Our Auxiliary was formed in May ‘56

With 20 charter members, a group of young chicks.

The years rolled on without a doubt

Some moved away and others dropped out.

Our coffee hours started in Jan. ‘57

Our customers thought they were sent from heaven

A piece of pie and coffee, only 35 cents.

Then inflation set in, that price made no sense

So we raised it up to 50 cents.

We catered to birthdays, weddings and anniversaries too

For these events we had a good crew.

We sewed pyjamas for vets and bed jackets too

And knitted slippers, we did quite a few.

We did auction sales for Cooper and Crow

We’d load up our trucks and away we would go.

Running out of wieners meant a trip back to town

For one of our men, they never let us down.

We marched with the Legion boys on parade

On gravel streets, before they were paved.

We fed the Boosters for 22 years

And when we quit, those old boys were in tears.

We spent hours and hours making flowers for floats

That we made for the August parade.

Our bursary has helped many students go to college

To further their studies and gained some more knowledge.

The Veterans come down from the Belcher each year

For a good hot meal and glass of cold beer

Oh, we have been busy for the last 50 years.

Now this saga is about to end

Our hair has changed color

Our knees won’t bend

Our backs our lame

And our feet are sore

But we’ll carry on the same as before.

Now will you pick up your glass

A toast

To success in the future and the years that are past.

Written by Ila McLeod for the Nanton Ladies Auxiliary 50^th Anniversary

May 13, 2006