Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
AMERICAN LEGION.

j All national officers and distinguished
/ g,psts of the American Legion Will De
! @nut up" at the st. Anthony Hotel az
| San Antonio. Tex for the tenth ma
, tional convention October 10 IL. Inc
| Intel Is four blocks from the municipal
auditorium where convention SESSIONS
Arrangements for more than 100
| rooms for this group were mace by
Frank w. Samuel. assistant 10 the na-
tional adjutant, through Ralpn W.
Needlands, Legion convention housing
director.
winding up a highly successful year,
! tho world series tournament OF tie
| Junior base ball program OF the Amer
| can eqion will be held In Chicago. sep
J tennber 7. 8 and 10. 1t has been an
! nollnced by Dan Sewers. national uirec-
| tor of the American commission Oh Ulls
Legion. in charge. The world series AZ
Chicago will bring together western
| and Eastern sectional team TO cross pats
! to determine the world champions.
| THE Western sectional, where the SIX
reo,onal champion teams from west of
! the Mississippi River will meet, VIII DC
/ held in the park of the Denver Bears,
| Denver. Colo. August %, 20 ana ~
( The Eastern sectional where the SIX
| repional champion teams from east OF
| the Mississippi River viii meet, Will o@
/ held In the park OF the LouisVllie
| Colonies. Louisville, KY August H.
/ % and "a. ,s
THE hIuior world series to be played
in Chicago September 7, bringing 10
close the program IN WHICH l220O0 ooya
and one girl played in preliminary
games, will be q gala event. Jonn a
HeydIer, president oil the NatioIlai
! eague and Earnest S, Bernard, presi"
+ dent of the American League, VIII eacn
| nroyide major league umpire from
! their respective leagues to ofi1clate at
/ the iunior world series. III VIII De
! a two-out -of-three series
IT has been definitely arranged Tor the
h,nior world series champions to nave
| mart In the ceremonies attendant 10
he bio world series, it was announced by
| Director Sewers Judge Kenesaw Noun
/ tain Lands, car Of organized base pail,
will present TO this victorious sandlot
nine a pennant, certifying that they
are the world champions, II was Tor
The travel expenses Of the 40 department
| champion teams that will meet In the
regional. sectional and world series
| that the American and National
Leagues provided $4,000 early this
season.
Victory Post. No 4. of the American
Legion held its semi-monthly meeting
August IA at the Woodmen Of the World
Han. 935 Grant place. A GLASS of nine
new members was obligated. BY unant-
nous vote the delegates were instructed
To cast their votes for the election oil
Harlan Wood, so long as his name re-
mains before the convention, LOT de"
/ comma nder
The post will participate IN the de-
partment parade. An effort VIII Dc
made to win the prize given TO the pest
equipped and drilled drum corps, and
Comdr. Schroeder issued an appeal tc
every member of The post to be present
and march in the parade, The order o.
march will be The drum corps, followed
by the delegates and alternates. then
will come the present and past post oi
ficers and the membership at large 4
guecial notice il being sent to each
member of the posi- advising him OF this
ARRANGEMENT and requesting his pres
ence in the parade BY reason OF tn
elaborate arrangements that have beer
made for the department convention
sponsored by the Northeast Citizens AS
ISOLATION Victory Post expects TO make
an impressive showing.
| The veterans Bufcfhu mas SAbeliuco
the time limit for filing evidence under
World War veterans act for payment
of death or disability compensation
In this connection the bureau said III
: statement
Attention is invited to the provisions
OF section 200 OF the World War
veterans act 1924, as amended, which
now reads as follows.
THAT no compensation shall be pay"
! able for death or disability which does
not occur prior TO or within one year
after discharge or resignation from the
service except as provided In section
200 Of this act. and except where there
istan official record of the injury during
service or at the time OF separation
/ from active service. on where prior "a
April g. 1880 satisfactory evidence u
, furnished the bureau to establish thai
the injury was suffered or aggravated
during active service Where there Is
official record Of injury during service,
compensation shall he payable IN ac~
cordance with the provisions of THIS
titla far daafh disability whenever