Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1922-05-15
LIONS CLUB IN
CELEBRATION
CHARTER DAY
Members and Visitors Enjoy
Luncheon and Very Inter
esting Program at the
Vanaervoort.

land the event was conducted in a
lmost pleasing and entertaining fash
ion at the Vandervoort hotel, at
tended by approximately sixty mem
bers and visitors. The local club
now has a membership OF twenty
eight, three more than is required
to procure q charter that officially
installs the organization in the
three-states' district of which Ar
kansas is one of the units. The
program last evening was i'll ceie-
bration of the official entrance OF
the local club into the parent body.
The feature addresses of the occa-
sion were delivered by j. Ellsworth
Coombs, district governor whose
home is at Hot Springs, and Ely
w. Collins, president Of the Jones'
boro local organization. A large
number OF the membership of the
Jonesboro club accompanied Mr.. Col
Inns upon the occasion and We're
heartily received by the newly or
gained membership in this city.
The address delivered by Mr.
Coombs was very interesting, as
well as being highly entertaining,
and he presented the subject of
Lionism in thorough fashion; he
told of its exalted ambitions in
bringing about a closer and more
cordial relationship among its mem
standing for those things that rep
resent the very best in life. His
remarks were generously interspersed
with humor and the large audience
ing room of the Vandervoort hear
| tily enjoyed every minute of the
distinguished visitors address. His
reference to the origin of the Rotary
club, local brother organization"
and its present day relationship to
the Lions was particularly well re-
ceived by the membership and Wis
itors. The many good natured ref
erences to the Rotary were especially
directed at J. Harry Mcpherson,
president of the Rotary club, who
was one of the invited guests. Mr..
Mcpherson addressed the gathering
in his usual pleasing manner and
his remarks were happily received.
A very interesting announcement
made by Mr.. Coombs was that he
had succeeded in landing the Inter
national Convention of the Lions
clubs for Arkansas in 1924. At
the national convention of the clubs
held on the Pacific coast two years
ago he pressed the claims of Arkan-
sas for the International gathering
and succeeded in getting it booked
for Hot Springs. 1t was pointed out
that this was the first time that an
international gathering of any sort
had ever been designated for Arkan-
sas and will mean the coming of
| important personages to the state
from many distant points. The
| international occasion will be one of
the great events of the nation for
1924 and the membership of the
state feels appreciative of the fact
ure and distinction of entertaining
the visitors.
Ely w. Collins, president Of the
Jonesboro Lions, delivered a highly
| tall u
ed the value Of Lionism to the high
or strata of society,": His talk was
very interesting. Other representa-
tiyes of the Jonesboro club deliver
ed brief talks, much to the pleasure
of the gathering.
The occasion OF last evening be-
gan at 8 O'Clock and lasted till
1890 and the program, as pub
liShed in yesterdays Daily Press,
was carried out in detail. Fl. r.
Partlow, president of the local club
was POSTMASTER and his remarks in
announcing the occasion and pre-
senting the speakers were very
| pleasing. Music by the orchestra
contributed to the happy spirit of
the occasion and the numbers rem
dred by Misses Clarice Thompson
and Anna Lou Wilbourn were espe-
cially good. The invocation by Rev. j.
| II. O'Bryant, pastor of the First
Methodist church, was very i'm
pressive.
The occasion was characterized
| by both Qualification and impressive
ness and was, apparently, much APP
preciated by everyone in attendance.
The local members were accompan-
led by their wives or sweethearts.
The club meets on Thursday aft
ernoon of each week, partaking Of
| luncheon at the Vandervoort hotel
The organization seems to have been
given very interesting start and
with its charter complete it becomes
one of the active units in the great
chain of clubs that extends through
the United States, Canada and other
countries.
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