On 6 August 1970 the Wellington Chapter of Ikebana International was founded at a meeting held in the Japan Information and Cultural Centre of the Embassy of Japan – but the real beginnings were years earlier!…

The founding President with her committee, backed by an enthusiastic membership, had an active and full term of office. In just one year, Wellington had fulfilled its requirements (meetings, exhibitions, public demonstrations, etc.) and became a Chartered Chapter in September 1971. By the end of Ruth Scott’s term as President in May 1972 the membership had risen to 64…