The American Legion
American Legion Post 238 Jameson-Harrison
Legion Post #238 — Hughesville, MD. American Legion Post 238, meeting — Hughesville, MD.
- Legion Post #238
- Hughesville, MD
American Legion Post 238 Jameson-Harrison. Its post has met since 1943 — Hughesville, MD. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the Legionnaires who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
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.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Hughesville. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Hughesville, MD. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Hughesville, MD.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Hughesville, MD.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 238 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Hughesville, MD.
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Years on the calendar — Hughesville
Charter story set in 1943
180 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
39
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 238 Jameson-Harrison, 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 — Hughesville, MD. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 238. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 238 Jameson-Harrison. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Hughesville, MD.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Hughesville
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 238 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 — Hughesville.
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 — Hughesville, MD.
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 238 — Hughesville, MD. 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 — Hughesville, MD.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Hughesville, MD. American Legion Post 238 Jameson-Harrison. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
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