Show liON IS M EXPlAINED XI i I iI iBY t BY DISTRICT LEADER I I J W v Thornton Governor of U 28 is Guest of Moab Club I at Banquet Meeting I To T o sel serve Ye the SUCh community is the essence of and m in this I funda-I funda- funda fundamental mental the Moab Lions club IS one of leaders of district 28 comprising the JW states of Utah and Idaho declared J I W Thornton of Provo district gover- gover governor governor nor of Lions LIOn International dIstrict 28 U who paid an visit to the 28 Moab organization Monday evening Goy GO Thornton and three other member of the Provo club were guests I of the Moab Lions at a banquet and program given at the Woodmen hall I lag ing the district governor I were 0 W Beebe J C Knell and I Oscar andI I Governor Thornton gave a very en- en enlightening lightening address on the subject or of and incidentally paId a hIgh tribute to the record of the Moab club which he stated is looked upon as one of the outstanding service clubs of I the intermountain country I About 30 Moab Lions and their I wig es attended Monday evenings evening's ban I ban ban- banquet I gIven In honor of the district I governor LIOn Mars Pope president of the Moab club Was as toastmaster As the fIrst speaker he introduced Lion AsI I L L Taylor who gave a brief report of what the Moab club has accomplished during the past year District Governor Thornton gave the principal addreS of the evening and held the close attention of his audience as he outlined the ideals of Governor Thornton commented on the activities report of the Moab club for forthe forthe I the past month and congratulated the club on the program which it has undertaken for the coming year He r expressed the opinion that the Moab i club IS off to a flying start for winning I major honors dUring the coming twelve months If every LIOns club I were ere doing what the Moab club is ac- ac acI accomplishing I regularly this would be a aI I wonderful country we could laugh at atthe I the depression and march straIght on onto onto to a better and happier land Gover- Gover Governor Governor nor Thornton stated He declared that community service is 15 the essence of the organization and he was happy to see so many clubs taking tle tJ-le lead leadin leadin in CIVIC work It is the business of Lions clubs he said to keep communities I socially happy and in this they are succeeding A Lions club he stated should have every group rep rep- represented represented I resented m in its membership to the end that the course of a community might I be charted In this the Moab club is setting a splendId example II Lion A C Folster FoIster spoke briefly on I onI hat Is doing for Moab and andI I mentIoned some of the projects andI for forI I I future work LIOn A W Beebe of Provo was introduced and expressed the appreciatIOn of the visitors for the i I entertainment entel accorded them Lion M J Andre Andrews s reviewed and classified some of the activIties of the Moab club I during the past two years I Follo Following mg the banquet a social hour I Iwas was spent m in Altogether the i I party was one of the most successful ever staged by the Moab Lions District Governor Thornton impressed impressed sed the local members with his enthusiasm en- en enthusIasm and zeal for the continued growth of and the belIef is generally held by Moab Lions that dis- dis disI district I 28 will make great strIdes during I his administration Lion Thornton has I come ne to the front m in Utah I wIth surprising speed His inception I into the ran ranks of the order dates back only to 1932 when he was instrumental II m in organizing the Provo club already 1 one of the largest in the Utah district I His activities m in bringing in new mem- mem members bers won him the honor of being the only master k key member of the dIstrict Lion Thornton is an educator educator tor by profession and has won statewide state state- statewide wide recognition through his work in I organizing Farrer Junior hIgh school 1 at Provo where he has served as prin- prin principal cipal since its beginning in 1931 He Heis is a member of the L D S church and served three years m in Switzerland on a missIon At the present time he is superintendent of the ward Sunday school at Provo District Governor Thornton expects to visit every Lions club in the utah district during his term tenn of office |