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USA > Maine > Penobscot County > Brewer > Brewer, Orrington, Holden, Eddington : history and families > Part 19
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Unit presidents through the years have been: Mrs. Gertrude Hinkley, Mrs. Elizabeth Copley, Mrs. Inez Barter, Mrs. Mabel
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Perry, Mrs. Eleanor Jameson, Mrs. Vera Rider, Mrs. Sarah Parker, Mrs. Olivene Libhart, Mrs. Maud Richardson, Mrs. Priscilla Pooler, Mrs. Jennie Brochu, Mrs. Muriel Grant, Mrs. Violet Byther, Mrs. Marie Verow, Mrs. Irene Foss, Mrs. Helen Herrick, Mrs. Ila Penley, Mrs. Edith McEachern, Mrs. Helena Swett, Mrs. Edna Winslow, Mrs. Mabel Adams, Mrs. Florence Tracey, Mrs. Mary Law, Mrs. Nellie Bradbury, Mrs. Marguerite Rice, Mrs. Barbara Jewell, Mrs. Eileen Springer, Mrs. Gertrude Bragdon, Mrs. Julia Salisbury, Mrs. Lottie Parker, Mrs. Ella Gould, Mrs. Kathryn Campbell, and at present, Mrs. F. Katherine Hay.
Members who have served as vice-presidents of the Fifth District are: Mrs. Eleanor Jameson, Mrs. Sarah Parker, Mrs. Florence Tracey, Mrs. Edith McEachern, and Mrs. Lottie Parker. Members serving as presidents of the Penobscot County Council have been: Mrs. Mary Law, Mrs. Lottie Parker, Mrs. Ella Gould, and Mrs. Kathryn Campbell. Mrs. Edith McEachern has been the only member to serve as Department President for the State and also as National Executive Committee Woman. Several members have been honored by being members of Department and Na- tional Committees.
Girls' State was originated in 1946 by the National Legion Auxiliary. The Brewer Unit sent one girl the first year and has increased the number each year. This year, thanks to the help of outside organizations, and to having won the County Council drawing, five girls will be sent. The girls who have attended from Brewer have reflected honor on our community. Ruth Swanson and Marilyn Graffam served as Governors; and Ann Dyer and Margo Witham have been chosen outstanding girls.
Throughout the years the Legion and the Auxiliary have given History awards to the outstanding student in Brewer High School and now include Brewer Junior High and St. Teresa's Parochial School.
The children who assist in the sale of poppies are entertained at a picnic either at a lake or at the swimming pool. The idea of the school children's picnic originated during the years when the late Irving Doyle was always ready with a helping hand, furnishing transportation and refreshments for the children.
It seems fitting that the American Legion Auxiliary should set the pace for service, both to veterans and their dependents, and to the Community, State, and Nation.
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BREWER COMMUNITY SERVICE COUNCIL
The Brewer Community Service Council was organized Decem- ber 10, 1926, by Mrs. Annie L. Worth, founder, and fourteen others. Due largely to the efforts of Mrs. Worth, this organiza- tion has been the leading welfare organization of the city since its institution. Although Mrs. Worth, always an ardent worker in the Council, has reached the age of 93, she still maintains an active interest in the work.
The services of the Council have reached into many homes throughout the city. It is outstanding in its work of welfare and benevolence.
Mrs. Worth was the first president and served until 1936; others who have followed her are: Mrs. Clara Beatham, 1936- 1949; Mrs. Edith McEachern, 1949-1953; Mrs. Cassie Mayo, 1953- 1960; and Mrs. Marguerite Rice who is at present in that office. Other officers elected at the time of organization were: vice president, Mrs. Phoebe Earl; treasurer, Mrs. Mary Larson; and secretary, Mrs. Mabel Weymouth.
