A meeting was held at the Library Hall on the evening of September 3, 1919 for the purpose of organizing a Post of the American Legion.

The meeting was called to order by Mr. D. A. Watt, who after a brief address,..

The News Letter, a local paper, gave us publicity and a petition to add names to the Veterans’ Monument and was sent to the Borough Council. This project continued for a couple of years.

On November 21st of 1919, Post 106 sponsored entertainment, a minstrel show, which was very successful. It returned a profit of a few hundred dollars.  There were four Minstrel Shows performed, ending in 1924. 

A committee to find a home for the Post was appointed and a dedicated fund for that purpose was set up. Finding a home would take a number of years.

As appeared in The News-Letter July 21,1920: "Delegates from the various American Legion Posts in Bergen County met last evening in Bergen County Court Room at the Court House and formed a county organization.

Attorney Edward  O. West, of the Hasbrouck Heights Post, was elected chairman." 

A number of resolutions were passed including a call for a county memorial park. In 1924 a memorial was build by the citizens of Hackensack to honor the soldier who fought in..

The World War I Victory Medal is a service medal of the United States military which was..

The Legion and Auxillary tried many ways to raise money for various functions and causes.  One was was to promote local movies

Post 106 Charter and Signature page

The Ladies Auxiliary applied for and received their Charter in the last months of 1920.

Along with the sport competitions of the Post, they also sponsored a night of boxing matches and, with the Auxiliary, held a Barn Dance in November of..

In September of 1922 a motion was made and passed to investigate the possibility of purchasing the old First Reformed Church building (the New World Montessori School building) as a home for the Post when the new Reformed Church building was finished.

In October..

May 25 became Poppy Day in the US and in countries that fought in the Great War.  The Poppies were made by disabled veterans and sold to the Auxiliary who then sold them to the public. Auxilary members, and Girl Scouts sold the poppies and the money was given to the disable veterans, most of whom lived in a Veterans Home in Bergen County.

American Legion Hall Once Again Becomes Property of Church, More Room Needed: Legion Now Has No Home.

The First Reformed Church of Hasbrouck Heights has bought back its old edifice, now the American Legion Hall,from the American Legion.

Soon after the Reformed Church moved into its new building, the James B. Scarr Post of the American Legion, purchased the building but not the ground, and since that time it has been used by them.  It has served..

Veterans as well as many others were without work or a means of support.  The Legion helped in various ways.

During the Depression the Legion made efforts to raise funds for the unemployed and needy wether they were veterans or not.