Evening star., 1922-04-25
,'Lions Go on a Rampage as
They Receive Golden Spurs


The Lions were on the rampage
last night. From all parts of the
jungles they came to celebrate and
feast. The roars and growls from the
throats Of eighty Lions" caused the
trembling and anxious citizens who
happened in the vicinity OF the WASH
ington Hotel to investigate only to
find that the Washington Chapter OF
the Lions Clubs had grown from birth
to manhood in five short months anu ~
were receiving their golden spurs OF
knighthood in the form of charter
presented to them by Nelson Bonu.
the district governor OF Lions lot
MARYLAND. Delaware and the D.strlct
of Columbia.
CAV From thc start.
JoviaI. gay and happy from sae
start were the noble kings OF tne
forest. but stern indeed was Charies
ordered all those whose dress coats
buIged a little at the hip to unload at
the feet of him who is keeper OF the
Lions conscience. namely, ReV; u. r.
Dudley. The stack was high, pu.
cheerful were the faces that returned
to their seats, Tor II was nerey q
little lionish joke. The walters got on
the warpath and disappeared, but the
vi, Of that noble lion Henry Tall
madge was on the job and back they
came and for their reward each was
handed one of the bottles collectfu,
the Rev. Dudley making the distfinu-
ton.
A little solemnity was added to the
AFFAIR as two husky marines. one
b. airing "Old Glory" and the other the
Lions banner. marched GOWN me
aisle and presented the co!orS to ihe
time of THE star Sraa sied Banner.
Terrific were the roars throughout the
e, ,ening that resounded at the jungle
feast. which after while gave way
under The leadership of Robert .aW
renee, the organizer of Music week IN
Washing ton, TO lusty rehdil'ohs Vi
the airs OF long ago.
Members Of AristOcracy.
AS there are now 400 Lions Clubs
the Washington Lions Club may be
said to be a member of the jungle
aristocrats' 400" After making his.
speech of acceptance Of the charter
Caleb O'Connor, president OF the ciun.
urged the Lions 20 make themselves
known by their good work. Charles
Darr interposed after this speech that
he hoped Mat Caleb would return TO
normal at once after getting the ac-
ceptance speech off his mind
Cuno H. Rudolph. Commissioner or
the District of Columbia. welcomed
and Senator Heflin of Alabama urged
the members to follow out their work
for civic hetterment.
Earlier in the day the members as
sembled on the Eliipse. whence they
were taken in automobiles to Mount
Vernon. where they placed a wreath
on the tomb of Washington. dance
followed the banquet.
Gue,tx Of Honor.
,rb, ,uos.S nf honor were. John II
Bartlett first assistant postmaster
general: Theodore Roosevelt, assist
ant secretary. United States Navy;
Senator Medill Mccormick of Illinois.
Senator j. Thomas Heflin of Alabama
Senator David l. Walsh of Massachu-
sets. Representative Frank W. Mon
d"I of Wyoming. Representative Ben
jamin X. Focht of Pennsylvania, Rep
resentativc William Il. Andrews of
Nebraska, Representative Albcn w.
Barkley of Kentucky, Representative
James G. Strong of Kansas. Repre-
sentative Walter ii. Newton of Min
nesota. Commissioner Rudolph. Com
missioner oyster, Col. c. Keller. En-
gineer Commissioner: NJ Nelson Bond
district governor Lions, Maryland,
Delaware and District of Columbia: !:
DR. T. q. Heatwole. president Lions
Club. Baltimore; Melvin Jones, secre-
tary general international Lions;
John Poole. past international presi-
dent Rotary Club; Charles w.
Semmes. president Rotary Club;
Charles +. Roberts. president Kiwanis
Club; Rudolph Jose. president Civitan
Club, and Michael Heister, president
Cosmopolitan Club.
Members Of Club.
The members of the Washington
Lions Club number eighty and it is
proposed to make the limit of mem
bership 101. The present members
are: Caleb w. o'Connor, president;
Roger ]. whiteford. first vice presi-
dent: Rev G. F. Dudley. D. D.. second
vice president: Virgil +. Bourne, third
vice president; David ]. Barry. treas
urer; Arthur &. Monahan. secretary:
Robert L. Mckeever, tail twister;
Charles w. Darr, lion tanner; DR..
Riley d. Moore. Frank NJ. Hall. Will
liam c. Miller, George A. Lewis, di-
rectors; Charles S. Alden. Adam F..
Arnold. Reid S. Baker, David ]. Barry.
Walter NJ. Bastian. Pierre NJ. Bealer.
DIR. W. S. Benedict. Harry L. Black,
Wallace y. Blick. S. Russell Bowen,
Charles A. Brewton. Zach Brewer.
William A. Craig, Harry +. Clafiin,
Eugene G. Copenhaver. Augustus l..
Creecy, William 3. Creecy. Travers
!. Crocker, Ernest II. Daniel, Charles
W. Darr. Seton Darr. Leonard w.
DeGast. George b. Dubois. DR.. George
+. Dudley. George II. Emmons. jr.;
DIR. ]. a. Flynn, Patrick J. Foley, DR..
II. a. Fowler. S. franklin Gardner.
Edgar I. Goodman. William Carl
Goodman. DIR. Thomas A.. Groover.
Frank NJ Hall. Wilbur L. Harrison,
Arthur 8. Heaton, Nejib Hekimian,
Fritz D. Hoffman. Albert w. Hoge-
land. Clifford l.. Johnson. Maurice T.
T. II T