Show morgan lions club takes honors at convention in st george by pres ires ivan E bell the lions state convention held in st george june 3 4 and 1 I 5 was an out outstanding g success so far as the morgan club was concerned with the morgan band in attendance how could it help but be a thrill as well as a success for the morgan club J L terry had plenty of peppy music and songs on hand and whenever permissible came through with campaign numbers and songs by bert carrigan and miss ellen carrol accompanied by the band this was a big help in the election of joseph W williams as district governor of district asa for the coming year so far as trophies and prizes won for the past year club record morgan club walked off with the lions share with a record in attendance for the past year of 0 we won the first place trophy for district we also received a gold cup and speakers stand with the lion emblem for the past years record on activities to make it a perfect score we won the prize of a lions club gong and gavel set for having baying traveled the greatest number of miles on a membership basis to and from the convention the local lions and ladies in attendance were the new district governor arnor r joseph IV williams and mrs airs wil williams liams pros pres and mrs ivan E bell secy pratt wright dent elect and mrs airs gernard bernard dahlquist mr air and mrs airs J L terry mr and mrs airs lewis christensen mr air and mrs airs charles kippen mr air and mrs airs jack kippen mr air an and mrs airs roy maxwell dr and mrs airs B R mckinnon tail twister and mrs glenn thurston royal thackeray and mrs airs T littlefield drivers of the buses for the band were tommy Little felid and bert carrigan tail twister glenn was busy all the time keeping things lively and putting in a plug for joe whenever possible president elect dalquist who was chairman of our delegation w was as one of the first to arrive and did a fine job in getting things lined up ile he had a place for all of us to stay when we arrived I received them the thrill of my life when we were awarded the large prize for attendance in district asa other highlights of the convention were the prize steer barbecue on friday night i at the st george park the necrology cology ceremony in the sun bowl where ei eight ht ladies dressed in white placed a bouquet of flowers and lighted a candle for each lion who passed away in the last year the inspiring speech made by first vice pres briggs of lions international and the governors banquet and ball on saturday night where every lady present received a beautiful favor of a fan with an irish linen handkerchief pleated across the front other highlights of the trip were a jeep ride upon sugar loaf mountain above st george and a trip around town for which we have bruises to prove it and the trip through bryce and zion national parks A few couples went on as far as las vegas and boulder dam some of the former residents of morgan county whom we met there were dr and airs M r s bert francis and mr air and mrs airs harold guild mr air guild by the way was elected district governor of district for the coming coining year |