Show NEW PRESIDENT OF LIONS international eff ER NATIONAL ELECTED eugene eugenes S briggs enid okla is the new president of the international ter national association of lion lions 3 clubs succeeding fred W smith of ventura cal he was elected by unanimous vote this week at the 3 annual convention of the association which is to close in new york city tomorrow the convention concluded one of the most successful years ear siri in the of lions international according to a report made by the secretary general and founder of the association melvin meivin jones chicago he re reported po rte arte dahe the formation of new lions clubs and the addition of men to the roster of the association in the 12 month period ended june 30 final finau nal nai count revealed clubs and members he stated also that during the year lions clubs were established in sweden switzerland chile and newfoundland lions international he added is now the largest strongest and x most no s t active service club organization in the world with clubs in 23 countries on five contin ants peace is the number one problem of today mr bri briggs brigga gg s said upon his acceptance of the presidency of the association Is the first obligation against our url efforts and resources it is the primary obligation of our gen aeration era tion he said since lions in national ter onal is vitally interested in every y constructive movement for world peace and good will around the e world it shall be our unwavering purpose to see to it that well weil q qualified representatives of our organizations attend attean all meetings of specialized agencies of the united N nations a tl na vu continued on pa 4 lh wbk 8 1 eugene S briggs NEW PRESIDENT OF or LIONS international ELECTED continued froal page 1 n ns UNESCO if it appears that vp wt can be of service in charting a 0 way to better international tin df bstanding he said hald haid the past art aident wn 11 ii up 11 pointed to the general ns assembly of the united nations to be hold bold till tills in ili paris mr briggs president of phi phil lips university in enid okla okia was horn in missouri received ii bachelor of science degree from central college at tua tur mo a master of scle scie science n C e from the university of missouri and rato from teachers college co lumbin gumbin university representing the vernal lions club nt at the international confer ence was alvin E weeks week club pros president I 1 d arit lie he was accompanied 11 as s far ns as indianapolis ind hv by mrs weeks and then proceeded to new york to the conven convention tio 11 while mrs weeks rem remained tined lined in ill indianapolis with a daughter gypsies came originally india not egypt |