The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-10-10
LIONS CLUB NOW SPONSORS TROOP
 OF BOY SCOUTS

Participation in the life of tn commmity-an important objectiv of every service clubwas effectivel emphasized at the luncheon meet ing today of the Juneau Lions Clut.
 On the eve of the annual Bo. Scout campaign, Lions became th' active sponsors of an outstandin! Juneau unit-Troop 6l4, of whicl the Rev. Walter Soboleff, Lions Club member, is leader.
 In a brief but impressive cere mony. the Rev. soboleff and Dr Joseph o. Rude accepted the trool charter from Maurice Powers. Exc cutive Secretary here of the Bo! Scouts of America.
 pr. Rude is Vice President ol the Alaska Scout Council and member of the Executive Board With him and the Rev. Soboleff or the Scout Committee for the Lions are Fred Henning and Fred Nor gan.
 Joe A. Werner, program chair man for the month, sprang a sur prise stunt on several of the mem- bers who had been Boy Scouts.
 Lining up two teams, he put them through a quick competition of knot-tying and intelligent test. v The score will remain secret, but how many ex-Scout business men can give the Scout oath, sign, laws, slogan and the meaning of the two stars on the badge?
 It. Comdr. Edward P. Chester, Jr., explained the Beavers, with Harry Sperling Ava w. Blacker- by and Carl Rusher on his team. They were opposed by the Flying Eagles, with Pete Wood, captain; the Rev. Soboleff. Hank Lorenzen and Reynolds Young.
 Juneau Lions learned in detail of plans for Liondom, the proposed Lions International Headquarters to be built on a site of almost 400 acres 27 miles from Chicago. Mem ter Frank A. Hermann, Past Dis trict Governor, gave the informa- tive talk, in observance of Lions District Governors Week.
 Hermann pointed out that, since the first club Gin Chicago) was formed in 1917, Lions International has become "the largest service club in the world in point of both number of clubs and membership Lions boast 345,780 members in the United States and 35,544 foreign members, with clubs in 26 foreign countries.
 The place of newspaper in the community having been pointed out in last weeks observance of Ma tional Newspaper Week, President Val Poor introduced The Empire reporter.
 On motion of Joe Shofner, the club voted to adopt the buddy system" membership and atten- dance committees to put in in working order.
 Ava w. Blackerby conducted the brief ceremony in welcome to a new member, Bill Wood, and two guests were introduced. They were D. D. Green of Washington, D. C., staff of the U. s. Fish and Wild life Service, and Don Hyde, of the Seattle Hardware Company.
 Joe Shofner, Vice President and program chairman, announced that Milton Furness will be in charge of programs for the coming month In the absence of Secretary Ken meth Axelson. who is ill, Joe AL exander served as scribe.
 In keeping with the usual hilarity of Lions Club meeting, Dr. Rude read a legal-sounding petition charging four members with the dreadful crime" of attending a Ro- tary Club meeting. For the i'm promptu kangaroo court, Harry Sperling acted as judge, and J Gerald Williams as prosecutor; th' defendants chose Peter Wood fol their attorney.
 The four were sentenced to form quartet and sing School Days, a singularly appropriate punish ment, as the men were Sterling s Sears, Superintendent of Schools Principal Les Avritt. Coach Dad' Nickel and Instructor Joe Shofner
 Lions were reminded of the even ing party October 29, which VII be Ladies Night.