Janruary 1963 to December 1963

January, 1963
Death benefits were paid to WW1 members beneficiaries: Roy Martin, Norman Sharp and Mike Billys.
February, 1963
The post again sponsored the spring dance in the Scotland School gymnasium with Don Peebles' Orchestra furnishing the music, 22 February.
The SKF Plant donated their uniforms to the American legion Junior Baseball Team, a project that the post is continuing again this year for boys between the ages of 14 to 18.
Past commanders Night was celebrated 21 February with outgoing Past Commander Kenneth Rhone receiving a gold life membership card and lapel pin.
A death benefit of $75.00 was paid to the beneficiaries of deceased member, Kenneth Jumper.
April, 1963
Death benefits were paid to beneficiaries of the following members:
Harling Sponseller WW1
William Hawley WW1
Willis Hawley WW11
Harry W. Naugle WW1
The post and auxiliary sponsored the annual banquet in honor of Gold Star Mothers of all wars.
Commander Shaner made arrangements with the King Brothers Circus to stage a show in Shippensburg with Scotland School students attending free. ticket sales by Legionaires to the public in general helped pay for the Scotland School children's attendance and yielded a profit for the post. The Minutemen made a total of $50.00 helping sell parking reservations at the circus ground. a total of 300 Scotland School students attended the circus.
Post profits from this project amounted to $350.00.
May,1963
The post again participated in Memorial day services in Shippensburg and the community and appropriated $100.00 to help defray expenses of the celebration.
The post donated $10.00 to the newly instituted West End Fire Company.
July, 1963
John Wolfe of Mainsville and Pete Naugle of Walnut Bottom were sponsored by the post to attend the annual keystone Boys' state. Chairman of the project was again Howard Crownover.
August, 1963
One of the many things that Commander Shaner did in his efforts to promote the American legion program and membership in the Shippensburg Post was a store window he trimmed on East King Street. His display drew many a by passing shopper to stop and look at this artistic arrangement in the Kirssin Store window. It contained of the neatly pressed service uniforms of Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force arranged in a row at the top center with ribbon streamers leading down to pictorial items on the floor which represented the many facets of American Legion work. American and post flags formed the background and the stacked rifles at each side gave the display a military atmosphere. The display appealed to the manhood, patriotic spirit and feeling of comradeship of war veterans who saw it, and without a doubt, helped promote the membership campaign of his second year in office.
September, 1963
Installation of officers for the year are as follows:
Commander--Michael Shaner
First vice Commander--Erwin Mears
Second Vice Commander--Eugene Koontz
Finance Officer--Ray Hoover
Chaplain--Mark Snoke
Historian--William Burkhart
Judge Advocate--Hilton Russell
October, 1963
The annual post picnic was held at the Minnequa cabin in the South Mountain 6 Oct, 1963.
A death benefit of 4100.00 was paid to the beneficiary of Royce E. McBeth and Richard Howard.
November, 1963
Officers, past and present of the post, took part in the Veterans' Day program in the Shippensburg Senior High School auditorium.
The post donated $25.00 to the Shippensburg community Chest.
A death benefit of $100.00 was paid to the beneficiary of Roy Patterson of Roxbury.
December, 1963
The annual Christmas party for the Scotland School children whose homes were in Cumberland County was held 7 December. The 30 children were accompanied by post members on a shopping tour in the afternoon followed by a matinee movie at the Victory Theater. Their evening Christmas dinner was served in the post home. This party was cosponsored by the Cumberland County Council, the 40 7 8 and the Shippensburg post.
the Christmas party for the children of post members was a free evening movie at the Victory Theater after which Commander Shaner and members distributed gifts to the children.
January, 1964