Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28

The 1891 little world series of thu
American Legion junior base ball pro
gram will be played in Houston, Tex.
August %, 20 and 81. This announce
ment was made by Russell Cook, director
of the Legion'S National Americanisn
Commission.
This series will bring together the
two championship boys teams of the
East and West to battle for the title Of
world junior champions. Three games
will be played to decide the champion
ship. one each day. unless the same
team wins the first two on the schedule
In addition to other honors, the Is
players on the victorious team will be
given a free trip to all games of the big
world series as the special guests of the
American and National Leagues.
The last date for teams to enroll In
the junior program is next Tuesday
Teams that fail to send in their entries
to the department athletic officer by
that day will not be permitted to par
ticipate in the regular competition. The
first phase of the competition will be
local, county and district tournaments
leading up to the selection of the cham
pionShip team in each State. The State
winners will compete in the various re-
gional Journeys. which will be followed
with the two sectional tournaments I'd
choose the championship teams OF the
East and West, the Mississippi River
being the dividing line for the States
The East and West champions will
clash for the national honors.
American Legion Auxiliary headquar-
tcrs have been opened in D2troit for
the national convention, September 81
to "a. Mrs H A. Pickert is chairman
of the Legion Auxiliary Convention
Committee: Mrs. Edward G. Heckle OF
Detroit is vice chairman; Mrs. Fred w
Lyons of Detroit, district liaison vice
chairman, and Mrs. Fred j. Smith OF
Marshall. Mich, is Michigan Depart
ment liaison chairman.
Tank Corps veterans from all parts
of the United States will be organized
at Detroit in September in connection
with the national convention of the
American Legion. There are about
10000 of these Tank Corps veterans In
the country. Ray Kelly, chairman OF
the Reunions Committee of the Legion
Committee, is working with the Michi-
gan Tank Corps veterans in making
plans for the gathering. 1t is expected
a number of Tank Corps veterans from
the District will go to Detroit especially
to attend this gathering.
The Tank Corps will use the Olympia
Arena Tor Its two meetings, which Will
be prior to the national convention
Among other things, the corps is plan
ming military ball in the arena on the
night of September 10.
The department athletic officer of the
American Legion, Francis j. Mcdonald
has announced an American Legion
miniature golf tournament to be played
at the Central Golf Course, Eighteenth
and Pennsylvania avenue, July 81 to 81
The Bond Clothing Co. has offered
trophy for the winner and all legion
naires are eligible. The American
Legion handicap golf tournament, pre-
viously announced by Mr.. Mcdonald
will be held tomorrow at Beaver Dam
Country Club. Past Department Comdr
John Lewis Smith and Alternate Ma
tional Executive Committeeman Will
liam Wolff Smith have offered prizes
ARRANGEMENTS have been made to ac-
cept entries all day tomorrow for this
event at the Beaver Dam Country Club
Capt. Watson B. Miller, chairman Ma
tional Rehabilitation Committee, the
American Legion, has offered trophy
for the winner of the Junior American
Legion golf tournament to be played
at East Potomac Golf Course on July 81
A meeting of the Department Execu-
tive Committee of the American Legion
called by the department commander
DR.. B. c. MacNeil, was held at the
District Building on Thursday evening
The Membership Committee convened
on Tuesday evening at the Shorehan
Building A committee headed by Mar