The American Legion
American Legion Post 1532 Hamlin Welden
Legion Post #1532 — New Haven, NY. A post since 1933 — New Haven, NY.
- Legion Post #1532
- New Haven, NY
American Legion Post 1532 Hamlin Welden, the American Legion Post 1532 — New Haven, NY. The post dates to 1933, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the Legionnaires hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
The meeting line says the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — New Haven, NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — New Haven, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 1532 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — New Haven, NY.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — New Haven, NY.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 1532 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — New Haven, NY.
93
Years on the calendar — New Haven
Charter story set in 1933
180 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
29
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 1532 Hamlin Welden, written here as the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — New Haven, NY. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 1532. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 1532 Hamlin Welden. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — New Haven, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — New Haven
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1532 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — New Haven.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — New Haven, NY.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 1532 — New Haven, NY. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — New Haven, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New Haven, NY. American Legion Post 1532 Hamlin Welden. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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