Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Post 1254 Spencer-Ralston
VFW Post #1254 — Arkansas City, KS. Service and a meeting hall — Arkansas City.
- VFW Post #1254
- Arkansas City, KS
VFW Post 1254 Spencer-Ralston. Its post has met since 1955 — Arkansas City, KS. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, and the comrades 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 — Arkansas City. The comrades would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Arkansas 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 — Arkansas City, KS. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Arkansas City, KS.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Arkansas City, KS.
Veterans
Veteran support
VFW Post 1254 Spencer-Ralston. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Arkansas City, KS.
71
Years on the calendar — Arkansas City
Charter story set in 1955
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
26
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of VFW Post 1254 Spencer-Ralston, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 comrades read the names they have been given — Arkansas 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 — Arkansas City. |
| Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 1254. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
VFW Post 1254 Spencer-Ralston. 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 comrades voted to keep a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Arkansas City, KS.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Arkansas City
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1254 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 — Arkansas 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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Arkansas City, KS.
Officers
Officers
Commander
Senior Vice Commander
Quartermaster
Chaplain
Adjutant
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 1254 — Arkansas City, KS. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Arkansas City, KS.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Arkansas City, KS. VFW Post 1254 Spencer-Ralston. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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