The Story of the American Legion: The Birth of the Legion

by George Seay Wheat

(17) What is a Local Post?

(a) The Constitution states that a Local Post shall have a minimum membership of fifteen. No Post shall be received into the Legion until it has received a charter. A Post desiring a charter shall apply for it to the State Branch, and the charter will be issued, upon recommendation of this State Branch, by the National Executive Committee. No Post may be named after any living person.

(18) How can I join the American Legion?

(a) By filling out the Enrollment Blank on the last page of this booklet and mailing it to the State Secretary of your home state, whose name is listed below. If there is a Local Post in your home town, your name and address will be sent to the Post Commander. If there is no Post in your home town, START ONE, write your State Secretary for the necessary particulars. The State Secretaries are:

Alabama.—Leroy Jacobs, care Jacobs Furniture Co., Birmingham.

Arizona.—Fred B. Townsend, National Bank, Arizona Bldg., Phoenix.

Arkansas.—Granville Burrow, Little Rock.

California.—E.E. Bohlen, 926 Flood Bldg., San Francisco.

Colorado.—Morton M. David, 401 Empire Bldg., Denver.

Connecticut.—Alfred A. Phillips, Jr., 110 Glenbrook Rd., Stamford.