History of the Women’s Keystone Auxilliary
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History of the Women’s Keystone Auxiliary
At 4:00pm on September 20, 1921, a group of women met at the home of Mrs. Edison M. Peck to talk over the organization of a Women’s Auxiliary of the Bristol Boys Club.
The Superintendent of the club spoke with positiveness of the needs of such a supplementary group and the following officers were elected:
- President – Mrs. Frederick Scudder
- Vice Presidents- Mrs. Edson M. Peck, Mrs. James Dobson, Miss Ora B. Craig
- Treasurer – Mrs. Martin Loughlin
- Secretary – Mrs. AC Hitchcock
The first meeting had 12 members in attendance. Membership dues were $1.00. By 1922, there were 88 members in the Auxiliary.
Over the following decades, the Women’s Auxiliary provided invaluable and necessary support to the Bristol Boys Club. Some examples are as follows:
- Preparing and serving supper to the Older Members Association weekly meetings
- Purchasing kitchen and other equipment for the Club and for Camp Wangum, garden parties, fashion shows, Christmas tree sales, bus trips to Boston and New York, etc.
- Holding a variety of fundraisers and social events to raise money for the Club, including card parties, bake sales, fundraising “teas”, cupcake sales, etc.
- Continuing to provide support in every way possible, working concessions at Muzzy Field, applying make up to the cast of the OM Show, sponsoring a Girls Night Out at the Imagine Nation Museum, etc.
In 1996, the Adelaide Carlson Scholarship was established in honor of a long time and important member of the Auxiliary. The scholarship is awarded annually to the Youth of the Year of the Boys & Girls Club of Bristol.
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