1940s Auxiliary Journal Found



This journal was discovered in a closet, in a cardboard box, at the Post in April 2010 by Kathy Wiker, Treasurer; Susan Ellis, Sr. Vice President and trustee; Janet Getz, District 9 Sr. Vice President and auxiliary trustee.

As this is a part of our auxiliary's history, and the original journal is now nearly 65 years old, we made the decision to transcribe this gem into modern day format. Susan Ellis transcribed the original notes, Kathy Wiker printed the text. We then made an extra copy to lend out to anyone who might want to read it. These new text files are saved on a flash drive in Word 97 format.

When we found the book we also found a Ladies Auxiliary cap with PENNSYLVANIA on one side and the Ladies Auxiliary crest and 1463 on the other side. We will search for ways to preserve the original journal and the cap.

The text was transcribed as close to the original as possible. A change of secretary meant a change in writing style and penmanship. There are some blanks and typist's notes. Age has yellowed the pages a bit and blurred some of the original ink writing. Strikeouts and misspellings were transcribed as written. There were terms I was not familiar with but included as written (i.e. one-pound social, merchandise club, paper demonstration, etc). There is mention of our current day "piggie", known at that time as "Pig Prize" along with description of the prize; the "pig" has existed almost from day one. You'll see Scotland School, Coatesville projects, National Home, hospital funds, price for dues, cost of goods, the forerunner of our "meat trays" where they sold turkeys and ducks and…..uniforms! District meetings, encampments and various trips are noted.

It was my pleasure to transcribe these notes. I was almost sad to see the end of the book, I wanted to know more.

If you know any member, current or past, who might remember some of these Auxiliary members or the activities, please let us know. If they have any memorabilia from our Auxiliary, we would love to see that as well.

I hope you enjoy reading this little bit of history.

Respectfully submitted,


Susan P. Ellis
Sr. Vice President
Ladies Auxiliary

You may download the text of the journal by downloading this pdf file.