-1963
3rdHaruko Sato1963-1964
4thHaruko Sato1964-1965
5thRose Ostby1965-1966
6thRose Ostby1966-1967
7thMomoyo Fujise1967-1968
8thMariko Mathews1968-1969
9thDon Gorham1969-1970
10thNancy Inman1970-1971
11thPatricia Burfield1971-1972
12thMary G. MacDonald1972-1973
13thToshika Kurimura1973-1974
14thToshika Kurimura1974-1975
15thMimi Cullison1975-1976
16thKeiko Nakazaki1976-1977
17thJane Martine/Fumiho Hashimoto1977-1978
18thToshika Kurimura1978-1979
19thToshika Kurimura1979-1980
20thMary Doerr1980-1981
21stDoborah Trimble1981-1982
22ndYuriko Ishida1982-1983
23rdPat Meinecke1983-1984
24thAtsuko Nakajima1984-1985
25thMichele Helseley1985-1986
26thYukiko Kato1986-1987
27thRisa Killen1987-1988
28thHisako Noguchi1988-1989
29thMary Boyd1989-1990
30thTomoyo Nagayama1990-1991
31stCheryle Patty1991-1992
32nd  Atsuko Suzuki1992-1993
33rdLaura Idsinga1993-1994
34thShizuko Asakura1994-1995
35thEiko Mori1995-1996
36thJoanne Gratton1996-1997
37thMidori Mikami1997-1998
38thCheryl Waldron1998-1999
39thNobuko Matsubara1999-2000
40thJunko Okubo2000-2001
41stYasuko Mori2001-2002
42ndJeri El-Swaify2002-2003
43rdTenise Pettigrew2003-2004
44thNuiko Morokuma2004-2005
45thEllen Will2005-2006
46thJunko Narui2006-2007
47thDiana Salansky2007-2008
48thJunko Katano2008-2009
49thKathy Tai2009-2010
50thNoriyo Nagasaki2010-2011
51stCheryl Barber2011-2012
52ndHisako Ooe2012-2013
53rdAngelene Lockwood2013-2014
54thYoko Hanada2014-2015
55thCamilla Wenke2015-2016
56thHeather Bennett2016-2017
57thYuko Sasaya2017-2018
58thLeah Johns2018-2019
59thHiroko Otsuka2019-2020
60thMikiko Yahagi2020-2021
61stElizabeth Neto2021-2022
62ndMiriam Arai2022-2023