The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-12-19
LIONS SERVICE
CLUB INSTITUTED
MONDAY EVENING
Organization Begins Official Ex-
istence With Thirty-Six Men,
bers At Banquet In MethO-
dist Church
MANY GUESTS PRESENT

The Lions Club of Oakland
and Mountain Lake Park offici-
ally began it's existence in this
community as an organization
dedicated to liberty, intelligence
and our nations safety at a
charter night dinner Monday ev-
ening, December 16, attended by
some ninety members and their
guests. The banquet was served
in the assembly room of St.
PauPs Methodist church.
The organization moved off to a
good start with thirty-four charter
members and two affiliating members
for total of thirty-six business and
professional men of both communities.
The clubs detectives, as with other
service clubs, are to foster and spon-
sor boys and girls work, good citi-
zenship and patriotism, civic improve
ments, community betterment, edu-
cation, health and welfare, safety and
sight conservation and work for the
blind
The speaker of the evening was
Hugh V. Keiser, of Washington, D.
c., district governor of the Lions
clubs. Mr.. Keiser reviewed the his
tory of the national and international
organization and gave an inspira-
tional address on prayer" Following
his address Mr.. Keiser formally pre-
scented the charter to the club which
was accepted by H. C. Riggs, club
president, who responded in a brief
but earnest manner.
Vocal solos were sung by Mrs. Rus
sell Brown and Mrs. Felix G. Robin
son, of Oakland, and a baritone horn
solo was rendered by Joseph Trenton,
a visiting Lion from Cumberland.
A skit, "The Tanning of the Lion"
was presented by club members and
DR.. c. Oscar Hall, with his ventrilo-
quist partner, Bobby" entertained
the assembly.
Neil C. Fraley was POSTMASTER and
the welcoming address was made by
Mr.. Riggs.
Visiting members and guests were
introduced, greetings being brought
from the Oakland Rotary club by W.
Cecil Smith, president. Brief remarks
were also made by W. o. Davis, Ro-
tary secretary.
Officers and other charter members
include Mr.. Riggs, president; Herbert
c. Leighton, first vice-president; S.
Townshend Naylor, second vice-presi-
dent; D. R. Fleming, third vice-pres.
ident; j. M. Jarboe, secretary-treas-
urer; E. D. Cruit, lion tanner; r. R.
Williams, tail twister; Julius c. Rem
ringer, Ralph Pritts, Rev. Minor
Sprague and Clarence Leighton, d.
rectors; Hervey L. Bittner, Denzel M.
Bowyer, Eliza Bray, Rev. John G.
Broderick, Neil C. Fraley, Paul NJ.
Friend, Harold H. Harmed, Charles V.
Harvey, A. Leo Helbig, j. Edward
Helbig, Glenn 7. Hoffman, Virgil B.
Kelley, Robert Lawton, DR.. A. E.
Nance, George D. Nine, j. William
Owens, Erval Ream, Albert G. Ross,
Irwin R. Rudy, Edward P. Schmidt,
Daniel P. Smouse, Robert Stanton,
Ray Teets; affiliating, c. Oscar Hall
and Rev. Felix G. Robinson. Members
not present at the institution of the
club were Eliza Bray, Clarence H.
Leighton and George Nine.
Guests included Mrs. Ray Teets,
Mrs. Minor Sprague, Mrs. H. G.
Riggs, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Smith, Mrs.
S. T. Naylor, Mrs. Paul M. Friend,
Mrs. Harold H. Harmed, Mrs. Joseph
E. Harmed, Mrs. Leo Helbig, Mrs. V.
B. Kelly, Mrs. Felix G. Robinson,
Mrs. Hervey Bittner, Mrs. Ralph
Pritts, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell H. Brown,
Mrs. Herbert C. Leighton, Mrs. Dan
lei P. Smouse, Mrs. j. w. Owens, Mrs.
Denzel Bowyer, Mrs. Charles F.
White, Miss Eva Montgomery, Mr..
and Mrs. William Naylor, Mrs. j. c.
Renninger, ST., Mrs. N. l. Broadwater,
Miss Helen Schlossnagle, Miss Mary
Virginia Cooper, Miss Mary Louise
Helbig, Miss Margaret Blocher, Miss
Beryldine Fulk, James H. Nordeck,
BENZ. H. Sincell, w. o. Davis, Will
liam R. Browning, Mrs. Oscar Hall,
Mrs. D. r. Fleming, Mrs. C. V. Harvey.
Out of town visiting Lions included
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Rosenmerkel, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Trenton, John Parks,
James H. Hill and j. K. Snyder, of
Cumberland; Arthur F. Cassell, of
Fairmont, West Va; Price Steiding,
Homecoming; Cecil r. Gates, Greed
E. Bolyard, Fred T. Waltz and Paul
W. Wilson, Morgantown; E. V. Lin
vile, 0. F. Rice, w. V. Didawick,
Henry Dayton, L. C. Mess, Joe V.
Wright, Keyser, West We.