OH. and there are 70 posts with about 2.000 members throughout the country. The purpose of the organization. as incorporated in its own constitution. is to bring help to those less fortunate. as well as to hold social gatherings in an effort to cultivate and continue Polish traditions. Before World War I. the majority of Polish immigrants in the United States settled in industrial towns. such as Hammond. IN and others in northwest Indiana. These PolishAmerican settlers included discharged soldiers of General Hallers army. These immigrants registered with the national headquarters of the Polish Army Veterans Association. and. on May 5. 1921. they were officially designated as Post 40. Eventually. the members of Post 40 realized they needed their own home office. which led to the purchase of the building at 241 Gostlin Street in Hammond. This remains their current home office.
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