Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1936-04-30
PLEN7YWOOD LIONS
CLUB GETS CHARTER
AT BIG FESTIVITIES
More Than 100 Attend Ban
quet and Program at
Catholic Church

More than 100 attended the banquet
and festivities on Charter Night" OF
the Plentywood Lions club held here
Thursday and what proved to be one
of the finest social gatherings staged
here for some time.
Honored by a visit from District
Governor Thos. Robinson of Helena,
the Plentywood civic club was official
ly installed by the Governor who made
the presentation of the Charter.
Lion delegations were here from
Williston, N. D., Wolf Point and Pop
lar. A delegation from Scobey, who
this week are formulating a Lions
club, were here for the festivities.
The program got under way with d
call to order by President P. G. New
lille. Howard M. Lewis, director of the
local club, was the capable POSTMASTER
and introduced the visiting guests.
Vernon Hoven, vice-president OF
the Plentywood club, gave an address
OF welcome and a response was given
by Supt. Frank Livingston of Wolf
Point.
During the course of a sumptuous
dinner served by Lion Carl West, Tail
Twistsrs A. c. Erickson of the Plenty
wood club and Jack Sandberg of the
Williston club kept the assembled Lii
ons and guests in a jovial mood with
repeated pranks and inflicting fines for
minor infractions.
Music during the banquet was fur
nished by the Ten Music Masters and
was interspersed with group singing Of
Lion songs.
Following the dinner District Gov
ernor Robinson was introduced. He
outlined in detail the objects of Lion
ism, and said in part: you will find as
you become better acquainted with
your work, that Lionism is bigger than
any Individual connected with it. It's
objects are to make this world, this
nation, and our own little
tiles better places in which to live"
The District Governor reminded Lii
ons Of their obligations to spread the
teachings Of Object No. ! in the in
terest of peace among nations. This is
absolutely essential" he said, IF civ
ilization is to survive" He called at
tention of those present that while it
was only seventeen years ag5 last No
ven Der thai we were r gep afmistice
Day, ending the most devastating war
that has ever been known in the world,
we observe that war clouds are again
gathering over across the sea. He
urged everyone to insist upon this
country practicing neutrality SO as to
avoid the United States ever again be-
coming implicated in war, except in
defense of its own borders.
He also mentioned that it is the duty
of Lions to remember the teachings of
Object No. 2, which proposes to pro-
mote the principles of good govern
ment and good citizenship. After
touching on other objects of Lionism,
he reminded those present that it was
these splendid objects that had been
the inspiration for the great strength
of Lionism today. AS a result of these
high aims, Lionism has outgrown the
borders of the United States, and today
is found in Canada, Cuba, China, Mex
leo, Costa RIGA, Panama and Colon
bia.
On behalf of the local Lions chap
ter, Tail Twister Erickson presented
Mrs. Robinson, wife Of the governor,
with a bouquet of flowers.
P. G. Neville, in behalf Of the Plen-
tywood Lions, accepted the Charter
With fitting words Lion Neville out
lined phases of Lionism and his &C
ceptance speech was well received.
Following the regular program Pop
lars delegation put on an act-a "ka-
ZOO" band which was called back for
encores and brought the crowd to a
jovial mood.
Included in the Williston Lions club
delegation here Ben Westdal, j. H..
Batty, Ralph jaeger, Jack Sandberg,
George Fitzgerald, R. E. Stephenson,
Keith Boyd, ]. H. Volk and c. Hard
ing.
From Poplar came A.. N. Braaten, R.
o. Hagen, c. 0. Hansen, M. Nicholson,
w. w. Zeige.
Wolf Points delegation included
George LOTUS, 0. c. Heinze, Carl Bull,
F. H. Livingston and A. w. Westfall.
From Scobey came S. Seed, Supt.
Skeie, H. L. Kitsnan, Rudolph Lear.
James Radley, prominent Montana
Lion from Helena, was here. He was
accompanied by his wife. Paul Harnes,
Great Falls Lion, was also here.