The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-02-14
q Charter
Members In
Troy Club
New Organization Formed
At Rousing Meeting
Much Enthusiasm,
% FROM LIBBY
AT INSTALLATION

Twenty three Libby Lions drove tc
Troy last Friday and assisted in or
ganizing a club at that place, at one
of the peppiest and most enjoyable
meetings it has been their privilege to
attend for some time, SO they all state
after returning home. Twenty -eight
business and professional men of Troy
had signed as charter members of the
new club.
Lion Krall Presides.
The evenings exercises started with
the serving Of dinner in the fine din
ing room of the Great Northern cafe
G. P. Manion, field representative and
organizer for Lions International, was
present and after the assembled crowd
was seated, announced that Lion Kfall,
president of the Libby club, would pre-
side and act as POSTMASTER. Lion Krall
performed his duties in a most credit
able way, and, assisted by Tail Twister
Kemp of the Libby club and other
lively members, kept running fire of
nonsense and entertainment going all
during the evening Most OF the en-
tertainment came, OF course, after the
serving of dinner. Lion Krall called on
number of Libby Lions to tell what
they thought of the organization, those
responding being Carleton Jouahin,
Chas. D. Rowe, l. S. WEIGH, William
Herbert, w. H. Kemp, r. W. Billings
c. S. Webb, Howard Turner, and Har-
old Miller All spoke in glowing terms
Of what membership in the club means
to them.
Other enjoyable features of the en-
tertainment consisted Of piano accom-
paniment to the Lions singing by Miss
Blanche Fousek of Libby and two
dance numbers by Miss Viola Bessey,
also of Libby.
Manion Explains Organization
After the preliminary program Mr.
Manion took charge of the meeting to
complete the organization Of the Troy
club. He spoke entertainingly of the
purpose of the organization and re-
counted number Of specific instances
Of the good It is doing in various COM
munities. "The Lions Club is founded
on the Golden Rule" said Mr. Manion
1T aims to carry the Golden Rule into
the every day lives of its members
and thereby aid in developing higher
ethics of life and a happier and better
living for those with whom it comes In
contact Later Mr.. Manion also re-
marked, Every man earning his liv-
ing in a community owes his moral
for the benefit of that community"
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can be worked out by active member
ship in Lions club, said Mr. Manion
The speaker then explained in detail
the plan on which Lions clubs are or
ganized and called for election of of
ficers by the Troy members. This re-
suited in the election of the following:
President, A. Lawrence Dean, super
intendent Of the Troy schools; secre-
tary-treasurer, Harry Anderson, 1st
vice president, Dell Fewkes, End
vice president, Glen Thorn; 3rd vice
president, Lee Kensler; tail twister,
Harry Ford, Lion tanner, r. S. Pent-
land; directors. Ed Weidner and f. 3,
Callow, long term. Bert Coffman and
Ralph Akin. short term. 1t was de-
cided that the Troy club should hold
its dinners and meetings on the first
and third Thursdays OF each month, at
$50 p. m.
After election Of officers the meeting
adjourned and the gathering broke up
into informal grouns for a short session
Of visiting before the Libby Lions start
ed for home
Charter Members
The charter membership of the new
Troy Lions club is as follows: r. w.
Akin, Harry b. Anderson, F. b. CAL
low, Clifford H. Clay, Ben 0. Coffman,
j. II. Coffman, Harold A. Davis, A. l.
Dean, c. NJ Devine, Kenneth, G. Drew
d. f. Fewkes, III w. Ford, L. A. Hosea
A. L. Kensler, Wallace H. Litchfield
r. r. Metler A. H. McNeill, Ray S
Pentland, P. A. Peterson, j. r. Powers
III ". Pritchard E. H. Rives, ". A
Sather, Glenn Savage, c. A. Smith
Morgan E. Thomas, Glen Thorn, E. J
Weidner.
Charter night for the new club viii
be held at date to be announced
later. At that time the district COVER
nor will be present Committee chair
men were named as follows. Charter
night, Glen Thorn; membership Harols
A. Davis; finance. v. A. -Sather; con.
stitution and bylaws, G.. A. Smith.
Those attending the Troy meeting
from Libby were. Harold Miller, J. A
Krall, Carleton Joughin, Chas. D. Rowe
l.. S. WEIGH, Howard Turner, e. ]
Driear, j. T. Brindley, H. A. Hough
W. j. Farris, James Harris, Jr.. Ere,
Cloutier, c. S. Webb, W. H. Kemp
Paul Church, <. 0. Bergstrom, DR.. .
W. Church, George Wood, ]. r. Nc
Gully, r. W. Billings, William Herber
W. S. Hamlet, Lud Ludvikson.