The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-01-23
PLAY GROUNDS DISCUSSED BY
 JUNEAU LIONS
9th CT Important Matters Before Club at Noon
 Session Today

The Juneau Lsons Cia5 5 solid ly behind the moveman Tor children's city playground and n organization will eSa e fort to secure such a raeee9 uai center for the school ea irea This was made known by pra dent L. D Hender ea3 th members present al ta monthly luncheon hell today na in the Arcade Cafe R E Rob ertson was appointed . invss igate l possible sites at the last meeting and he reported that two or three ideal pieces of ground were avail l able at moderate pE.ea One is near the edge Of owa end the others are located in town both easy of access 10 tae chlIa7.n i Another committee was named day to investigate and report a the next meeting taa exact c2sis of tho properties and also 1 inarI est other civic badi in th1 psc jeet
 Need or a Marine Wave Though no definite action wa taken the stressing need Of ado quate marine ways was taken up It was pointed ont tha Jnneau now is without prcper mems of hauling boats out Of the water and is losing each month many han dreds of dollars from boats thatl are forced to go 10 Petersburg | Ketchikan for work All CT the larger hallbut beats are now being taken to the towns south whenever large jobs are to be done and dur ing the fishing season many craft of all classes are forced to make the 200-mile trip in order to under go repairs of serious nature. and in so doing are taking thousand of dollars from Juneau each eaa-l Warnerson, it was explained b. Charles Warner. The club wsatl on record as being behind anyl movement that would enable th construction of marine way facr ties.
 Activities
 President Henderson reported on the activities of the club for Feb rnary. Tho regular meeting date are set for February F and 27 Fl was decided to have a8 guests at the February 13 luncheon Actins Seout Master Dave Rsnay and the first-class scouts Of Juneau. iH honor of the anniversary Of the. American Boy Scouts. which falls on February 10.
 An explanation was heard from R E. Robertson regarding the Lions and Chamber of Commerce bowling contest, staged short time ago Mir Robettssn raporls4| that the Bowling Lions were beat en by 1S2 points at the finish of| the 15 games played. He also ex plained that the Lions bowling team was composed Of all second team bowlers as the first team men were out Of town and no sub stitutes were available. He added that in four or five years. if the Lions improved, they would score over the Chamber by safe mar gin
 An outline of hls proposed record. breaking trip by small boat from Juneau to Seattle, was made by K L. Haines. He explained that the trip would be made a all costs. and that the main object was for the adventure of the thing ana prove that a l3-foot open ligh boat driven by outboard motor power. could better the steamer time south if favored by fai, weather He further explained. that if he were forced by stormy weather to lose several hours ha would return to Juneau and start over and make the record finish. T 1t required several attempts.
 The Lions Club went on record as being behind the trip and that it would assist in every manner possible to make it thoreugh success. t was brought oat thai such a record trip would be aI worlds record for such small craft in that if successful the fin-l ish would be made in less than col hours and by Haines alone driving the light sea.sled night and day wihout sleep through to destna. ton.
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