Members who have served as case secretaries are: Mrs. Elizabeth Springer Seaboyer, Mrs. Maria Boynton, and Mrs. Amy Bolster. Mrs. Clara Swett now holds that office. Recording secretaries have been: Mrs. Mabel Weymouth, Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver, Mrs. Carrie Swett, Mrs. Rose Searles, Mrs. Emma Farn- ham (for 17 years), the present secretary, Mrs. Gertrude Davis, who has served since 1949. Mrs. Della R. Keene has served as treasurer for thirty years. Other officers at present are: vice president, Miss Pauline Nickerson; secretary of child welfare, Mrs. Clara Beatham; secretary of child welfare, ex officio, Mrs. Annie Worth; and corresponding secretary, Mrs. Ethel Crook. The program committee is Mrs. Cassie Mayo, Mrs. Eva Hom- stead, and Mrs. Ethel Goodwin.
Life members are Mrs. Worth, Mrs. Carrie Smith, Mrs. Amy Bolster, Mrs. Ella Mclaughlin, Mrs. Mabel Adams, Mrs. Della Keene, Mrs. Olivine Libhart, Mrs. Elizabeth Springer Seaboyer, Mrs. Clara Beatham, Mrs. Emma Farnham, Mrs. Agnes Grant, Mrs. Edith McEachern, Mrs. Cassie Mayo, Mrs. Clara Swett, Miss Gertrude Davis, Mrs. Ethel Goodwin, Mrs. Olive Simpson, and Mrs. Jessie Kinsman.
The 25th anniversary of the Council was held June 13, 1952 at the First Methodist Church. Mrs. Edith McEachern, president,
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gave the address of welcome. The invocation was given by Mrs. Carrie Smith and greetings from the city were extended by Mayor Gerald Robertson. Mrs. Annie Worth gave a history of the organization and its financial history was given by Mrs. Della Keene. The vocal soloist, Rev. E. Charles Dartnell, sang "Bless This House." Miss Gertrude Davis, assisted by Mrs. Edith McEachern and Mrs. Audrey Kenney, presented an impressive memorial service for the deceased members. Names of these members were called and carnations were placed in a mound. Miss Davis read, "Crossing the Bar", and Mrs. Avis Jordan sang, "Beyond the Sunset" accompanied by Mrs. Bernice Bolster at the piano. The mound of flowers was placed on the grave of a member, Mrs. Elizabeth Oliver, at Oak Hill Cemetery.
In April each year the Brewer Community Service Council holds its annual Child Health Day with prominent doctors and nurses in charge. Free examinations and inoculations are given. The pre-school children come in the forenoon and the babies in the afternoon. A dental clinic is held once a week during the school year.
A Community Christmas tree is placed near the City Hall or in some other prominent place where carolers from the different churches gather to sing carols. Some 65 or 70 dinners are distributed at Christmas and Thanksgiving, as well as sunshine baskets to the sick and the shut-ins. A Christmas program over the air is also sponsored by the Council.
The Council stands always ready to lend a hand to those who are in need of assistance. Families that have been burned out are helped both financially and materially. The Council is ap- preciative of gifts from churches, organizations and individuals.
Mrs. Della Keene and Miss Gertrude Davis of the Committee on History sent along this little poem to close the story of 35 years of service by the Council:
YOU NEVER CAN TELL
You never can tell when you do an act Just what the result will be. But with every deed you are sowing a seed Though the harvest you may not see. Each kindly act is an acorn dropped In God's productive soil.
You may not know but the trees shall grow With shelter for those who toil.
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BREWER GARDEN AND BIRD CLUB
A group of nine interested women met with Mrs. Lillian Gordon on June 20, 1933, and made plans for the Brewer Garden and Bird Club. When organized the charter members included: Mrs. Lillian Gordon, Mrs. Arvilla Harrington, Mrs. Mary Merrifield, Mrs. Carolyn Tupper, Mrs. Martha Dooey, Mrs. Ethel Olmstead, Mrs. Effie Curtis, Mrs. Gertrude Avery, Mrs. Emeline Abbott, Miss Charlotte Hardy, Mrs. Fanny Hardy Eckstorm, Mrs. Harriett St. Clair, Mrs. Lester Patterson, Mrs. Lillian Libhart, Miss Alice Farrington, Mrs. Hazel Danforth, Mrs. Evelyn Brown, Miss Alice Washburn, and Mrs. Lucy Richardson. The present active mem- bership of the group is seventy-three.
