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.10 THE REGISTER-NEWS MT. VERNON. ILLINOIS BEST WISHES TO THE LIONS CLUB ON YOUR 40th ANNIVERSARY TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, T964 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MT. VERNON Lion Bob Mefcher SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Lion Ogie Ellis LIViNGSTON PHARMACY Lion J. C.

Livingston INSURANCE AGENCY Lion Bob Ward SEARS ROEBUCK CO. Lion George Heidenreich CIRCUIT CLERK Lion Jerry Gott VIRGIL T. BAILEY, Inc. Lion Virgil T. Bailey MANION APPLIANCE, Inc.

Lion John Manion, Sr. MITCHEU FURNITURE Lfon Billy Steffy KING CITY FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN ASSN. Lion J. R. Lomberson WMIX AM-FM Lion Bob Whitaker MCDONALD SALES SERVICE Lion Jack McDonald MUSGROVE SHOE STORE Lion Don Shofer 1924 -1964 LIONS CLUB OF MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS Proud To Be A Part Of This History of Lions Club Community The Mt.

Vernon Lions Club was granted a charter on February 7, 1924 and thereby became a member of an International organization founded only 3 years earlier in Chicago by Melvin Jones. H. W. (Doc) Faulkner was our first president with 24 members. The Mt.

Vernon Lioni Club hat consistently had as its goal, Service to its Community, its Nation and to the World. It it an underlying belief among our officers that as individuals we can be of service in many ways; Collectively we can be of much greater service. An example is work with the blind and with people with poor vision. Our own club, throughout its history, has furnished glassets to school children who needed them and whose parents found it difficult or impossible to furnish. Then, through lion international, we help support the Seeing Eye Dog program, the White Canes for the Blind program and the School for reading by the Braille System.

Working with youth has consistently been a program for the Mt. Vernon Lions Club. Our club has consistently supported and in some instances sponsored scouting. At one time we built and maintained Camp Lion with a cabin at the north reservoir. The cabin was equipped with bunks and boy scouts used it extensively when on over night hikes.

Other work with youth includes: 1. Furnishing rain coats and hats for patrol boys. 2. The annual Gridiron Dinner. 3.

Banquet to honor the upper scholastically of the High School seniors and their parents. 4. Helping promote the Youth Development tion. The Objects 1. To create and foster a spirit of "generous consideration" among the peoples of the world through a study of the problems of international relationships.

2. To promote the theory and practice of the principles of good government and good citizenship. 3. To take an active interest in the civic, social and moral welfare of the community. The Lions Club has always urged its members to active tn other organizations or enterprises that serve Mt.

Vernon. Our club has furnished more Presidents for the Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce and the U.nited Fund Organization than any other. Good fellowship is a definite part of Lions activities. It helps business and professional competitors in our community to work together for community betterment.

By means of Zone, District, State and national meetings, understanding of the problems of others is accomplished, thereby helping promote good citizenship at home and a peaceful world. The aims, objectives and attainments of lions International appeals to right thinking men. The result is that Lions International has grown to become the largest service club in the work with 701,213 members in 17,806 clubs in 125 countries of the world. Mt. Vernon had only 2 service clubs for approximately 20 years.

During that long period of time many quipped that the other club owned Mt. Vernon but the lions ran it. Today several other clubs are making substantial contributions to Mt. Vernon and Environs. We are happy to work with them in helping make our community a better place in which to live.

of Lionism 4. To unite the members in the bonds of friendship, good fellowship and mutual understanding. 5. To provide a forum for the full and free discussion of all matters of public interest, partisan politics and sectarian religion alone excepted. 6.

To encourage efficiency and promote high ethical standards in business and professions; provided that no club shall hold out as one of its objects financial benefits to its members. Past Presidents of Lions Club 1924.25-H. W. (Doc) Faulkner 1925-26-Rev. Meyer Madsen Rev.

Owen Pratt Doctor Hardy Swift 1929.30-Guy A. Wood, Sr. 1930-32-Marion Heifner W. Barney Myers H.Gott Ralph O. Kaufman Doctor Tommy B.

