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Show JOSEPH P. SCUSSEL NEW LIONS HEAD Joseph P. Scussel Monday night was elected president of the Bingham Lions club, succeeding succeed-ing Earl T. James. Those who will serve in offices offic-es under Mr. Scussel are: Francis A. Miller, first vice president; Elliott W. Evans, second vice president; Chris T. Praggastis, secretary-treasuror; Clair R. Mathis, Lion tamer; D. F. Johan-son, Johan-son, tail twister; two-year directors, direc-tors, John Feraco, Wilford 11. Harris; holdover directors, C. E. Adderley, Boyd J. Nerdin. Installation ceremonies will be features of a ladies night banquet ban-quet Tuesday, May 18, at the Masonic hall. The committee in charge includes Harold Chesler, George T. Parkinson and Earl T. new members were welcomed: wel-comed: A. J. Ablett and W. V. Robinson. The Rev. D. E. Leahy was in charge of entertainment. He arranged ar-ranged for a talk by the Rev. Hugh Craig, for 17 years a missionary mis-sionary in Korea, now at Magna. The public was invited to hear Father Craig, who spoke at No. 1 Fire hall. Father Craig described Korea, a peninsula extending from Manchuria Man-churia to Japan, as being about the size of Utah but with a population popu-lation of 22 million as compared to Utah's half-million- Approximately Approxi-mately 90 per cent of the inhabitants inhab-itants are fanners, he said. For centuries Korea was a hermit kingdom, he said. Visitors Visit-ors were not allowed and natives not permitted to go outside the country and return. The story of arrival and spread of Christian religion , was told very interestingly. interest-ingly. Father Craig gave a matter of fact account of his arrest December Decem-ber 7 and his experiences in jail and barracks before he and 10 Catholic priests were removed to a rectory where they were held nearly six months. On June 1 they were put on a small boat and sent to Japan. He was one 6f the prisoners released and sent home on the Asamu Moru. |