The first regular meeting of the club was held at the home of Miss Charlotte Hardy on Wilson Street, when Mrs. Lillian Gordon was elected president. In February, 1934, the group became affiliated with the State Federation of Garden Clubs.
The first flower show, sponsored by the group, was held August 25, 1935, when there was a very satisfactory registration of 282 members and guests. The Flower Show has become one of the important events of the year and the arrangements and displays always receive much favorable comment.
Some of the civic improvement projects of the organization include the planting and care of the flower bed in City Hall park, the purchase, in 1936, of a bench for the Cemetery near the club flower bed; and in September of the same year a bronze plate for the bench. Flowering crabs have been planted in the city and hanging baskets have been purchased and installed on the Joshua L. Chamberlain Bridge.
During the years since its inauguration there have been 24 presidents. The club meets on the third Thursday of each month and maintains an average attendance of twenty-five members.
Gifts to the club have included a gavel of Russian mulberry and mahogany, which was presented by Mrs. Mertie Curtis, a close friend of Miss Alice Washburn who was president at the time, in 1936. Dr. Albert Lethieq was made an honorary member on April 28, 1938, in appreciation of his interest in the club work and for his many gifts of flowers from his garden.
The B. H. Beal Post, Women's National Relief Corps presented a beautiful silk flag, standard, and staff in 1942. The club's silver tea service was the gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Whitmore.
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Over the years the club and club members have been the recipient of several honors and awards. In 1940, the group re- ceived the first prize at the Bangor Fair Flower Show; and in 1941, it was awarded four blue ribbons. A tribute honoring a member of the Brewer Club was the complimentary membership, given in 1941 to Mrs. Edith Peavey, by the Longfellow Garden Club of Portland. After receiving the Tri-color for its Conserva- tion Exhibit, the club received the white ribbon for individual distinction from the Garden Club Federation of Maine at the state meeting, held in Rockland in 1955. The green ribbon in Conservation and a money prize were received at the state meeting in Presque Isle in June 1959.
The 1962 Flower Show will be one of the outstanding events of the 150th Anniversary Celebration of our city.
BREWER KIWANIS CLUB
The city's first service club, the Kiwanis Club of Brewer, was organized November 27, 1939, being sponsored by the Bangor Kiwanis Club. The club was chartered on December 14, 1939, at a joint meeting held with the Bangor Club on the occasion of its 15th anniversary.
Charter members of the Brewer club were: G. Wilmot Car- ruthers, James Chamberlain, Henry Chute, Harvard Clark, Fred Danforth, Hazen Danforth, Sr., Hazen Danforth, Jr., Dana Dogherty, Irving Doyle, Joseph Drinkwater, Fred Farnsworth, Elias Ferris, Albert Gerry, Wyman Gerry, Max Getchell, Rev. Basil C. Gleason, Guy Gove, Victor Hinkley, Frank Hodgdon, Howard Houston, Joseph Huggard, Gordon Jones, Howard Keali- her, Milton King, William King, Fred Lindsay, John Littlefield, Frank Mack, Joseph Memmelaar, Harry Morrison, Chester Robin- son, Norman Saunders, Thurston Thompson, Carl Titcomb, Albert Todd, Lyndon Trueworthy, and Frank Weymouth.
Howard R. Houston was the first president. Meetings were held until June 1941, in the I.O.O.F. Hall; then in the municipal auditorium until December, 1942 when they again met in the I.O.O.F. Hall. Since November 1943, the Wednesday meetings have been held at the Penobscot Hotel in Bangor.
From the beginning the group dedicated itself to the inter- national objectives. The early aims of the club were stated thus: "To build a stronger citizenship by a program of education for
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the children of school age; to care for such under-privileged children as are not provided for by other social agencies; to build up the moral and religious fiber of the rural section; and to study the vocational possibilities of the region in order that aid may be given our young people in finding the work for which they are best suited."
On April 12, 1940, the club sponsored the first Citizenship Day at Brewer High School, the students taking over the reins of the city government and filling the major municipal offices of the city for the day. Also during this year the club helped to organize the First Rurban Fellowship, consisting of small churches in the area.
