A Meeting was called for March 18, 1946 at 8:00 pm to organize an American Legion Post in Marathon. This meeting was held in the community building in Marathon.
The following people were present. Charles Forsythe, Cecil Toye SR, Bill Edwards, Bob Hill, D.S Parkhurst, Bill Parrish JR., Bill Daly, James E. Mcwilliams, Gilbert W. Spence, Gilbert J. Spence, Fred Taylor, Thomas B. Campbell, WM. F. Chaplin, Cecil O. Keith, Howard Hughes, Thomas Holley, and Lucille Parkhurst.
Gilbert W. Spence was elected temporary Commander, and Lucille Parkhurst was elected temporary Adjutant and Finance officer.
Thomas Campbell, Bill Edwards and Fred Taylor, were named by the Commander to present a list of names to the members at the ext meeting when they would decided on a name for the post.
Deadline for charter members was set for April 1st, 1946, and dues were set at $5 per year.
It was voted to hold the next meeting on March 25,1946 at 9:00 pm. At this meeting the following permanent officers were elected: Gilbert W. Spence - Commander, Charles F. Forsythe - First Vice Commander, Bill Edwards - Second Vice Commander, Lucille Parkhurst - Adjutant, Cecil O. Keith - Finance Officer, Bill Parrish - Chaplin, David Parkhurst - Historian, Cecil Toye SR. -Sergeant-At-Arms, and Bill Edwards, James Mcwilliams, Tom Holley and Cecil Toye SR., were elected to the Executive Board.
"Marathon" was selected as the temporary name for the Post. The following members were present: Cecil Toye SR, Johnny Castell, Bill Edwards, Charles Forsythe, Bill Chaplin, David Parkhurst, Bill Parrish, Bill Daly, Cecil O. Keith, Kenneth Hackney, Thomas Malone, James Mcwilliams, Gilbert J. Spence, Gilbert W. Spence, Nolan Wilkins, Tom Holley, Howard Hughes, Bud Graham, and Lucille Parkhurst.
On March 27th, the post applied for a temporary charter and the application was signed by the following: Thomas V. Malone, Gilbert W. Spence, William F. Chaplin, Lydia Kufper, Inez Parrish Parkhurst, Paul M. Hungate, Bill E. Edwards, David S. Parkhurst, Rober D. Hill, Chester F. Tingler, Charles F. Forsythe, James E. Mcwilliams, Cecil O. Keith, William F. Daly, and William A. Parrish Jr.
At a meeting held on April 25, "Marathon" was selected as the permanent name for the post. The second and fourth Mondays of each month were chosen as meeting nights, meetings to be held at 8:30 pm at the Chamber of Commerce building. Later the time was changed to 8:00 pm.
Gilbert W. Spence and Bill Edwards were elected to attend the department convention as delegates and Cecil Toye and Cecil Keith were elected as alternates, Convention to be held in West Palm Beach in May and the post to pay the delegates expenses.
Using the suggestion form in the post hand book a constitution and By-Laws were written and adopted and copies were made and given to each member.
