The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-02-07
Lions Club
Annual Party
Big Success
Over 100 People Frolic
Through Evening in Pop
ular Social Affair.
FAREWELL FOR
MR.. and MRS. BILLINGS

AvAAts CxANA AFAAVt1s 0A ~ ~ ~
A crowd of we'll over a hundred
people gathered in Masonic temple
Monday night for the Libby Lions
clubs annual ladies' night and jollifica-
ton affair. The group was composed of
the Lions and their ladies and an equal
number of invited guests, and those
participating in certain numbers on the
program.
These annual affairs are completely
social in every particular and have
won the reputation of being character
lied by fun and frolic from beginning
to end. Monday night the program
opened with several dance numbers,
which were followed by the introduce
ton Of visiting Lion, c. P. Manion of
Seattle, field representative Of Lions
international. Mr.. Manion was intro
duced by Lion J. T. Brindley, master
OF ceremonies for the evening. He spoke
very briefly, reporting on the excellent
status Of the local club.
Honors Departing Ones
The affair Monday night, in addi-
ton to being the annual ladies' night,
was also farewell party for Lion and
Mrs. r. w. Billings who expect to
leave soon for Occur d'Alene City, Ida,
where Mr. Billings has been transferred
by the forest service. Mr.. Billings was
forced to resign from the presidency
of the Libby club by his transfer. Fol-
lowing the remarks by Mr.. Manion,
Lion G. S. Webb. supervisor of the
Kootenai national forest, spoke briefly
expressing the regrets Of the club and
Of the community in losing two such
excellent people as Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
ings. He then called on the president
succeeding Mr.. Billings, Lion J. A.
Krall, who presented Mr.. Billings with
a gift from his brother Lions, fine
leather brief case Mr.. Billings replied,
thanking the club for their kind con-
rsideration and expressing Mrs. Billings
and his regret at leaving Libby.
Miss Viola Bessey then presented a
team Of tap dancers who pleased their
audience by their snappy dancing The
dancers were Marion Freel and Ruth
Pondelick
Other features much enjoyed we're
five numbers from the forthcoming
high school operetta, written and COM
posed by Charles Beardsley and Miss
Blanche Fousek Of the school faculty.
The performers were in costume Then
followed two fine selections by the
senior orchestra
Miss Viola Bessey then gave a dance
number, with Miss Fousek as accom-
PIANIST.
Defendant Found Guilty.
The next number was one of the
most ambitious and laugh provoking
of the evening. 1t was Lions court
with judge, jury, policeman, attorneys
and defendant L. S. WEIGH presided
with much dignity on the judges bench
Lion Bill Kemp was the defendant
J. A. Krall the chief of police, Marshal
Murray was prosecuting attorney ane
w. H. Herbert attorney for the defense
The jury consisted of Carleton Joughin
: Lud Ludvikson, II. A. Hough, r. r
Veldman, &. o. Bergstrom and George
Wood. Harold Miller was clerk q
court. T.
The prisoner at the bar, Defendan
Kemp, holds the office of tail twistel
in the club and frequently impose.
fines and various punishments on re.
calcitrant Lions, with much apparen
glee and enjoyment. That explains VIII,
he was charged with extoftion, EN-
bezzlement obtaining money unde
false pretenses and various other seri
GUS crimes. The prosecution was abb,
conducted by Prosecutor Murray an,
the prisoner as ably defended by At
torney Herbert In swearing in tn
witnesses, Clerk Miller required eacl
one to repeat after him, 81 do solemnl
swear that / will tell the truth, tn
whole truth and nothing but the truth
so help me God, Tm-a-Lion" (repeate
rapidly for the proper effect In in
structing the jury Judge Welch state
that prisoner in this court is Away
considered guilty until proven innocer
beyond reasonable doubt. The jury re
tired and the assemblage enjoyed
dance number, after which the jur
returned the verdict finding the defend
ant guilty of extorting dimes fror
brother Lions and spending them |
beer parlors. Everyone apparently en-
joyed hugely the comedy of the tria
including the defendant.
George Hayes and Charles Beardsle
followed with a comedy stunt in whic
several Lions were asked to participa
and in which they were suddenly mac
the butt of a joke.
Two or three dance numbers We
enjoyed between nearly all of the nun
bers of the program as here outline
Music was furnished by an orchest
composed of Gus Delzer, Claren
= Brown, MIR. and Mrs Cecil Stockn
and Percy Baker.
AT lao a fine cafeteria lunch W
served by the Auxiliary of the o. E.
A large bowl of punch also drew mu
attention during the evening. When t
program opened horns, noise make
confetti, etc. were distributed, all adj
ing to the gaiety of the affair As I
happy participants adjourned to tn