Milford chronicle., 1960-03-25
News OF Interest
To Delaware Lions

Lions Club members residing in
Kent County will have the oppor-
tunity of pledging their eyes after
death for corneal transplant pur-
poses under a newly adopted Dell
Lions project, it was announced
today by w. ]. Houston Warren of
139 North State Street, Dover.
Warren, who served last year as
Cabinet Secretary-Treasurer for
the Del. Lions. was named chair
man by State Chairman Donald
Bliss of near Wilmington.
The Kent County Chairman has
been living in Dover and for the
past eleven years has been as
sociated with NJ. A. Hartnett. Inc,
Dover building materials firm.
A member of the Dover Lions
ren has held all the elective offices
in the Dover Lions Club. In addi-
tion, he is former zone chairman
and holds a Key Members Award,
District Governors Award, and
Distinguished Service For Build
ing Award. He holds perfect at
tendance record in his club since
1851.
He is a member of the Board of
Stewards of Wesley M b d i t
Church where he and his wife. the
former Anna r. Donovan, attend
regularly. He is also a member of
Union Lodge No. 7, A. F. and A. NJ.
He was born near Georgetown,
and received his education at Mil
ton and the International Cores
pOndence School of Architecture
and Building Construction.
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In observance of National Save
Your Vision Week, Lions District
Governor Constant j. Briggs OF
Leodom Estates, near Wilmington,
has announced the beginning of a
united campaign among the states
3S Lions Clubs in support of saving
the sight of persons who need cor
nea transplants.
The members of the worlds
largest service club will follow q
pattern already set by Lions Inter
national when financial support
was enlisted years ago in starting
eye banks across the country.
To cite specific cases of aid by
Lions Clubs in this country, Ohio
Lions Club members endowed q
chair of medicine to teach the
technique of eye transplants at the
Eye Bank for Sight Restoration il
New York which conducts operat.
ing room classes on the procedure
1Or doctors who came from around
the world.
In the District of Columbia. the
Lions members started their owr
eye bank and helped to spread tht
word for transmitting the gift o1
sight from the dead to the living.
Donald j. Bliss of 2O6 Bacon Ave.
nue., Leedom Estates, New Castle
mas been selected as Chairman n
the newly adopted eye-bank pro.
Ject for the Lions Clubs of Della,
ware.
Announcement of Bliss new
cnalrmanship was made bv Districi
Governor Constant Briggs of Wilm
lngt0n Manor which is the chief adj
ministrative officer for the stafe',
| OAAOo ILLS year.
During the day, Bliss is a main
tenance mechanic for the pigment,
department of the E. I. DUPONT 4,
Nemours Co. at the Newpor
plant. Prior to his present position
ne was plant foreman for Green
NIL Diaries in Wilmington.
he is an active member of th,
wilmington Manor Lions CIuh am
mas served his club at Lion Tamar
sight conservation COMMITTEES chair
man and assistant chairman of tn,
teen-age dance committee of tn,
Lions Club. 80
He served as treasurer last yea,
OF the Active Young Republicans q
New Castle Hundred. He Is ale,
active in Our Lady of Fatir1.
Church at Wilmington Manor