Past
Commodores
(And Past Presidents of the
Ladies Auxiliary)
(Click on photos below to enlarge
images.)
1959
Bernard E."Bob" Cherney *
(Fran Arnold)
1960
Flemming Blucher
(Roberta Cherney)
1961
Elmer Ellsworth *
(Marge Johnstone)
1962
Jack Wahle
(Marion Kohlman)
1963
Robert Johnstone *
(Toby Belt)
1964
Richard E. Thompson
(Iris Nelson)
1965
H.A. (Monty) Cavender
(Zona Caesar)
In 1965 I was president of the
women's auxiliary at the same time Montey Cavander was Commodore. Our club was built by
this time and we needed dishes and kitchen equipment, so Al & I started the famous
Al's pancake breakfast. All the proceeds were used to purchase whatever was needed in the
galley. When I retired as president the women's board of directors presented me a
stainless steel cheeseknife server inscribed with the names of the board at that time.
They were Diane Cooke, Donna Buddenbaum, and Melita Blucher. I still have it today.
The
ladies auxiliary was famous for the Valentines party, which was the one big event of the
year we were able to keep the entire proceeds in our treasury to spend on whatever we felt
was needed in the club at that time. The ladies auxiliary always prepared the food and ran
the party's with the commodore help and the all the proceeds went into the Sequoia Yacht
club Treasury to run the club. The full function of the ladies auxiliary was like one big
social group planners.
Sequoia YC 
