Three Five Niner News

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1 AMERICAN LEGION PONY EXPRESS POST SOUTH 4TH STREET SAINT JOSEPH, MO Three Five Niner News NAMED BEST NEWSLETTER BY DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI FOR CATEGORY 5 FOR 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017 April - June 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ONE - Commander s & Adjutant s Comments PAGE TWO - Officer s Notes PAGES THREE, FOUR AND FIVE - Calendar and Special Events PAGES SIX AND SEVEN - News from National/ Department and Special Notices Commander s Corner Well, looks like winter is slowly giving way to spring. We have had a good year so far, but still a few things to do to finish up right. We still have members we need to get renewed and still have former members we need to re-instate. Please contact your friends and make sure they ve paid their dues for this year and if you know anyone who s let their membership lapse, see what you can do to get them to re-up. Their support is essential to give our organization a Commander Jerome Goolsby strong voice with legislatures and to support our programs. Financially we ve been on an upswing which is good to say after the struggles of years past. Your support of our operation is appreciated and needed to insure we can keep things going in the right direction. Post elections are coming up soon. Check for the dates of nominations for officers and the election date. If you are interested in an office or a committee chair, please let me know, we can use the help. FROM THE ADJUTANT Jerome Goolsby, Commander Nomination of officers for will occur at our April meeting (April 17, 2018), and election of officers will occur at our May meeting (May 15, 2018). Anyone interested in running for an office in the Post needs to be sure to attend the April meeting. We will also be selecting our delegates to the District and Department Convention at our May meeting. PAGE EIGHT - Post, Auxiliary, and Squadron Officer Rosters

2 T HREE FIVE NINER NEW S PAGE 2 FROM THE 1st VICE COMMANDER - We ve continued to hit every goal on the way to 90% but we still need 75 members to reach our goal. Anything you can do to help us get members in will be appreciated. If you know anyone who should be a member of The American Legion, get them to join. We need the support not just for us but for the organization as well to advocate on our behalf at the Missouri General Assembly and in the Congress. FROM THE AUXILIARY - We will soon be holding our election of officers. Please contact us to find out the date of our election of officers for MARTY BARNES, UNIT PRESIDENT FROM THE S.A.L. - We reached our membership goal this year and I thank everyone for their help either by renewing or signing up a new member. If you know someone who should be a member of our Squadron or needs to renew or reinstate their membership in the Squadron, please do so as soon as you can. We will be holding election of officers for at our May meeting. If you want to know about the duties of an office in the Squadron or JEROME L. GOOLSBY, COMMANDER wish to run for office be sure to attend our May meeting. AVOID ANY FUTURE DUES INCREASES OR MISSING A PAYMENT GET A PAID-UP-FOR-LIFE (PUFL) MEMBERSHIP TODAY CONTACT THE POST ADJUTANT FOR DETAILS OR GO TO AND CLICK THE PAID UP FOR LIFE LINK

3 PAGE 3 April 2018 April - June Events May 2018 June 2018 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Apr. 1 EASTER SUNDAY Apr. 17 Regular Meeting, 4:00 PM Nomination for Post Officers Apr. 25 S. A. L. Meeting, 6:00 PM Auxiliary Meeting, 6:00 PM Apr. 28 ARBOR DAY May 8 TRUMAN DAY May 15 Regular Meeting, 4:00 PM Election of Post Officers and District and Department Convention Delegates May 19 ARMED FORCES DAY May 28 MEMORIAL DAY May 30 S. A. L. Meeting, 6:00 PM Auxiliary Meeting, 6:00 PM June 10 DISTRICT MEETING Post 359, St. Joseph, 1:30 PM June 14 FLAG DAY June 17 FATHER S DAY June 19 Regular Meeting, 4:00 PM June 27 S. A. L. Meeting, 6:00 PM Auxiliary Meeting, 6:00 PM REMEMBER OUR FALLEN HEROES ON MEMORIAL DAY MAY 28, 2018

4 PAGE 4 FROM THE FOURTH DISTRICT COMMANDER - By the time of the next newsletter, I will be concluding my fourth term as District Commander. I would like to thank Pony Express Post 359 for their support, this job would be nearly impossible to do without it. I hope you feel I ve represented our Post well. May God bless you and all in your house, may He guide and direct you in your work on behalf of our great organization, and may he guide and bless our great nation JEROME L. GOOLSBY, Fourth District Commander SUPPORT YOUR POST BY PATRONIZING OUR BAR & GRILL Our current Bar & Grill operation help fund our program efforts. By patronizing our Post you help send a young man to Boys State to learn how government works, provide assistance to veterans in need and provide a location for veterans to socialize and commiserate. Remember - we need your support in order to maintain our current Headquarters. We have daily specials and give a 10% discount to any veteran or active duty member with ID as well as to current members of the Post, Squadron and Auxiliary with their membership card. Carry-out is also available. Using that discount over the course of a year will more than pay for your membership in the Legion Family. A copy of our menu is online at Please call the Post to make sure of current prices as the menu can change prior to being updated on the web site. The Legion is the best and largest advocate for veterans on Capitol Hill. Various groups, organizations and business concerns pay hundreds of millions of dollars to lobby Congress for what they want. Don t YOU deserve to have someone lobby for you, the veteran? Even if you never participate actively in the Post your dues help the Legion advocate for your rights and support our local community efforts. If you know someone who needs to re-join our Post or should be a member of the Legion, get them signed up today Jerome L. Goolsby, Post Adjutant is published by a member of the National American Legion Press Association

