Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19

The playing Set-up in the 1881
American Legion junior base ball pro-
gram has been announced by RuSSell
Cook. national Americanism director OF
the Legion. Championship teams OF
the 48 States and the District OF Co
lumbia will clash in regional Journeys.
The winners Of the six regions in the
Eastern half of the United States will
compete for the championship OF the
East in the Eastern sectional, to be
played at Manchester, N. H.. August
20 81 and %.
The six regional winners in the West
ern States will battle for the champion
ship of the West at Colorado Springs,
Colo, on the same dates.
The champions of the East and West
will compete for the national pennant
at the Legion junior world series at
Houston, Tex, August %. % and 81.
Included in region No. 10 will be the
champion team of the District of Co
1umbia. This team will meet with the
champions of Maryland, West Virginia,
Delaware and Pennsylvania at Wilkes
Barre, Pa, August Is, IA and Is.
Medals for distinguished service in
promoting international good will and
understanding will be awarded to three
American colleges at the Twelfth An
nual Congress of the Fidac, to be held
HTdRue, OEcCLlOSlONdhLd, III OcpIcIH-
Der. Fidac is the interallied veterans
association of which the American
Legion is the member society in the
United States.
Dr. Stephen P. Duggan, director of
the Institute of International Educa-
ton, New York, is chairman of the
jury of award. Others on the jury are
Gen. L. R. Gignilliar. superintendent
of Culver Military Academy Culver,
~ nv Of 6o
International Institute, Teachers Col
lege, New York; DR.. David P. BarrowS,
University of California, and DR.. Robert
M. HutchinS, president of the Univer-
Sity of Chicago.
The winners last year were Column
bia University, the University of Chi
cago and the University of California
The 1881 medals will be awarded to
one institution in each of the following
classes: Colleges or universities with
an enrolment of 1000 or more students
women's colleges at large and colleges
or universities with an enrolment OF
less than 1000.
William A. Kehoe, commander of
the Sergt. Jasper Post, No. Is, the
American Legion, has announced that
the next regular meeting of the post
will not be held on the usual date, Au-
gust S, as that date conflicts with the
opening night of the department con-
Vention to be held at Buchanan School
Auditorium, Thirteenth and E streets
southeast. The August meeting will be
convened on August II, at the Thomas
Circle Club, 1926 Massachusetts ave-
nue.. Report of the convention will be
presented at this meeting by the 10
regular and alternate delegates recently
elected by the post.
. In an effort to stimulate the men,
berShip and to reach, if possible, the
500-mark, prior to July 81, Past Post
Comdr. Ferdinand G. Fraser has offered
cash prizes Of $40 and $40, respectively,
tn be awarded to members securing adj
ditional applications for membership.
A bulletin, forwarding this informa-
ton to post members. was issued by
Thomas J. F'railey. chairman of the
Membership Committee. Comdr. Kehoe
will preside at the August meeting, at
which time the prizes will be awarded
In addition to the trophy offered by
the Bond Clothing Co. to the winner
In the American Legion miniature golf
tournament, which will be played at the
Central Golf Course, Eighteenth and
Pennsylvania avenue, July 81, ]. B
Levenson has offered golf charm Mr.
Levenson is a member of the Sergt.
Jasper Post, No. 10, the American
Legion.
The department athletic officer, Fran
els j. Mcdonald, has also announced
that the junior American Legion goli
tournament will be played at East Po-
tomac golf course on tuesday. The