Glasses, dentures, hearing aids, and other items have been provided for deserving children; a number of boys and girls have been sent both to day camps and to summer camps each year; the Kiwanis Cabin at Camp Jordan, Y.M.C.A. at Branch Pond, has been built; and several years ago the club purchased a thoroughbred heifer calf and thereby began a perpetual chain whereby some deserving local boy or girl would annually be awarded a calf to raise. A $150 scholarship for four years is awarded to a deserving Brewer High School senior. The Club has four of these scholarships in force at the present time for an annual expenditure of $600. Voluntary contributions are made by the members to the New England District Kiwanis College Scholarship.
A group of appreciative youngsters are provided with tickets and transportation to the circus each year. On National "Kid's" Day an appropriate activity is planned. These have included a tour of Dow Air Force Base. Father, Son, and Daughter Night is an annual event in the club's program.
Previous to the establishment of the Brewer Water District, members of this group participated in a survey which helped in the final plans for the formation of the district. In 1952-53, the club in cooperation with the School Department, sponsored the construction of the Municipal Swimming Pool which was later turned over to the City of Brewer. Contributions each year for the construction of bath houses for the pool, and the purchase of safety signs for the principal streets are other evidence of the interest of the group in community service.
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Funds must be raised for the financing of the above-mentioned projects; and some of the projects for so doing have been: Soap Box Derby concessions, a Sportsmen's Show, a Boxing Tourna- ment, a Minstrel Show, presentation of the United States Marine Band, Annual Cabarets, annual rose sales, rummage sales, news- papers rolls and others too numerous to mention. These activities have gained for the Brewer Club the reputation of being the "workingest service club in the area."
The Brewer High School Key Club, a junior Kiwanis club on the high school level, was organized on April 14, 1961, members being selected from the sophomore, junior, and senior classes. The first slate of officers included: president, Kenneth H. Fox; vice- president, James H. White; and secretary-treasurer, Reginald H. Merrill Jr., The charter members are: Ralph Baldwin, Bruce Booker, Barry Bowden, Chris Danforth, David Eaton, John Flynn, Kenneth Fox, Kenneth Frederick, Frank Gemme, Larry Goss, Roger Howse, David Leslie, Steven Maines, Jack McLeod, Jay Memmelaar, Reginald Merrill Jr., James Mundy, Allen Shaw, and James White.
In 1947 Howard R. Houston served as Lieutenant Governor of Division 9, and in 1949, Earle G. Farnsworth was New England District Secretary. Claude Ryder has been Lieutenant Governor of Division 9 and the Governor of the New England District. He has served on the International Underprivileged Child Committee. He has been a member of the Public and Business Affairs Com- mittee for the United States, and a member of a special Interna- tional Organization and Administration Committee. Mr. Ryder will serve as Sergeant at Arms during the International Conven- tion to be held in Denver in June, 1962.
The following have served as presidents: 1940, Howard R. Houston; 1941, J. Edward Drinkwater; 1942, John Littlefield; 1943, Fred H. Lindsay; 1944, George L. T. Tupper; 1945, Henry E. Chute; 1946, Milton E. King; 1947, F. Lyndon Trueworthy; 1948, Wyman P. Gerry; 1949, Claude L. Ryder; 1950, Ralph Get- chell Jr .; 1951, Robert H. Barbour; 1952, Winslow K. Herrick; 1953, Miles R. Fayle; 1954, Albert F. Gerry; 1955, Harvard H. Clark; 1956, Clayton T. Bockus; 1957, Edgar Seavey; 1958, Wesley C. Archer; 1959, Victor A. Perkins, 1960, Francis B. Vayo; 1961, Merle S. Bowden; and 1962, Reginald H. Merrill Sr.
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ISAAC E. CLEWLEY POST #4917 V. F. W.
The organization of this post in Brewer grew out of a number of informal discussions by returning service men. The ultimate result of these discussions was a meeting held August 10, 1945, in the Old Fire Station on South Main Street. Several members of the Norman N. Dow Post #1761 V.F.W. of Bangor, were pres- ent and volunteered their services in organizing a post in Brewer. The Brewer group welcomed the offer and a recruitment program was immediately started.
