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Per Stahl, Eskilstuna, Sweden, President of Lions Inter-national. A former club and district officer, he waselected an International Director in 1953. He holds theMerit Award, the President's Award and is an Ambas-sador of Good Will, He was a member of the Board ofInternational Relations and the Executive Council ofthe Board of Governors. Lion Stahl is Managing Directorof Adolf Stahls A. B., an industrial firm specializing infine tools .and cutlery. Stahl and his wife, Inger, havethree children, a son, Torbjorn, and two daughters,Cunilla and Margareta.

Finis E. Davis, Louisville, Ky. Immediate Past Presi-dent. A Key Member, he has served as president of tileLouisville club, District Governor, International Directorand International President. He holds the Extension,District Governor's and International President's Awardsand is an Ambassador of Good Will. Educated at tileUniversity of Arkansas, he is Vice President and GeneralManager of the American Printing House for the Blind.A Presbyterian, he and his wife, Ethlyn, have threedaughters-Juliann, Linda Sue and Marybel 0lrs.Robert Black.)

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Curtis D. Lovill, Gardiner, Maine: First Vice President.A Charter member of the Gardiner Club, he has servedas its president and as District Governor. He is a SeniorKey Member and holds the Merit Award. He is presidentof the Eagle Publishing Co., editor and publisher ofboth the Gardiner Adoertiser and the Winthrop Adver-tise?". Lion Lovill and his wife, Mary, are active in theFirst Universalist Church.

Curtis D. lovill Aubrey D. Green

Ralph E. Blaney Hon. John M. Booth

Claude M. DeVorss, Wichita, Kansas, Third VicePresident. A former club and district officer, he servedon the Board of International Relations. He holds aSenior Master Key. A fom1er Mayor of \Vichita, he waselected President of the World Congress of Mayors. Heis President of the DeVorss-Gard Mortuary, He and hiswife, Bernice, have one daughter, ancy Louise.

Raul Aba cal Guzman, Guanajuato, Mexico. Director.A Key Member and Past President of his club, he wasDistrict Governor and President of the Mexican Associa-tion of Lions Clubs. He holds' an eight year perfect at-tendance record. Director Guzman received his B.A,degree fr0111the University of xlexico and is in sales,banking and finance. He and his wife, Josefina, havefive children,

Ralph E. Blaney, Old Fort, Ohio. Director. A KeyMember with the three Extension Awards, Lion Blaneyserved in every office in his club and district. He re-ceived his B.S. degree horn Ohio State University andis manager of a farm cooperative. He is an active Iasonand a member of the Evangelical United BrethrenChurch. He and his wife, Lois, have two children.

Aubrey D. Green, York, Ala. Second Vice President.He has served as president of the York club, DistrictGovernor and International Director. A Key Member,he holds the 100% District Governor's and ExtensionAwards. He is an auto dealer, a director of the AlabamaAutomobile Dealers Association and an Alabama StateSenator. A deacon of his Presbyterian Church, he andhis wife, Ellen, have a daughter, Mary Ellen.

Claude M. DeVorss Raul Abascal Guzman

Dr. Pierre A. Germain leo C. Graybill

John M. Booth, North Providence, R. 1. Director. A KeyMember, he held every office in his club. He is an In-ternational Counsellor and a past chairman of the ewEngland Council of Governors. A law graduate of orth-western University, he is an attorney and Former JuvenileCourt Judge. He and his wife, Margaret, have two chil-dren, and are members of the Baptist Church.

Pierre A. Germain, Paris, France. Director. A MasterKey Member of the Paris Club, which he served asPresident, he was also Charter President of the VersaillesClub. Educated in both Electrical Engineering andDental Surgery, he is a practicing Dentist. Members ofthe Homan Catholic Church, Lion Germain and his wife,Halina, have two children, Francis and Anne Marie.

Leo C. Craybill, Great Falls, Mont. Director. He is apast president of his club, a Key Iember and an Inter-national Counsellor. President of the Belt Valley Bank,he served seven terms as a Montana State Representativeand was House Speaker for two years. He is on the Ad-visory Council of the National Democratic Committee.He and his wife, Atta, have two children.

