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Show " " Lions Make Final Convention Preparations The annual State Convention of Utah Lions Clubs will open in Cedar City on Thursday, June 2, and, according to Ray Llndquist, Cedar City host club president, and Reed Berrett, general convention con-vention chairman, all committees are completing final details for the handling of what Is expected expect-ed to be the largest crowd ever to attend a Utah Convention of Lions. Advance reservations have been so heavy it has been necessary nec-essary for the local club to make several changes in convention plans In order to handle the crowd, and to arrange for use of College of Southern Utah dormitory dormi-tory facilities to provide ade- ....... . ,, , ,i.,iii,..,to mi iii. , m : ; ' .--: '.. - - f - i 4 ' ! . 1 1 I ' w i ' mJ.. ....... , i- RAY LINDQUIST Club President quate housing. However, the needed facilities are available and no problem Is expected in handling the large registration. Two affairs, the Model Luncheon Lunch-eon and the Key Members breakfast, break-fast, two of the most popular events of the convention, htove been moved from El Escalante Hotel to the C S U fieldhouse, providing ample room. The Governor's Gov-ernor's Banquet, climax of the three-day affair had already been scheduled for the field-house. field-house. General activities will get under un-der way at 5:30 p. m. Thursday, when guests will be welcomed at a pre-conventlon mixer on the lawns at Hotel El Escalante. after af-ter which entertainment will be provided at the C S U auditorium by the Cedar Club, and the first day of activities will be concluded conclud-ed with a dance In the college ballroom. Convention business sessions will be held Friday morning, Friday Fri-day afternoon and Saturday morning, during which conven-reports conven-reports will be given, elections will be held, the convention city for 1956 selected, and the members mem-bers will hear Important addresses ad-dresses from leaders In the service ser-vice organization. International speaker for the convention will be Dr. Ramlro Collazo of Cuba, past president, Lions International, and an extremely ex-tremely active leader In Llonlsm throughout the countries of the international organization. Dr. Ollazo will speak at the Friday morning and Saturday morning sessions. Dr. Royden C. Braithwaite. Braith-waite. director. College of Southern South-ern Utah, will also address the Lions at the Friday morning session. ses-sion. Necrology services will be conducted con-ducted by the St. George Lions Club at the college auditorium at 5:30 p. m. Friday, and this will be followed by a pit beef barbecue barbe-cue to be served at the college football field. Friday evening's entertainment will feature the annual Lions Club quartet contest, con-test, and an entertainment "Dixieland "Dix-ieland Show Time," by the Cedar City club. Tleasant entertainment will be provided for the wives of visiting visit-ing Lions throughout the convention, conven-tion, with the Cedar City Lady Lions, Mrs. L. A. Whetten as 1 v f I . i I I .- " 7 ' 1 - x '. REED BERRETT Convention Chairman chairman, in charge of the acti-vities. acti-vities. The women folks will join with the Lions during all the opening day activities and during part of the remaining two days. However, the program will fea-ture fea-ture outstanding special entertainment enter-tainment for the ladies. The visiting ladles will be entertained en-tertained Friday morning at a "Good Morning Coffee Time" at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Reed W. Farnsworth. At noon Friday the ladles will be entertained at a luncheon at the new Cedar Stake House. Saturday morning the visiting ladles will be taken on an ex curslon to Zion National Park, where brunch will be served at the lodge. The group will leave Cedar City at 8:30 a. m. and re-turn re-turn at 3:30 p. m. |