Forty-five applications had been received by October of that year and a meeting was called for the purpose of organization. The first officers of the Post, elected at this time were Command- er, Philip Getchell; Senior Vice Commander, Raymond Grindal; Junior Vice Commander, Rodney Clewley Jr .; Quartermaster, Leslie Young; and Chaplain, John Barry. Appointive offices filled by the commander were: Service officer, Paul Pooler; Adjutant, Andrew Verrow; Post Advocate, J. Leslie Kane; Post Surgeon, Henry King Jr .; and Trustees, Robert Andrews, Carleton Morrill, and Richard Emery.
The Post Charter was received from the National Organization and on November 5, 1945, the officers were installed. The Post was named for Corporal Isaac E. Clewley. Cpl. Clewley was a member of Battery B., 152nd Field Artillery, Maine National Guard, stationed at Brewer. He was inducted into Federal service on February 24, 1941. Cpl. Clewley was killed in action at Munda on New Georgia Island, British Solomon Islands in 1943.
The South Brewer Armory was the meeting place of the Post from November 1945 to August 1947, when they leased the Old High School building at the corner of School and South Main Streets. These quarters were used until October 1959, when the lease was given up to make the land available to the city for the construction of a New Elementary School for Ward Four. New quarters were made available at the Auditorium on State Street where meetings are held on the first and fourth Thursdays of each month.
ISAAC E. CLEWLEY AUXILIARY #4917
The Auxiliary of the Isaac E. Clewley Post V.F.W. #4917, was instituted June 6, 1947, by Past Department President Edna Cur- rier, assisted by Past Department President Gladys E. Pelchior.
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The post was named after the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Clewley, who lost his life in the South Pacific.
Charter members of the Auxiliary were: Doris Beatham, Edna Elliott, Mrs. Eugene Clewley, Fern Foster, Margaret Hodgins, Ada Kane, Marion Clewley, Lillian Davies, Theresa Gormely, Inez Little, Sadie Little, Norma Little, Pauline Little, Pauline Perry, Arlene Orcutt, Doris Phillips, Irene Pooler, Barbara Watson, and Marion Strout.
The Auxiliary has received a citation each year for hospital work at Togus. The group assists in activities and rehabilitation at this hospital.
Contributions are given to nearly all the community charitable organizations and its youth activities. Flags have been presented to schools and to the Girl Scouts.
Awards earned by the Auxiliary have included: honors in 1957 from the Department of Maine, V.F.W .; first prize for the Ways and Means in Class one; 100% certificate for Ways and Means; citation for having 100% membership prior to January 1, 1957; top honors in the 100% membership class; and the Elizabeth French Traveling Trophy for the largest percentage gain in mem- bership.
The club roll has the honor of including two Gold Star Mothers: Mrs. Eugene Clewley and Mrs. Maude Strang.
Presidents have been: Doris Beatham, 1947-49; Margaret Hod- gins, 1949-50; Charlotte MacAuthur, 1950-51; Nerke Robinson, 1951-53; Edna Elliott, 1953-54; Rita Gillis, 1954-55; Ruby Driscoll, 1955-56; Regina Baker, 1956-59; Edna Elliott, 1959-60; Paula Bracy, 1960-62.
BREWER JUNIOR, CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
In the fall of 1945 a group of young business men of Brewer, who recognized the need for coordinated voluntary participation in civic projects, organized the first Jaycee club in the State. The Brewer Junior Chamber of Commerce was incorporated on October 15, 1945.
Under the leadership of its first president, Hazen Danforth Jr., and the first Chairman of the Board, Edward Ames; the Brewer
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Jaycees launched a program of community betterment. In addition to basic improvement projects concerning schools, sidewalks, roads, street lights, and street signs, the group also sponsored larger events which included a sportsman's show, a semi-pro basketball tournament, and a children's field day. The largest project undertaken by the club in 1945 was the formation of a modern youth center which was attended by over 300 teenage boys and girls of Brewer, chaperoned by the Jaycees and their wives. Many hundreds of hours were contributed to this project and the youth center became very successful. The Brewer Jaycees also inspired and helped to organize the Bangor Jaycees.
