General Membership Meetings are the second Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM in the Post Hall

Missed a meeting? Read past minutes here.

CURRENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Most Recent Commander's Letter:

MAY 5, 2026

Bottom line up front:

Officer elections to be held at our next meeting on May 13th at 6:30pm. You must bring your membership card or proof of membership to vote. The Adjutant will be on hand to assist with any membership issues.
- Also, on May 13th at 5:30pm the new Quilts of Valor local chapter will be presenting a few of our Legionnaires with quilts to honor them. Please make it if you can and support our fellow veterans!
The Legion has parted ways with our previous Chef, Javier, as of April 27th. We thank him for his time and attention in getting our food service quality to a higher standard… Mike McBride, previously the bar manager, has stepped up to run both the kitchen and the bar. He has done a great job already planning out specials. Expect to see an updated menu rolling out in the coming weeks.
The ALA Unit 47 provided a $10.5k check to the American Legion building fund to support the history room expansion for the museum.
The State of Maryland approved our $150k capital grant and an additional $250k for the historic building (the Living War Memorial) rehab in the 2026 General Session. These funds will be used to refresh our HVAC systems, restore the building foundation, and install solar panels on the main hall; all of which will reduce our monthly energy expenses.
Memorial Day Ceremonies will be as follows on May 25th:
- 0900 at Angel Hill Cemetery, led by the ALA
- 1100 at the War Memorial at Tydings Park, led by the TAL & VFW
- 1215 luncheon at the Legion, led by the ALA

Around the Post:

New partitions are up in the lounge men’s room and ladies room.
Mark your calendars for May 23rd at 5pm. Eclipse, the region’s premier Journey tribute band, will be playing in our backyard! Be sure to bring lawn chairs or get there early to claim a space and have some dinner. Event is listed on our Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/joseph.l.davisal47/events
If you like NASCAR and supporting your post, between now and May 10th, add a donation of $5 to your tab and be entered to win a pair of prime tickets for Dover on May 17th! The donations go straight to the American Legion Building Fund.
Justina & Eric Ireland held the first Bar Trivia May 4th. Look forward to Bar Trivia the 1st Monday of every month!
Check out our website for all meetings dates/ times and events: https://americanlegionpost47md.org/calendar

Kudos:

Post Manager Jon Parsons has been putting in a lot of effort to ensure our operations run smoothly; especially the increase in rentals.
Our post officers: Rosa Lee Thompson, Finance Officer, and Justina Ireland, Adjutant continue to go above and beyond. All of our Post reporting requirements and metrics are on target and we’re in a much better position than we were at this point last year!
Our Facilities Committee and volunteers: Jeremy Gaston, Will Kwan, Jeff Mack, Steve Stottlemyer, Chuck Frary, Cynthia Wong, and Devon Lawrence. These folks have shown up daily and taken care of removing junk, getting the history room rehab done, preventative maintenance on all our equipment and the list goes on!
The SAL has supported 3 major programs directly at the Post this past month, as well as helping volunteer with myriad other tasks. The SAL and ALA certainly are the lifeblood in supporting our organization. Thank you!