The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-26
LIONS ENTERTAIN
| BOYS AND SC0UTSBY
CHRISTMAS DINNER
Turkey Feast Served and
Every Little Guest Shares in
Three Gift Distributions
GOVERNOR MAKES SPEECH
States Attorney Mccurdy Puts
Ambition to Make School
Grades in EN-

Fifty-five boys of the city enter
tanned the Lions club, Christmas day
by eating q turkey dinner at the den
as guests OF the organization. Well,
it may have been $3.50 as to who
entertained the other fellow. The
boys showed that they got big re-
action out of it, while the Lions hosts
said. We're really the fellows who are
enjoying this"
The boys were young charges of
Miss Mary Cashel, of the Red Cross.
and IL members of the Lions Boy
Scout troop, No. IL, of the Richholt
school, The scouts were there under
their scoutmaster, Frank Walbert.
and his assistant. Roy Roberts. The
other boys had been told where to
come and they found the way without
any guide to show them, assembling in
the Grand Pacific till the hour of l,
which was the signal for charging on
the den.
Fine Dinner Served
Governor Walter Maddox also was
there, as a Lion and governor. to greet
the boys and say few words to them
out OF the bright lexicon of youth.
President Strauss and most of the
members Of the club were on hand to
serve as walters as well as hosts, and
II. K. Peterson put on q concert of
piano solos throughout the feast.
The chief dish of the dinner was
turkey and plenty of it. A lot Of other
good things from tomato consomme to
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had gorged themselves on the high
class Christmas delicacies, the Lions
began passing presents. There were
three servings of these. Every boy
got a pocket knife. and it would be
hard to imagine anything that could
give greater Joy than was displayed
over these gifts. Each boy also got a
book. And then there were packages
with nuts and candy and some toy
airplanes and such other toy things
as appeal to boys heart.
Also Get Show Tickets
When the feast had been concluded
and the presents passed around, DR..
Strauss announced that there was
still something else to distribute. On
behalf of Manager Simons, of the Ell
tinge. he passed out free tickets to
the Wednesday and Thursday matt
nees at the theater
F. E. McCurdy got the boys quoted
down bit to put In good influence
for their school work. He had all who
had made their grades stand up. The
Lions gave the boys a They're all
right" cheer and the states attorney
admonished all the boys who had
made their grades to keep on pulling
out ahead. while the others were ad-
vised to dig in and catch up.
Before the boys were dismissed, Gov
Maddox made little talk to them.
He said he remembered the time when
he sold papers on the streets OF West
Superior. Wisconsin, and he found
this reference made a hit with the
youngsters, as many of them are Bis
marck newsboys. He advised the
boys to fight the battles of their
yourg lives manfully and ever to be
ready to extend peaceful and BROTH
erly hand to the other fellow with
whom they have clashed and pos
sibly licked The time to growl, he
told them. would not arrive until they
became Lions. but in this case smiles
always 60 with the growl, he added.
The boys gave the governor an en-
thusiastic Hes all right" cheer.
When the dinner was concluded
Manager Peterson, of the hotel, also
member Of the club, found that
there had been more preparation to
entertain than there had been boys.
So he decided to send the remaining
packages of gifts and nuts and can
dies to the hospitals, to be passed out
to any children that may be there as
patients.
The Blue and White taxi service
had cars on hand for the boys who
were willing to be taken home in an
other form Of Christmas gift, a free
ride. and many Of them thus had an
other happy Christmas sensation.