1968 YLRL Convention
The 5th International YLRL Convention
Holiday Inn June 13-16, 1968 Denver, CO
FROM east, west, north and south they came, the majority flying in via the “proud birds” of jet airliners, and some in their own planes. From Stapleton International Airport we were whisked the few blocks to the Holiday Inn—which suddenly took on a strange appearance from the garden-pool level Coliseum Room, scene of most of the activities, and where a sleek Mustang awaited its claimant, to the eighth floor, home for the duration of K0YL.
No doubt other hotel guests imagined an “invasion”—as room doors sprouted colorful QSL cards, halls streamed with women decorated with gay hats and dangles, all talking in strange jargon, plus non-understandable language or di-ahs echoing from room 814.
The Occasion
The occasion was the Fifth International Convention of the Young Ladies Radio League, sponsored by The Colorado YLs. Not the biggest(YLRL’s 4th, in Columbus, Ohio, drew 165 YLs), but surely it was one of the most delightful. The Colorado YLs had invited us for a fun-filled, casual weekend and we had such fun meeting, greeting and eyeball QSOing that, believe it or not, some of the planned entertainment was cancelled as we just wouldn’t stop yakking long enough! The majority of the YLs arrived in Denver on Thursday and the registration room buzzed all day as YEs checked in, received name tags and chose colorful “tote” bags from among the 200 The Colorado YLs had provided.
Past presidents of YLRL at the convention, L, to r., W3OLY, Helen (1949-50); W6DXI, Gladys (1960); K5BN Doris (1961); K1IZT, Blanche (1964); W3PVH, Betty (1957); W7NJS, Beth (1958); WA6AOE, Max (1968); W6CEE, Vada (1954-55); W8TAY, Anita (1942-43); K4LMB, Ethel (1939-40-41); WIZEN, O: (1962); W7HHH, Bea (1952-53). ({T. R. Ross photo)
MINOW style show, L. to r., K7UBC, Verda, in a sack (potato, that is) dress; K7KSF, Phyllis, in a “‘swirl shift” outfit; W7LXQ, Jane, in a “pennies for paper” number; and W7GGV, Helen, show commentator.
Members of BAYLARC, complete in their Mermaid regalia, offered a Salute to Colorado, L. to r., W6ALL, K6GU, W6BDE, K7KSF/6, W6PCR, WA6PKP,
WAGOGK, W6DxXI. (T. R. Ross photo)
K6KCI, Irma, modeling the ‘YL Transmitter’ in the MINOW Net style show drew cheers from all, including the photographer’s jr, YL (left).(W8BTWphoto) Note inlaid coffee table left foreground.
*Information provided by book CQ YL The story of Women in Amateur Radio by Louisa B Sando W5RZJ
