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By MICHELE MAY
Rappahannock New, Staff Writer
Tail Twister Maurice Herndon does not have a •awny body with a tufted ail and shaggy blackish nane as Webster describes he lion in his first defilition. By deduction, HemIon must fall into the third category of Lion — a memper of a major national and ntemational service club.
In fact, there are approxmately 40 such lions in Rappahannock County, rlemdon holds the dubious listinction of being able to me each of them 25c during heir meetings for doing mything which offends him. But his power is limited. When an exceedingly Republican club member insulted former President F ranklin Roosevelt recently, Herndon could impose no penalty because President Paul Nichols had dready adjourned the meetng.
Nichols says part of the pleasure of being a Lion is the free-wheeling atmosphere at the meetings. Members cheerfully swap nsults, sing “Dixie” and ‘Carry Me Back” off-key but oudly and physically detain anyone who tries to leave ?arly. A motion to tune the [piano was discussed vociferously recently, then died for lack of support.
But Nichols has also brought a certain briskness :o the business of being a Lion. During his administration the Board of Directors has become more important in enforcing policies on how ■lub funds should be spent.
For the primary purpose pf the Lions’ Club is its community service, especially in the areas of eyesight and hearing conservation and
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