After the first meeting on October 13, 1919 to establish an American Legion Post in Sullivan, Indiana the new executive committee members went to work to raise funds and grow membership.

For their first project the executive committee planned a Smoker at the Local Elks Lodge on November 28, 1919. For those of you who aren’t sure what a smoker is, I’ve attached a letter to the editor published in the Sullivan Daily Times November 20, 1919 should explain it all.After the first meeting on October 13, 1919 to establish an American Legion Post in Sullivan, Indiana the new executive committee members went to work to raise funds and grow membership.

For their first project the executive committee planned a Smoker at the Local Elks Lodge on November 28, 1919. For those of you who aren’t sure what a smoker is, I’ve attached a letter to the editor published in the Sullivan Daily Times November 20, 1919 should explain it all.

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