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Edward M. Lindsey Oscar lizo no Pizarro

William Berge Phillips Carlas Schaefer

Edward M. Lindsey, Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Director. Heis a Key :\1ember, has been his club's president and aDistrict Governor. A furniture manufacturer, he waMayor of Lawrenceburg for four years and was namedthe outstanding mayor of Tennessee in 1955. He is thehead of the Lawrence County Historical Society. He andhis wife, Virginia, have a daughter. They are Metho-dists.

Oscar Lizana Pizarro, Santiago, Chile. Director. A KeyMember and holder of an Extension Award and Presi-dent's Award, he served his club 'and his district inseveral offices. Educated at the University of Chile, LionLizana Pizarro is an attorney. He and his wife, Olga,have three children. They are members of the RomanCatholic Church.

Henry J. McFarland, Albany, N. Y. Director. A pastPresident of his club, he is a Key Member and an Inter-national Counsellor. He has two degrees from the Uni-versity of California and is a personnel consultant. DuringWorld War II, he was Deputy Direotor of CivilianPersonnel for the Navy. Father of three children, heand his wife, Harriet, are Methodists.

Charles ,V. Mowery, York, Pa, Director. Holder of anine-year perfect attendance record, he has served aspresident of the Mount Rose club and as District Gov-ernor. The Key, Extension and International PresidentAwards have been presented to him. He is comptrollerof the U.S. Naval Ordnance Plant in York. He and hiswife, Dorothy, have three children, a-ttend Church ofChrist.

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Henry J. McFarland Charles W. Mawrey

Tokejiro Shinda Jesus Soto Amesly

"-illiam Berge Phillips, Sydney, Australia. Director. ACharter member and past president of his club, he isan International Counsellor and Master Key Member. Heholds numerous Awards, served as chairman of Austra-lian Council of Governors and on Board of InternationalRelations. He is a leading amateur sports official. Anattorney, he and his wife, Nell, have a son and daughter.

Carlos Schaefer, Petropolis, Rio, Brazil. Director. A KeyMember and holder of three Extension Awards and asix-year perfect attendance record, Lion Schaefer heldthe top offices in his club and the district. A Corpora-tions investor, Director Schaefer is a member of severallocal organizations. He and his wife, Maria, have oneson. They are members of the Roman Catholic Church.

Takejiro Shindo, Takarazuka, Japan. Director. A KeyMember and Charter President of the Osaka Lions Club,Director Shindo is an International Counsellor. Edu-cated at Tokyo University, Lion Shindo is, at present,in the textile business. He and his wife, Moto, havethree daughters and a son. The Shindos are adherentsof the Buddhist faith.

Jesus Soto Amesty, Maracaibo, Venezuela. Director. AKey Member and holder of a five-year perfect atten-dance record, Lion Soto Amesty has served his clubas Secretary and his district as Governor. Educated atCentral University of Venezuela, he is a practicing at-torney. Director Soto Amesty and his wife, CorinaLuzardo, have nine children and are Roman Catholics.

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Dwight E. Stanford, San Diego, Calif. Director. AMaster Key Member with a 20-year perfect attendancerecord, he has served as president of the San Diego(Hillcrest) club and is an International Counsellor. Hehas three degrees, i an attorney and holds Scouting'sSilver Beaver Award. Father of two children, he andhis wife, Maxine, are Presbyterians.

Wallace 1. w-«, Wilmington, N. C. Director.' He hasserved as his club's President and as District Governor.A Key Member, he has a I3-year perfect attendancerecord and received the International President's Award.He is a school principal, past president of the NorthCarolina Education Association and Wake Forest AlumniAssociation. He and his wife, Virginia Lee, have twosons.

JOl'ge Camunas, Santurce, Puerto Rico. Director. ASenior Master Key Member and holder of a 13-yearperfect attendance record, Lion Camunas served his cluband district in every office. He holds the District Gov-ernor's and the President's Awards. Educated at theUniversity of Puerto Rico, he is a certified public ac-countant. He and his wife, Alida, have one son.

Jim M. Cherry, Columbia, S. C. Director. A Past Presi-dent of both the MCCOlTI1ickand Columbia clubs, heserved hi district as Governor and received the Ex-tension and District Governor's Awards. Educated atFurman and Columbia Universities, he is Chief of theDivision for the Blind, Department of Public Welfare.He and his wife, Anne, have four sons.

