TURNER – Members of Turner Memorial Post 111, American Legion, are inviting all members, Sons of the Legion and potential Auxiliary members to attend the 89th anniversary of the American Legion at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at the Leavitt Institute Building, 98 Matthews Way.

The American Legion was founded by Theodore Roosevelt in March 1919 in the Cosmos Club, with 375 veterans responding. A committee representing the overseas veterans traveled to the United States and joined a like committee. Plans were made to hold a caucus in St. Louis, Mo., on May 8, 9 and 10, 1919.

There was adopted, among other things at the St. Louis caucus, the “preamble” to the constitution of the American Legion.

Thirteen months later, 15 Turner men chartered Post 111. The charter was first endorsed on June 13, 1920, with a second endorsement on June 16, 1920, and a third and final endorse on June 19, 1920. The permanent charter was issued on Sept. 29, 1920.

The Turner Post closed at the outbreak of Pearl Harbor and was recently revitalized by American Legion Chaplain Paul Bernard, Department of Maine Judge Advocate Gard Enman and past Department of Maine Membership Director Bob Morrill.

An officers’ meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Leavitt Institute Building community room. For more information, visit www.maineamericanlegion.com.