Evening star., 1938-01-02
Book Of Rules for Legion
Baseball Being Drafted
Anericnnisn, Commission to Stress
Sportsmanship in Publication.
Several Rules Changed.

A new handbook containing rule
that will govern the 1898 junior bas<
ball activity of the American Legior
Is being prepared by the Nationa
Americanism Commission and will h
ready for distribution to all depart.
ment and post athletic officers BY
January l5
emphasis will be placed not only OF
the observance of good sportsman.
ship by every boy enrolled but also
by every adult in charge of the team
One of the most important rule
changes guarantees high caliber Off.
ciating at all junior base ball tourna-
ment games by requiring that only
professional umpires, who are regis
tered or acceptable as officials in Or
ganized base ball or in intercollegiate
base ball, may officiate.
To enable posts located in cities
near county lines or through which
county lines pass to extend the privi-
lege Of junior base ball to ali toys
within their communities, another
change in rules permits such posts te
cross county lines in enrolling boys
However, in SO doing, posts must OBJ
serve the provisions of section A, rule
3. of the junior base ball regulations,
governing the population basis of such
enrolment.
A grant of $4,000 to the Legion
hn of hoc lNnn
gram during 1898 was voted unani-
mously by the Base Ball Commission
composed of representatives of all the
clubs of the American and National
base ball leagues.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80. will meet
in Stansbury Hall next Thursday at
8:15 pm. Comdr. John T. Long will
preside.
Applicants for the drum and bugle
corps should report to President M
j. Lyons Tuesday night in the gym
nasium of Roosevelt High School.
Election of officers in the posts
Sons Of the Legion Squadron and in
the squadron's drum and bugle corps
will be held January l3 in the post
clubrooms.
The Advisory Council Of the U. S. S
Jacob Jones Post will meet at the
home of Edna Smith, 3l5 Oglethorpe
street NV next Thursday at 8 pm
with Alma Sarton and Helen Opitz as
co-hostesses
Welfare Chairman Jessie Collins
with Child Welfare Chairman Anne
Frame and committee distributed bas-
kets of food, clothing and toys to needy
families at Christmas.
Mary Weide, sick chairman, visited
the hospital and sick, presenting each
with Christmas gift.
A party for Is needy children OF
Southeast Washington was given on
Christmas eve at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Seiders. welfare officers
of the Kenneth Nash Post and aux
iliary. Christmas carols were sung
Ice cream and cake were served and
each child was given toy and bag
of candy. The commander and several
members of the post and the president
of the auxiliary were present.
Twelve families were supplied with
baskets and clothing.
day evening at the Hayloft, Comdr
Collins presiding.
Past Department Comdr. Lineburg
presented a distinguished service cita-
ton, awarded by national headquarters
to the post, within the department
scoring highest in total number of
points scored on the annual COM
munity service for the year 1867
Past Comdr. Tribble accepted the
award on behalf of the post.
Lincoln Post will meet tomorrow
night in Arcade Hall 1t will be past
commanders night. Past commanders
will preside.
Miss Gertrude T. Barker will speak
on Personality in Business" All
Legionaires are invited.
National Comdr. Daniel J. Doherty
has issued a special appeal to all de-
partments Of the Legion to make a
special effort to conduct campaign
of education on the Legion's universal
service program. In this connection a
number of talks have been arranged
to be delivered in the several posts
and before public gatherings. These
can be secured at Legion headquarters
in the Denrike Building.
At the last meeting of the depart
ment Executive Committee DR.. Ray F.
Guynn, chairman of the Advisory
Committee, reported that due to the
increase of work in the welfare office.
another social worker. would be as
signed to that office by the Community
Chest. o. c. Halloran, chairman of
the Americanism Commission. re-
ported the Legion during 1888 would
continue the award of its school medal
awards. He announced the Legion
safety pictures are available for the
use OF all posts.
George Royal, q member of the Ath-
letic Committee, reported the Legion
will continue its regular weekly turkey
shoots each Saturday and Sunday aft
ernoons at q point one-eighth Of q
mile past the District line, starting at
1:30 pm. each day, in an effort to
raise funds for the benefit of the
junior baseball program. Edwin Luther,
legislative chairman, announced q
meeting Of that committee at the May
flower Hotel January z at 8 pm.
National Cathedral Post met Tues
day. Department Comdr. Mason, &C.
companied by his stan, presented q
national citation to the post for having
equaled and excelled its 1887 member
ship prior to November 30.
Past Comdr. Ira D. Scott was pre-
Sented with q gold Legion watch fob