Dwight E. Stanford Wallace I. West

Tris Coffin Clarence H. Decker

Tris Coffin, Montreal, Quebec. Director. A Master KeyMember with 15 years perfect attendance, he has servedhis club as president and his district as Governor. Heholds the Extension and President's Awards. Educatedat McGill University, he is at present, 'an optician.Director Coffin and his wife, Jackie, have two sons:Tris, JI'. and Paul.

Clarence Herman Decker, Wood River, Ill. Director. ASenior Master Key Member, he holds a I5-year perfectattendance record and an Extension Award. He has heldthe highest offices in his club and district. Educated atConcordia Teachers College, he is currently engaged inreal estate development. A Lutheran, he and his wife,Lillian, have a son, Robert.

Dr. Lytle C. Fowler, University, Miss. Director. AMaster Key Member and former President of his club,he is an International Counsellor and served as Chair-man of the Board of Governors. He has received degreesfrom New York and Kentucky Universities and is an as-sociate professor at the University of Mississippi. Hiswife's name is Adlin.

George Robert Lyles, Hagerstown, Md. Director. A KeyMember and holder of the Merit Extension and DistrictGovernor's Awards, he has held the highest offices in hisclub and district. Director Lyles is a manufacturer ofready concrete and associated products. He is a memberof the Presbyterian Church. Lion Lyles and his wife,Zemma Flora, have two children.

Jorge Carn ufios Jim M. Cherry, Sr.

Dr. lytle C. Fowler G. Robert lyles

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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS

Walter J. Purdy Jim Sexton Dr. Oscar E. Socarras Riumbau -Rolph A. Whitten

Rafael I. Nieto J. Andrew Smith Herbert L. Birum, Jr.

Walter Joseph Purdy, Ravenswood, W, Va. Director.A Master Key Member, Ambassador of Good Will andholder of three President's Awards, he has a 28-yearperfect attendance record. He served his club as Presi-dent and his district as Governor. A graduate of WestVirginia Wesleyan College, he is in hardware. He andhis wife, Juanita, have two children.

Jim Sexton, Phoenix, Ariz. Director. A Key and CharterMember of Camelback Mountain club, he served asPresident and later as District Governor. A former Chair-man of the Board of Governors, he holds the Interna-tional President's, Extension and District Governor'sAwards. He attended four universities and is currentlypresident of Audiofax and Arizona Color Card corpora-tions. A protestant, he 'and his wife, Coleen, have a sonand a daughter.

Oscar E. Socarras Riumbau, Camaguey, Cuba. Director.A Key Member of the Camaguey club, which he servedas Assistant Secretary, he is 'an International Counsellorand holds 'a four-year perfect attendance record. He ~t-tended E.J.V. University, majoring in language andbusiness administration. His wife's name is Isabel.

Ralph Andrew 'Whitten, Des Moines, Iowa. Director.A Master Key Member with a I6-year perfect attend-ance record, he held every office in his club and servedhis district as Governor two terms. He holds a DistrictGovernor's Award and is vice-president of the Iowa

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Sight Conservation Foundation. A graduate of Crtnnell,he is in the contracting business. He and his wife,Dorothy, have a son and, daughter.

Rafael I. Nieto, Santa Ana, El Salvador. An Ex-OfficioDirector representing District D., he is a Charter andKey Member with a Ifi-year perfect attendance record.Having served his club as Secretary, Treasurer 'andPresident, he served his district as Zone Chairman,Deputy 'and District Governor. Lion Nieto is in theautomobile importing business. His wife's name isMargarita.

J. Andrew Smith, San Antonio, Texas. Chairman, Boardof Governors. A Master Key Member with a 30-year OldMonarch Chevron and a l O-year perfect attendancerecord, Lion Smith has held the highest offices in hisclub and district. He is co-owner and president of theSalada Development Corporation. He and his wife,Mildred, have two children. They are Methodists.

Herbert L. Birum, Jr., Titusville, N. J. Chairman, Boardof International Relations. A Charter and Key Memberof the Ewing Township and Hopewell Township clubs,he served the former as President. He has held everydistrict office and was elected an International Directorin 1957. He holds the Extension and Governor's Awards.A Presbyterian, he is President of the Board of Trusteesof his church. He and his wife, Amelia, have one daugh-ter, Loretta.

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