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A, 115th Infantry in the Center Defensive Sector and

the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He died of wounds received in action on October 14, 1918. Corporal Alvey D. Keenan entered service September 16, 1917, and served with Company L, 313th Infantry in the Avocourt Defensive Section and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. He was killed in action on September 29, 1918. The first meetings of Post 96 were held in Elias Hynn's barber shop located about where the lower Legion driveway meets South Maple Avenue. An important project during the early years was gathering and fixing toys throughout the year for donation to children at Christmas. In 1946 Post96 purchased the Lutman property (earlier knownas the Musgrove property) at 12 South Maple A venue, and added a meeting room to the north side. In 1960, on the east side of the house, Memorial Hall was constructed, consisting of kitchen, bar, and large meeting room on the second floor, and bar, game and entertainment rooms on the first. In 1977 the old house was razed and the present building was erected on the site. The 11Legion" is widely involved in many aspects of Brunswick's community life. The Post conducts funerals for Legionnaires, provides color and honor guards for numerous functions, and for years has visited cemen teries throughout the area to hold Memorial Day services. They have been a long-time Brunswick host to the Bloodmobile. Their facilities are made available to the public for various even ts such as dinners and reunions. They also hold bingo games and public dances, including the monthly Senior Citizen Dinner-Dance, which is very well received. They sponsor a team in the American Legion Baseball League, send a group of deserving boys to Camp Westmar each year, and award scholarships to deserving high school graduates. Food baskets for the less fortunate are distributed at Christmas. They bring to our town the large and successful Annual Veterans Day Parade, one of Brunswick's highlights each year. James F. Roby is Post Commander, and Leo P. Myers is 1st Vice Commander for 1990.

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY On November 2, 1932, Mary E. Barker, Vivian Darr, Grace M. Coffman, Edna C. Weedy, and Rose Rolnick applied to the national organization of the American Legion Auxiliary to charter an auxiliary in Brunswick in support of the local veterans. This organization is limited to the "mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters of members of the American Legion." The first officers were: Lacye Peyton Keenan Darr, president; Agnes M. Carey, secretary; and Mary G. Steadman, treasurer. The auxiliary began fund raising by baby sitting and conducting bake sales. Now, activities include monthly visits to Newton D. Baker Veterans' Hospital taking magazines, playing bingo, taking gifts for birthdays and adopting certain patients for special attention. They sponsor outings - lunches at the Legion, and baseball games at Frederick - for the veterans. Each month the Senior Citizens have their dinner-dance at the Legion, and the Ladies Auxiliary prepares the food for the affair, just as they do for the many social functions held at American Legion Post 96. S - Norma Jean Frye W-WHH

VETERANS' DAY PARA DE In November 1990 Brunswick will witness the fifty-eighth annual parade commemorating Veterans Day. This day honors the millions of Americans who served the nation in time of war, whose sacrifices endear them to the nation's heart. The parade always takes place on the Sunday preceding Veterans' Day, a name that replaces the earlier Armistice" Day. The streets are alive with visitors who can always expect a stirring procession of color guards, marching bands, fire companies, scouts, pretty girls, antique cars, majorettes, drum corps, athletic teams, and endless other interesting groups. II

S -Jim Roby

S - Legion Parade Program W-MMM

- Leo Myers

W -BRH

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