The American Legion
American Legion Post 379 Sutton Smith
Legion Post #379 — Cawker City, KS. Service and a meeting hall — Cawker City.
- Legion Post #379
- Cawker City, KS
American Legion Post 379 Sutton Smith. Its post has met since 1927 — Cawker City, KS. 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Cawker City. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Cawker City. 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 — Cawker City, KS. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Cawker City, KS.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Cawker City, KS.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Cawker City, KS.
99
Years on the calendar — Cawker City
Charter story set in 1927
130 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
50
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 379 Sutton Smith, written here as the second Tuesday 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 — Cawker City, KS. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Cawker City. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 379. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 379 Sutton Smith. 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 — Cawker City, KS.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Cawker City
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 379 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 — Cawker City.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Cawker City, KS.
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 379 — Cawker City, KS. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Cawker City, KS.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Cawker City, KS. American Legion Post 379 Sutton Smith. 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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