The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-21
LIONS ENTERTAIN
DISTRICT GOVERNOR
With night OF FUN
Morton N. Newcomb Guest Of
Bismarck Club at Stag
Party in Local Den
NEW SALEM INVITES VISIT
President Toepks Says 500 Will
Be Welcome Next Thursday;
Talks, Songs, 6urIesque

Fun was spread with prodigal hand
over the stag party which the Lions
club held, Saturday evening, in the
den. in honor Of the visit Of Morton
M. Newcomb, district governor, from
Minneapolis.
The lavish merriment began when
the club sat down to the dinner of
the evening and 1t continued up to-
ward midnight. when the last cigar
had been pulled, the last drop Of
orangeade slipped and the last piece
Of high-powered wit converted into
laughs.
The local club was not alone in the
jollities Of the evening. Visitors were
present from New Salem, Mandan,
Cando. Lidgerwood and possibly few
other places. Those from the towns
named revealed their presence in re-
marks and stories In the course of
the evening.
The program Of entertainment was
made up Of songs. talks, a dance num-
Der. q burlesque auditing report which
was what. in the vernacular, is known
as q scream, and exceptionally anus
ing assessments Of the thin dime.
Dull care was for the nonce cast aside
and II anybody had heartaches, they
must have been left in the cloak room,
for only smiling visages were banked
around the tables.
New Salem Invites 500
The entertainment was opened by
song and dance number, Webb
Bayliss singing, Cora Marie Strauss
doing . delsarte dance and Eileen
Doerner playing the piano melody to
both the song and the dance.
President Strauss called on w. e.
6chmid, DR.. w. D. Toepke for an an
nouncement rs to what would be done
ct New Salem next Thursday night,
when the new club there will be in
stituted. They said they had ac-
con1modations for 500 visitors. The
exercises will start at 7:30. President
Strauss called on the members who
intend to make the trip to stand up.
About 20 responded.
DR.. Strauss then introduced Dis
trict Governor Newcomb. who spoke
Of his eleven years in Lionism and
!. praised the Bismarck club for its ac-
tivity In extending the organisation
into new territory, according much OF
the credit to the inspiration Of Dep
uty Governor Strauss, the club presi-
dent.
Urges Big State Convention
This brought to his thought the
state convention at Minot. He said
North Dakota should strive to make
q great meeting Of this, as it has the
largest number Of clubs in the dis
trict, its % exceeding Minnesotas to-
tai by one-though there is q posi-.
bility Of three of the North Dakota
clubs dropping out in the form OF
commercial club shifts.
There was. he said. every prospect
Of Ben Ruffin, international presi-
dent, being q guest at the Minot
meeting. North Dakotans induced
him to unite with Lionisn and he has
Z very warm regard for this state. He
Is speaker Of the old type OF elo-
quence. flowery and refined in the
use Of English and has the gift Of
sentiment. He Is q Richmond, Vir-
ginia, architect.
Governor Newcotnb then talked or
the practical side Of Lionism, how II
can be Z ollar-and-cents benefit t<
. town. He instanced one place which
was moving heaven and earth to OBJ.
tain an industry and at the same
time 1t was passing up $4,000 weel
In tourist traffic, which it was moi
only ignoring absolutely but also pre-.
venting from doing business there .,
It passed through. Business mer
parked their cars like sardines alon(