The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-06
LOCAL LIONS LEAD
II
nation IN NUMBER
:. OF CLUBS FORMED
Den Has Busy Time at Lunch
con, Working on Details Of
s. Trips to Steele, Minot

Lions lent a touch of Music week
TO their luncheon. today, when Miss
Belle Menus gave two piano selec-
lions to their program. She played
Dohnanyi's rhapsodie as the main
selection and PaderewSki's Love Song
as an encore.
The Lions, however. were too full
Of thought for the trips to Steele and
Minot and the organization of several
new clubs to prololg the music fea-
ture. except by rehearsal Of their
marching and convention songs. This
rehearsal was conducted by Henry
Halvcrson, the club song leader, with
the assistance Of Adolph Engelhardt,
violinist. and I. G. F'rendberg. pianist.
DIR. F. B. Strauss. the club pres
Alent, announced that Bismarck now
heads the list in the international
club contest, having sponsored more
new clubs in the past year than any
other Lions den. This was accom-
plished although the local club got
started three months after the OPEN
ing Of the contest, due to an error.
The den here Is working to establish
three more clubs before the Minot
district convention.
Charter Trip to Steele
Various announcements for the
visit to Steele. $50 Thursday evening,
made. It will be charter night
there and about 30 to 40 members are
expecting to 60 from here and par
ticipate in the Steele ceremonies.
which are to include a stunt by the
Bismarck Lions. President Strauss
asked the Lions to wear their purple
hats and their Saucer-Sized buttons
containing their names and So
briquets.
Stun. Night For Ladies
Ladies night in the Elks hall here
also was brought up. That night a
stunt to be staged at the Minot con-
ference will be rehearsed here. It
will be a eros between a Midsummer
Nights Dream and Babes in the
Wood, with William Doty playing
Hamlet. Prince of Denmark, the
leading role. The remainder of the
stunt was kept a secret. as the club
n forbade Ed. Klein. stage man
ager, from disclosing any more.
AS q committee on the night, the
dancing and luncheon, Chairman c.
d. Dursema named Harry Hanson,
Jacob Richholt, Fred Peterson, Frank
Bassett and A. L. Bavone.
President Strauss announced that
the topic On which David Shipley is
to talk at the Minot conference has
been changed by the district COVER
nor to Value of the district confer
ence to a CITY,"
r. H. Creme and Sofus Robinson
were named as a committee to stir
up attendance at the Minot meeting.
Earl Parsons. David Shipley. w. S,
Ayers and Ed Klein were named to
assist DR.. Dursema in the capacity of
nominating committee at the district
conference. The Bismarck nomina-
tons will be confined to DR.. Strauss
TO, district governor.
William Schmidt, of the New Salem
club, announced that the New Salem
quartet will go to Minot.
Fred Peterson reminded the men,
bers that next Monday will be more
important than usual. IS it will be
election day in the club.
Proud OF. New Salem Cub
Captain H. A. Brocopp reported or
the programs of Cleanup week. w
S. Ayers spoke of the pride the Bis
marck Lions can feel over having
sponsored the New Salem club. That
club last Thursday held a good roads
pep meet for all Morton county and
entertained zoo to 800 residents of the
county, county officials, state high
way staff men and Lions from Glen
Ullin. Hebron, Mandan and Bismarck
He used the meeting to illustrate the
practical good of Lions clubs In q
county-it enables concerted move
ments where there might be but
balky efforts in ..ublic movements in
the absence of such clubs.
Guests of the day were w. L. Ste
phenson. a former Bismarck resident
now a photographer at Miles City
Montana; and William Schmidt. OF
the New Salem club. who is the Pro-
vident Life representative in the city
= to the westward.