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Lakeville Lions Club
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The Lakeville Lions Club was chartered on August 11, 1943, with 41 members. The South Bend Tribune reported that more than 200 people attended the charter program, held at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lakeville. The charter was presented to Lakeville Lions Club President Albert L. Wagner by District Governor Charles W. Haight of East Chicago. Speakers included: Congressman Robert A. Grant of South Bend, and South Bend Lions Club President Donald L. Adair. Lion W. W. Waterson of the South Bend Lions Club acted as toastmaster, and Rev. John B. Shaffer, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, gave the invocation.
The Lakeville Lions Club was chartered on August 11, 1943, with 41 members. The South Bend Tribune reported that more than 200 people attended the charter program, held at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Lakeville. The charter was presented to Lakeville Lions Club President Albert L. Wagner by District Governor Charles W. Haight of East Chicago. Speakers included: Congressman Robert A. Grant of South Bend, and South Bend Lions Club President Donald L. Adair. Lion W. W. Waterson of the South Bend Lions Club acted as toastmaster, and Rev. John B. Shaffer, pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, gave the invocation.