Ladies Auxiliary

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		The Ladies Auxiliary began in the mid forties, sometime after the Club moved to its present location. Since women were not allowed to be members at that time, it was something like having their own club within the Club. The women would accompany their husbands when they came for membership meetings, but then would have their own meetings upstairs. In those days, the ladies even needed their husbands' permission to join the Auxiliary. At its peak, the Auxiliary had around 50 members and, truth be told, these women were the backbone of the Club.
		They organized parties for all occasions and events. Christmas parties for the children of Club members complete with Santa arriving by a U.S. Coast Guard boat.They held fundraisers that raised money for everything from curtains for the clubhouse to donations to charities. They fed their men dinner after each membership meeting. They organized monthly bowling events during the winter and Kentucky Derby parties complete with mint juleps in the spring. They had their own softball team, the KYC Admirals (very appropriate). They were sailors and they were power boaters. But mostly, they had fun! Within their meetings they planned many activities, but they also enjoyed themselves. Playing games, (not sure what’s going on with all those shoes) and just having time to spend with other women who also enjoyed boating. As with most clubs however, the segregation of the sexes came to an end. In the late nineteen eighties, one of the women proclaimed that she too was a member and wanted to attend regular membership meetings. That moment marked the beginning of the end for the Ladies Auxiliary, but it also signaled a new beginning for the Club. More History...........

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