--- title: Improvement Era description: Monthly periodical of the Mormon church, 1897 onward. This library holds the issues of November 1897 to December 1930. authors: - Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations collections: - periodicals tags: - magazine - improvement-era periodical: Improvement Era volume: 9 number: 6 published: 1906-04 publisher: Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations publisher_place: Salt Lake City language: en type: magazine reference: 'Young Men’s Mutual Improvement Associations, "Our Work," *Improvement Era* 9, no. 6 (April 1906): 498.' source: url: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0906unse transcription: Transcribed from the Internet Archive scan of each issue (the item for each issue is named in the issue's own source); unnumbered advertising leaves are omitted, printed page numbers are kept as page markers. identifier: improvementera0906unse start_page: 498 end_page: 498 rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1930 or earlier (published 1906-04) source: https://archive.org/details/improvementera0906unse publication_year: 1906 note: The Internet Archive item metadata carries a blanket "© Copyright by Intellectual Reserve, Inc." notice. The library owner judged it inapplicable because this issue was published in 1906, before 1931; a scan-level notice does not restore copyright. --- # Our Work OUR WORK. FAIR AND CONFERENCE. The M. I. A. of the Maricopa Stake, Arizona, recently held a fair for the purpose of obtaining means to send a representative from each association of the Maricopa stake, to the annual M. I. A. conference. It is estimated that over $200 were cleared by the fair. The young men had a live-stock booth which brought in about $90. The fair was a great success, both financially and socially. A good spirit prevailed, and it had the effect of creating union among the young people. In connection with the fair, the M. I. A. Conference was held, at which President Elias S. Kimball, of the Blackf oot stake, and elder Cranney, of Cache stake, were present, giving good advice and encouragement to the M. I. A. workers. The priesthood authorities of the stake give full support to the associations; both by sanctioning their labors, and by being present at their gatherings, and the young people feel greatly encouraged in the M. I. A. work. ANNUAL REPORTS. Secretaries of stakes 'and wards are reminded that blank reports were sent, early in March, to the stake superintendents of the Y. M. M. I. A., with a request that they be distributed immediately to the wards. All interested officers are reminded that these blanks for the annual report of the Y. M. M. I. A. should be promptly returned to the stake superintendents, properly filled out, in time for the stake reports to be prepared, and sent to the General Secretary, no later than the 10th day of May, 1906, so that ample time may be given to the General Secretary to prepare the annual report for the June general conference. Both stake and ward officers are requested to attend to these matters 'promptly, and to have the work done efficiently. M. 1. A. FUND. Stake superintendents and secretaries are requested to forward their collections on account of M. I. A. fund to the general office without delay, so that proper credit may be given to each stake in the General Secretary's annual report, to be presented to the conference in June. Ward secretaries who have not yet remitted to their stake officers should do so at once, to insure their funds and accounts being transmitted in time to appear in the annual report.