OPENING ACTS: Lion
President MIKE MIDDLETON asked Life Lion CHARLIE SMITH to lead us in
prayer. New Lion JENNIE MOORE led the 1st
verse of AMERICA with Life Lion SMITH playing the famous NSLC
cymbals. Not a bad job for her first
time. New Lion TREY MOORE led the Pledge
of Allegiance without a single mistake.
Must have been a Boy Scout once.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Lion
J. MOORE told us the next Irish Auction will be March 15th at
Holiday Inn Downtown. Admission is $9. Be gathering things to auction – either your
possession or a contribution. Remember,
this is one of the ways we make our money…. ZONE MEETING—Feb.4th –
Willis-Knighton Education Center – 5:30 p.m….8-L FALL CONFERENCE—Minden—2 p.m.
Feb. 10. IPDG HUBERY GLEASON reported a
profit of $649.38 from the nut sale.
Lions BOB and PAT SCHWARTZ told us to watch for them on “bottom right
side of the DUNGEONS and DRAGONS float – Saturday night—Clyde Fant Parkway.
TAILTWISTING: One of the
two things happened—either TT Archambeau did not read the RAG last week or he
forgot today. (There is NO Tailtwisting
report in last week’s RAG.) Today, Lion
TT began by fining Lion BILL ALEXANDER who was the program chairman. Why?
Lion BILL came in AFTER his speaker. The next thing that caught our ear was the discussion among
several Lions at the same table in re to MR. LABORDE (Larry’s father) who told
them he recognized the pot used to collect fines in. It seems it belonged to LARRY when he was a little boy. Lion LARRY insists that is why he has to put
so many fines in it. Lion TT had some
of those questions that he is using to make us smart. We answered a few.
THE PROGRAM: Lion
Program Chairman BILL ARCHAMBEAU introduced Reverend HENRY MARTIN, the
Executive Director of SHREVEP0RT-BOSSIER RESCUE MISSION. He gave us facts and figures that chilled
our bones. There is an average of
80,000 (that’s 4 zeroes) per night in the U.S.
--- Shreveport-Bossier averages
well over 58 per night and that is just the men. Single women, some with children, is the fastest increase as/of
this year. Rev. MARTIN feels that GOD
wants him to increase the facilities for men and build one for women. The Mission has acquired (gifts) of acreage
on McNeil Street which consists of 5.25 acres.
The downtown merchants are protesting loud and long. However, the Reverend has faith and he says
both facilities will be built. If you
have some free money, no matter how little, how about putting the Mission on
our list?
NEXT WEEK: Lion MARY
HOWE has the program next week. We
could not reach her on the phone therefore we don’t know who.
GUESTS: WE looked
for one but found none. Same thing last
week. What’s the matter?
THE WINNERS: Lion GLORIA
left early and, of course, her name was drawn for the Attendance Prize. Lions LIPSCOMB & GARBARINO had the red
ticket numbers therefore they are $5 richer.
Lion TT ARCHAMBEAU had the shot at the pot with his blue ticket but no
luck.