The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-09-16
Lions transact
Grist of Business
At Monday Dinner

The Libby Lions club met in their
regular meeting and dinner Monday
night at Model Cafe, with a large
number present. Several guests
were introduced and given the
Lions rousing reception. These were
James Harberd, of Council, Ida, c.
Z. Powell and William Anderson of
Libby, w. w. Waltermire, Boy Scout
executive of the Western Montana
Council, Missoula, and r. H. Hayes,
deputy regional Boy Scout execu-
tive, Portland, Ore.
| Later Mr.. Harberd and Mr.. Pow
ell were called on for remarks. Mr..
Harberd thanked the Lions for their
hospitality and said the one thing
that had impressed him on this visit
to Libby was the many improve
ments in the city. He complimented
| the new public buildings and the
many lovely homes that had been
built since his last visit here three
years ago, Il am sure the Lions
club has had an important part in
bringing about the many improve
ments see in your city" said Mr..
Harberd.
Mr. Powell also thanked the Lions
for the privilege of being their guest
and said he had never met any
group of men who possessed more
energy or public spirited and who
were doing any more for their COM
munity.
Ask for Help
President Murray read request
from Montanans, Inc, the state
chamber of commerce, in which it
was said that the state chamber
had incurred heavy Indebtedness
in carrying on publicity work for
the state. They asked the Lions of
Montana to voluntarily contribute to
a fund to wipe out that indebted )
ness, saying that many clubs were
lpledglng $l.00 per member. A mo-
ton was finally adopted to the eff
feet that the club would support
/ the drive for funds and that those
Lions who wished to should hand
their dollars to the secretary.
r. w. LeDuc was welcomed as a
new member. In simple but i'm
pressive ceremony, President Mar
shall Murray and Lion WEIGH in
Quoted Lion LeDuc into the organ
ization. Lion LeDuc responded with
a few remarks, in which he ex-
pressed his pleasure over. the priv
ilege of joining such live civic or
ganization as the Lions club.
Lion Krall referred to a report
by President Murray, in which Muir
ray had said he had written letters
to d. A. McKinnon, state highway
engineer, and K. I. Manion, G. NJ.
division superintendent, expressing
the thanks of the club to the two
men for the work they had done
relative to public park at Koote-
mai falls. Mr.. Krall called the clubs
attention to the fact that <. M
Boyes had also done a lot of good
work in that connection, having
written many letters to railroad Of
ficials favoring the project. He
moved that a similar letter OF
thanks be sent to MIR. Boyes. The
motion was unanimously adopted by
the club.
Praises the Constitution
Because of the nation wide OBJ
servance of Constitution Day thi.
week, Lion Hayes had been asked
to speak briefly on the Constitution
| This Lion Hayes did and gave hi
audience many pertinent things tt
think about. He said the American
people are evidently determined Oh
preserving a democratic form o
government and that the Constitu
ton has been strong factor in re
| tanning for the people their dearl,
. bought and priced liberties. HI
further said that a democratic form
of government is undoubtedly on
of the most inefficient, but that un
der it the individual has create
, liberty. He said he personall
: would choose to retain his hbertie
under an inefficient government i
: preference to surrendering any c
his Liberties under any of the ism
S that might bring more efficiency i