The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-06-13

Paul Church Is
Installed as Lions
Club President
Newly elected officers were. in
Quoted into office by the Lions
Club at the meeting Monday night,
in the Presbyterian church parlors.
The retiring president, E. J. Driear,
called J. A. Krall to act as INSTALL
ing officer, which duty Lion Krall
performed in a competent manner.
He first commended Lion Driear for
his year of faithful work and then
turned to the work of installing the
various officers. They were: Paul
Church, president, Jack Swarens,
vice president; Don Orr. secretary
treasurer; Graham Caldwell, tail
tWister: Vernon Bessey, Lion tanner,
Max Sturm and Carlton Joughin,
directors.
Upon assuming the chair Presi-
dent Church remarked that mo or
ganizatioh can exist without Of
ficers. Neither can officers func-
ton properly without. the support
and cooperation of the members Of
the organization He asked for the
| full cooperation Of the Lions and
promised that the officers would
do all they could to make the new
year successful one.
| A number Of guests we're present
They were /. E. Manion of White
fish, Great Northern division SUI
perintendent, Walter Neils, E. M
boyes, Dr.. J. M. Cairns, Wayne
KAnp@r and Louis Fetterly Of Eu-
rAlfA. now employed in Libby.
4 Fresfdent- Church called on DR.
Cairns for a report on the swim
ming pool. DIR. Cairns told of plan!
for the operation Of the pool; thai
it would be dedicated next Satur-
dav, that it would be a modern
pool and a real asset to the com
munity. The pool, he said, wa:
large enough to take care of al
demands on it. The city is not ir
position to install an expensive cir
/culating system, DR.. Cairns said
but the draw and fill'' arrange
ment will be used, under which
the pool will be emptied, cleaned
and filled at stated periods. The
water will be chlorinated and viii
be given scientific tests to see tina
lit is kept in a sanitary condition
The bath house contains quarter.
for both men and women; towels
and bathing suits will be provided
for those who request them TIL,
swimming pool is only one unit 0
a fine recreational center that i
being developed, said Dr. Cairns
and when completed will be some
thing of which the city can b
proud.
When Mr.. Manion was called O.
he said he supposed the Lions Woul
like to hear something about tn
new depot. He described briefl
,, what the railroad company had i
, mind for the new structure. H
!, said they planned q depot of rusti
. design, that he wanted to provid
,, chairs instead of benches in tn
!, ladies' waiting room, much in
, proved arrangements for the men
! waiting room, and possibly ne'
: furniture for the office. He said
new hard surface platform would b
laid around the new structure. TIL
old depot will be moved to the we!
and continued in use while the ne
building is being erected, he said
! Mr.. Manion also commended TT
city for the work it is doing G
the little park at the depot. +
S said he was glad to see man
t work at the park when he arrive
!. in the city, and also remarked TIL
!, he had noticed a shipment of FLOW
ers and plants in the depot awaitir
S to be set out in the park. He r
s marked that the official in char
y of G. N. parkings had arrived
: Libby Monday to supervise the SC
r ting out of the plants.
n The chief purpose of MIR. Manor
IS visit to Libby was to confer wi
i the depot committee relative
e depot plans. He invited the comm
tee to meet with him in his priva
I car after the Lions meeting. II
Is was done and a more detailed I
le port of that meeting appears els
& where in this issue.
All other guests spoke briefly, G
pressing their pleasure Of the pr
I ilege of meeting with the Lions.
is M. Boyes remarked that he was
&c pecially impressed with the patrio
~ opening Of Lions meetings-the
Y. lutte to the flag and the singing
lis the national anthem.
y. Ernest Wood reported that nu
Der of bicycle racks had been mi
and turned over to the city.
elk The chair called attention to
ke district convention to be held
n Missoula this weekend and ur
ne all who could to attend. 1t turl
an out that several planned to attic
rip among them being Presid
to Church, Jack Swarens, M. D. R
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