Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-03-11
LIONS DELIGHTED
BY CONCORD TRIP
Clubs First Visit To Rural School
Big Event OF
Friday

Twenty-one Lions are licking their
chops and purring over the memories
OF : most wonderful feast md whole
hearted entertainments as the guests
Of the patrons and pupils Of Concord
school Friday at noon.
At 10 O'Clock, the hour fixed for
tie club members to leave the Lion
Den at the Tea Room, mmky, wind
driven clouds threatened to make the
trip to the school impra" ticablr. And
when the ran. begun TO pour in tor
rents many thought it useless to
make the attempt. Finally live ears
loady with msty lunged, roaring
Lions stalked out through the slash
and over the slick and muddy roads
to Concord.
Ii was the first visit to school
made by the Lions club. A program
Of stunts, songs, and inspratlonai
talks by different members of the
club appeared greatly enjoyed by the
I.guity and pupils OF the school.
President II. +. Allen opened the
program with an explanation Of what
The three international civic CLOS,
Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions are, Civ
ing a brie1 history of each Organlza-
ton. He then explained Lionism
and its purposes, one Of which, he
said, is to promote education and u
make better citizens. AT the con-
cIuSi0n of Mr. Aliens talk he an
thoriZed him to say that the cluh
would give a handsome prize to the
pupil of the Concord schoi writing
the best essay on the motto of the
club lie further stated that SINH
lar prize would be given in each
school in the county.
Contests Staged.
Mr.. Allen introduced Gordon How
-ell .~Ao was-ln charge. Of the pre-.
gram of entertainment Several of
the boys and girls of the school en-
tered a cracker eating contest, the
winner being presented a UNIVERSE
ties Dictionary now being distributed
by the Times Recorder.
The secretary of the club called
the roll and each member Of the club
present was required to stand and
give his dub name and his classified
ton, explaining his dab name and
4sFh ~ II l,rix him, h.,
incident at tnis time was injected by
President Allen advising the pupils
to ask each member present why he
was called by his dub name, some
Of the members emitting to explain
in detail. parson Brookshire was
called and answered, "ParSon, a
preacher" A small voice shot out,
"Why?n to Parsons surprise and
confusion.
The pupils then sang a song dedi.
Gated to the ions club and written
by one of the members of the school
Miss Rossie Andrews, who was pres
ent, at the request of the club, gave
a reading which was greatly enjoyed
A box of candy was given one of
the schools girls for walking the dis
tance of the school room carrying the
largest number of peas on a knife
blade. Six girls entered this con-
test.
Concord Among First.
j. E.. d. Shipp, chairman of the
county board of education, made a
short talk on the consolidated school
system stating that Concord was one
Of the first schools to open up on
the consolidated plan.
Prof. John France, Rotarian, was
pfesentIas a guest and spoke of the
work at the A. & M. school, exhibit
ing some of the handicraft work by
the pupils, especially of those pupils
Of his school whose homes are in the
Concord community. He extoled the
work the civic clubs are doing to
bring about closer relationship be
tween the rural sections and the CIV
business men. IIof. +. j. McMath
also made short talk on the prog.
r4ss of school work.
After the pr I.s.'am was concluded,
the members of the domestic science
class, assisted by the ladies of the
community, Served delicious lunch
con in the school building.
1t was generally conceded that not
withstanding the gloominess on the
outside caused by the lowering clouds
and pouring rain, the spirit of good
cheer and fun created sunshine and