Post 68 Hutchinson, KS, Kansas
Post 68
Hutchinson, KS, Kansas
About This Post
Post Namesake
LYSLE RISHEL
FIRST HUTCHINSON WORLD WAR 1 SOLDIER TO DIE IN ACTION JUNE 23 1919, BELLEAU WOOD, FRANCE
What Makes this Post Unique
Hutchinson, Kan., has been the home of the National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1 men’s basketball championship tournament since 1949. And that’s not going to change anytime soon. The American Legion and the NJCAA signed a new 25-year agreement ... READ MORE
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Past Post Commander 1919-2018
Lysle Rishel
Post 68 Hutchinson KS
HISTORY
1910
THE CHARTER MEMBER LIST
Jul 18, 1919
THE CHARTER MEMBERS THE 84 SIGNERS ON THE APPLICATION FOR THE CARTER FOR HUTCHINSON’S AMERICAN LEGION POST, JULY 18, 1919, AND WHO THUS BECOME CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE POST MARTIN AELMORE, FRED ATWOOD, HAROLD BRANINE, CHAS R BRUNDIGE,HARRY BUETTNER, ARTHUR CAMPBELL, T. ROY CAMPBELL, PERRY H CAMPPBELL, EDWARD CHESKY, WALTER L CLARK, C L “LEONARD” CLINTON, KENNETH COBERLY, C M CONWAY, EUGENE COOL, E L COOPER, H B DART, ROY C DAVIS, RAY DAVIDSON, M..
THE CHARTER MEMBERS THE 84 SIGNERS ON THE APPLICATION FOR THE CARTER FOR HUTCHINSON’S AMERICAN LEGION POST, JULY 18, 1919, AND WHO THUS BECOME CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE POST MARTIN AELMORE, FRED ATWOOD, HAROLD BRANINE, CHAS R BRUNDIGE,HARRY BUETTNER, ARTHUR CAMPBELL, T. ROY CAMPBELL, PERRY H CAMPPBELL, EDWARD CHESKY, WALTER L CLARK, C L “LEONARD” CLINTON, KENNETH COBERLY, C M CONWAY, EUGENE COOL, E L COOPER, H B DART, ROY C DAVIS, RAY DAVIDSON, M..
The Charter Issued
Sep 3, 1919
A petition for a charter for the new post was signed by 84 veterans, who thus became the charter members. It designated the name of the post “Argonne Billet”. The temporary charter was issued on Sept. 3 1919, to “Argonne Billet American Legion Post # 1, Reno County, state of Kansas.” It was signed by Eric Fisher Wood, secretary of the National Executive committee of the American Legion. (from Post 68 History book Vol. 1)..
A petition for a charter for the new post was signed by 84 veterans, who thus became the charter members. It designated the name of the post “Argonne Billet”. The temporary charter was issued on Sept. 3 1919, to “Argonne Billet American Legion Post # 1, Reno County, state of Kansas.” It was signed by Eric Fisher Wood, secretary of the National Executive committee of the American Legion. (from Post 68 History book Vol. 1)..
1920
Charter Received
Aug 10, 1920
1920-1921 OFFICERS ELECTED AUGUST 1920 Commander: Fred Henney Vice Commander: T Roy Campbell Adjutant: Glenn Moffitt resigned Don Shaffer Finance Officer: Durward J. Wilson resigned Richard B. Hall Post Historian: John Schwinn Sergeant-at-arms: Eustace Smith Chaplain: Walter L. Clark Treasurer: Richard B Hall Service Officer: A.E. Noonan Employment Officer: Claude Carey Athletic Officer: Wm. S. Nelson Executive Committee: Fred Henney, Chairman, Eustace Smith, Don Martindell, and Robert A. Campbell Entertainment Committee: Eugene Randles Sports Committee..
1920-1921 OFFICERS ELECTED AUGUST 1920 Commander: Fred Henney Vice Commander: T Roy Campbell Adjutant: Glenn Moffitt resigned Don Shaffer Finance Officer: Durward J. Wilson resigned Richard B. Hall Post Historian: John Schwinn Sergeant-at-arms: Eustace Smith Chaplain: Walter L. Clark Treasurer: Richard B Hall Service Officer: A.E. Noonan Employment Officer: Claude Carey Athletic Officer: Wm. S. Nelson Executive Committee: Fred Henney, Chairman, Eustace Smith, Don Martindell, and Robert A. Campbell Entertainment Committee: Eugene Randles Sports Committee..
1921 State Convention
Aug 11, 1921
1921-1922 Officers elected Aug, 1921 Commander: T Roy Campbell Vice Commander: Louis D. White Adjutant: Don Shaffer Finance Officer: Frank Holdren Historian: John Schwinn Sgt-at-arms: J. W. Kaps Chaplain: Walter: Rev. H.H. Kootz, Congregational minister Executive Board: T. Roy Campbell, Claude Carey, Chester Routledge, Leonard Clinton, and Herbert Waggoner Legion Auxiliary First President: Mrs. A.S. Bigelow Hutchinson Post to host the State Convention of Kansas’s American legion. The state convention of the Kansas department, American..
1921-1922 Officers elected Aug, 1921 Commander: T Roy Campbell Vice Commander: Louis D. White Adjutant: Don Shaffer Finance Officer: Frank Holdren Historian: John Schwinn Sgt-at-arms: J. W. Kaps Chaplain: Walter: Rev. H.H. Kootz, Congregational minister Executive Board: T. Roy Campbell, Claude Carey, Chester Routledge, Leonard Clinton, and Herbert Waggoner Legion Auxiliary First President: Mrs. A.S. Bigelow Hutchinson Post to host the State Convention of Kansas’s American legion. The state convention of the Kansas department, American..
