Morning Women’s Auxiliary turns 100
The women of the auxiliary were very active during World War 2 and sent parcels to the prisoners of war.
A large group of women gathered at the Krugersdorp Methodist Church on Thursday 10 October in celebration of the Morning Women’s Auxiliary’s 100th birthday.
The celebration led by Edna Wentzel took the women back in time when the archives were taken out and dusted.
Some of the highlights mentioned were that the auxiliary was established when a small group of women gathered in the town court building.
In 1913 the first group of women gathered under the leadership of the wife of the reverend at the time.
Other highlights included the year 1918 when the Women’s Auxiliary got its name and 1921 when annual meetings were held for the first time.
By 1931 the auxiliary had grown to 68 branches.
The women of the auxiliary were very active during World War 2 and sent parcels to the prisoners of war.
During the war social meetings were arranged for soldiers and pilots, and for those who returned home in 1945.
Members had a bit of a giggle when it was mentioned that the reverend had to order the women to stop knitting during meetings when they took up a challenge to knit squares for blankets for suffering children in Europe in 1948.
Current members were thanked for the work they had done in Krugersdorp in 2013 and were encouraged to keep it up.
