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Show In the past twelve months, un- .j dor the presidency of Walter F. j Dexter, state superintendent of ' education for California, the In- h temational association of Lions clubs chartered 557 new clubs and registered a net increase in membership of nearly 20,000, j making it the largest service club in the United States and Canada, with nearly 3,500 clubs and 125,- members. , The annual convention to be held in Pittsburgh will celebrate this year of expansion. The only comparable year in the past 23 years was 1937-38. The local club will not have representation at the Pittsburgh convention. LIONS CLUBS HOLD ANNUALMEETING Climaxing its greatest year of expansion, from July 1, 1938 to June 30, 1930, Lions International will hold its 23rd annual conven- a - . - ! . . ri'ii i 1 . T- 1 I tion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 18 21 with a four-day program pro-gram of business and entertainment. entertain-ment. Advance registrations are the largest in Lions convention history, and attendance is conservatively con-servatively estimated to pass the 12,000 mark. |