The local American Legion members will be celebrating an anniversary of the national organization at a meeting this week.

Keith Lowry-Henry Ellyson Post No. 5 of the Oklahoma American Legion will hold a joint meeting with the Ladies Auxiliary No. 5 at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 14, to celebrate the 105th birthday of the American Legion.

Refreshments will be served.

The meeting will be held at the Post No. 5 home, 117 W. Miles, Kingfisher.

Post Commander James Kale will preside over the meeting.

The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization.

Focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary veterans of World War I into one of the most influential nonprofit groups in the United States.

According to its website, American Legion membership stands at nearly 2 million in more than 13,000 posts worldwide.