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Show I : I West es t VirginianHeads Virginian VirginianHeads I IHeads Heads Lions ions ClubsSpecial Clubs ClubsSpecial ( Special to Times-Independent Times Independent Times-IndependentCHICAGO Times IndependentCHICAGO - ) I CHICAGO , July 23The 23 -The The - The twen twen- twentIeth twen- twen twentieth twentieth - - tieth annual convention of the InI InIternatlonal In- In International In International _ - ternational ternatlonal Association of Lions LionsClubs LionsClubs LionsClubs Clubs Clubs111 \ will \\111 111 sill adjourn tomorrow in inProVIdence inProvidence inProvidence ProVIdence , Rhode Island Island , , afer a afourday afourday afour-day afour day four-day four day - program Early registra reglstra- reglstra registra- reglstratLon registration registration - tion tLon returns indicated mdIcated an attendance attend attend- attendance attendance - ance of more than 5000 delegates delegatesand delegatesand delegatesand and guestss guests r s 4 " 1.fit .fit fit . guestsEDWIN 1 ' 4 I 31E , , , 9 9rm1 ; ! rm1 _ : EDWIN EDWLN R . KINGSLEY'ew KINGSLEYdew KINGSLEY KINGSLEYew \ew ew 'ew dew \ ' ' President Lions InternationalT International InternationalThe T The h e com cons convention entlen entkcn Wlanimously unanimously Wlanimouslyelected unanimouslyelected unanimouslyelected elected Edwin R Kingsley of Park- Park Parkersburg Parkersburg Park-ersburg Park ersburg - ersburg ersburgVest , . , \ West \Vest Vest Virginia , . to the In- In InternatIonal International In International - ternational presidency for 1936-37 1936 37 193637The 193637The 1936-37The 1936 37The - The new ncw president is a l life e insur InSur- InSurance insur- insur insurance insurance - - ance executive c\.ecutive c.ecutive c .ecutive ecutive ' \ . , . and has been prom prom- - inent prominent In 111 Lion affairs aITairs for many manyyears manyyears manyyears years From 1930 to 1932 he served servedI servedon servedon servedon on the Association's Associations AsscclatIon's AsscclatIons ' board of or direc direc- directors direc- direc directom directors - - tors tom and In 1933 was elected to thethird the the'third II theII IIthIrd 'third third ' thIrdice \ vice \ice ice presidency plesldency In succeSSIve succeSSIveears successiveyears successiveSears years } ears he became becamc second and nnd firstvice first firstVIce firstvice VIce president pre51dent , and this year was waselected waselected waselected elected to head the assocIatIon assocIatIonKingsley associationKingsley associationKingsley Kingsley Kingsleyas \ was \\as as \ bom born in Springfield SpringfiPld , ' Ohio the son of Rev and l\1rs l 1rs Mrs l1rsSe111CUr MrsSemicur \ MrsSeymour Se111CUr Semicur ) } ' D Kingsley , and was waseducated \ waseducated \ as aseduc3ted educ3ted educated in the public pUbhc s schools s"hools shools " hcols o.nd ond and o.ndAdIIM andAdtian . andAdrian AdIIM Adtian College , Michigan He .as as . vasadmitted sas sasadmitted .asadmitted admitted to the bar In 1n the states st.atcs statcs . of ofOhio ofOhio ofOhio Ohio and West Vir Virginia gIn I a , sas saslicensed \ waslicensed as as111censed 111censed licensed o 0 ' ifractice 'fractlce fractlce practice in the United UnitedI UnitedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States Courts and for many years yearswas yearswas yearswas I was eng cngc.scd cngcscd engacd . ; ed exclus\ exclus exclusvcly exclusely exclussely \ ely in legal legalcork legalwork cork " , ork Fe Pe was attorney for the theI theState theState theState I State Tax Ta'c Tac ' C Commission mmlssion DepartmentI Departmentor Departmentof Department Departmentjot I jot or of West Virginia during the term t.erm t.ermof termof . ' of Governor Govemor Glassccck Glasscock , , and servcd served servcdas servedas servedas as chairman chaimlan of the West V1rginla Virginia VirginiaState V1rginlaState VirginiaState State Municipal Code Commissionby Com.m1ssionby Com.m1ssion Comm1ssion Commission . by appointment of the Governor Governor.He GovernorHe . He formerly represented Parkers- Parkers Parkersburg Parkersburg Parkers-burg Parkers burg - burg In the West Virginia Virgjnia Legisla Legisla- - ture and served as chairman of the thecommittee thecommittee thecommittee committee on counties , districts districtsand districtsand districtsand and municipalities mumcipaUties and as ranking rankingmember rankingmember rankingmember member of the judiciary cemmittee committee committeeof cemmitteeof of the House of Delegates Since his hisretirement hisretirement hisretirement retirement from active nctive politics he hehas hehas hehas has been principally princlpally engaged in thc the thcmsuranee theinsurance theinsurance msuranee insurance business . . At the closing session Kmgsley Kingsley KmgsleyreceIved Kingsleyreceived Kingsleyreceived receIved the picsldential plcsidential presidential gavel g.nel gnel : . from fromretiring fromretiring fromretiring retiring president Richard J Osenbaugh Osen- Osen Osenbo.ugh Osen-baugh Osen baugh - bo.ugh bough baugh . of Denver . The convention marked the clcse close clcseof closeof closeof of one of Llonism's Llonisms Lionism's Lionisms ' most successful successfulsears successfulyears sears } ears SeCl Secietary Secretary etary General Melvin MelvinJones MelvinJones Jones reported e a . net gain in mem mem- mcm- mcm memberslup mcmbershup membership - bership berslup bershup for they the J , sear ear ol of 10,000 10000 , members mem mem- members members - bers , a n . gain g'lln glln ' of ot 215 clubs , . and an anincrease anincrease anincrease increase from 20,000 20000 , to 25,000 25000 , in the thenumber thenumber number of community act.1vlbcs act1vlbcs activities activitiessuccessfully activitiessuccessfully . successfully engaged in 111 by the 2- 2 2P741 2-741 2 741 , ' - ' 741 P741 Lions clubs " , which shich hlch comprise the theAssociation theAssociation theAssociation Association |