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Show NATIONAL LIONS CONVENTION HELD JJST WEEK The 40th annual convention Lions International was held at San Francisco, Calif., June 26-29. Registration of approximately 42,000 Lions and ladies took place at the Civic Auditorium, Monday, Mon-day, Tuesday and 'Wednesday. The 3V4 hour Lions International parade, starting at the Embarca-dero Embarca-dero and Market Street, proceeding proceed-ing up (Market Street, dispersed at Van Ness Avenue. This is the first time in the history of San Francisco that the famous Market Mar-ket Street has been closed to traffic for a parade. Utah won International honor by taking second place with their beautiful float, depicting "Busy Lions of Utah". The float was a beauty in every detail, with four huge replicas re-plicas of our state flower, the Sego Lily, centered with four "Utah Beauties", wearing purple swim suits. Lovely Miss Marian Murano, daughter of Joseph Mur-ano Mur-ano of Bingham Lions Club, represented re-presented District 28-T on the float. Needless to say, there was much clicking of cameras as the parade progressed down Market Street. Utah was also represented by five high school bands, Tooele, Too-ele, Nephi, Payson, Weber, and Cedar City, and their peppy music mu-sic and snappy marching rhythm received favorable comment a-long a-long the side lines. Lions Elect International President . - ..- r' I h.r., w Edward G. Barry of Little Rock, Arkansas has been elected International Inter-national President of Lions International Inter-national at the association's 40th i Annual Convention in San Francisco, Fran-cisco, California. Lions International, Interna-tional, with 564,300 members in 82 countries or regions, is the world's largest service club organization. District Governors of Utah Dean K. Swaner, 28-U; C. A. Morley, 28-T; Marion W. Halli-day, Halli-day, 28-A; and Lester R. Hol-comb, Hol-comb, 28-H, attended luncheons for district governors, Wednesday Wednes-day and Thursday at the Shera-tonPalace Shera-tonPalace Hotel, followed by business sessions. Wednesday evening, the first convention session was called to order at the Cow Palace by Immediate Im-mediate Past International President Presi-dent Humberto Valenzuela, of Santiago, Chile. International President John L. Stickley and Mrs. Stickley were escorted to the platform by the past International Inter-national presidents. Address of welcome, The Honorable George Christopher, mayor of the City of San Francisco. Annual report of the director-general was given by Lion R. Roy Keaton, Chicago, 111. An inspirational address was given by President Stickley of Charlotte, No. Car. The presentation presen-tation of the flags of the nations of Lionism, 82 nations or geographical geo-graphical locatons, was very colorful col-orful and impressive, and a wonderful experience to know that the principles of Lionism are growing rapidly throughout the world. A Teen Age Party at the Civic Auditorium, sponsored by the Lions of Connecticut, was well attended and enjoyed by the (Continued on page four) gest ever held. Bingham Lions motoring to the convention, with stopovers at Reno and Lake Tahoe, were District Dis-trict Governor and Mrs. C. A. Morley, Cabinet Secretary and Mrs. Francis Oswald, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Cushing, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Murano and daughter, Marian, Mar-ian, and Jack Tallas. A wonderful wonder-ful convention was enjoyed ty all. . NATIONAL LIONS CONVENTION HELD 1ASTWEEK (Continued from cage one) many teenagers attending the convention with their parents. Morning and afternoon convention conven-tion sessions convened at the Civic Auditorium the following convention days. Thursday evening, even-ing, banquets for the district governors, gov-ernors, district governors elect, and International counsellors were held separately at the Sheraton-Palace Hotel. Thursday evening, at the Cow Palace, the Lions of Arkansas, in honor of, and in tribute to, their greatest Lion, International president-elect, Edward G. Barry, of Little Rock, Arkansas, presented "Arkansas Night" "Around the World in- 80 Minutes!", starring Chester Lauck, Mason Kahn Dancers, The Appletons, Johnny O'Brien, The Unpredictable Wiere Brothers, and several other oth-er featured artists, which made for a wonderful evening of entertainment. en-tertainment. Friday evening, International Night Revue presented Arthur Fiedler, conductor, and members of San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Or-chestra featuring Patricia Morrison, Mor-rison, soprano, and John Raitt, tenor, as soloists with selections from "My Fair Lady" and "The King and I". Bus sight seeing trips and boat rides were included in the many entertaining side-lights of the convention, with tours through famous China Town and rides on the cable car to the top of Nob Hill, and a trip to Fisherman's Wharf. Key Members' 'breakfast at 7:00 a.m. at the Palace of Fine Arts, Friday morning, roused many Lions rather early, but they were well rewarded with a good break fast and outstanding entertainment, entertain-ment, with over 2700 Lion Key members in attendance, the lar- |