5 PAGE 5 158th ANNIVERSARY OF THE PONY EXPRESS APRIL 3, 2018 TRUMAN DAY MAY 8, 2018 ARMED FORCES DAY MAY 19, 2018 FLAG DAY JUNE 14, 2018 SPECIAL NOTICE - If you have received a yellow postcard in the mail to call a number to verify information for a book with the name of our Department Adjutant, Lowry Finley - Jackson, on it is a legitimate company. They under contract with The American Legion Department of Missouri to produce a special directory of members in our Department to coincide with the American Legion Centennial celebration. You do not need to take any action concerning that card and it will not affect your membership. If you do call they will verify the information they have received from Department and they WILL try to sell you one of the books.

6 T HREE FIVE NINER NEW S PAGE 6 Members who wish to do so can renew their membership online with a credit or debit card. PAY YOUR DUES ONLINE National Headquarters will send out dues notices that will include a website link ( where members can pay their dues utilizing a credit card or debit card. The procedures are explained at the renewal link and members can review them before to see if they wish to utilize the system. If members do not choose to use the system, they simply mail in their dues as they always have. This system will also not effect those who are either Paid-Up-For- Life (PUFL) members or LIFE Members of their Post. THE POST FUNERAL DETAIL NEEDS VOLUNTEERS SO THEY MAY CONTINUE PROVIDING HONORS TO OUR DEPARTED COMRADES IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THIS VITAL AND IMPORTANT WORK, CONTACT THE POST ADJUTANT Your American Legion membership is vital regardless of your level of participation in Legion activities. When you travel, any Legion Post along your way is a welcome place of respite. There are numerous discounts and financial assistance available to members that can save you money. Your membership increases the strength of our voice to both state and national legislatures in advocating for veterans issues. The American Legion was the driving force in getting changes to the G.I. Bill and veterans claims processing that help veterans. Your dues also support the programs of the Legion even if you never attend a meeting. Unlike groups like the March of Dimes and the Wounded Warrior Project who have to take the cost of fundraising out what you donate to them, The American Legion takes those costs out of your membership dues. So your dues are a donation to support Legion programs. I m asking that if you haven t paid your dues yet, please do so. If you know someone who let their membership lapse, get them to reinstate their membership in our Post. If you know someone who is eligible to be a member but hasn t yet joined, sign them up. We need their support. Thank you for being a member of Pony Express Post Jerome L. Goolsby, Commander

7 PAGE 7 SIGN UP A NEW MEMBER FOR OUR POST TODAY! HERE IS A MEMBERSHP APPLICATION FOR YOUR USE. $40.00 SIGN UP A NEW AMERICAN LEGION FAMILY (POST, AUXILIARY, SAL) MEMBER TODAY Ask not what The American Legion can do for you, but what you can do as part of The American Legion Past Post Commander Bernard J. Swartz ( ) VOLUME 71, ISSUE 2 PUBLISHED QUARTERLY 2414 SOUTH 4TH STREET SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI (816)

8 AMERICAN LEGION PONY E XPRESS POST SOUTH 4TH STREET SAINT JOSEPH, MO Visit the Post Website Still Serving America the Post at ponypost@yahoo.com AMERICAN LEGION PONY EXPRESS POST 359 OFFICERS COMMANDER JEROME L. GOOLSBY 1st VICE COMMANDER JIM LADEROUTE 2nd VICE COMMANDER ROGER MILLER ADJUTANT JEROME L. GOOLSBY IMMEDIATE PAST COMMANDER PAT GROVE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - BILL BLACK, KEITH JONES, BLAKELEY PARKER AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY PONY EXPRESS UNIT 359 OFFICERS PRESIDENT MARTY BARNES 1st VICE PRESIDENT VACANT TREASURER RUTH VOYLES SECRETARY PAM STARKE HISTORIAN PAM STARKE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - LORRAINE SHERMAN, CHERYL EASTER SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION PONY EXPRESS SQUADRON 359 OFFICERS COMMANDER JEROME L. GOOLSBY VICE COMMANDER DAVID VOYLES ADJUTANT DEAN STARKE, SR. CHAPLAIN JAY SUMMERS III IMMEDIATE PAST COMMANDER MARSHALL BARNES EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMAN BLAKE KEPNER