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fire company and they helped buy fire equipment
and just about anything and everything else needed to furnish the new fire hall, including the stage curtains and the baby grand piano. Some of the ladies who were active in the early years of the Auxiliary and kept it organized were Mae Virts, Maude Caniford, Lula Foster, Sis Conner, and Myrtle Walker. Louise said there have been many loyal, hardworking lady volunteers over the years whose dedicated service has been of immeasurable help to the organization. The Auxiliary caters dinners for social occasions and has a regular bingo program.
George Bennett received the charter. There were twenty-three charter members. All meetings were held in the Potomac Restaurant until February 5, 1946, when they were held at the YMCA until it burned in 1980. Until 1983, when the Club building was completed at Lions Merryland Park, Rosemont, they met at various places. Local projects sponsored by the club have been: scholarships, Halloween party, Christmas party, fishing rodeo (for youth), eye glasses for needy, donations to Senior Center, Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance, Brunswick Fire Company, different programs at Brunswick High School and sports in the area. Their fund-raising activities have included calendar and broom sales, raffles, and food stands at the Great River Race and Brunswick Railroad Days. On the Lions district level, contributions are made to Diabetic Awareness, Drug Awareness (Quest), Hearing and Speech, Lions Clubs International Foundation, Leader Dog, Sight Conservation and Work with the Blind (White Cane). The Brunswick Lions has a Trading Pin each year which they started in 1975. Lion Edwin Hering has designed all the pins with suggestions from the members. In 1974-75, Lion Gary Virts presented the winning design for District 22W, a steam engine, and since then Brunswick Lions Trading Pins have carried this theme. In 1979, the Brunswick Lions Club sponsored the organization of the Brunswick Lioness Club. The Lions Merryland Park area is open to the public for picnics.
S - Louise Cannon W -BLC
JAYCEES Brunswick Jaycees were formed on February 15, 1988, with 20 charter members and Christopher S. Paris as president. A national charter was issued on April 30, 1988. They are a leadership training organization with the objective of providing an opportunity for members to reach full leadership potential through community and chapter service projects. The local chapter has completed several community projects including interior painting at City Park pavilion, voter registration drives, and a candidates forum. They helped organize a community group that formed a corporation which bought the Park Heights Cemetery, where members participate in clean-up days. Fund raising is a top priority. They scheduled a dance to raise funds for a new firetruck, raised $7,000 to help the family of William Clements, a 51 /2 year old cancer patient, and are involved in a drive to help Kristie Hakan. Cystic fibrosis is another of their health interests. Mr. Sam Smith is the 1990 president of the group of 32 members, which changed its name in May 1990 to Potomac Valley Jaycees so as to service a larger area. S - Chris Paris W -BRH
BRUNSWICK LIONS CLUB On June 22, 1945, the Brunswick Lions Club, sponsored by the Frederick Lions Club, was organized. Charter Night was held September 18, 1945 when the officers were installed and President S.
Liberty Intelligence Our Nations Safety W - Bernard Burch
BRUNSWICK LIONESS CLUB The Brunswick Lioness Club was organized October 2, 1979, at Cliffside Inn, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, with Paul N . Cairl, District Governor, performing the certification ceremony. First meetings were conducted at First Methodist Church, the Brunswick Fire Hall, and Brunswick City Park building until the Lions Building was completed at Lions Merryland Park in Rosemont. The Lioness Club sponsors many fund raisers during the year as well as serving buffet dinners for
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