In spite of the fact that enthusiasm ran high and its many projects had met with a fine degree of success, the club was disbanded about 1950. At this time many of the charter members had reached thirty-five, the maximum age for Jaycee membership. Due to the unsettled times there was a lack of younger members needed for the continuance of the club.
In April of 1958, the Brewer Jaycees were reorganized under the old charter. Industrial and population growth promised an active membership at this time. With new enthusiasm, new blood, and a new home in the V.F.W. Hall, the group began to function anew. At this time the officers were Wayne Libhart, president; John Barrows, Secretary; and James Cowan, Treasurer.
Since it was reorganized several annual projects have been undertaken. The Miss Bangor-Brewer Pageant is co-sponsored with the Bangor Club to select a queen to represent the area in the Miss Maine Pageant. Other annual projects include the Hunt- ers' Breakfast which is held on the opening day of the hunting season; the Christmas lighting contest, a Teen-age Roadeo for young drivers, and Christmas Cheer, help for needy families at Christmas time.
Serving as oficers of the Jaycees at present are Floyd Smith, president; John Dudley, secretary; and Robert Goodale, treasurer. These officers are guiding the group toward the same basic goals that were established in 1945.
BREWER JAYCEE WIVES CLUB
Organized during the fall of 1958, the Brewer Jaycee Wives Club is a civic group, affiliated with the Brewer Junior Chamber
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of Commerce. The purpose of the club is to provide its members with training in leadership and in civic consciousness.
Charter members of the club included: Mrs. Lionel Alley, Mrs. John Barrows, Mrs. Claude Bowlin, Mrs. William Bradley, Mrs. James Cowan, Mrs. Frank Erickson, Mrs. Richard Goodness, Mrs. Everett Hart, Mrs. Richard Jones, Mrs. Wayne Libhart, Mrs. Wil- liam Littlefield, Mrs. Russell McEwen, Mrs. Robert Neill, Mrs. Robert Perkins, and Mrs. Floyd Smith.
The club, which has now been in existence for three years, has contributed to nationally sponsored fund raising drives, and has also given money or equipment to the pediatric wards of the three Bangor Hospitals. Contributions have been made to the Brewer Community Service Council. The largest donation to date was made to the Brewer High School Library Fund.
The group has cooperated with the Jaycees on such projects as the Brewer Polio Clinic, and the Miss Bangor-Brewer Scholar- ship Pageant. At the present time a co-operative project is being carried on with the Bangor Jaycees Wives on a program of "Child Protection from Molesters" in all the elementary and junior high schools in this area.
Although still in its infancy, this club is making its presence felt through its work and its contributions.
THE BREWER RECREATION ORGANIZATION WIVES
Selected for its purpose, working with youth and for the welfare of the community, the B. R. O. Wives held its organization meet- ing on June 9, 1958.
The charter members of the group were: Mrs. Nadine Bemis, Mrs. Kaye Cosseboom, Mrs. Charlotte Cross, Mrs. Marie Cust, Mrs. Barbara Coyne, Mrs. Rita Debeck, Mrs. Eunice Blanchard, Mrs. Mabel England, Mrs. Eleanor England, Mrs. Shirley Estes, Mrs. Mary Ellen Fraser, Mrs. Frannie Hayden, Mrs. Lois Harmon, Mrs. Andrea Leaver, Mrs. Betty Libby, Mrs. Joan Libby, Mrs. Donna MacNamara, Mrs. Ruth Mary Pooler, Mrs. Lorraine Sty- miest, Mrs. Christine Tripp, Mrs. Jacqueline Tower, Mrs. Leona Ward, and Mrs. Sally White.
Projects which have proved the interest of the group in the welfare of the youth of the community have included sending
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a girl to Dirigo Girls' State, sending two girls to Camp Mary Lou for two years, buying equipment for Camp Mary Lou, a sign for the Municipal Swimming Pool, financial donation to the Pop Warner Football League; and a number of gifts to the Brewer schools.
These worthwhile projects have been carried on under the leadership of the presidents, Mrs. Nadine Bemis, Mrs. Mary Ellen Fraser, Mrs. Eleanor England, and Mrs. Lorraine Stymiest.
For the past few years the Community Birthday Calendar pro- ject has been well received and proved profitable.
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