Williamson 1937-38-C. Dale Carpenter 1938.39-.JohnPowdl 1939-40-D. A. Whitlock 1940-41-John J. Manion 1941.42-George W.

Howard 1942-43-Starr Otto Fubringer 1943.44-James L. Woodruff 1944-45-Paul M. Fitch 1945-46-A. Paul Fellinger K. GleelWood 1947-48-J.

Marvin Powers 1948-49-Charles J. Covington 1949-50-Rev. R. B. Guthrie 1950-51-Albert Schroeder 1951-52-Gilbert Wood 1952-53-Herbert Downey 1953-54-Louis C.

Pavledes 19S4.55-Frank M. Case Arthur Miiward 1956-57-George Heidenreich 1957-58-RobertWard 1958-59-Ogie Ellis 1959-60-Harry Maulding 1960-61-Malcolm Hirons 1961-62-Demetri Hassakis 1962-63-Bill Steffy Deceased Present Officers and Directors of Lions Club Shafer 1st Vice President Rev. James P. Burke 2nd Vice President Kenneth Mills 3rd Vice President C. L.

(Vern) Bond Secretary-Treasurer Jerry B. Gott Lion Tamer A. G. Packwood Tail Twister C. E.

McMullen Assistant Toil Twister Joe Martin BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bill Steffy John Boyer Glenn Moore Jock Casada Kenneth Olson Membership of Mount Vernon Lions Club Virgil T. Bailey Melvin R. Bayer Kenneth Bell C. L. (Vern) Bond John W.

Boyer Joe P. Boyle Amos L. Boyt ReV. James P. Burke Howard W.

Campbell C. Dale Carpenter Jack Casada Frank M. Case Wm. W. Colvin Edward P.

Cook Chas, Covington Wllburn A. Davis Chas. C. H. G.

Downey Vincent Duncan Ogie Ellis Billie E. Fatheree A. Paul Fellinger Paul M. Fitch Harry Ford John Manion Don Shafer R. LeBen Garrison Martin Elmer Snodsmith Jerome Classman Harry Maulding Bill Steffy Jerry B.

GoH Robert Melcher Miles Talbott K. E. Greene HerschelMick Robert K. Thompson Demetri Hassakis Clyde Miller Rex Taylor Hassakis Kenneth Mills Robert Ward Edward E. Hawkins Glenn E.

Robert Whitaker Ray E. Hefley Robert Moerheus Arch Whitkick Billy J. Frtnk B. Neal Rev. Delbert T.

Wickstrom George Heidenreich Robert L. Nerris Alvin Lacy Williams Marion Heifner Kenneth Olson C. James Wilson W. F. Hicks Earl Outland Rev.

Herbert J. Wilson Malcolm Hirons A. G. Packwood Gene Wincmiller Gee. W.

Howard Jr. Herbert E. Page Donald Wood Charles A. Inskeep C. M.

Park Gilbert N. Weed Fred Kinsey Douglas Partin Robert D. Wood J. R. Lamberson Louis Pavledes Rowland Clark Donald Lee W.

M. Preefrock James Henneberry J. C. Livingston Ferrell Puckett James L. Williams Jack McDonald Kenneth Randall J.

Marvin Powers C. E. McMulleh Al Schroeder Guy A. Wood, Sr. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE LIONS CLUB ON YOUR 40th ANNIVERSARY SECURITY BANK OF MT.

VERNON Lion Marvin Powers BAYER MOTOR CO. Lion Melvin Bayer JOE BOYLE CONTRACTOR Lion Joe P. Boyle REGISTER-NEWS Lion Bob Thompson TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC Lion Herb Downey HAWKINS BAKERY Lion Marion Heifner BELO PHOTO CRAFT Lion Louis Pavledes OUTLANO AVIATION Lion Earl Outland FORO NATIONAL AUTO SUPPLY Lion Harry Ford LIBERTY PETROLEUM Inc. Lion Jerome Classman ILLINOIS POWER CO. Lion Fred Kinsey OOWZER ELECTRIC Lions Charles Covington and Malcolm Hirons CAFE Lion Bill Hicks.