The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1951-11-29
District Governor
Addresses Lions
AfMonday Meeting

al MOnQdy MeeTlng
LioniSm throughout the world
Is growing rapidly, William c.
RoWley of Ekalaka, Lions dist
riot governor of No. STA, told
members ard ladies of Hardin
Lions club last Monday night.
Mr.. RoWley paid his official
visit to the local club that eve
nlng when dinner and dance
was held.
During the past five years
new clubs have been chartered
at the rate of 2a per day. The
S,O00th club was recently chart
cred and membership now num-
bers nearly half a million in SO
countries of the world.
The district governor point
ed up as a demonstration of the
spirit of Lionism the fact that
a delegation of Lions from the
Philippine Islands recently went
70 Japan to help in organizing
Lions clubs in that country.
Considering the apparent hatred
between those two countries
brought about during World
War II. Mr.. RoWley said, the
present friendship is a typical
example of the effect of Lion
ism throughout the world.
LioniSm is credited with
playing a major role in saving
the Philippine Islands from
communism following the last
war, the speaker said.
Mr. RoWley listed as goals for
this district during the coming
year, an increase of 10 per cent
in membership in each club and
the establishment of at least 10
new clubs in the district, two
of which have been chartered
recently.
The Lions motto, Liberty, In
telligence, Our Nations Safety"
is the foundation of Lionism,
the speaker said, adding that
the Lions code of ethics and OBJ
jectS are responsible for Lions
being the greatest service club
in the world.
Eight points of the code of
ethics are as follows:
To show faith in the WORTH
ness of my vocation by indust-
rious application to- the end
that I may merit a reputation
for quality of service.
To seek success and to de-
mand all fair remuneration or
profit as my just due, but to
accept no profit or success at
the price of my own Self-reSpect
lost because of unfair advantage
taken or because of questionable
acts on my part.
To remember that in building
up my business it is not neces-
sary to tear down another's; to
be loyal to my clients or Gus
toners and true to myself.
Whenever a doubt arises as
to the right of ethics of my
profession or action towards my
fellow men, resolve such
doubts against myself.
To hold friendship as an end
and not a means. To hold that
true friendship exists not on
account of the service perform
ed by one to another, but that
true friendship demands MOTH
ing but accepts service in the
spirit in which it is given.
Always to bear in mind my
obligations as a citizen to my
nation, my state and my COM
munity, and to give to them
my answering loyalty in word,
act and deed. To give them
freely of my time, labor and
means.
To aid my fellow men by
giving myfsympathy to those in
distress, my aid to the weak,
and my substance to the needy.
To be careful with my crit
icisms and liberal with my
praise; to build up and not de-
Stroy. +
= Lions objects are, to create
and foster a spirit of generous
consideration" among the peo-
piles of the world through a
study of the problems of inter-
national relationships.
To promote the theory and
practice of the principles of
good government and good cit
izenship.
To take an active interest in
the civic, commercial, social and
moral welfare of the 'commun-
ity. -. =
To unite the members in the
bonds of friendship, good fell.
lowship and mutual under
standing.
TO provide a forum for the
full and free discussion of all
matters of public interest, par
tisan politics and sectarian re-
ligion alone excepted.
To encourage efficiency and
promote high ethical standards
in business and professions.
provided that no club shall hold
out as one of its objects fin
ancial benefits to its members.
MI. Rowley was introduced by
Jens Kalberg, chairman of the
program committee of the local