Womens Aux

We are a group of ladies that raise funds for the RSL in support of it's mission.

We run stalls at Easter, Mothers Day and Fathers Day selling raffle tickets and chocolates.

We also knit articles for Ronald McDonald house.

We have a meeting on the 2nd Monday of each month at 1pm in the George Foster room.

President - Marge George

Secretary - Yvonne Porter

Treasurer - Phyl Bourke

Gold Badge Recipients

The award of the National Certificate of Merit with Gold Badge is the highest award that may be made by the League to a person who is not a member of any class of membership (save and except Affiliate Members or a member of a Women’s Auxiliary).

Marj George

Nan Sweetland

Nan is a foundation member.

60 Year Milestone

The Women’s Auxiliary celebrated their 60th Birthday on April 1st 2010. The birthday party was on the 9th April in the Sovereign Bistro with some of our ex members attending.

The cake was cut by our original President Alma Bell & Vice President Nan Sweetland who are still members of the Womens Auxiliary.

Membership

There are 19 members in the Auxiliary of which 10 have Life Memberships and 2 with Gold Badge.

To join, you need to be a member of Clayton RSL.

History

The First Meeting was Held on 1st April 1950 at the Clayton Public Hall (now demolished) and approximately 50 Ladies Attended. Our First President was Alma Bell, Vice President was Nan Sweetland and Mrs.Ernshaw, Treasurer Mrs.M.Pack, Secretary Mrs.L.Price.

Meetings were held in the Hall until 1952,when we decided each member would be the Hostess Tea and Coffee only and Attendees a plate of supper, this continued until the House was purchased by Dr.Best and Mr.A.Whalley. Then we held our First Meeting in the RSL Club September 9/1953. We have held Bazaars, street stalls, BBQs, cooking competitions, mannequin parades and debutante balls. We have also been cleaners on a couple of occasions and paid Electric Light Accounts. We had 3 Carpet Bowls teams and played against East Malvern, Malvern, Prahran, Mentone, Mordialloc, Bentleigh and Cheltenham Auxiliary's. The Winners South of the Yarra played the Winners of the North Side.

One Year we would go to Adelaide to play bowls, the following year we would entertain the Adelaide Ladies and some of the ladies opened their homes for a BBQ so we could all get to know one another before the competition started.

A small group of our ladies visited nursing homes and took gifts to the Veterans and War Widows. At one time we had our own ward at Kingston centre. We have knitted clothes for premature babies, babies overseas with Aids, plus knitted rugs for McDonalds House and Nursing Homes. Involved with the selling of Anzac, Legacy and Poppy Tokens and Mail outs.

Attended RSL and Auxiliarys Conferences. In the early days some ladies cooked rabbits (supplied by the late Snowy Burls), made sandwiches for smoke nights and special occasions and we are still involved with Wakes. 3 Ladies help at Bingo; Marg, Nan(60 years) and Yvonne.Our Monthly Meetings are attended by approximately 14 Ladies,and new members would be most welcome. We still have 3 Foundation Members Alma Bell, Lillian Price and Nan Sweetland.