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Glen Elder
Organizations
--American Legion--

Glen Elder City Hall
213 S Market, Box 55
Glen Elder, KS  67446

Phone:
785-545-3322
Fax:
785-545-3342
E-Mail:  glcity@nckcn.com


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Post 143

Current Officers
 

William J. Eberle
  Commander

Roderick C. Cooper  Vice Commander

Lowell J. Neifert  Secretary-Treasurer

Jimmie L. Slate  Chaplain

Lawrence B. Gentleman  Sergeant of Arms

Ricky A. Gruewell  Adjutant

       

The Glen Elder American Legion Post #143 meeting hall is located on the southwest corner of the square.  Involved in several community projects, the Legion's notable highlight of the year is their annual "WHOLE HOG SAUSAGE, PANCAKE, EGG & PIE FEED." The event, an all-day affair, is held on the Saturday closest to Ground Hog Day in February. Proceeds from the feed are used to support community projects as well as maintenance of the Legion Hall.

Legion members provide the Memorial Day service each year at the Glenwood Cemetery at Glen Elder as well as at the Athens Cemetery north of Glen Elder.

The Legion also provides graveside services for any of our departed military comrades.

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 Glen Elder Legion Post #143 was chartered on November 6, 1919 by the following veterans:
 
Roy G. Allen -- Gilbert G. Annis -- Earl Casey -- Lyman B. Dove -- Arny A. Edwards
Benjamin Gaston -- Merton E. Gentleman -- Harry H. Humes -- Glen E. Lee
 Carlton G. Libby -- Harold W. Libby -- Charlie J. Mengis
Jacob M. Presler -- Thomas Thomasson

Current members of the Glen Elder American Legion Post #143 include:
 

Albert, Calvin

Boehner, Steve

Boehner, Ernie

Borger, Dwight

Braden, James

Brunnemer, W. J.

Burnworth, Larry

Cooper, Howard

Cooper, Rod

Dean, Dale

Dean, Gernard

Dean, Ron

DePoy, Joe

Eberle, Bill

Eberle, Charles Newell

Eberle, Lowell

 

Gardner, Trevor

Gentleman, Lawrence

German, Harold

German, Richard

Glauser, Robert

Graff, Carl

Gruwell, Rick

Harrison, George

Hauptli, Douglas

Hauptli, Gary

Ives, Roger

Lomax, Billie

Martin, Ned

Maxwell, Tom

McBlair, Douglas

McCune, Wayne

 

McGuire, Charlie

McGuire, Marvin

Moyer, Wendell

Neer, Bill

Neifert, Dennis

Neifert, Lowell

Neiftert, Roger

Noller, Kenneth

Peterson, Vernon

Porter, Danny

Porter, Frank

Prochaska, Justin

Riley, Mike

Ritz, Gary

Schmitz, Edwin

Scott, David

 

Shoemaker, Delme

Sherlock, George

Shurts, James

Slate, Jim

Slate, Virgil

Snyder, Greg

Stramel, Frank

Stuart, Darel

Terry, Ray

Terry, Richard

Thomas, Tom

Timbers, Roy

Vowinckel, Bill

Wacaser, Bill

Whoolery, Thomas

Winkel, Jerry

 

We REMEMBER & HONOR Our Deceased Members  
 

Ahlvers, Ed

Ahlvers, Melvin

Albert, Billie

Allen, Keith

Beyer, Alfred “Dutch”

Boehner, Earl

Boehner, Ernie

Borger, Eldon

Borger, Kenneth

Braden, Richard

Brinker, John

Brokaw, Donald

Brown, Clarence “Brownie”

Brown, Raymond

Bryant, Robert

Carl, Ted

Casey, Guy Jr. “Jiggs”

Casey, Martin “Smoke”

Coffield, Duane

Cullum, Willis W.

Davis, Jack

Dean, Darrell

Dean, Gerald

Dean, Lloyd E.

Dean, Vernon

Dean, Wayne

DeBey, Raymond

Detwiler, Allen L. “Ducky”

Eberle, Leo

Ellis, Tom

Farrow, Francis

Finley, Harold

Flinn, Clifford

Forster, James

Frese, Ted

Gentleman, Merton

Hauptli, Albert

Hauptli, August

Hauptli, Herman

Hauptli, Roger

Hauptli, Walter

Hayden, Leo

Helmbrecht, Arlen E. "Arch"

Hendricks, Ralph

Hicks, Sherman

Hillman, John R.

Housh, Clark

Jansonis, Jim

Jones, Raliegh

Jones, Roy

King, Vincent

Laughrey, Vernon

Lee, Edward F.

Lewis, Vincent

Logue, Alvin

Loudermilk, Robert

Lowell, Lauren

Lund, Raymond

McClure, Cecil

McCune Delbert

McKechnie, Darrell

McKinney, Dorothy (Vint)

McKinney, Vaden F.

McPeak, Herbert"Bud"

McPeak, Lyle E.

Neff, Dale

Neifert, Devere

Neifert, Harold

Neifert, Keith V.

Oaklely, Hubert

Odle, Marvin N.

O'Harro, Max

Olson, Charles

Parker, Charles

Patterson, Joe

Porter, D.M. "Max"

Porter, Dale

Porter, Homer "Shorty"

Porter, James M.

Price, Frank

Range, Orval

Rarick, Vernon "Mike"

Remus, Doyle

Remus, Emil

Schaeffer, Herbert

Scholl, Albert

Seel, Herburt

Seidel, Paul

Shane, Robert R.

Shoemaker, Gail

Shoemaker, Harry

Slate, Claude

Slaven, Fay

Smith, Kenneth

Spooner, Archie "Bud"

Staley, Donald

Staley, Doyle

Staley, Walter I.

Staley, Willard M. "Bill"

Stratton, Joe

Terry, Robert J.

Thomasson, Tom

Thompson, Paul

Tietjens, Ed

Vint, Duane

Fint, Kirk

Vint, Vinton

Webber, Donald

Winkel, Cecil
Winkel, Dale

Winkel, Doug

Winkel, Kenneth

Winkel, Lawrence, Jr.

Winkel, Ralph

Wright, Warren "Bud"

Ladies Auxiliary


The Ladies Auxiliary of the Glen Elder American Legion Post 143 was organized in July of 1922. At the regular meeting of the American  Legion, the petition asking for a charter was signed by the Officers of the Glen Elder Post. The women who became charter members were: Mrs. Gilbert Ames, Mrs. Ray Breitweiser, Mrs. Earl Casey, Mrs. Amy Edwards, Mrs. Harry Humes, Mrs. Walter Kief, Miss Lulu Moyer, Mrs. Jake Pressler, Mrs. Frank Price and Mrs. James Taylor.                           

The Auxiliary has stayed active since its inception. They have assisted the Legion with community projects plus improvement programs of their own. They have helped with the youth of the community as well as the elderly in nearby nursing homes. One of the special projects they worked on together in 1950, was the Statue of Liberty  in the City Park that Mrs. Emily Slaven donated to the city. The Legion and Auxiliary worked together to provide the funds for the base of the statue.    

The Auxiliary membership has changed in numbers many times over the years. The membership year of 1990-91StLibty-3a.jpg (136502 bytes) saw the biggest increase as the Beloit Auxiliary dissolved and several of their members transferred their membership to the Glen Elder unit. As of May 2001, there are sixty-two members with approximately twenty-five active members.
 

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