With Derby week being in full force, I can't believe that I forgot to report about the Ladies Auxliary elections. It was quite an action packed evening. The battle lines had clearly been drawn, but the new regime had pulled quite a coup in overthrowing the old administration.
First of all, phone calls had been made to just about every member, asking them to come and vote for Jan, the lady running for President. It worked. In our previous meetings, we only had maybe 10 ladies; at the election meeting we had 42. It was quite a turnout. Plus, we brought in the Disctrict President, in case we needed crowd control. I thought the old administration officers were going to drop their false teeth when they saw her walk in. They knew their days were numbered.
Our shock and awe attack came early in the meeting, and when the dust settled, they knew they'd been beat. The old officers tried to pull a fast one on everyone but it didn't work. The secretary read the minutes from the previous meeting, and she conveniently left out the part about where we elected and installed three new members at last month's meeting. We had already been given the head's up on this by an auxiliary mole so we were prepared. After the minutes were read and they asked for any corrections or additions, the soon-to-be new president stood up and brought that little omission to their attention. They all had a sick look on their faces, and they knew their bluff had been called. The secretary quietly said she'd add it to the minutes and that was the end of that tune.
The election part of the meeting went way smoother than we'd all anticipated. The new president and her staff were elected with no opposition. I wasn't elected, however. The position of secretary is appointed by the president, just like when the President appoints his Cabinet members. You get the picture. The officers will be installed in a ceremony next weekend, and then June 1 I will officially begin my gig as secretary. I can hardly wait.
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