Oak Brook in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Melvin Jones

1879-1961

— Founder, Lions Clubs International —

Melvin Jones Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 20, 2024

1. Melvin Jones Marker

Inscription. Believing in the power of cooperative altruism, Melvin Jones helped shape Lions Clubs International into the largest network of service clubs in the world. His dedication to serving others was directly responsible for the motto "We serve" being adopted by Lions, leading the way for Lions making a positive impact on millions of lives.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.

Location. 41° 50.876′ N, 87° 55.696′ W. Marker is in Oak Brook, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is at the intersection of 22nd Street and York Road, on the right when traveling west on 22nd Street. The marker is in front of a statue of Melvin Jones that is in a plaza in front of the Lions International headquarters. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 West 22nd Street, Oak Brook IL 60523, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western

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Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Being Number 1 (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. Catherine of Siena (approx. 0.9 miles away); Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (approx. 0.9 miles away); Saint John Eudes (approx. 0.9 miles away); Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque (approx. one mile away); Saint Gertrude the Great (approx. one mile away); Mammoth Spring (approx. 1.1 miles away); Saint Cyril (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Oak Brook.

More about this marker. Another statue, titled "Gift of Sight," is on the opposite side of the plaza.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Other memorials to Melvin Jones

Also see . . . Lions International: Melvin Jones Biography.

Excerpt: "As Business Club secretary, Jones, with help from his wife—the championship golfer Rose Amanda Freeman—wrote scores of letters
Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 20, 2024

2. Melvin Jones statue and marker
to clubs nationwide inviting them to take up his idea for a service-centered organization. Business[men] interested in membership convened in Chicago, Illinois, and on June 7, 1917, Lions Clubs International was born."

(Submitted on December 20, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Lions International headquarters image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, December 20, 2024

3. Lions International headquarters

Credits. This page was last revised on December 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 299 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 20, 2024, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.