Many groups have been busily planning for the parade commemorating the end of World War II that begins at 11 a.m. Saturday at Brewer High School, crosses the Veterans Remembrance Bridge and ends at the Bangor Auditorium.

For one organization participating in the parade, this event is doubly special and, for one Maine couple, it is a three-star day.

Maine members of the National Society Children of the American Revolution not only celebrate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, but are also celebrating the 100th birthday of their organization.

Descendants of people who supported the American Revolution, CAR was founded and is supported by Daughters of the American Revolution.

Last April, 11 Maine CAR members traveled to Washington to participate in the national society’s centennial celebration.

This year’s national CAR theme is “Dawn of a New Day.” The state theme is “Pride in Our Roots and Hopes for Our Future.”

Each CAR member has a senior mentor, explained Connee Jellison of Salisbury Cove, DAR senior state president and one of the mentors who accompanied the CAR delegation to Washington.

Leading the CAR contingent who will decorate the float and ride in Saturday’s parade is Jellison’s granddaughter, Maine CAR President Emily Murphy of Salisbury Cove.

But among members of these two organizations, the weekend will perhaps be most meaningful for state DAR President Donna Tiemann and her husband, Philip.

The Augusta couple met while he was in the military and will celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary Saturday.

“We are very pleased they are going to be with us, even though this is a big day for them,” Jellison said.

Attention public and high school librarians: Be on the lookout for a brown manila envelope on your doorstep sometime within the next few weeks.

It will contain a complimentary copy of the Eastern Maine Medical Center Auxiliary’s Follies ’95 commemorative booklet “Remembrances of World War II: From the Home Front to the Battle Front.”

The booklet is being distributed by the Bangor Daily News to libraries and high schools in our circulation area.

Published in conjunction with the auxiliary’s production of “Follies ’95 Salutes the USO” to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, the booklet is filled with historical data from personal and public sources, and memorabilia such as cartoons of “Sad Sack” and advertisements urging people to buy war bonds.

The NEWS has agreed to deliver the booklets to the libraries, but one of our paramount concerns is that libraries staffed only by volunteers be checked regularly in the next few weeks, especially if they are not open daily. We want to be sure you receive your copy in good condition.

The remaining booklets, more than 2,000 in all, will be available for sale for $5 at Follies ’95 on Friday and Saturday at the Bangor Auditorium, and the following Bangor locations: the EMMC gift shop; Libby’s Hallmark Shop at the Broadway Shopping Center, BookMarc’s on Harlow Street, and Betts Bookstore on Main Street.

Information on the booklet and “Follies ’95 Salutes the USO” may be obtained by calling 973-7696.

Thursday’s Bangor Daily News is one you won’t want to miss.

It will contain a special 24-page supplement featuring your friends and neighbors sharing with you, through interviews and photographs, memories of their service in World War II, and what life was like for those who worked for the war effort at home, or waited for loved ones to return.

The supplement, “Lest We Forget: Remembering the War’s End, 50 years Later,” will be included in the regular distribution of your daily paper.

This supplement is special because the stories it contains are as individual and personal as the people who came forward and answered our request to share one of the most difficult periods of their lives, and of our history, with you.

We appreciate the positive response of our readers and advertisers who made this keepsake supplement possible.

The Standpipe, Bangor Daily News, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; 990-8288.