Show IAN APPEAL TO LIONS no individual need make imako any excuse for or belonging to any organization that was organized just as a service club more afore and more as time passes and the growth of monism becomes moro more vigorous it isor should be a matter of pride with every club member that our association chose the name it did the lions club lt it Is a name that stands tor for something from the dawn of history the lion has been a familiar animal and the 6 object of 0 admiration even though he were also feared the wor word dLton lion Is of egyptian or perhaps semitic origin the language of the sons of those who flourished centuries ago whore where babylon reared its towers and walls T through all these thousands of years to this day the word has been symbolic of strength of nobility of dignity of unshaken courage in the face of whatever danger of magnanimity when byh en aesop related his tables fables six hundred years before the birth of christ he depicted depIcE ed the lion as the king of 0 beasts all through his stories the lion stalks always mighty always kingly always refusing to harm the weak feared by many but respected by all today on the official coat of arms of great britain of 0 canada and a dozen other nations Is to be found the figure of a lion and always in a klingly attitude protecting his own asking favors of none it stands as a reminder to the soldier that he must be brave and strong to the statesman that he must be wise and patient to the citizen that lie he must guard and protect his home all these things are in the background of every member of a lions club keenly or dimly depending on whether he has reflected seriously on the reason why he be became a member of a lions club every lion must ultimately feel that to be a lion he must be llon lion libb that conscious should always prompt him toldo todo the strong and manly thing to ac ceaf capt every given him by his club and to shirk no duty to scorn personal gain by littleness and cheapness the founders of monism seem to havo have been inspired to have seen seen across the years the brilliant future which awaited the little b band and ot of clubs which organized purely tor for service they chose a noble name full of rich significance promising much of every club and every man who bears it let us rally ad support our own local club let us live up to ut its highest meaning that when our charter night becomes a matter of history inter pat lonal ional and district twenty eight will be proud of panguitch lions club BUNS BENJ CAMERON JR secretary decre taly |