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Let’s get to know Melvin Jones
Melvin Jones was born on January 13, 1879 in Fort Tho- mas, Arizona, the son of a United States Army captain who commanded a troop of scouts. Later, his father was transferred and the family moved east. As a young man, Melvin Jones made his home in Chicago, Illinois, became associated with an insurance firm and in 1913 formed his own agency.
He soon joined the Business Circle, a businessmen's lunch- eon group, and was shortly elected secretary. This group was one of many at that time devoted solely to promoting the financial interests of their membership. Because of their limited appeal, they were des- tined to disappear. Melvin Jones, then a 38-year-old Chi- cago business leader, had other plans.
"What if these men," Melvin Jones asked, "who are suc-
cessful because of their drive, intelligence and ambition, were to put their talents to work improving their commu- nities?" Thus, at his invitation, delegates from men's clubs met in Chicago to lay the groundwork for such an or- ganization and on June 7, 1917, Lions Clubs Interna- tional was born.
Melvin Jones eventually aban- doned his insurance agency to devote himself full time to Lions at International Head- quarters in Chicago. It was under his dynamic leadership that Lions clubs earned the prestige necessary to attract civic-minded members.
The association's founder was also recognized as a leader by those outside the association. One of his greatest honors was in 1945 when he repre- sented Lions Clubs Interna-
tional as a consultant in San Francisco, California, at the or- ganization of the United Na- tions.
Melvin Jones, the man whose personal code – "You can't get very far until you start doing something for somebody else" – became a guiding principle for public-
spirited people the world over, died June 1, 1961 at 82 years of age.
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“What if these men who are successful because of their drive, intelligence and ambition, were to put their talents to work improving their communities?"