The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-18
lions OF BISMARCK
zone Make Big HIT
AT DISTRICT MEET
Hebron President 70 Be Sent to
International 60 Recite
Clubs Deeds

Lions Of the Bismarck o we're
the hit Of the district conference held
at the Radisson hotel, Minneapolis,
Friday, according to President W.. A.
Ayers. who got back from the meeting
Sunday afternoon, accompanied BY D.
=. Shipley, zone governor.
The reason for the Bismarck rome
drawing so much water in the con.
ference was due to the greater activity
OF the local club and those which It
sponsored. Is In Ill now, In the zone.
The Hebron club scored the biggest
hit OF the meeting as 8. r. Rigler. its
president, told OF its municipal &C
complishment In putting over the
water works and sewers 1t q cost Of
more than 100000. after two disas-
trous fires had failed to carry prior
refercndums for the improvements.
Ben w. Ruffin There
The conference was so impressed
with the achievements OF the Hebron
club that It was voted to send Presi.
dent Rigler to the international con-
vention at Denver. to tell the Lions Of
the whole country what q small town
club was able to accomplish with
hardly more than the will to do 1t as
the motive power Of the undertaking.
About 200 members. consisting Of
deputy governors and club officials
attended the meeting. President
Ayers said 1t was a busy session. He
went into the hotel at 3 a. m. and was
on the Job until 10 at night.
Ben w. Ruffin. past international
president from Richmond, Va. was
there and made . talk. He said
friendships and social intercourse
mean much in the lives Of men. and
are great factors In creating UNDER
standing between nations" Personal
contacts that are made in clubs like
this create friendships that last .
lifetime"
He declared that to have true libcr-
ty one needed not only freedom but
tolerance. There must be a respect
for the rights and opinions Of others,
and there must be personal integrity.
In fact. national safety depends as
much on this integrity as OH battlc-
ships and armies"
Winthrop Chamberlain. associate
editor Of The Journal. presided. and
introduced the district officers and
directors.
New Club Show Up
Bismarck Lions were greatly pleased
by the presence of Paul Boehm. Het-
finger. states attorney. and Dugald
Stewart. the Bowman banker. prcsi-
dents Of the two new clubs last In
stituted by the local club as sponsor.
thus indicating a hearty recognition
Of their club purpose and a ~go-getting
spirit. Beach and Dickinson also had
two representatives each, and DR.. /.
q. Smith was there from Mandan.
Bismarck stood highest In sponsor
ships with It's IS clubs. that at Ma
poleon stu to Be instituted by charter
presentation. Mitchell, 8. D.. insti-
tuted nine, but these were the work
Of Organizer Larry Slater. while the
local club does It's own c~anvassing.
winnipeg and Regina were rep
resented from the Canadian prov
inces, and urged the various clubs
to be well represented At the district
convention ct Regina In June. They
promised to have plenty Of bath tubs
and In other ways to mAlA the vist.
tors comfortable and happy.
The local representatives motored
to Fargo and back. making the trip
between Fargo and Minneapolis BY
train.